Highfields – Be the best you can
Highfields General Election 2024
• On the 4th of July, the UK will hold a General Election (vote) in order to either reaffirm the current Conservative government or to elect a new government
• To mark this occasion, we will be holding a schoolwide General Election on Tuesday the 2nd of July, 2024 – with Y10’s voting the week before in a ‘postal vote’
• In the next couple of weeks, student ambassadors representing the parties above will be campaigning around school and will present their main policies in assemblies so you can make a well-informed choice on election day
• If you have any questions about this process at all.. please ask Mr. Waller or Mrs. Rifkin
PE Extra-curricular clubs.
Monday – After school – Tennis Mr Molyneux, Rounders Miss Pyne.
Wednesday – After School – Cricket Mr Shirtcliffe.
Thursday – After School – Athletics Mr Shirtcliffe Fitness Mr Searson.
Friday – Lunch – Sports Leaders Mrs Allen, Mr Molyneux.
Highfields Community Award
Are you on track?
Students on track to achieve their Bronze level will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.
These will be given out in the week after the Easter holidays.
Highfields Community Award Are
you on track?
• Do you regularly go to a club? This can include music lessons and lunchtime revision.
• Do you have more rewards than consequences?
• Is you attendance 96% or higher?
• Y9, 10 and 11 – Is your ATL 2.8 or better?
• Are you a school ambassador or have you been involved in an event organised by the ambassadors?
Highfields Community Award Are you on track?
• If you answered YES to all the questions on the previous slide, then you are on track. Well done!
• Your name will be entered into the raffle to win a reward.
• If you answered NO to any of the questions you still have time to change some of the answers. Start attending a club, try and gain more reward points.
Bronze
• Club Participation – Students must regularly attend at least one extracurricular club (music lessons included). This should be across at least 3 school terms.
• School Leadership – Students must be a school ambassador or participate in at least 3 events organised by the ambassadors.
• Classroom success – Attendance 96% or above in 4 terms. Positive rewards score. ATL 2.8 or better.
School Nurse
The School nurse will run a drop in clinic every Monday at Lunchat
Lumsdale (12:50pm-1:40pm
If you wish to see Judy please head towards the sixth form canteen and follow signs for the careers advisor where they share a room.
(Excluding 20th May 2024)
Extra curricular activities. What are you getting involved in?
Y7-Y8 Lunch - 1:00-1:30pm Afterschool 3:30-4:30pm
Monday Sports leaders Gym (JA)
Junior Choir Music room (EM)
Y7 Homework club 1
Mini Musical Parts Mob (EB)
Football 7-11 Girls ASTRO (LPA)
Warhammer C5 (Lumsdale)
Tuesday Basketball club Gym (SBr)
Wednesday
Y7&8 Drama Club Parts Mob (SSC)
Geography homework club Room 2
Y7 Sewing club - 1
Netball Y7-8 Tennis courts (AJW)
Football Y7 Boys Field) (JWL)
Mini Musical Parts Mob (SSC)
Extra curricular activities. What are you getting involved in?
Y7-Y8 Lunch - 1:00-1:30pm Afterschool 3:30-4:30pm
Y7&8 Dance Club Parts Mob (AH & SSC)
LGBT Club Lab 3
Thursday
Art Skills Room 12
Y7 Art & Craft - 1
Maths club Room 6
Lower School Band Music room (NS)
Multi Sports Club in the gym
Fitness – Y7/8 Parts Mob (CS)
Football Y8 Boys ASTRO (JSE)
Rugby Y7/8 Field (CS)
Mini Musical Parts Mob (EB & SSC)
Friday
Y7 board games - 1
Keyboard Clinic Music room (NS)
Extra curricular activities. What are you getting involved in?
Y9-Y13 Lunch - 1:00-1:30pm Afterschool 3:30-4:30pm
Dance Club – P1
LGBT Club S6
Netball Y9-11 (AJW) Sportshall
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Musical Theatre Club – P1 (EB)
Badminton Y9-13
Thursday
Friday
Drama Club – P1
Sports Leaders Sportshall (JA)
Basketball Y9-13 Sportshall
Upper School Musical Theatre Club P1 (EB)
The Conversation E1 (JG)
Netball Y9 -13 Sportshall (SB/EC)
Football 9-11 Girls ASTRO (CS)
Rugby Y9/10/11 FIELD (MAB & 6th Form)
DofE – Week A: Bronze Week B: Silver & Gold (AJW)
Senior Choir MU1 (EM)
Dungeons and Dragons club C8
Warhammer C5
Y9 Boys Football Astro (JSE)
Upper School Band Mu1 (NS)
MULTI SPORTS CLUB
New Multi Sports Club
The club will be run by the year 12 Sports leaders, the club is running for 6 weeks starting Thursday 9th May Thursdays 1-1:30pm in the gym
Warhammer Club Mondays in C5
3:30 to 4:45
Everyone welcome
Every Monday in C5
3:30 to 4:45
Everyone welcome
Warhammer Club
3:30 to 4:45
Everyone welcome
Warhammer Club Every Monday in C5
Wednesday
Lumsdale Thursday H2
Homework help, revision support and anything else!
Starkholmes
Rm 2 1:00 pm
1:00 pm
LGBTQIA
+ Highfields LGBT+ Group Coming soon…
• Who? Everyone is welcome, including folks questioning their identity. You are also welcome to bring a friend!
Queer
• When? Thursday Lunchtime
• Where? Lab 3 in science
• Why? To be a safe space for LGBT+ students
Make sure you have a pack lunch or grab bag! See you there, Dr Tout
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
& Questioning Intersex Asexual, Aromantic & Agender Allies!
HIGHFIELDS SPORTS LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY 2023/24
YR 7/8 in the gym
Mondays 1-1.30 every week
YR 9-13 in the Sports hall
Wednesdays 1-1.30 every week
Bring a packed lunch or get a grab bag. No entry to the club after 1.10.
MRS ALLEN MR MOLYNEUX MAX
MARSHALL
Secondary 15 Minute Lesson
Your latest results: “Should UK football clubs be fan-owned?”
“As a fan it would be more fun as you would own it and have your own say.”
Lewis Charlton Learning Centre
“I think we should because we should be allowed to have a chance and fans know what the game is about and don't want it to change.”
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Yes No
“Let the people who know what they are doing run the clubsome fans don't understand the game properly.”
Plympton Academy
“It would be too much hassle to make decisions which would be effective for the club's future.”
Trinity Academy Halifax
47,315 young people voted this week! Were you one of them?
23.0% 77.0%
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 “Should UK football clubs be fan-owned?” were also heard by: Birmingham City F.C. Wrexham A.F.C. F.C. United of Manchester Premier League The FA
Do you want national service for British youth?
UNCRC Article 1: Definition of a child UN SDG 16: Peace, justice & strong institutions
VfS Key Theme 4: Global issues & politics Today’s VoteTopic:
1 Why are we talking about this?
A general election will be held on 4th July. Politicians have been announcing their plans and promises to try and win votes. If we form the new Government, we will… Our party promises…
My plan is… We will commit to… It’s time for…
1 Why are we talking about this?
One of the major parties, the Conservative Party, announced a pledge to bring back a form of national service for 18-year olds in Britain.
National service:
The system in some countries when young people are ordered by law to spend a period of time in the armed forces.
This policy could affect your future. What do you want to say about this idea? Do you think this policy would be popular with voters? Today, you are voting on: “Do you want national service for British youth?”
2 International services
There used to be national service in Britain, it ended in 1960. However, around the world today, many countries still have forms of national service.
Individual activity (4-6 mins)
Let’s learn a little about some types of national service there are internationally. Answer true or false for each example you are shown.
In Switzerland, all men between 18 and 30 are conscripted to the military or into civilian service. It is voluntary for women. False?
Did you know?
The military recruits spend 18 weeks in basic training, followed by refresher courses for the next nine years. The alternative civilian service includes 26 days of community work every year for nine years.
2 International services
True?
True
In South Korea military service is voluntary for men between 18 and 28. It gets around 200,000 participants a year.
Did you know?
The military service is compulsory in South Korea. It can last between 18 to 21 months. False
2 International services
False? True?
Denmark has announced plans to extend its military service to women. False?
Did you know?
Men must join for between four to twelve months once they reach 18. The Danish Government has said it wants “full equality between the sexes”.
2 International services
True?
True
France has a system called Universal National Service. All 18 to 21-year olds have to do a 12-day residential stay and 84 hours of volunteer work.
Did you know?
Universal National Service is aimed at all 15 to 17-year olds. It is meant to help young French citizens “develop their role in society”.
False? True?
False
2 International services
3 Youth of today
The Conservative Party announced in their manifesto that 18-year olds would have a choice between a full-time placement in the armed forces for one year, or volunteering in their community one weekend every month for a year (25 days in total).
The day after the launch of the manifesto, the Conservatives updated their plans so 18-year olds would either do 25 days military service or 25 days of volunteering.
Manifesto:
A written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organisation, especially a political party.
Examples of volunteering for the scheme include working with local fire, police and NHS services. There would also be opportunities to help charities supporting elderly people and people feeling lonely.
3 Youth of today
Before elections, politicians make promises to try and win votes. Some policies are popular with different people.
I think this idea is…
I don’t agree with this plan…
I like some of this plan, perhaps we could…
What about if we…
I don’t think this idea goes far enough, you should…
The Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said his plan to bring back national service would give a “shared sense of purpose among our young people and a renewed sense of pride in our country”.
3 Youth of today
Pair discussion (4-6 mins)
Take a read of some opinions about the possible plan to bring back national service. Discuss with your partner if you think the person would be more likely to vote for a political party with this plan or less likely.
3 Youth of today
The military could teach discipline to people.
Having more people being made to volunteer could make lots of things better.
3 Youth of today
The younger generation could do with acting a little differently.
There are not the same opportunities for youth to learn the skills we had available to us.
3 Youth of today
Having well organised ways of learning new skills would be a great idea.
People often like to criticise young people. Everyone was young once.
4 Vote winners
The Conservative Party’s policy idea about national service would affect young people. Other political parties have been talking about ideas affecting young people too.
The Liberal Democrats outlined their intention to allow 16-year olds to vote in future general elections.
The Labour Party have raised concerns about young people’s energy drink use and dental problems so have said they will ban energy drinks for under-16s.
Challenge (5+ mins)
There are many political parties offering different ideas for the future. In your own time, you can visit voteforpolicies.org.uk and take a survey to find out what parties link to your beliefs.
4 Vote winners
Today we have specifically looked at one of the many policies being announced before the general election, the Conservatives’ announcement about national service. The idea has got the public talking.
Pair discussion (1-2 mins)
In the future it is possible that 18-year olds will need to choose between learning new skills with the military or completing voluntary work. Share with your partner which of these ideas you prefer.
Based on today’s discussions, you’ll soon be voting on: “Do you want national service for British youth?”
Yes
Now’s
your chance to vote on: “Do you want national service for British youth?”
Having new activities planned out for us is a great idea. More opportunities to try something new.
There are very important skills the military could teach some young people. Discipline is one of them.
Many of us already volunteer. It would be good to be recognised for this.
I want to be in control of my own time and not feel like I have to do things.
I’m not sure about having compulsory volunteering, surely it should be our choice.
There’s pressure on young people to change to better join society. Society could also change to welcome us more.
No
We will be sharing your thoughts on this topic with /together, #IWill, Police Cadets, Bear Grylls and Ant Middleton. Log in to your VotesforSchools account to submit your vote and leave a comment.
WOTW: Sufficient
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: Sufficient
TPS: What do you think this word means? Enough to meet the needs or demands of a situation.
TPS: What type of word is it? Noun/verb/adjective/adverbetc. An adjective.
WOTW: Sufficient
TPS 1: Synonyms and antonyms (what are these?):
Synonyms – words with a similar meaning
Antonyms – words with the opposite meaning
TPS 2: What synonyms can you think of?
Acceptable, ample, satisfactory, ample
TPS 3: What antonyms can you think of?
Insufficient, meagre, unacceptable
WOTW: Sufficient
In your form time exercise book, write two sentences with the word sufficient in them:
Examples: The food should be sufficient for our needs. There wasn’t sufficient evidence, so the case was dropped. The defence had sufficient bodies behind the ball to preserve their lead.
Watch the video on being self-sufficient and answer the following:
What is self-sufficient living? | Newsround (youtube.com)
1. What does being self-sufficient mean?
2. How is being self-sufficient good for the planet?
3. What skills do you think you need to be self-sufficient?
4. Are any of these skills transferrable to your life now?
WOTW: Sufficient
TPS 1: Why is increasing our vocabulary important?
Speaking frame: Increasing our vocabulary is important because…
TPS 2: Where might we see the word sufficient in life?
Speaking frame: We might see the word sufficient…
Highfields School Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education
Guidance for Staff
• The following slides are a template for you to use.
• Please use Calibri font, size 32 or bigger.
• Video clips (if relevant) often lead to useful discussion. If you use one please put it early in the task.
• Please provide any answers / guidance in the notes underneath the slides.
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What do you think our SMSC focus is today?
Hint: Look at the images, what do you think they represent?
exercise book. Number it 1-6. Fill this out as we go along!
GRIT 1. WHAT IS GRIT 2. Can you think of an example? 3. When have you shown GRIT 4. Name a famous athlete 5.
grit important 6.
grit
year? GRIT
DRAW this hexagon in your form time
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Why is
How will you show
in the next
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WHAT IS GRIT
?
• Think about what the word “GRIT” means to you. Define what it is.
• Now talk about it with your partner. How similar are your definitions?
• Be prepared to feedback your best definition to the form.
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Education
What is a grit mindset?
The most commonly used grit definition grit is
• passion and perseverance
• Determination and stamina
• Endurance and the will to succeed
• overcoming obstacles
• Going through ‘the PAIN Barrier’
How close did you get ?
• Did you manage to identify any key words from the true definitions? Well done if you did!
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Look
at the words linked to describing Grit
Endurance: the strength to carry on
Choose 2 of these key words explain how and give examples of when you have shown grit.
Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one.
click CTR and link the to watch video Highfields School Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Grit - Motivational Video (yo utube.com)
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Courage : never giving up
Choose 2 of these key words explain how and give examples of when you have been charitable.
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When have you shown Grit in your life
What can you do to show Grit
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Name a famous sports man / woman who has true Grit
• With the person you’re sat next to, discuss some people you know that have shown grit
WHAT does the Grit specifically do?
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How will you be use Grit this next week, month, year?
What difference will it make? Why?
Who will you help?
How will you show Grit
Famous Grit quotes
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Approach to Learning
This is all about how you are approaching your studies at Highfields:
• Are you taking responsibility for your learning?
• Are you demonstrating resilience in the face of setbacks?
• Are you reflective about your approach to your studies?
How Approach to Learning Works
1 – Outstanding – you are highly likely to achieve your potential
2 – Good – you are likely to make progress and achieve your potential
3 – Requires Improvement – your approach to learning is not there yet, therefore you are at risk of underachieving
4 – Inadequate – you are likely to underachieve
TPS - What does an outstanding learner look like?
An
outstanding Highfields student routinely…
Takes full responsibility for the quality of their books, work, learning, behaviour and the wellbeing of others.
Thrives on challenges, doesn’t give up easily and is determined to improve
Gets actively and enthusiastically involved in all learning
Seeks feedback and uses next steps to make big improvements to their work
…and as a result is HIGHLY likely to make great progress and achieve their potential
Students who could be more effective…
May require prompts from others to get on with work, stay on task and meet expectations
Books suggest that often they could take more pride in their classwork and/ or their homework
May choose not to volunteer answers or contribute to activities and instead let others do the thinking
Can avoid challenging themselves and may settle for ‘good enough’
…and as a result is putting themselves at risk of underachieving
Responsibility
Your Approach to Learning (ATL) grade is yourresponsibility.
After you have received it, it is over to you to have a learning discussion with your teacher as to how to improve.
“The more you take responsibility for your past and present, the more you are able to create the future you seek.”
Resilience
Reflection – Next Steps
You will get an A4 copy of your profile and an A5 review sheet:
Task One
• On your profile, colour in your ATL grade:
• 1 & 2 in green
• 3 in yellow/orange
• 4 in red
Stick this profile in your form time exercise book!
If you have been given an ATL grade of a 3 or 4 you then need to have a learning conversation with your teachers.
Reflection – Next Steps
You are now going to monitor your progress towards achieving the Highfields Community Award.
There is a reminder of the criteria on the next slide.
• Club Participation – Students must regularly attend at least one extracurricular club (music lessons included). This should be across at least 3 school terms.
• School Leadership – Students must be a school ambassador or participate in at least 3 events organised by the ambassadors.
• Classroom success – Attendance 96% or above in 4 terms. Positive rewards score. ATL 2.8 or better. 3 litter picks a year.
Bronze
Reflection – Next Steps
You are now going to fill in your review sheet
Stick this review in your form time exercise books!
Task Two
Fill in your;
- attendance - total reward points - total consequence points
This information is all at the bottom of your profile.
Reflection – Next Steps
Task Three
You can now work out your Rewards – consequences total.
This must be 0 or above to pass the Bronze level and above 50 to achieve Silver.
E.g. Achievement points = 84
Consequence points = 0
84 – 0 = 84
Task Four Copy your average ATL grade from your profile onto your review sheet. This needs to be between 1 and 2.8 to pass the Bronze level (and between 1 and 2.4 for Silver)
Reflection – Next Steps
Task Five
Fill in the wider curriculum clubs you attend. You need to regularly attend a club for a least 3 terms to achieve Bronze (and 4 for Silver).
Task Six
Fill in the Student leadership section.
Are you a school ambassador? Events will start to be organised for you to get involved in.
Reflection – Next Steps
Task Seven
Set yourself a target. These needs to be a SMART target e.g. Attend a wider curriculum club, complete 2 litter picks next half term, improve AtL in Maths.
Avoid vague targets such as ‘do better’ and ‘try harder’.
Are you on track to achieve your Bronze level? If not, why not? What do YOU need to change?