Student Council Update

Recently the student council met to discuss and reflect on our business this year. One of the successes was our role in our STAC Charities Week (where we raised a huge amount of money), the student council have been discussing upcoming plans for the set up of a bake sale to raise more money for charity! Moreover, we also discussed organising a charity sports matches with 6th Formers playing against teachers in a football and netball to support this cause. Another success has been the debate club that has been running every Monday after school for the past few months which has many participants developing their debating skills covering many emotive topics. Also we have been pushing for the revision materials prior to the rank to be released earlier and the school has agreed to try and give this to students three weeks before rather than two! The student council have also taken the initiative to begin talks to introduce a ‘Welcoming Mass’ for newly enrolled Year 7 students and their parents in September to give them a warm welcome and invite not only students but parents to our STAC community. Also discussed was the need for more ‘visually obvious’ recycling bins to improve our recycling practices (see the bin in SEN as an example). We were also asked to think about which students who always go ‘above and beyond’ and we feel should be nominated for the Jack Petchey award. We have some nominations, but if you have anyone else in mind please let us know. Finally we have also been discussing our thoughts and ideas on an acronym which embodies STAC and reflects the school’s values and expectations from a student’s perspective as well as the teachers. Look out for this around school from September.

Lexie Donkor-Arthur Year 12 Student

Year 10 Trip to Victoria and Albert Museum

On Monday 12th June, the Year 10 DT students visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. The trip is an enriching part of the KS4 curriculum, where students investigate through analysing real primary sources, looking at iconic products and influential design periods. The boys were given the opportunity to venture around the museum, researching key designers, such as William Morris, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and their work. They also investigated 20th century design movements, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Bauhaus. This was an eye-opening experience, that the students can take into their final GCSE coursework to gain marks from this external visit.

Mrs J. Kubeyinje Head of Technology

Sixth Form News

6th Form Transition: Bridging the Gap KS4—KS5

There will be Bridging work tasks sent to all 6th Form offer holders. This will be a 3 week programme of tasks to be completed in the subject you have been made an offer in. These tasks will give you a flavour of what to expect in your level 3 tasks. Staff will be grading these tasks at the end of the programme. Year 11 offer holders –details for this will be given on taster day and you will be sent a follow up e mail.

6th Form Team

Year 12 Rewards Trip

A Year 12 reward trip to a netball game Mavericks vs London Pulse, took place on Monday. The game was played in the Copper Box Stadium, a relatively new venue in Stratford built for the 2012 Olympic Games. Both the stadium was vibrant and so was the atmosphere. The presenter of the game acknowledged the many schools that attended. When STAC was announced, we cheered the loudest, showing a huge sense of pride. Everyone was clinging to the edges of their seats during the entire game as we cheered on the local London squad. Many of us who were present had never been a professional netball game before, but the event did not disappoint. Despite the 52:45 loss to the Maverick

Kai Henry

Year 12 Student