LGBT+ group Lunchtime Lab 1 Y7 and Y8 English Homework Help
1 to 1.30 Rm8 or Rm10
Choir
1 to 1.30 Music Room Y8 Art and Craft club Lunchtime Room 1a
Girls Football
Thursday Starkholmes Band
Lunchtime 1.10-1.40 Music Room
Y7 Homework Club
Drama Club WEEK B only
Rugby Week A only
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Room 7
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Parts Mob
school 3.30 – 4.30 Week A
3.30 – 4.30 Parts Mob Friday Keyboard Clinic
Y8 Film club
Street Dance Club
Lunchtime 1.10-1.40 Music Room
Lunchtime (bring your lunch)
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Parts Mob
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Starkholmes
Monday - After School 3.20 –
4.30
Y7/Y8 Girls Football – Mr Shirtcliffe –
Field (Boots, Shin pads)
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Starkholmes
Wednesday – After School 3.20
– 4.30
Y7 / Y8 Boys Football – Mr Waller Field (Boots, Shin pads)
Y7 Girls Netball – Miss Geraghty Courts
Y8 Girls Netball – Mrs Allen Courts
Lunch Clubs Starkholmes – 1 - 1.30
• Monday – Handball – Mr Shirtcliffe – Gym
• Tuesday – Basketball – Gym- Mr Harris
• Wednesday - Highfields Leadership – Mrs Allen – Gym
Day Club Time
Monday Drama Club
Lunchtime in P1
Y11 English support (MWE)
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E3
Senior Choir (staff welcome) After school 3.20-4.30 in MU1
Tuesday Dance Club
Y11 English support (CO)
Sportsleaders
Y9 Minecraft
Lunchtime in P1
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E2
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30
Lunchtime in IT1 E x t r a C u r r i c u l a r
Day Club Time
Thursday LGBT+ group
Y11 English support (JFG)
Lunchtime in S5
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E4
Lumsdale Band after school 3.20 MU1
Basketball
Friday
Y9-Y13 Rugby Week B
Y11 Boys Football
Y12/Y13 Football
Y9- Y11 Netball SportsLeaders
Musical Theatre
Badminton Club
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30
C
After school 3.20-4.30
Lunchtime 1-1.30 P1
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale
Wednesday - After School
3.20 – 4.30
Y10 Football (Boys) – Mr Shirtcliffe
Astro
Girls Y9,10,11 6th form – Mr Shirtcliffe
Astro
Y9 Football (Boys) – Mr Searson
Astro
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale
Thursday - After School 3.20 –
4.30
Rugby All years Week B – Mr Shirtcliffe
Field
Y11 Boys Football – Mr Searson
Astro
6th Form Football – Mr Waller
Astro
Y9, 10, 11 6th form Netball - Miss Geraghty
Sportshall/Court
Leaders – 6th form – Mrs Allen
Sportshall/Court
Lunch Clubs Lumsdale – 1 - 1.30
• Tuesday – Highfields Sports Leadership – Mrs Allen
Sportshall
• Thursday – Basketball – Mr Briddon
Sportshall
• Friday – Badminton Smash up – Mr Shirtcliffe
Sportshall
Highfields Community Award
Reminders
All Y7s will start here
• Club Participation – Students must regularly attend at least one extracurricular club (music lessons and revision sessions included).
• Classroom success – Attendance 94% or above overall. Positive rewards score. ATL 2.4 or better.
• School Leadership – Students should be a school ambassador or participate in an event/competition organised by the ambassadors.
Raffle Ticket Prize Draws
New this year!
Raffle Tickets
After each data capture, during the profile review process, you will receive different raffle tickets depending on your performance.
You will write your name on the tickets and post one half into the correct coloured box in your year office. You will stick the other half into your form time exercise book so that you can track your progress. There will then be prize draws depending on the colour of your ticket.
Red = Most challenging Amber = More challenging Green = Challenging
Classroom
1 ticket for 94%+ attendance per data capture (DC)
1 ticket per DC for ATL 2.4-2.01
1 ticket for positive reward/consequence score DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket per attendance at a club
1 ticket for taking part in an interform fixture/ambassador-led competition Community
SLT and HOYs to award for consistent excellence – e.g. perfect uniform, politeness, an act of kindness etc.
Classroom
1 ticket per DC for ATL 2.1 or better
1 ticket for 96%+ attendance per DC
1 ticket for 50+ reward/behaviour score per DC
1 ticket for improvement of 0.2 of ATL on previous DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket for 3-week streak attendance at a club
1 ticket for attendance at revision session
Community
1 ticket for taking part in an event/fixture to represent HFS
1 ticket for being a student ambassador
1 ticket for student of the week
Classroom
1 ticket per DC for ATL 1.5+
1 ticket for 100% attendance per DC
1 ticket for 0 consequences per DC
1 ticket for 100+ reward/behaviour score per DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket for leading an event (as an ambassador or not)
1 ticket for 6+ week streak attendance at a club
Community
1 ticket for representing HFS at an open evening
1 ticket for student of the term
WOTW: Enhance
TPS: Why do we do Word of the Week?
Having a large vocabulary is not just a skill in reading, writing, listening and speaking, but also in a general knowledge of science, history and the arts. It makes you a more interesting human!
WOTW: Enhance
Using your MWBs: What do you think this word means?
3…2…1… Show me.
1. To increase, intensify or develop the quality or value of something…
Using your MWBs: What type of word is it? Noun/verb/adjective/adverbetc.
3…2…1… Show me.
2. Verb
WOTW: Enhance
TPS: Synonyms and antonyms (what are these?):
Synonyms – words with a similar meaning
Antonyms – words with the opposite meaning
Using your MWBs: What synonyms can you think of?
3…2…1… Show me.
Improve, develop, increase, add to
Using your MWBs: What antonyms can you think of?
3…2…1… Show me.
Minimalise, weaken, shrink, reduce
Is A.I. enhancing life as we know it?
How Far is Too Far? | The Age of A.I.
Watch 5-10mins (depending on time) and consider the following question…
Is A.I. enhancing life as we know it?
WOTW: Enhance
In your form time exercise book, write two sentences with the word enhance in them:
Examples: After completing her latest swimming drills, she had enhanced her skills in the water.
The designer used A.I. to enhance the image of the sunflower for his consumer.
WOTW: Enhance
TPS 1: Why is increasing our vocabulary important?
Speaking frame: Increasing our vocabulary is important because…
TPS 2: Where might we see the word enhance in life?
Speaking frame: We might see the word enhance…
Secondary 15 Minute Lesson
Your latest results: “Should all young people learn about adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs)?”
“It could save someone's life; it is just as important as learning first aid and CPR - there is no difference.”
Lewis Charlton Learning Centre
“Lots of the students have learnt about AAIs in PHSE and some have even used them to help a family member.”
St Peters Catholic School
“We are concerned that drug users would break into the public access ones and use them for recreational use.”
Churchill Academy & 6th Form
“At the moment, I would be too scared to use an EpiPen, in case I did the wrong thing.”
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
58,248 young people voted this week! Were you one of them?
Your latest results: “Should all young people learn about adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs)?”
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Should UK Parliament move around the country?
UNCRC Article 12: Respect for children’s views UN SDG 16: Peace, justice & strong institutions
VfS Key Theme 4: Global issues & politics
1
Why are we talking about this?
Politics has dominated the headlines lately. Labour won a landslide victory in July. There were Party Conferences in September. The Conservative Party chose Kemi Badenoch as their new leader after a tight contest. And of course, in the USA, Donald Trump secured the US Presidency, which will have an impact on the UK too.
Landslide:
The winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes.
1 Why are we talking about this?
It’s also UK Parliament Week from 18th-24th November. This aims to spread the word about what Parliament is, what it does, and how you can get involved. Given how much is changing in politics today, knowing about our Government and democracy is all the more important.
Why are we talking about this?
There are lots of people who feel disconnected from politics. For some, politicians don’t seem to have a lot in common with the general public.
Constituency:
One of the areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a Parliament.
This feeling creates a divide between people and their elected officials, which isn’t helped by physical distance. All UK members of Parliament sit in Westminster. They mostly split their time between London and their constituency.
1 Why are we talking about this?
Let’s imagine that we could close this gap and literally bring people closer to politics. Instead of UK Parliament being in Westminster, what if it was mobile? One week it might be Sunderland, the next Swansea. Should UK Parliament move around the country? Let’s see if this idea has legs…
But why Westminster?
Class discussion (1-2 mins)
Why do you think UK Parliament is in London? Use the ideas below to help.
3 Getting out of the bubble
Was it easy to defend any of those reasons for having Parliament in London?
Maybe you thought that lots of places around the UK have all these things too!
Devolution:
Across the curriculum – Politics
The moving of power or responsibility from a main organisation to a lower level, or from a central Government to a local Government.
Do you know what the locations of the devolved Government are called?
It’s important to note that we also have devolved Governments in the UK.
Put simply, Governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have the power to make certain decisions outside of Westminster about their own healthcare, universities, and other areas of public life.
3 Bursting the bubble
Could the work of central Government be done in lots of places, rather than just the Palace of Westminster? There are lots of brilliant cities and towns across the UK that have plenty to offer. There are sporting venues, creative hubs, food scenes, and, of course, amazing people.
Class activity (4-5 mins)
Let’s find out more about life outside of Westminster! Over the next few slides, fill in the gaps with the options provided.
Bursting the bubble Liverpool hosted the worldfamous ______ in 2024.
Rugby World Cup
Great Exhibition EurovisionSong Contest
Bradford was named the City of _____ for 2025.
Culture Industry Business
3 Bursting the bubble MediaCityUK is located in
BBC Salford has over 4,000 staff!
Bristol Salford London
Lots of people argue that UK politics is too London-centric. As a result, it can feel a bit separate from the rest of the country –there’s a reason it’s sometimes referred to as the “Westminster Bubble”.
If UK Parliament were truly mobile, then it might help people to feel they are being heard.
Some believe that the location of UK Parliament is less important; what matters is who the people in it represent. If Parliament can reflect all corners of the UK, physically moving it might not be necessary.
Clearly, there are lots of ways that Parliament could change to make it more relatable and accessible to the general public – moving it around the country is just one possibility.
Pair discussion (4-5 mins)
Take a read of some opinions linked to this topic. Share with your partner if you agree with the opinion or not.
Your question today is: “Should UK Parliament move around the UK?” Let’s see some of the arguments for and against before you decide if the ayes have it!
4 Decisions, decisions
A chance to hold the Government to account in every town and city across the UK? Too right. I think it’s a great idea and will engage more people. We’ll finally see the change we need.
4 Decisions, decisions
I don’t think people quite realise how dangerous it is to be an MP. At least London has a big security and police presence. The same can’t be said of other parts of the country.
4 Decisions, decisions
I don’t get politics half the time. If it felt literally closer to home, I think I’d learn more and be more aware.
Now’s your chance to vote on: “Should UK Parliament move around the UK?”
I think we need to focus more on policies and education. Sounds like a gimmick to be honest. Yes No
Sounds like an excellent idea. It could bring people closer to politics, literally and metaphorically.
It could be the start of something special.
Politicians need deep knowledge of all parts of the UK.
It will allow people to hold the Government to account. If it’s on your doorstep, you care more.
Being a politician can be dangerous. Other parts of the country might be less secure than London.
It would be costly and pointless. If the business of Government can be in one location that’s better for everyone.
We will be sharing your thoughts on this topic with UK Parliament Week, Local Government Association, IPPR, the Electoral Commission and ElectHer.
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AOTW: Questions
1. When was Kemi Badenoch first elected to Parliment?
2. Which country does she represent in Parliment?
3. Which sectors has Kemi worked in besides Government?
4. What are Kemi’s university qualifications?
5. When is Kemi’s life did she lives outside of the UK?
