Email Mrs Cooper for more information or to submit your entry on: cwhyatt@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk
A powerpoint with more information has also been put on ‘notices’ on show my homework.
Deadline for entries is Friday 18th October.
DEAR – Drop Everything and Read
Your DEAR session this week is:
Y7, Y8 & Y9
Monday P6
Monday LGBT+ group
Y7 and Y8 English Homework Help
Junior Choir
Y8 Art and Craft club
Y7/Y8 Girls Football
Drama Club WEEK A only
Lunchtime Lab 1
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Rm8 or Rm10
Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Music Room
Lunchtime Room 1a
school 3.20 until 4.30
1 to 1.30 Parts Mob
Y7/Y8 Boys football
Y7 Girls Netball Y8 Girls Netball
1 to 1.30 Parts Mob
school 3.20 until 4.30
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
u m s d a l e
Y9-Y13 Rugby Week B Y11 Boys Football Y12/Y13 Football Y9- Y11 Netball
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
• Wednesday - Highfields Leadership – Mrs Allen - Gym
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
Secondary 15 Minute Lesson
Your latest results: “Could pre-loved clothes become more popular than buying new?”
“We care about our environment!!! Being sustainable is cool.”
The Portsmouth Academy
“Pre-loved clothes are becoming more popular because it is cheaper and a lot of clothes on Vinted have only been worn once (or not at all!) so they are a bargain.”
Honley High School
Yes No
“It's just a trend, the popularity will go down again soon.”
Churchill Academy & 6th Form
“There's just something nice about buying something that no one else has ever owned.”
St Andrew's Catholic School
70,149 young people voted this week! Were you one of them?
Your latest results: “Could pre-loved clothes become more popular than buying new?”
2:17
Click to hear from Rachel Cosgrove-Pearce, Head of Retail Operations at Oxfam GB, about her thoughts on your latest VoteTopic results.
Want to share your views with us? Share your votes and comments by logging into your VotesforSchools account. You can also get in touch at secondary@votesforschools.com Your views on “Could pre-loved clothes become more popular than buying new?” were also heard by:
In September, your views were also heard on the VoteTopic: “Can you access healthy food choices in your community?”
76.9% of you voted yes!
Your results & comments made it all the way to party conferences, courtesy of our friends at Barnardo’s and Co-op! These photos are from a private roundtable at Labour Party Conference. A Government Minister attended alongside Barnardo’s and Co-op Chief Executives and other charity and Government leaders.
In September, your views were also heard on the VoteTopic:
“Can you access healthy food choices in your community?”
76.9% of you voted yes!
These photos are from a private roundtable at Conservative Party Conference. Your results were shared with Justine Greening (former Secretary of State for Education), and Samuel Kasumu (former special advisor to Boris Johnson). They both commented on how strong the evidence presented was, which was in part down to your votes on this topic.
Today’s VoteTopic:
Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?
UNCRC Article 19:
Protection from violence
UN SDG 11: Sustainable cities & communities
VfS Key Theme 7: Crime, justice & extremism
1 Why are we talking about this?
As of 24th September 2024, it was made illegal to possess zombie-style knives and machetes.
Zombie-style knives and machetes are defined as weapons with blades over eight inches (20cm) in length, normally with a serrated cutting edge.
1 Why are we talking about this?
In the month before the ban, there was an amnesty where knives could be given up with no risk of any prosecution and no questions asked. There were knife bins where weapons could be placed, and people could take objects to police stations too.
Amnesty:
A fixed period of time during which people are not punished for committing a particular crime.
Knife crime is a serious problem affecting our communities. Today’s VoteTopic question is:
“Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
2 Choice comments
The zombie knife and machete amnesty was put in place to allow people to get rid of these weapons before the new law came in.
Previously, it was illegal to possess the weapons in public, but you could own, sell and buy them. Now, no one should have them.
2 Choice comments
Knife crime is having awful impacts on our communities. There were 50,510 incidents involving a knife or sharp object that were reported to the police over 12 months between 2023 and 2024.
78 young people aged under 25 were killed with a knife or sharp object in the 12 months to March 2023. 10 were aged under 16.
Two days before the end of the monthlong zombie knife and machete amnesty, a 15-year old boy was murdered with a zombie knife.
2 Choice comments
Knife crime is having a big impact on the lives of some young people.
Pair discussion (4-6 mins)
Let’s take a moment to focus on some real young people’s thoughts on knife crime. Discuss with your partner whether you think the person quoted would vote Yes or No for today’s VoteTopic question: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
2 Choice comments
“They
were the cheapest thing online. There were no ID checks. I did what I felt was necessary.”
Would this person vote Yes or No to: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
2 Choice comments
“They're never going to stop zombie knives from getting into the world again, into the hands of people using it in the wrong way.”
Would this person vote Yes or No to: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
2 Choice comments
“You can’t really go five minutes without seeing someone carrying a knife. If someone showed me a knife in the street, I wouldn’t act surprised, I wouldn’t be shocked, it’s just day-to-day life.”
Would this person vote Yes or No to: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
2 Choice comments
“You grow up... I realise it ain't worth it, I've lost people.”
Would this person vote Yes or No to: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
3 Solutions focused
It is hoped that the amnesty and the new law around zombie knives and machetes will reduce the harms from these weapons.
Whole class discussion (2-5 mins) Do you have any other ideas that would help reduce the crisis around knife crime? The areas listed on the next slide may help prompt some solutions for you.
3 Solutions focused
More Governmentfunded boxing gyms, football pitches or youth clubs
Very severe prison sentences for carrying a knife
Social media companies banning content associated with violence
More PSHE funding in schools
Fining large companies from selling lethal weapons online
Now’s your chance to vote on: “Will the zombie knife and machete amnesty help with knife crime in your area?”
Yes
Every knife off the streets will make a difference, we hope.
The awareness raised by the campaign will make people think twice.
This is a step in the right direction but will not end the problem.
The amnesty will not, but the law change making it illegal to own these weapons will.
Most stabbings are using kitchen knives, the amnesty will not solve this.
The fear leading to carrying weapons will not have gone away.
No
We will be sharing your thoughts on this topic with The Ben Kinsella Trust, the Youth Endowment Fund, Childline, the Metropolitan Police and No Knives Better Lives. Log in to your VotesforSchools account to submit your vote and leave a comment.
WOTW: Classify
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: Classify
Using your MWBs: What do you think this word means?
3…2…1… Show me.
1. Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
2. Designate documents as secret!
Using your MWBs: What type of word is it? Noun/verb/adjective/adverbetc.
3…2…1… Show me. Verb
WOTW: Classify
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.
Label, group, arrange, categorise, make secret/confidential
Using your MWBs: What antonyms can you think of?
3…2…1… Show me.
Separate, jumble, confuse, muddle
WOTW: Classify
In your form time exercise book, write two sentences with the word classify in them:
Examples: The books are all classified by subject. Soils can be classified under two headings. Can you classify these villages by their size?
Can you Classify the items below? How many ways can you classify them?
WOTW: Classify
TPS 1: Why is increasing our vocabulary important?
Speaking frame: Increasing our vocabulary is important because…
TPS 2: Where might we see the word classify in life?
Speaking frame: We might see the word classify…
AOTW: Questions
1. What type of organisation is the Ben Kinsella Trust?
2. What does “tackles” mean in the context of the text?
3. Who did Ben write to about the issue of knife crime?
4. What does “Ben’s wish” refer to?
5. Write down two things that The Ben Kinsella Trust does?
