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The group Ascension Dance came to President Kennedy School and worked with over 100 boys in Year 7, 8 and 9. The boys worked on key movements and body weight control before attempting to complete a Parkour course that been set up in the sports hall.

Well done to all the boys who were inspired and worked really hard at learning new skills and applying them to the activity.

Mr Garlick, P.E Department 

Last week students in P.E from Year 7, 8 and 9 took part in a fitness circuit, witnessed a trampoline demonstration and listened to an inspirational talk from Jaydon Paddock who is a member of the Great Britain Gymnastics team and is a world champion in Tumbling.

The pupils raised £590 sponsorship money, which will help buy sports equipment for the P.E department and also helped to fund Jaydon with his training and competitions. 
Well done all - it was a great day.

                                                                            Mr Garlick, P.E Department

Last weekend Ms Yafai, Ms Fretter and Mr Wood took thirty    Year 11 students to Claythorpe Court PGL Centre in Lincolnshire for an adventure and revision retreat. 

Alongside Maths and English revision sessions, students enjoyed activities including Aeroball, climbing, a giant swing, as well as a hugely competitive dodgeball tournament. 

The students also employed their orienteering strategies in a (very cold) game of Ambush. Following a controversial tiebreaker of rock/paper/scissors, Mr Wood’s team clawed back a credible draw on the scoreboard, but all agreed it was a moral victory.

As always, our students were a credit to the school and were praised by the staff at the centre for their engagement and enthusiasm. The students were particularly engaged in the GCSE revision sessions interspersed with the activities, further demonstrating their commitment and determination to succeed this summer. Several students made a point of saying how ‘delighted’ and ‘thrilled’ they were to be part of the trip.   

                                                                  Mr Wood, Assistant Headteacher

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"90% of employers focus above all on the attitudes and aptitude that will enable graduates to be effective in the workplace".

Education and Skills - CBI 2017.

Bearing this in mind, all Year 8 students had the opportunity to develop their essential soft skills effectively by making decisions about how to spend a client’s money as a Stock Market Trader. Students had to consider and learn about the world of finance/trading and the skills of team work, problem solving and listening needed to succeed

Working in teams with Skills Builder, students had to invest £25000 for their client, Dr Taylor, on the stock market.
Dr Taylor wanted her stock broker to make her as much money as possible in just one day of trading.

The stock market proved to be very jittery and share prices fell as well as rose in price as confidence in the markets changed. However, most teams were very successful and made a profit. One team nearly made over £1 Million profit in one day!

Nikita Ryan said “During this experience I have learned multiple skills, such as active listening and problem solving. 
I enjoyed spending the afternoon being a stock market trader. My interest of becoming a stock market trader has increased due to this session. Thank you Skills Builder Alison and Richard for coming into my school."

 Mrs Petrak, Leader of Enterprise