Adeel Joins the House of Commons

14th November 2019Mrs D Curtis
On the 8th of November, I was invited to go to the House of Commons and debate on a range of issues from knife crime to welcoming refugees.
It was a day full of inspiration, aspiration and gratitude. The school have really supported me in my journey as a representative of Wolverhampton as a Member of Youth Parliament.
I aspire to go to a Russell Group University to study Politics and International Relations. I hope one day that I shall return to the Commons as an elected member.
Adeel Khan
Year 13

Year 8 Eating Out in French Style

4th November 2019Miss A Kane

   

On Friday 11th October twenty Year 8 students went to Olive Grove Pub in Hednesford and had a French restaurant experience ran by JLH Languages. Students spoke only in French for the duration of the three course meal and had to order all of their food and drink in French. Students also had puzzles to solve and games to play whilst there.

Everyone ordered and ate a three course meal, set at a traditional dining table. Some of the food included soup as starter, roast chicken or vegetable lasagne for the main course and a warm french crepe or creme caramel as dessert.

All students had a wonderful time and enjoyed practising their French in a real life situation. Marcel Tombura said “I enjoyed the trip, it was a very exciting opportunity. Overall it was fun, educational and tasty.”

 

Black History Month at St Edmund’s.

30th October 2019Miss A Kane

We were visited by Gazebo Theatre Company who delivered a workshop to our Year 11s to explore Black History Month. The focus of the dramatisation was focused on the Windrush Generation, their arrival in Britain through invitation by the British Government, their experiences of their new life in England compared to what they had been taught and the hardships and racism they faced in trying to find work, housing and opportunities.

Pupils spoke about racism in Britain in the 20th century and defining migration and immigration. Both actors spoke about their own experiences of being Black and British and the stories of their own successes and their families. Student’s were left with much more clear knowledge on migration to Britain in the 20th century and the positive impact on the Britain we live in today.

Parents and pupils drive environmental changes at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy 

14th October 2019Mrs D Curtis

In the last academic year, the Principal of St Edmund’s Catholic Academy was faced with a challenge. Staff, pupil, and parent groups have all met with Maggie Hazeldine to ask what St Edmund’s could do to become a more environmentally friendly community. 

 

Inspired by the work of Greta Thunberg,  the academy’s recycling and eco committees have been busy addressing this question. “Listening to parents and pupils I was horrified to realise that at lunch times we were throwing away 88,000 single use plastic food containers a year!” said the Principal.

 

Mrs Hall , the school’s  catering manager was quick to make a change by redesigning the lunches to return to reusable resources and the reduction in waste has been dramatic! Not only is the academy improving the environment but also encouraging a return to healthier eating, with delicious meals and less “takeaway” food. 

 

Mrs Hazeldine said, “ I am so proud of our students and their sense of social responsibility is to be commended. We have  further ideas to establish a swap shop and have also been nominated to receive 30 trees in collaboration with CGI (the multinational IT and Business Consultancy).  Once again this opportunity was driven by one of our parents who works for the company and we are delighted to support their mission to offset their carbon footprint.”

 

“Our Eco committee are now busy discussing  ways in which we can achieve our other goals of global citizenship as we work towards the final steps towards achieving the  Eco Schools Green Flag award.”

University Visit for Design and Technology Students.

14th October 2019Miss A Kane

Friday 13th of September was an enjoyable day for Design and Technology students, who met a visitor who came to  to St Edmund’s to discuss University. 

The previous Student of St Edmund’s, Christina Montana,  gave an interesting speech about her work in University studying Architecture.  Her influential speech clearly showed students a range of ways to improve and also what to expect if preparing to take D&T for University. The unique but effective discussion clearly conveyed to students the importance of D&T and aspiring to achieve the highest grade. She also explained the different skills and techniques needed to impress universities that require portfolios.

Pictured are year 12’s: Zeeshan Iqbal, Akash Patel, Sam Emms, Emma Esedebe, and Hubert Wieczorek. All discussing the importance of working hard and thinking innovatively, and also getting an important lesson in how to improve their portfolios in their A-Level studies.

Speaking Out

9th October 2019Miss A Kane

 

Recently, a 13-year-old girl went to a meeting about plans to build approximately 1,300 houses on green belt land in the Black Country. But who is this 13-year-old girl and why is she important? Kate Davies is this girl. She is a year 9 at St Edmunds.

At this meeting she managed to convey her concerns to a room filled with adults. She said “In school, I’m on the eco committee and we’re trying to improve our school as the world is getting destroyed”  

She also wrote to her local MP to express her concerns regarding the new development. 

By Abbigail Pile

Wolverhampton Schools Sports Award

10th July 2019Miss A Kane

On Monday 8th July the successful Y7 indoor athletics team (Tyrone Jones, Aedan Mapaelo, Osasu Irabor, Tobe Ireogbu-Duruh, Jarnel Kilworth-Singh-Sidhu, Henry Aneke, Jaafar Abubakar and Sam Owokoniran), Y10 football team (Luxan Arumainayagam, Martin Adam, Giuseppi Biscotti, David Bochniak, Shaun Davies, Favour Enoghama, Henok Haile, Darren Machilika, Yash Malhotra, Jayden McIntosh, Jamal Morris, Liam O’Brien, George Oginga, Kacper Siwiec, Theo Tieku, Josh Tomlinson, Kyle Wood and Szymon Wieczorek) and the outstanding gymnastics team (Maja Ura, Amelia Beet, Brientony Jayarajan, Lysia Bayley and Josh Dodd Matthews) collected their trophies from the Wolverhampton Schools Sports Award Evening.

 

This was held at Grand Station and celebrated the sporting achievements of hundreds of Wolverhampton pupils in a wide variety of sports. Alongside the winning teams and individuals from sports such as athletics, football, gymnastics, swimming, badminton etc. the unsung heroes of sport in the city were recognised. These included awards for the best sporting leaders and volunteers alongside people who have served sport for long periods of time and have made a huge impact. It was a very successful event and pupils from St Edmunds looked very smart.

Mr Selvey – Head of Year 10

Mrs Cartlidge – Curriculum Leader PE

 

 

Assistant to the Deputy Mayor of London Visits St Edmund’s

3rd July 2019Mrs D Curtis

James Potts took time out from his busy day job, as Assistant to the Deputy Mayor of London, to speak with the sixth formers about his career pathway.

 

Since leaving St Edmund’s, James went on to achieve a Bachelor of Arts, Politics, at Nottingham University. He then became a Parliamentary Assistant in the House of Commons before becoming a Research and Support Officer in the Greater London Authority.

 

James went onto speak to the sixth formers about his St Edmunds experience and how it lead him to such a glamorous career, regularly meeting with politicians. He is due to meet Jeremy Corbyn tomorrow.  James talked about the implications of social media and twitter in the world of politics. He touched upon the issue of knife crime and media portrayal.

James was delighted to learn that Adeel Khan has a work placement arranged at the Labour Office for the MP for Wolverhampton South West, Eleanor Smith.

 

Mrs Hazeldine, Principal, said, “We are extremely proud of James’ achievements”.

Pictured with James Potts (centre): Usman Mahmood, Adeel Khan, Naomi Eguavoen, Silvia Konkwo, Sophie Tudor and Giancarlo Trinidad