SBS News Autumn 2022

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When Sarah Bonnell, the founder of this school, died in 1769 she left £1500 to build a school for the girls of East Ham . In those days this was a huge amount of money and she hoped it would give girls the opportunity to gain an education that would help them have better lives. Today, the vision for our school builds on her legacy: to provide students with a whole experience of school that empowers them with the knowledge, skills and emotional resilience to enhance their own lives and the lives of others’.

As a girls only school we are in a unique position to do this There are fewer than 200 state girls schools This vision to empower young women really does drive everything we do at the school and I was delighted to get an email from a parent of one of our Year 11 leavers which I feel strongly reflects our success with this. They wrote to me in September to thank the school and explained "My daughter has left Sarah Bonnell as a strong and resilient young woman with life skills that go way beyond the national curriculum expectations " I am sure Sarah Bonnell would be proud !

Less likely to conform to gender stereotypes. Less constrained in their choice of subjects Show a greater likelihood to innovate and take risks with their learning Perform better in examinations Have more opportunities to show leadership Are more successful in the job market

This edition of Sarah Bonnell News demonstrates the benefits of attending a girls’ school even further by spotlighting some of the best achievements of our students and the meaningful opportunities provided for them to learn and develop as young people.

Rae Potter Headteacher in the UK and being one of the oldest means we are experts in how girls learn. Our approach is based upon the belief that girls learn better, achieve better and have better opportunities to be empowered in a girls only school. This is not just a belief, it is backed up by research from a number of sources that shows that girls who attend girls only schools are:

At Sarah Bonnell we aim to create a space where girls can develop and grow into strong independent women. We are given the tools we need to prepare for the real world such as being taught by skilled staff members who continue to push us in our journey, and having lessons based on our diverse learning curriculum.

As we prepare ourselves for the future we are always given the opportunity for freedom of speech. The students here understand that their words can echo positivity and greatness. Our voices matter and they have had a huge impact which has led to our success as a school and a wider community.

Here at Sarah Bonnell we build a positive mindset and participate in enhanced learning days to motivate the students to build their self confidence. As a girls school we are keen on celebrating success and emphasising unity and embrace this by championing each other.

As the current head girl I aim to amplify the message of resilience and that by thinking positively about ourselves we can face the obstacles that challenge us. Every student that achieves both big and small accomplishments should be applauded for their own

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the Sarah Bonnell values, I want to implement my motto “Strength in yourself, strength in each other, stronger together.” to the daily life of the students so they feel a sense of belonging and community that they are proud of. With the help of students, staff and parents I know that this following year will be full of personal growth 22022-2023 022-2023

Sarah Bonnell School is celebrating their best ever GCSE results with even better outcomes for young people in all the key headline measures.

Schoo would recognise the challenges faced by this cohort of young people during the partial closure of schools caused by the Covid pandemic and that Exam Boards would set Grade Boundaries for the 2022 GCSEs that would result in grades nationally being better than the GCSE examination results of 2019 but not as strong as the Teacher Assessed Grades of 2021. At Sarah Bonnell the results have surpassed this expectation with an increase in all headline measures

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77% gained Grade 4 and above in GCSE English and Maths (up 8% from 2019) and 62% gained Grade 5 and above in English and Maths (up 13 % from 2019). 85% of our students achieved GCSE Grade 5 and above in English Literature and 63% achieved GCSE Grade 5 and above in Maths. The overall Attainment 8 score has risen to 57.2 (up from 53.6 in 2019).

There have been many impressive individual achievements with students securing places at our local Newham Sixth Form colleges as well as some of our partner Independent Colleges.

For example Eshal Vohra and Miriam Remache gained an impressive perfect Attainment 8 Score of 90 by securing GCSE Grade 9 in all ten GCSEs subjects. Miriam is going to study A Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry at Newham Collegiate Sixth Form and Eshal is also going to NCS to study Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology.

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Saffiya Bazan achieved Grade 9 in English Language, English Literature, Maths, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, Arabic and Grade 8 in Religious Studies and History. Saffiya is going to study Biology, Chemistry , Maths and English Literature at London Academy of Excellence.

Alishba Ali also achieved an excellent set of GCSE results and is now going to study at Queens College London a prestigious Independent Day school for girls that has a special partnership with Sarah Bonnell School. Queens College provides three students every year an opportunity for a fully funded place to attend the college for Key Stage 5.

Roman Malik joined the school in Year 8 speaking very little English. Roman and her family celebrated great results today achieving 8 GCSEs Grade 5 and above including Grade 7 in English Literature and Grade 9 in Art and Urdu Roman said ‘ I feel proud of myself for getting this much The teachers at Sarah Bonnell helped me alot’

It has been wonderful to celebrate an impressive set of GCSE results with our students and their families this morning. There were lots of smiling faces and a few tears of joy and relief. This year group has faced the ongoing challenges of a global pandemic with resilience. Sarah Bonnell students are known for being ambitious, hard working and resilient and these results show that this reputation is well deserved Staff have also worked incredibly hard to ensure students have been supported to achieve the very best results I am very proud of the fact that our GCSE success goes hand in hand with providing a wide range of opportunities and experiences that help our students develop as well rounded and confident young people. I know they will go on to the next stage of their education with skills and qualities that will support them to continue to achieve and contribute positively to our community.

On Tuesday 1st February 2022, we were proud to celebrate our first World Hijab Day at Sarah Bonnell, exploring this year’s theme: “Break the Bias” and ‘Hijab is my Crown.’

During the week, Ms Sahebdin along with students from Year 7-11 delivered an incredibly inspiring assembly. Ms Sahebdin shared her personal and moving story about how hijab originally became part of Sarah Bonnell School’s uniform and students clearly articulate why we celebrated World Hijab Day and how it promoted our Sarah Bonnell

Motto: Be Proud. A range of activities were held at lunchtime where students and teachers supported World Hijab Day by creating and holding up pledges and adorning hijabs and crowns.

- Bibi Ms Sahebdin

“World Hijab Day is an event that we should be proud of celebrating, not just for religious tolerance but for women’s rights around the world.”

Shoutout: Ms Harvey & our students for the amazing display!

On Friday 4 March Ms Potter, Headteacher, and Mr Begley, Assistant Headteacher, gathered together 30 budding Chess players to meet Jennifer Shahade . Jennifer is two times US Women's Chess Champion and Grandmaster and she inspired them with her own success story and stories about other trailblazing ‘chess queens‘. Jennifer also gave each student a signed copy of her book of the same name about the gender stereotypes women face in the chess world and the brilliance of the great female Grandmasters of chess like Vera Menchek and the Polgar sisters. The students were given a masterclass in the game and used the skills they had gained in playing each other.

The school would like to thank Jennifer for inspiring the girls with her visit and to thank Alex O’Brien for her generous sponsorship of the event - buying the school 30 new chess sets and a copy of Jennifer Shahade’s interesting book ‘Chess Queens’ for every student.

Training for JPSOC for Year 10 and Sarah Bonnell Hosting the Regional finals!

The Year 10 cohort were mentored in the art of public speaking and debate on one of our Enhanced learning Days. Students all took part in an amazing speak out workshop delivered by Speakers trust. One to two students from each form then went on to take part in the assembly finals held in school with a panel of judges at Sarah Bonnell. First place went to Elianah Enaharo and Second place went to Meerub Anjum Mir.

Hosting the Finals for 2022 Miriam Remmache won the regional finals last year which then meant we could host the finals for 2022 It was a real privilege to host such a wonderful event with an array of talent across Newham Schools. Both Meerub and Elianah performed their speeches along with other regional finalist in front of an audience and Judging panel. It was a fantastic evening.

Elianah clinched 3rd place in Newham. Well done.

Some of our fantastic team behind the scene. Couldn’t have done it without them!

In the last few months, the students have improved so much with their tennis. We now have three clubs starting at 7.30am as well as three after school. This is such a hard sport to learn from a beginner level, and the girls are doing so well.

There are a collection of Year 8’s & 9’s who are playing three times a week and have moved onto the adult yellow ball The girls participated in local school leagues last term and the aforementioned students played an internal tournament The finalists were Justine Martinsone (8N) and Neda Tarrach (9N)

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Whatever the weather, all the girls in the programme are always keen to participate which is testament to their growth in resilience. It has also been brilliant to witness blossoming friendships between girls in different year groups, some of whom are playing tennis in local parks at weekends.

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On Tuesday 8th March Year 7 were immersed into a day of engineering and computing. Students worked alongside the Bloodhound team to build and design their own rocket cars. Students were exposed to engineering concepts and ensured their cars were the fastest. Amazing designs were being created and students can’t wait to race them on the 6th May 2022 with actual rockets! Car CRace ar Race

On the 28th March Year 7 had the opportunity to race their rocket cars. Students were competing against each other to see which car had the fastest speed. Well done to all of year 7 who ensured their cars were ready for racing.

Our first Alumni event was held on the 14th July at school. We were very happy to see all of our Alumni students attending and enjoying an evening of music, food and networking. Over 250 guests attended this fantastic event which was great to see. Guests were happy to see each other and the new school building. We also celebrated Sarah Bonnell's 253rd Birthday with the guests and prefects.

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On Saturday 12 March 2022, we were delighted to hold the WomenEd London Unconference here at Sarah Bonnell School. The day was designed to celebrate International Women’s Day, with educators across London attended to engage in workshops and speeches around the global theme this year, #BreakTheBias.

The day started with a powerful welcome from our very own Headteacher, Ms Potter, who spoke about the power of the Queen in a game of chess, following our visit from professional chess player and author Jennifer Shahade.

We also heard from other keynote speakers, including Ella Dove, a journalist who spoke bravel about being an amputee after a tragic accident. Two members of Sarah Bonnell staff presented at the event, Ms Bibi and Ms Griffiths, both Assistant Headteachers Ms Griffiths commented on the day

“I am proud to be a member of WomenEd and thoroughly enjoyed the ‘unconference’ event. The WomenEd network is powerful and enables me to connect with a range of influential and inspiring women I felt honoured to have the opportun deliver a workshop on Confidence, Care an Courage”

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Our annual Joint Professional Learning Day took place on 26 November 2021 with opening remarks from Paul Leslie, Sarah Bonnell Chair of Governors. This was an opportunity for the four schools Lister, Rokeby, Eastlea and Sarah Bonnell to come together to network, collaborate and share practice with colleagues from across the four schools Our staff took part in a variety of activities which were designed to strengthen understanding of the curriculum and reading, and to inspire passion for teaching specialist subjects. We worked collaboratively to understand the context of Newham and the NCST, building relationships and networks, and sharing expertise.

WORLD BOOK DAY 2022

Thursday 3rd March saw the 25th anniversary of World Book Day. Staff and students dressed up for the day in book characters and we saw some incredible costumes. Oliver Twist, Katniss Everdeen, Alice in Wonderland, Skulduggery, Laura Ingles, Gangsta Granny, Frodo Baggins, Sherlock Holmes and Cruella De Vil to name but a few.

The Learning Hub was once again the centre of the celebrations and hosted a fair made up of genre-based stalls. The Classics, Mystery, Romance, Crime and Fantasy stands were professionally run by KS3 Learning Hub Ambassadors and KS4 helpers who were just as enthused as the participants. Students had the opportunity to compete in games and activities for prizes by putting their book knowledge to the test. Battling against the clock to get as many correct answers as possible, there was a frantic rush to be the winner!

WBD would not be complete without the Treasure Hunt competition which saw entries from across all year groups. The very deserving winners were Humaira Yasmin & Rodoshi Khanam Salim 11D. The design a Book Bag competition was also a success and I had the impossible task of judging the winning entries. After much deliberation our winners were Zafreen Chowdhury 8D & Kelly Ochlan 7B who will see their designs printed on book bags and distributed to the school community. As always Kindle Fires were up for grabs and all our First Prize winners received one. Our genre-based stall winners won books, badges & bookmarks along with all our SEND entrants.

A great day was had by the whole school community leaving everyone look forward to World Book Day 2023!

- Ms Kaur

On Friday 25th February a group of aspiring Year 8 engineers took part in the annual Faraday competition. Students were tasked to create a product that would help children in hospital feel comfortable. There were many designs created and the students' imagination and creativity was incredible to see. There was ofcourse a winning group who received £10 shopping vouchers, certificates and the winning trophy for the school! Well done to all who participated in this amazing event.

On Tuesday the 15th March 2022 Year 9 students were involved in a brand new DeepMind Artificial Intelligence technology workshop. Students were thinking about Ai Technology and how this has an impact on our everyday lives. They were also tasked to create solutions for everyday situations we face everyday such as ‘waste management’. Year 9 coded and tested robots which could hold and lift cans, bottles and paper cups. Students were fully engaged in the workshop and enjoyed the robots and live lab tour they had of the DeepMind head office.

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Our first Enhanced Learning Day held on 14 October was a great success. At Sarah Bonnell School, we promote an anti-racist curriculum, working together to provide opportunities for students and staff to learn about the history of British racism, the present day experience of racism and the actions and attitude required to promote social justice, diveristy and inclusion. On ELD 1, students from Years 8 11 were able to explore diversity, social justice and anti racism through a range of meaningful activities:

Year 8 students explored Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams with professional actors and shared their wonderful performances at the end of the day as part of 'Play in a Day'. The performances were heart warming, hilarious and insightful with students bringing Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra and London to the stage!

Year 9 students explored 'Shoreos' with the question 'who inspires us?' and heard from guest speakers including Ricole Marshall Appleby from Universal Music who shared her inspiring story. A small group of Year 8 students also explored the question "What does my Empire mean to Me" in an engaging and insightful session by Bow Arts

Year 10 students explored the Windrush Scandal,

Social Action and celebrating Black British Excellence through a series of engaging sessions. They also worked with our external partner 'Chain Reaction' in drama workshops around using their voice for positive change.

Year 11 worked with our phenomenal guest speaker, writer Mackayla Forde (The Red Medusa), who is a writer, poet and academic They created their own inspiring & moving poems and shared these with their peers with great success. Our GCSE Computer Science students represented our school with pride on an educational visit to OneTrust to learn about diverse women in tech.

Year 7 cohort took part in a transition focussed in ELD with the foal to support and challenge students to take part in an interactive experience in London, developing their character and collaboration skills: They had a fantastic time exploring at KidZania where they were able to take part in a range of activities to develop their independence including riding a fire truck, becoming news presenters and cleaning windows!

Feedback from students and staff has been really positive and emphasises the important contribution these enhanced learning days make to students’ learning and development.

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For our second Enhanced Learning day, students were able to take part in a range of stimulating and meaningful activities to develop their knowledge, skills and cultural capital.

Year 7 students had a wonderful time engaging with Zine in a Day which was planned and delivered by Bow Arts and the Art, Design and Technology team A small selection of students also went on a Bow Arts PE visit to the Olympic Park where they learnt to be Media Ambassadors.

Year 8 students went on an educational visit to the IMAX where they watched a documentary on our relationship with the environment They also took part in meaningful RSC sessions with 'The Big Talk' to learn about relationships. A small selection of students also went on a Bow Arts PE visit to the Olympic Park where they learnt to be Media Ambassadors. Our wonderful Matilda cast were able to rehearse the school production too

Year 9 students were able to take part in a range of activities linked to sex and relationships through their work with 'The Big Talk'. They also heard from Guest Speakers from 'TfL' to 'ElevateHer'. A small selection of students also went on a Bow Arts PE visit to the Olympic Park where they learnt to be Media Ambassadors. A small group of students also took part in Bow Arts sessions in humanities. They were also able to take part in peer mentoring training too.

Year 10 students explored Youth Safety as part of our work with Newham Citizens. Students conducted 'listening' throughout Year 10 and created campaigns which will be used as part of our work with UEL and Citizens UK with the aim to make Newham safer for our students They heard from a range of inspirational female guest speakers including Maria Raji, Ebony King, Councillor Carleen Lee Phakoe, Andrea Silvain and Shanea Kerry Oldham.

Year 11 explored Numeracy for Life, planned and delivered by the wonderful Maths team They also worked with guest speakers Nadia and Edmee on Financial and Emotional well being Our GCSE PE and Health and Social care students were able to take part in guest speakers Nadia meaningful practical sessions whilst other students took part in production rehearsals and peer mentoring Finally, A&I planned an educational visit to NewVic to consider pathways for the future.

Feedback from students and staff has been really positive and emphasizes the important contribution these off timetable days make to students’ learning and development.

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Our Year 7 students had a wonderful time exploring Online Safety led by the incredible 'Digital Leaders' as part of Safer Internet Day. Students explored healthy relationships whilst gaming online and how we can spot and prevent dangers of online gaming. Students had the opportunity to create their ideal online game which ensured everyone was safe and respected. A group of our KS3 SB ambassadors also took part in very meaningful leadership training.

Our Year 8 students took part in the World Languages 'Days of Cinema',

On Tuesday 8 February, we held our third Enhanced Learning Day with a focus on Online Safety as part of Safer Internet Day. creating exciting films in a range of languages. A group of Italian students also had a talk with the Estorick Gallery to learn about Futurist Italian Art. They also engaged in content around online safety to carefully consider their behaviour online A group of our KS3 SB ambassadors also took part in very meaningful leadership training.

Our Year 9 students explored online safety and youth safety, hearing from inspirational speakers Councillor Carleene Lee Phakoe and Shanea Oldham (both Sarah Bonnell Alumni). Other groups of students also took part in a range of exciting workshops including: Drama 'Chain Reaction' workshops, Future First careers workshops with SB alumni and a perfectionism workshop with our Here2Listen team. They also engaged in content around online safety to carefully consider their behaviour online A group of our KS3 SB ambassadors also took part in very meaningful leadership training.

Our Year 10 students went on a range of exciting educational visits linking to their GCSE studies including a trip to Shakespeare's Globe to explore Macbeth, A GCSE Geography Rivers trip to Epping Forest, a GCSE Business 'Museum of Brands' trip They also engaged in content around online safety to carefully consider their behaviour online

Our Year 11 students worked in subject areas including Science, Drama, Health & Social Care and PE Our ADT students also had an exciting visit to Tate Britain as part of their GCSE course. Year 11 also heard from some phenomenal guest speakers as part of the organisation 'The Wooden Box' to consider their past experiences and what they wish for the future.They also engaged in content around online safety to carefully consider their behaviour online.

At Sarah Bonnell School, we are a proud community that promotes equality and diversity As part of this, we are proud to be an all girls school championing female empowerment and sisterhood On Tuesday 8 March we celebrated International Women's Day as part of our Enhanced Learning Day. It was wonderful to see our students engaging in such meaningful sessions and hearing about the educational visits taking place around London.

Year 7 students worked with our external partner ‘Bloodhound’ to develop their engineering skills to build a strong and fast

Year 8 students worked with our external partner, Bow Arts, on the themes of #Sisterhood and #BreakTheBias to create a patchwork to represent their individual identities coming together as a united sisterhood.

Year 9 students went on a range of exciting educational visits to reflect on female empowerment and the theme of #BreakTheBias including visits to Shakepseare’s Globe, Tate Britain, Royal Observatory, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, Queens House Diversity Art. Arabic students also had the opportunity to work with our external partner, Bow Arts.

Year 10 students worked with our external partner, Jack Petchey, to take part in the ‘Speak Out Challenge’ where they engaged in workshops on developing communication skills and public speaking to develop their Oracy. They built arguments around topics that they are passionate about, linked to International Women’s Day and the theme #BreaktheBias.

Year 11 students took part in ‘Boss Day’ where they explored careers and futures beyond Sarah Bonnell, aiming high to raise their career aspirations as women entering the workplace prototype for a rocket car. This exposed them to careers in STEM to #BreakTheBias in this male dominant field.

In addition, students all made a #breakthebias pledge in form time, which they wore proudly on a purple rosette for the day! We also heard from our phenomenal guest speaker 'Red Medusa' who captivated the students with her speeches and poetry performances, as well as famous author Lisa Williamson who delivered an engaging KS3 and KS4 workshop Students provided some fantastic feedback on why they found the day engaging, for example:

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“My favourite part of ELD 4 was certainly when we had Red Medusa come in & tell us about her life & how she broke the bias. Her story was touching, influential & inspirational”.

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Sarah Bonnell recently had a visit from two SBS alumni from 1969 who had been involved in creating the Tapestry celebrating the school's 200th birthday. Lesley and Christine said thank you to the girls for making their visit really enjoyable. “The girls are a credit to the school and we’re so enthusiastic about learning of our school days at Old Sarah’s together with their enthusiasm about their own school.”

The feeling of sisterhood spanning the decades! We look forward to welcoming them back in the summer term for Sarah Bonnell’s birthday.

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15 students across year 7-9 had an amazing opportunity to attend a virtual session with GB Olympic athlete Holly Bradshaw. They learned about her journey, lifestyle, challenges she had faced and how she overcame them. They rounded the session up with a great question and answer session. The students really enjoyed the opportunity to hear from an inspirational female.

- Ms Barnard

"I learned no matter what, always follow your dreams and to be confident. I also learnt to not be afraid to try new things."

- Mia

"I learned that Holly likes to make coffee and loves to make Latte art in her spare time. I also learned that when she was younger she did several sports including netball and football like myself. She was very relatable and open about her experiences."

- Arzu

"I really enjoyed learning about the behind the scenes of an Olympic athlete, as well as how Holly can relate to different sports. She was very inspirational for other girls."

- Usra

The Y7 student council worked incredibly hard to decide, create, launch and complete their first campaign in just 6 weeks! They were determined to find a way to help their community, and wanted to focus on the struggles that many people had faced due to

Y7 Student Council’s Food Bank Campaign the coronavirus. After settling on collecting donations for the local food bank, the students designed posters, spoke in assemblies and campaigned around school to encourage as many donations as possible. Their hard work was rewarded, with an incredible 175 items collected from members of our school community. The girls should be so proud of all their hard work and we look forward to seeing what their future successes will be, after such a triumphant first campaign Thank you so much to everyone who donated, your generosity and keenness to help those in need was amazing to see and we appreciate you all Keep your eyes peeled for our next campaign… Our theme is climate change!

ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH SCIENCE WRITERS (ABSW)

In April the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) launched a science writing competition for non selective state funded schools for students between the ages 1416. Students had to submit an 800-word essay on any subject in science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics. The competition is designed to get young people writing and thinking about the big questions in science, technology, engineering and maths, with a focus on how science impacts on policy making and society.

We had a great number of students enter this competition. Congratulations to Sanjana Ahmed who won third prize and has been awarded £250 and 1 year membership of the ABSW. We attended the Award Ceremony held at the Royal Institution and celebrated all the winners.

Sanjana’s winning article questioning the ‘privacy or protection’ status of computational forensics can be found on the Royal Institute website. We are very proud of Sanjana’s achievement combining stem and creative writing skills.

Congratulations to Sanjana Ahmed who has won £250 and 1 year membership of the ABSW. We were all invited to the Award Ceremony held at the Royal Institution.

A magnificent round of applause to the dazzling, creative and brilliant cast and crew of Matilda for their assembly performances. Students and staff have .been working on this production since the Autumn term and have worked resiliently demonstrating the Sarah Bonnell way the whole way through. It has been an unforgettable show celebrated in a wonderful way. Congratulations to everyone involved. The backstage team have also worked very hard to create the wonderful ABC blocks and design the set in a creative way, showcasing their wonderful talent and enthusiasm for backstage theatre work.

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Our Youth Safety Campaign Champions have continued to show commitment and drive in their aims to promote social justice to improve Youth Safety in Newham. On 1 February, the Youth Safety team presented at the Newham Delegates Assembly with St Bonaventure’s and New Vic College students in front of 160 people.

Aaliyah, Mauricette and Rahima in Year 10 represented the team as they shared their experience and views on youth safety. Their delivery was incredibly moving and captivating.

We are proud to reveal that out of the four issues presented, Youth Safety was voted the top priority ask. Our team will be taking forward their views to the Mayor Assembly in April.

We also held an NCST Youth Safety workshop here at Sarah Bonnell where students from Rokeby, Lister Eastlea and Sarah Bonnell shared their experiences with youth safety and the projects they have been working on.

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The school continues to work in partnership with Newham Citizens to provide opportunities for our students to develop as active citizens. Ms Griffiths, Ms Whitehouse and Mr Begley have all supported this initiative and on 18 November our students attended the launch of the London Living Wage campaign with Newham Mayor Fiaz and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The artwork for the poster campaign was designed by SBS students.

Our annual online safety training for parents & carers provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to feel confident and empowered to help keep children safe online.

The course is split into bite sized modules making it the most time-efficient course.

It is accessible on any device, any time, anywhere. Scan the QR code and select which course you would like to complete from the list below:

Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Parents & Carers of children aged 11-14

Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Parents & Carers of children aged 14-18

Annual Certificate in Online Reputation for Parents & OnlineCarersCertificate in Cyber Security for Parents & Carers

that this will help in further collaboration between Parents/Carers and the school, ensuring our students are aware of appropriate behaviours online and being responsible for their own digital footprint.

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