AMEY Engineering – International Women in Engineering Day

Mrs Roberts took 8 year 10 girls to Amey Engineering to take part in a design competition. Students had to design safety features to help pedestrians and cyclists in Liverpool City Centre. They then had to present their ideas to engineers working on the real project. A team from our school won, having the best ideas with the best costing.

John Barnes

Students were lucky enough to be visited by former Liverpool and England player John Barnes in July. Many expected John to be here to talk about his football career, but he came to discuss a much more important topic: racism in society which is a topic that John has explored in his new book. John spoke to students about how we need to question how we view others in society and look beyond a person’s race, gender, religion, class or sexuality. Students were brilliantly behaved and we can’t thank John enough for coming in and bringing attention to such an important topic.

BebFest

This term saw the return of the Academy’s annual music festival, BebFest. Guests were treated to face paint, a raffle, ice cream, sweet stall, bar and pizza & chips whilst eagerly awaiting the evening’s acts to take to the stage. Ranging from heavy metal to pop, all student and staff performers showcased their talents and treated everyone to some very special performances.

IRi Work Experience

Three of our Year 13 Business Studies students (Callum Birch, Jay, Daniel Hurley) entered a competition called Spark, run by the international data management company IRi. The task they were set was to design and market a ready meal. Despite the high volume of entries, our students successfully won the competition and were granted the prize of a week’s work experience in London.

On the Monday 4th of July the students made their way to London via train, accompanied by the Director of Sixth Form Mr Johns. Based at IRi headquarters, they spent two days working independently on a task relating to the impact of government regulation on high fat and sugar foods to retailers, conducting research, collecting data and eventually preparing a presentation to be delivered to board members. They successfully delivered this presentation on Thursday and were congratulated on the level of professionalism and maturity they had shown on the task. As a reward they were treated to a meal in Central London, and a visit to the Shard and The London Eye.

The  week was a valuable experience to all of the students, They saw in detail how this industry operates in a real setting, as well as experiencing the highlights of the capital. All three students have been entered automatically to the final stage of the IRi apprenticeship scheme, with there being a significant chance at least one of them will successfully enter this industry.

Uniform & PE Kit

If you have uniform that your son/daughter has grown out of, we are appealing for it to be donated please. We are all tightening our belts at the moment and any support we can offer via second hand uniform will help our families. Please bring it to Reception and Mrs Mullins will gratefully accept it from you.

Supporting You During The Summer

As a community school, we understand the importance of supporting our students through the holidays, especially within this period of high fuel, energy and food costs. With this in mind, the following information provides details of support throughout the summer holidays.

https://familytoolbox.co.uk/

https://www.wirral.gov.uk/benefits-and-money/emergency-financial-support

wirral.foodbank.org

Summer Of Self Care

Self-care for parents and carers
https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/

Free webinars for parents and carers on supporting the wellbeing of young people before and after
exam results day.
https://www.annafreud.org/training/training-and-conferences-overview/online-conferences-
webinars-and-events/free-exam-results-webinar-for-parents-and-carers/

Self-care toolkits for students.
https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/my-self-care-plan-secondary/

Invigor8 Teen Membership

Wirral Council Leisure Centres offer a wide range of memberships for the whole family including a monthly Teen and Student fitness membership.

The Teen Invigor8 membership is just £15 per month with unlimited access to leisure centre gyms, pools, teen classes, golf and outdoor tennis. It’s ideal for ages 12-17 in the school holidays and works out to less that 50p per day.

The Student offer is similar for £19.99 per month for ages 18+. Both are sold as cash passes so no need to set up direct debits and no commitment.

Gym inductions are free of charge and available at Europa, Guinea Gap, West Kirby, Leasowe Leisure Centres.

Visit the https://activewirral.com/ or call into your nearest centre to sign up. 

Places Kids Eat Free, Or For £1, During The School Holidays

Saturday Mechanic Sessions

The Saturday Mechanic Sessions are based around restoring a Suzuki GS500 motorbike and we are working on a couple of Mazda MX5s that have been donated to the programme.

There are a group of students who come in and work on the vehicles. So far we have stripped the first (a terminally rusty) car down to a rolling chassis and totally stripped the motorbike. The second Mazda is slowly having parts swapped from the first car and we are aiming to build one good vehicle from the pair.

We have also sold some components from the first Mazda which has paid for some upgrades to our project.

The students are gaining experience of working in a real workshop environment, they get to use a variety of tools and are hopefully learning techniques to use them effectively.

They also have an aim of raising further money so we can make some more extreme modifications to the car. Every session the students tell me how much we need a turbo for it! If we raise enough money, it might actually happen.

A Reminder Of The New School Day

The school day and term dates 

Period	Time
Registration	8.35-8.45
Period 1	8.45-9.45
Period 2	9.45-10.45
Morning Break	10.45-11.05
Period 3	11.05-12.05
First Lunch/ Form time	12.05-12.35
Second Lunch/ Form time	12.35-1.05
Period 4	1.05-2.05
Period 5	2.05-3.05

September 2022 – July 2023

Autumn Term 2022
Open	Monday 5th September – Friday 21st October 2022
Half Term	Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October 2022
Open	Monday 31st October – Friday 16th December 2022
Christmas Holidays	Monday 19th December 2022 – Tuesday 3rd January 2023

 

Spring Term 2023
Open	Wednesday 4th January – Friday 17th February 2023
Half Term	Monday 20th – Friday 24th February 2023
Open	Monday 27th February – Friday 31st March 2023
Spring Break	Monday 3rd April – Friday 14th April 2023

 

Summer Term 2023
Open	Monday 17th April – Friday 26th May 2023
May Bank Holiday	Monday 1st May 2023 & Monday 8th May 2023
Half Term	Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June 2023
Open	Monday 5th June – Wednesday 19th July 2023

2022/2023 INSET Days (students do not attend school on these days)

• Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd September
• Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th December
• Thursday 20th July

Reminder For Year 10 Who Will Be Year 11

A copy of the letter we sent out is below

As Year 10 draws to a close for your child,  the Year 10 team would like to thank you for your support. The year got off to an unsettled start with the school flood, however it is great to see our students back in full time education for the first time in 3 years. 

In only a matter of weeks your child is about to embark into Year 11; arguably the biggest year in their school education so far: the year that will provide them with the springboard to their future ambitions. 

In light of this, it is of utmost importance that we do everything we can, to give them the tools to support their successes. When they return to school in September there will only be 26 weeks of education left before exams begin! Therefore, we are holding a Year 11 Launch Day on Monday 5th September 2022. This day will be based around giving the students a firm platform and positive forward momentum to start Year 11.

It will run from 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and will be in 3 main strands: 

1 – Working with Elevate Education – Branded as The World’s Leading Study Skills Partner, Elevate Education will run 2 study skills programmes, with one outcome: to equip our students with the skills they need to improve their results. Each workshop is fun, engaging and informative, with practical study skills that are relevant for all pupils and all subjects.

2 – Army Outreach Elite Skills Academy – Providing a hands-on practical workshop based around teamwork, motivation, cooperation and determination- essential skills for students both in an academic setting and beyond. They will also provide a careers presentation to contextualise the  team building workshop within the Army workplace.

3 – Progress Review – Each student will be assigned a member of senior staff with whom to have a 1:1 progress meeting. They will discuss where the students are now and where they need to be by the time exams start. We will take the time to listen to any concerns, discuss potential careers and look at putting strategies in place to maximise students’ chances of progress and success. Students will also have a chance to access career ideas research online to help them with next step choices once Year 11 is complete. 

In short, Year 11 term date starts on Monday 5th September 2022, 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Students must be in full school uniform. They are to arrive via the student entrance as normal and meet in the quad, before starting the day from the assembly hall. 

Many thanks for your continued support and cooperation. If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to get in touch with myself or Miss Hammond on roxanne.yates@coopacademies.co.ukuk or rebecca.hammond@coopacademies.co.uk 

Enjoy the summer break!

Attendance Matters

Staff Leavers

We thank the following staff for their contribution to making Co-op Academy Bebington the great place it is.

• Mr Power- English Teacher
• Ms Adekanmi – English Teacher
• Ms Anderson – IT Teacher
• Mrs Impett – English Teacher
• Mrs Harrison – Maths Teacher
• Mrs Edwards – Reflection Centre Manager
• Mrs Handford – Head of IT who is retiring

Thanks also goes to Mr Davies who works for The Co-op Trust who has been working as an English Teacher this year.

New Starters For September 2022

• Mrs Grundy – English Teacher
• Ms Spencer – Assistant Headteacher/SENCO
• Mr Hughes – Assistant Headteacher- Student Progress & IT Teacher
• Mr Caine – Maths Teacher
• Mr Doyle – Maths Maternity Cover
• Mrs Robinson – KS3 Motivate Leader
• Mr Waine – English Teacher
• Mrs Winter – PE Teacher
• Mr Baber – Assistant Facilities Manager
• Mrs Hudson – English Teacher
• Miss Charters – Teaching Assistant
• Miss Lawson – Year 8 Pastoral Leader
• Mr Pierce – Farm Technician
• Mr Young – Art Technician

Outstanding Achievement

I am delighted that Dr Chris Tomlinson, the CEO of Co-op Academies Trust attended school on the 14th July to present Pioneer Awards (The highest award possible from the Co-op) to three of our staff members.

Mr Hart and Mr Fletcher, for their huge contribution to developing our Motor Vehicle Engineering Workshop in collaboration with Merseyside Police.

Chloe Hughes (aged 20 and Lettings Officer) saved the life of a 21-year-old man playing football on our AstroTurf. The gentleman collapsed with a heart attack and Chloe acted quickly to deploy the defibrillator. The Ambulance Team said had she not acted so quickly the gentleman could have died. Well done Chloe. We are so proud of our three staff members.

September Start Dates – A Reminder

 

• 5/9/22 – Year 7 and Year 11 8.30am-3.05pm
• 5/9/22 – Year 8 9.45am – 12.30pm
• 5/9/22 – Year 9 11.00am-2pm
• 5/9/22 – Year 10 12.00pm-3.05pm

The school will be open for staff inset on 1/9/22 and 2/9/22. Staff will not be available for meetings.

Free School Meals

If you feel that your child may be entitled to Free School Meals which currently stands at £2.71 per day, then please visit Wirral Borough Council’s website using the following link:

https://www.wirral.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/funding-and-financial-support/free-school-meals-pupil-premium

to see if you meet the eligibility criteria.

If you feel you do meet the criteria, please contact school and ask for a FSM form for you to complete which we can then run through the system to see if you do indeed qualify.

Re-Scheduled Sports Day

Sports Day will now take place on 14/9/22

It just remains for me to say to you all, have a great summer – stay safe but enjoy.
C. Kelly