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This term students have demonstrated their courage, commitment and compassion lived out in their daily lives.
In worship, students have led reflections on the themes of fair trade and charity, with some excellent presentations showing courage in standing up and speaking to their house.
A special thank you must go to James Ramsay for leading an inspirational worship on Cancer Research.
The Haiti earthquake has served as a reminder of how precious life is. I have been impressed with how students have responded with a range of creative ideas to raise money for the appeal. The compassion of our students for those less fortunate than ourselves continues to grow. Year 11 students are to be
congratulated on very encouraging GCSE results in English, with 50% of students having already achieved an A* - C grade.
The mock results day was a real success, with students collecting their envelope as if it was the last week in August. The atmosphere in the assembly following the results was quiet and reflective as the realisation of their performance began to sink in. Again, I would like to encourage Year 11 as they enter the final 10 weeks of preparation for their GCSE exams. I am confident that their commitment to their studies will continue to grow throughout this period. During Lent, I will be challenging our students to look inwards and ask searching questions about their life and their future. Also to
encourage students to make a difference for someone else by serving our community better.
Chris Tomes
Principal
Salisbury and District Young Chamber of Commerce
In the Autumn Term, a Young Chamber of Commerce was proposed by the Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce. They recommended it be set up between the three schools on the Laverstock site to help the Business Studies students gain an even better idea of business in the real world. Mr Larcombe, Business Studies teacher at Wyvern College, liked the sound of this idea and to establish the group invited Ian Hudson, Loretta Lupi and Louise Howard from the Chamber into one of the collaboration lessons to explain more. They asked for volunteers and a date was set to decide President, Vice-Presidents and Directors. Several people stepped forward and we elected our presidents by having a vote after listening to several pitches. Liam Burnell, of St Joseph’s, was elected President and it was decided, to represent the three schools, Vice-Presidents would be Jack Waters of Wyvern and Shareen Sanders from St Edmunds. The following Directors were also elected: Operations Director = Becca Mack, IT Director = Albert Wigmore, Marketing Director = Kamran Miah and Finance Director = Sara Silveira. We now meet every Wednesday from 1545-1630, where the week’s developments are discussed and things are moved on. President, Liam Burnell, and Vice Presidents, Jack Waters and Shareen Sanders, will be attending the Salisbury & District Business Excellence Awards on Friday 12th February, and many others have agreed to assist with proceedings. This will be an exciting night for all involved. After this event, our attention will turn to preparing a pitch for the necessary £300 to host a networking event. The President, Vice-Presidents and Finance Directors will pitch for the interest free loan in a pitch which will have an air of Dragons Den about it! However, in order to make good use of this money, our team will have to work hard to find the right venue and host it well in order to make a profit, pay back the loan, and still have money in the bank. The Chamber also has a team entered for the Salisbury Rotary Club’s Annual Swimathon, which will be hosted at Godolphin School on 27th March. The team are hoping to raise a big sum of money in order to help local charities in the area and, at the same time, raise their profile. We hope to have our first networking event shortly after this, towards the end of April. However, before we get there, there is still a lot to do! Liam Burnell – St Joseph’s Jack Waters – Wyvern Shareen Sanders – St Edmund’s ….with thanks to James Murphy for drafting this article.
PSHEe and Citizenship Day
As part of Wyvern College’s PSHEe/Citizenship day, year’s 7 and 8 took part in a ‘Question Time’ debate. On the panel was Nick Radford, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Salisbury, Richard Clewer, Wiltshire Council's youth and skills portfolio holder, Frances Wain, a school governor and Henry Head, Chair of Governors. The boys had learnt about politics and government during the morning session and had prepared questions to ask the panel during Question Time, questions ranged from school issues toglobal issues. It was an interesting and enjoyable day for all concerned.
