We are actively looking for a:

• Learning Coach (Teaching Assistant)

We will consider ANY LEVEL of experience as there are a number of vacancies available. Any experience of the following would be advantageous for some of the vacancies:

• To promote inclusion and acceptance of all learners in the classroom.
• To work as part of a Learning Expedition team in supporting and including students with learning difficulties/disabilities, such as autism, in mainstream classes.
• To help with planning, delivering and implementation of work programmes to individuals, groups and classes of learners under the direction and supervision of Expedition staff.
• To take into account a students’ special needs and ensure their access to a lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials.

Deadline for applications of all posts are 12 noon, Monday 21st October.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 5th November.

The start date is negotiable.

To access the application form and to find out more about our recruitment process click here.

E26 have produced some beautiful work as part of their X-Block sessions in Music. As we come towards the end of our first case study on George Formby there have been some fantastic fact sheets produced. Poppy Cliff even made a life-size card replica of a ukulele and wrote interesting facts on the inside and back!

I can’t wait for the presentations / performances to their classes.

Yesterday Crew NJO had their first ever Student Led Crew Session hosted by Harvey. As we are all aware, Harvey has lots of knowledge around WW2 and more specifically the planes and tanks which were used and in Crew NJO we wanted a master class!

Harvey was able to talk us through the different types of tanks and planes by showing us photos of his diorama he has created in his own time at home which includes model soldiers, tanks, planes, houses and buildings along with grass and stones to really bring it to life!

We learnt that it takes a very long time to build and paint the models and you also have to use special glue in order to be able to paint on them once they are built. Harvey has tried to ensure that the colours he uses are as close to the real thing as possible but he did explain that you can make them any colour you like if you wished! Crew were also really interested to find out the different names of all of the tanks and reasons why they were called these names, which Harvey was able to explain at great depth.

Crew NJO would like to publicly appreciate Harvey for the effort he put into this session, taking photos, planning activities and even creating a video which you can see here:

https://youtu.be/iTRmAK6Sdeg

In upcoming crew sessions other students have volunteered to deliver information about their interests and hobbies. We think this is a brilliant way to help to get to know each other more!

We are actively looking for:

• • English Lead
  • English Teacher

Due to the short deadline we can accept applications without a visit.

Deadline for applications of all posts are 12 noon, Wednesday 16th October.

Interviews will take place on Friday 18th October.

The start date will be Monday 6th January 2020.

To access the application form and to find out more about our recruitment process click here.

We had an excellent Crew session this morning – fun with a purpose. We used a Blind Drawing protocol using images linked to their current HUMS expedition to highlight some of the recent challenges we face in Crew regarding talking over each other.

Woody made an excellent point as we debriefed:

“The first time we did it everyone was talking over each other to get our point across. But the second time we took it in turns and it was a lot easier to describe how to draw the image.”

There was excellent teamwork, and a definite improvement in the way they planned to attack the challenge the second time, and a marked improvement in how they communicated with each other. Well done, Crew Shackleton.

The Protocol

One student is the drawer. The rest of the group have to come and look at an image, in turn, for 30 seconds and memorise as much of it as they can. They then have to go back to the drawer and use their communication to describe the image they saw in a way that enables them to draw an accurate representation of it. Each group member does this in turn and then we all take a look at the final drawings and compare them to the original.

Dear Parents

After the October holiday we are going to split Spanish in Y9 into two groups. One group will continue to work towards their GCSE Spanish whilst the other group will take a course in ‘Global Citizenship’ that will involve the study of Entry Level Spanish, which will be certified by the school, alongside a Citizenship GCSE.

Spanish is part of our core curriculum and it is imperative that all students study a language at Key Stage 4. We feel this change will better suit the needs of students and will ensure that those who don’t continue with Spanish GCSE still have an experience of language study whilst having the opportunity to attempt another GCSE.

You will receive a letter indicating the allocated group for your son/daughter by the end of the week. If you want to discuss the groupings further, don’t hesitate to contact me or Mrs Sprakes/Mr Pearson at school.

I will also be holding an informal briefing on Thursday 17 October at XP School starting at 5.30pm and ending at 6.15pm to answer any questions you might have about the changes. 

Best wishes and thank you for your continuing support.

Andy Sprakes