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Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

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DragonHousePoints
LeadersBiWeekly
Y7ElinBeaver

OliverStone
Y8 AnnabelleHanley

AshleyHamlin
Y9 AprilWhite

NoelHarsfa
Y10 JasmineRix

JosephDavis
Y11 HannahSimms

JosephWilson

PhoenixHousePoints
LeadersBiWeekly
Y7 SophieDenning

BenEdmonds
Y8 SydneyFourie

RyanHeal
Y9 MegynHawker

WilliamHodges
Y10 JessicaSaunders

LeonOsborne
Y11 ImogenFisher

CoryLove

Total
ElinBeaver
HarryNewcombe
EllieLloydJones
BrookeFiler
GemmaMatthews
NoelHarsfa
BethStone
JonathanDunn
HannahSimms
JacobRichardson

UnicornHousePoint
LeadersBiWeekly
Y7 JordanaBunford

JamieHall
Y8 RachelHill

JoshLaurente
Y9 JessicaTurner

OliverCamp
Y10 LaurenPartridge

LiamMacGregor
Y11 EllieMarshall

MatthewSeager

Total
RoseJones
HarveyPartridge
KatherineDumbell
JackSummers
JessicaTurner
ScottWeavers
EllenFord
LiamMacGregor
ChloeTaylor
JackDace

Total
SophieDenning
BenjaminClasper
SydneyFourie
AceChandler
JasminePearson
StewartShepperd
SofiaLlobetAyala
BillyNicholls
GeorgieWilliams
KyranUnderhill

GriffinHousePoints
LeadersBiWeekly
Y7 LucyHolt

JacobBatten
Y8 FreyaClarke

RowanStevens
Y9 EmilyRoyce

MatthewRanger
Y10 LaurenMalone

KacperWlodarczyk
Y11 EllieJaneSowden

JoshHayler

Total
RosannaWood
HarryWatts
FreyaClarke
StefanBiernat
EmilyRoyce
AdamGoodwin
SophieGroves
AlexSpalding
AnnaRichardson
JoelRothwell

GirlsinICT
byMrsShoesmith

Thursday23rdAprilwastheInternationalDayto
promoteGirlsinICT.InternationalGirlsinICTDayisan
opportunityforgirlsandyoungwomentoseeand
experienceICTinanewlight,encouragingthemto
considerafutureintechnology.TheBritishCouncilrun
aprogramcalledETwinningallowingschoolsacross
Europetoconnectandworkonawidevarietyof
projects.WeteamedupwithaschoolinSerbiaZmaj
JovaJovanoviinRuma,toSkypeonthedayabout
howweuseICTandfindoutaboutourdifferent
schools.WefinishedthesessionwiththeNailseagirls
givingarousingrenditionofLetitGofromFrozen.
AbbieBushwhoisstudyingICTinYear12camealong
toobserveaspartofhercourseworkandcommented
Itwasareallyenjoyableexperienceandgreattosee
everyonegettinginvolvedandsoenthusiastic.

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

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StudentCouncilTrip
byMrsWatts

TheStudentCouncilrecentlyspentadayinLondon
visitingtheHousesofParliamentandtheLondonEye.
ItisasignificanttimetovisitParliamentasnotonly
doweimminentlyhaveaGeneralElection,butthis
yearparliamentcommemoratesanumberof
anniversariesincluding750yearssincetheDe
Montfortparliamentand800yearssincethesealing
oftheMagnaCarta,bothofwhichpavedthewayfor
theemergenceoftheHouseofCommonsand
democracyasweknowittoday.

AguidedtourofthePalaceofWestminsterincluded:
WestminsterHallwhereHenryVIIIonceplayedtennis
butisnowusedforceremonialstateoccasions;the
HouseofLords,theCentralLobbyandtheQueens
dressingroom;theSpeakersChairandtheDespatch
BoxoftheHouseofCommonsandstanding
(definitelynotsittingasthatisforelectedmembers
only)intheseatsnormallyoccupiedbythePrime
Minster,CabinetandotherMPs.

FollowingastrollaroundParliamentSquareandsight
ofDowningStreetandtheCenotaphthegroup
lunchedontheSouthBanktakingintheeclectic
atmosphereofstreetperformers,craftstalls,cafes
andartists.

AfterlunchwetooktotheLondonEye4Dexperience
whichdetailedhowtheiconiclandmarkwasbuiltand
setthescene.TheLondonEyehadreservedtwo
privatepodsfortheStudentCouncileachwitha
guidewhopointedoutimportantlandmarksand
providedlotsofknowledgeaboutthearea.

Thedayturnedouttobeanamazingexperiencefor
ourstudentsandonethatwehopetoturnintoan
annualevent.
Ithoughtthetripwasfantastic!Ihaveamuch
widerknowledgeonpolitics(whichwasverylittle
before)andthewaydecisionsinourcountryare
made.Itwasalsosuchanenjoyableexperience
definitelyworthwhiledoingiteveryyear!
(Hannah,Year11)

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

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Parliamentisaveryinterestingandwellknown
building,andafterseeinginsideIlearntalotmore
aboutEnglishmonarchythroughtheagesandhow
thedemocracysystemworks.(Emily,Year9)

IthinktheLondonTripwasexcitingbecauseIhave
neverbeentoLondonbeforesoitisagreatmemory
thatIwillalwayshave.Onewordtosayaboutthe
tripwouldbeamazing.Ithinkithasbeenoneofthe
bestschooltripsthatIhavebeenonyet.(Sophie,
Year10)

TheLondonEyewasalsoreallyfunanditwaseven
betterthatitwasaclearandsunnyday.Wewere
abletoseemanyfamousbuildingssuchas
Parliament,BigBen,TheShard,BuckinghamPalace
andHorseGuardsParadewhichwascoolbecause
youcouldseeitfromabirdseyeview.(Ella,Year9)

Ithoughtthatitwasagreatdayoutaswehada
veryenthusiastictourguidethatgaveuslotsof
interestinginformationaboutthePalaceof
WestminsterandwehadagreattimeontheLondon
Eye.IenjoyedspendingthedaywithmySchool
Councilandleadershipmembersaseveryonewas
reallywellbehavedandengagedthroughoutthe
day.(Ashleigh,Year13)

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Year9BecomeTeachers

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byMrsNorton

Year9PeerDrugEducatorsrecentlyspent2dayswith
groupsofYear6pupilsfromlocalprimaryschools,
teachingthemaboutthedangersofdrugs,tobacco
andalcohol.Thedayswereverysuccessfuland
resultedinpositivefeedbackfromtheorganiser,Ms
DillyTaylorandtheprimaryschoolteachers,aswellas
thestudentsthemselves.Ourstudentsshowed
themselvestobeenthusiastic,knowledgeable
teachersandrepresentedtheschoolwithgreat
aplomb.Theysharetheirexperiencebelow:
HannahThomas
ForallthePeerDrugEducatorsthisyear,workingwith
the North Somerset Year 6s has been amazing fun!
Not only has it boosted our confidence but we have
also learnt ourselves about the dangers of drugs and
alcohol as well as teaching a younger audience. All
the pupils enjoyed the sessions and were
exceptionally well behaved. I recommend training to
beapeerdrugeducatortoanybody,evenifyoudont
havetheconfidence,andImsuresomeoftheYear6s
willgrowupandbecomeeducatorstoo!WhenIwas
inYear6IknewfromthestartthatIwantedtobea
Peer Drug Educator when I moved to Nailsea School,
soIwentalong to the trainingsessionsandwewere
told all about it. At the Drugs Awareness Days we
werenotpushedoutofourcomfortzonesaswewere
in groups of our own choice and that made all of us
morecomfortablewithspeakingtotheYear6s.

AprilWhite
I thought the Drugs Awareness Days went amazingly
well. The students were really well mannered and
were up for anything. They already had some
knowledgeofthelessonssoweremorethanhappyto
learn more. They were also happy and understood
that we, as teachers, didnt know everything about
drugs, but could find the answers for them, so that
madeeverythingevenbetter.

ThelayoutoftheactivitieswasreallygoodandifIwas
thatageIwoulddefinitelyenjoybeingtaughtwiththe
activities chosen. The actual building, the Methodist
Church Hall, was an excellent venue for the day and
the staff were amazing. The lunch they provided was
reallyniceandwentdownatreat!

But other than that I personally think the day went

very well and would recommend it to other year
groups waiting for the opportunity to become Peer
DrugEducators.

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TomorrowsEngineersSTEM
EnrichmentDay
byMrGriffin

OnWednesday22ndAprilallYear9studentstookpart
inaseriesofworkshopswhichinvolvedlearningabout
whatrealworldengineersdointheirjobs.Alotofthe
focuswasonpointingoutthehugevarietyof
engineeringcareersthatareavailable.Weoftenthink
ofcivilandmechanicalengineeringbutnotsomuch
aboutotherareassuchasaudioengineering.Itwas
greattoseethestudentsgettingreallyinvolvedinthe
workshopsandIwasproudthattheycameupwith
suchexcellentideas,inventionsandquestions.Ihope
thattheyenjoyedthedayandthatithashelpedthem
toseethepossibilitiesfortheminScienceand
Engineering.

IwouldliketothankJoanne,Jen,CarrisandJoefrom
LearnbyDesignfortheworkshops,Beccafrom
ScienceMadeSimplefortheshowandalsoKieran
andJadewhocameoverfromGEOilandGasas
professionalengineers.Thedaywasprovidedto
NailseaSchoolbyGEOilandGas(championedby
EngineeringUK)andIdliketosayhowmuchwe
appreciatebeingofferedthisexcellentlearning
opportunity.

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

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RyanDonegan
YesterdayalltheYear9swenttotheGLTandthree
peoplecameandtalkedtousaboutengineering.Mr
Griffinputusintothreegroupsforsomeworkshops.
Myfavouriteonewastherobots.Wegotintotwo
teamsandwehadtopickthebestattachmenttouse
ontherobot.WepickedtheClawandIdrovethe
robotfirstinmyteam.Wehadtomoveobjectsoutof
ourareaandImanagedtodroptwoobjectsintothe
otherteamsarea.Wewonthefirstround!
Ienjoyeditaswecouldplanourtacticsasateam
beforewestartedandthishelpedustowin.Ihelped
otherpeopletodrivetherobotsaftermygo.
Unfortunatelytheotherteamwonthesecondround.

HarrySilkstone
Inmyopinion,theengineeringdaywasagreat
opportunityforYear9students.Itgaveareallygood
insightintotheworldofengineeringandphysics,and
gavemeandothersgoodideasaboutwhattodoin
thefuture.Theworkshopsweregreatfun,takingin
differentareasofrobotics,physicsandengineering.
Theassemblyattheendgaveaninterestinglookinto
thehistoryofengineering,theimportanceofitin
modernsocietyandwhatitcouldleadontobothin
schoolandfurtheraheadinlife.Aworthwhiledayall
inall.

SophieFraser
OnWednesday22ndAprilYear9hadanengineering
dayfullofworkshops.Theseincludedanengineering
quiz,innovativedesignandcontrollingrobotics.To
topthedayoffwehadanassemblyfilledwithtricks
andtips.Thedaywasaimedatinforminggirlsthatyou
donthavetobemaletogointoengineering.
Furthermoreitwashelpfulforustolearnaboutthe
payandopportunitiesyoumaycomeacrossif
choosingacareerinengineering.

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BerlinTrip
byMattPike

WearrivedinBerlinlateonMondaynight,andafter
settlingintotherathernicehostelwewenttobed.
OnTuesdaywewokeupandgotseveraltrainsto
Sachenhausen,anoldconcentrationcamp.Itwasa
veryinterestingbutoverwhelmingexperience.Inthe
eveningwehadsometraditionalGermanfoodina
restaurantsomewentforschnitzelandsomewent
forcurrywurst.Afterthiswewentbowling,whereMr
Griffinsbowlingexpertisewasrevealed!

ThenextdaywevisitedaJewishMuseumwith
powerfulmodernartinstallationsthatportrayedthe
painandsufferingoftheJewishpeople.Wethen
travelledtotheWanseeVilla,wherethefinalsolution
totheJewishproblemwasplanned(mass
exterminationoftheJewishpeople).Thiswasmy
favouritepartofthetripbecauseofthedetailthe
tourguidegaveusandtheeerinessofstandinginthe
roomwherethemeetingtookplace.Wethenhad
somefreetimetoshopinthecity.Afterthiswe
travelledbacktothehostelandthenwenttothe
Reichstagwhilstitwassnowing.Wewalkedtothe
topoftheReichstagalongaspiralledplatformand
foundoutaboutitshistory.

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Thursdaywasourlastday,whichwespentona
walkingtourofBerlin.WevisitedtheBrandenburg
Gate,theReichstagagain,variousmemorialsites,the
BerlinWar,theTipographyofTerrorMuseumandthe
CheckpointCharliemuseum.Thetripwasavery
goodexperiencethatIwouldrecommend.

EXAMNEWS

Year11ParentsandStudentsExamSuccess
Asaparentdoyoufeelyoufullyunderstandtherequirementsof
GCSEexams?Wouldyouliketogiveyourchildspecificsupportin
revisingforEnglish,MathsandScienceGCSEs?Pleasegotothe
Newssectionofthemainschoolwebsitepageforlinkstothework
shopsrecentlyrunbystafffromthesedepartmentsandanoverview
bookletthatwillpassonsomereallyvitaltipsandhintssothatyour
childcanPrepareforSuccess.

GCE/GCSEExaminationsAdviceforParentsGettingReadyforEx
ams
Thereisaninformationguideforparentsontheexampageofour
website:http://www.nailseaschool.com/site/wpcontent/
uploads/2015/03/GCSEEXAMINATIONSINFORMATIONFOR
PARENTS.pdf

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

PlayGamesandLearnSpanish!
Doyouwanttolearnthemostpopularcard
gamesinSpainandpractiseyourSpanishat
thesametime?Ifyouransweris"S,
quiero"(Yes,Ido)then,youaremorethan
welcometojoinuseveryThursdayatlunch
timeinroom136.Bringyourlunch!

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NorthSomersetLeadersDebate
byMissBaldwin

Asthenationisgrippedbyelectionfever,Nailsea
Schooljoinedinthedebatebyholdingourown
versionoftheleadersdebate.OnFriday17thApril,
candidatesfortheNorthSomersetconstituencytook
partinanexcitingand,attimes,heateddebatehosted
byourveryownHeadteacherandDavidDimbleby
wannabee,ChrisWade.

DavidDerbyshire(GreenParty),DrGregChambers
(LabourParty),MarcusKravis(LiberalDemocrats,Ian
Kealey(UKIndependenceParty)andJamieHall
(representingDrLiamFoxfromtheConservative
Party)alltookpartinthedebate.

MembersoftheSchoolCouncil,alongwithMedia
Ambassadors,playedanintegralroleinhelpingthe
eveningtorunsmoothly.KyranUnderhill,timedeach
candidatesspeechestomakesurethateachperson
wasgivenequitabletime,whileLeonTraversari,
JonathanDunnandJamesLittlefieldmadesurethat
thetechnologyransmoothly.

TheeveningsdebatewasenhancedbyaliveTwitter
feedtocapturethekeypointsbeingmade.
Candidatesweregiventheopportunitytomakeaone
minuteopeningspeechbeforeMrWadeaskedthe
firstquestion(onbehalfofCharlieCayzerinYear9)
Whatarepoliticalpartiesofferingyoungvoters?
Thisleadtoaverylivelydiscussionregardinglowering
thevotingageto16.IanKealeyproposedUKIPsplans
tointroducegrammarschools,whileJamieHalltalked
aboutfreeschools.DavidDerbyshirestatedthat
schoolsneedtobefitforchildrenandyoungadults,
nottheotherwayaround.MarcusKravispromised
thattheLibDemswouldput2.5billionintoschools
throughPupilPremiumandGregChamberssaidthat
childrenneedtolearnhowtoreskillthemselves
becauseweareintheinformationage.

Thenextquestion(WithonlyoneinfiveMPsbeing
women,whatisyourpartydoingtopromotegender
equality?)causedgreatdebate,particularlyamongst
theaudiencewhoraisedtheissueofequalpayand
opportunities.SomeofourYear11girlsgavethe
partyrepresentativesarealrunfortheirmoneyon
thisissueandspokepassionatelyabouttheneedfor
equality.

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MrWadethenasked,Whatsyourpartydoingabout
alternativeandrenewableenergyresources?on
behalfofJamesLittlefieldinYear11.Thediscussion
becamefocussedonfrackingwiththeaudience
makingtheirviewsveryclearaboutthetopic.

Thefinalquestion,Whatwillyourpartydotoensure
thefutureofcreativeindustries?sparked
considerabledebateandmembersoftheaudience
showedtheirconcernabouthowtheArtshavebeen
muchmalignedoverthelastfewyearsandthisisshort
sightedwhensomanyofourjobsandfuturejobsrely
oncreativeskillsandexpertise.

Attheendoftheevening,thecandidatespraisedthe
waythattheeventhadbeenorganisedandhow
professionalitwas.Theywereveryimpressedwiththe
waythatstudentshadengagedwiththearguments
anddiscussion.Manyofthecandidatesstayedto
speakwiththestudentsandparentsthatattended.

AnexitpollshowedthattheGreenPartywon45%of
thevote(withLabour21%,LibDems20%,
Conservatives12%UKIP2%)

StudentsvotedinamockGeneralElectionandforour
newschoolpresidentson7thMay.Studentshavebeen
watchingpartypoliticalbroadcastsfortheNorth
Somersetcandidatesintutortimesandvideosabout
theelectoralsysteminBritaininordertoprepare
themfortheelection.

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StudentsgotothePolls

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byMrsWatts

OnMay7thElectionFeverhitNailseaSchoolas
everysinglestudentvisitedtheschoolPolling
Stationtocasttheirvote.Overthelastmonth
studentshavebeenlearningaboutpoliticsand
theelectionprocessthroughassemblieson
democracyandbyjoiningtutorgroup
debates.TheSchoolCouncilorganisedthe
electionsregisteringeachstudentandissuing
ballotpapers.

Theschoolholdsanelectionannuallytoelectthe
schoolpresidentsfortheirstudentcounciland
thisyearstudentswereaskedtotakepartina
mockgeneralelectionalongsidethestudent
leadershipelection.Theeventaimstoengage
studentsindiscussingpoliticsandbuildinglife
skills.BythetimeNailseaSchoolstudentsjoin
theelectorateatage18theywillhavevotedup
to7timesinschoolelectionsandwillbe
comfortableandfamiliarwiththeprocesshaving
gainedaninformedunderstandingofUKpolitics.

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

ThisyearNailseastudentsvotedfortheirchoice
oflocalpoliticalcandidateandatthesametime
votedfortheirnextSchoolPresidentfromYear
12candidates.Congratulationsgotoournew
PresidentsAlexGeorgeandAnnDumbell,and
VicePresidentsOscarAndradeandSarah
Little.Eachyeargroupformedaconstituency
andforNailseaSchoolstudentswhenallvotes
werecountedaHungParliamentwasannounced
withConservativeswinning3seatsandThe
GreenPartyandUKIP2seatseach.

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MessagefromtheHeadteacher

ByChrisWade

Aswebegintheexamseasonfor
studentsinYears11,12and13it
ishardtoimaginethatinjusta
fewweeksallthescribbledpostit
notes,indexcards,posterson
walls,webbrowsing,revision
schedulesonbedroomdoors,
examtimetablesonfridgesand
revisionguidesontableswillbe
theonlythingsremainingto
remindthestudentsofallthehard
worktheyhaveputinoverthe
coursestheyhavestudied.The
longsummerbeckonswithasense

ofreliefandanticipation.Of
coursetheendoftheformal
examsisatimetocelebratewith
friendsandfamily,butitshould
alsobeatimetoreflectandto
hopefullyfeelasenseof
satisfactionthateverythingthat
couldhavebeendonehadbeen
donetodeliverthebestpossible
result.Irepeatedlytellstudents
thattheywillalwaysgettheresult
theydeserveiftheyhaveworked
forit;andifitisthebesttheycan
dothenitissomethingthey

Headteacher:MrChristopherWadeNailseaSchoolMizzymeadRoad,Nailsea,Bristol,BS482HN
Telephone:01275852251Fax:01275854512
email:nailsch@nailseaschool.comWeb:www.nailseaschool.com

shouldbeproudofregardlessof
theletterornumber.

Allthatremainsnowistowishall
thestudentstakingexamsthe
bestofluck.Ilookforwardto
seeingeveryoneonresultsday
withabigsmile.