Carr Manor Community School – The academic year so far (from June 2014)
Events:
 European Language Day
 Open Evening / Morning
 Sports Presentation Ceremony
 Year 7 Residential
 Grandparents day
 KS1 Superhero Day
 Year 7 – bus safety assembly
 School Walk
 Primary Phase Sports Day
 Sports Day at South Leeds Stadium
 Parent Open Days in Reception Class
 Termly Parent Workshops including RP, Mathematics etc
 Presentation Afternoon
 Enrolment Evening
 Year 9 Study School Showcase Evening
 Year 7 Theme Project Showcase Evening
 Year 11 reunion
CE-IAG offer:
 Year 11 careers event
 Year 11/12 Apprenticeship Fair off site
 Year 11 mock interviews
 Year 12 Employability Workshop
 Regular Year 11 careers events with Sarah Humphries
 Leeds Ahead mentoring scheme
 Year 11 re-union
 Employment Information Fair
 Year 9 girls attended a ‘Make the Grade’ mentoring session at Capstick Lawyers
 Year 11 Careers Fair on the 29th January
 Year 10 work experience for two weeks
 Year 10 work experience de-brief assembly
 Year 8 Careers week
 Year 11 National Citizenship Service Assembly – 26th February
Performing Arts:
 Dance audition for Lord of the Flies
 Year 11 GCSE Drama group performance (Mental Health Project)
 BTEC PA ‘Celebration of Dance’ performance at the Carriageworks
 Romeo & Juliet workshop
 GCSE Drama group – Opera trip
 ‘The Kite Runner’ at West Yorkshire Playhouse Year 11 GCSE
 ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time’ Year 11 GCSE (exam prep.) at the
Bradford Alhambra
 Year 9 SS PA at Bradford Alhambra
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Selected GCSE Drama group (G&T) performing at Leeds College of Music as part of
Headspace (Mental Health Project)
Year 11 GCSE Drama pupils perform at The Venue at Leeds College
Christmas Show (secondary and primary phase)
Primary Christmas Showcase
Primary Christmas Disco
Year 7/8 big sing
Christmas Showcase
HIV awareness dance performance (Phoenix)
Emotional wellbeing performance (actress performed at school)
Sweet Hype perform at Northern Ballets Theatre’s Restec 2014
Sports activities and successes:
 Year 11 boys Regional finals at John Charles centre
 Sports Leaders
 Year 9 Orienteering
 U16 English Schools cup 5th round
 Staff zumba / running club
 Jovanni Sterling signs for LUFC
 Duke of Edinburgh Award
 Our girls basketball team attended a Leeds Force basketball training at Leeds
Beckett University
 Year 9 and 10 athletics competition at Allerton grange
Charity activities:
 Race for Life
 House Charity Day / Children in Need Day
 Shoe Box Appeal
 Christmas Jumper Day
 Chocolate snowman to raise funds for Sue Ryder/ Wheatfields Hospice
 Santa Dash raffle tickets for St Gemma’s Hospice
 Christmas Card collection for NSPCC
 Poppy Appeal
 Fair Trade stalls
Community focussed activities:
 Volunteering Club
 Volunteers Christmas Party
 RP training at CMPS
 RP assembly at CMPS
 Leeds Faith in Schools
 Reception Carol Singing
 KS1 singing at the Old Peoples Home
 Singing at the Community Café
 Carols in the Park
 Food hampers
 Volunteering club celebrate 100th Birthday at Moor Allerton Care Home
 Jam Packed Event
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Pupil Training:
 New RP pupil reps trained
 Passengers into Crew pupil training
 Peer to Peer mentoring at Shire Oak
 Reading Ambassadors
 Assistant Coach training
 RP reps share knowledge and experiences with Carr Manor primary pupils
 Primary assembly team
 Presentation of lanyards to new RP reps
Attainment activities:
 Year 7 CATS
 Year 11 Speaking controlled assignments
 Year 9 FLP
 Year 9 targeted boys and girls Make the Grade Mentoring Scheme
 Year 11 progress meetings
 Saturday School
 Y11 Graduation & results assembly
 100% Attendance Competition
Academic achievements this year:
 Introduction of new academic year (from June)
 Communications Standard Award
 Excellent GCSE results over the summer (pupils of all ability levels have either met
or exceeded their personal targets (in line with national averages)
Trips:
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Year 9 SS trip to Leeds Dock
Visit to Leeds Met for Mental Health Youth Conference
DofE expedition
Year 9 SS Sports and Social Sciences Headingley visit
Year 9 SS Art and Design trip to Ikea
Year 9 SS (food) trip to Trinity Kitchen x2
Year 9 targeted girls Make the Grade Mentoring Scheme trip to local business
Year 9 Orienteering
Trip to Leeds University - Astronomy Lecture
Year 9 SS trip to Cookridge Golf Club
Year 9 SS Clothes Show NEC Birmingham
Leeds University (12 pupils) Astronomy Lecture
Places of Worship trips
Year 2 Grand Theatre (panto trip)
Y9 Stem trip to Leeds University
Leeds Community Health care trust takeover day - Y9 / Y10 pupils
Y9 SS DM to Coca Cola
Y1 Carriageworks Theatre trip
FL Stockeld Park
KS1 Pantomime Trip
Christmas holidays pantomime trip
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Places of worship trips – Friday 12th December to Leeds Grand Mosque and a Hindu
Temple.
Flexible Learning Ice Cube Reward Trip – 2nd Feb 15
Year 8 residential trip to Lineham Farm
Digital Media Trip to
Enrichment and Flexible Learning:
 Flexible Learning offer available every evening 3-4pm
 FL one off trips: BMX trip, bowling trip, Stockeld Park, York Maze
 York residential KS3 (12 pupils)
 Flexible Learning projects for Year groups
 FL projects introduced to primary phase
 Super Flexible Learning sessions
 Weekend residential
 Summer trips to Forbidden Corner, Flamingo Land, Grand Theatre, Yorkshire
Sculpture Park, Roundhay Park and the seaside
 Primary Phase Street Dance, Baking, Tag Rugby and Football Clubs
 Tea Club available to pupils and staff
 Year 7 Theme flexible learning project
 7L band showcase their ‘Where in the World’ projects
 Carr Manor TV redesign competition
 February half-term activities
 World Book Day photo shoot
Pupil Voice:
 Blazers introduced and offered to all pupils
 New school council reps
Parent / Staff Communication:
 Targeted Year 10/11 parents meeting
 Primary Parents Forum
 Primary Parents meetings
 Parent Social
 Year 7 parents residential meeting
 Meet Your Coach Day 1
 Primary Meet Your Coach Week
 Year 7 parent / carer consultation evening
 Y7 Theme showcase for parents/carers in theatre
 Year 9 Study School Showcase Evening
 Year 7 Theme Showcase Evening
 Year 10 parents / carers consultation evening – 12th February
 Promotional DVD to prospective parents
 Year 9 Parent’s Evening – 26th February
 Coach contact week
Visitors:
 Visitors from Holland and Leeds City Council
 Kevan Williams, Education Endowment Trust
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Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary
Nova Scotia visitors
Matt Priestley Photographer
Year 11 Places of Worship trips
Year 9 SS trip to the Clothes Show
Transition
 Year 5 visits
 ‘Life at Carr Manor’ sessions in Primary schools
 Attendance at Year 5 Parents’ Evenings
 Reception Class home visits
 Reception Class stay and play
 Primary Phase Summer School
Awards
 Teach First Award
Rewards:
 Epraise reward event
 FLP reward trips
 Reward Assemblies
 Primary Phase Weekly Celebration Assembly
 Epraise Award and House Award introduced to merit assemblies
 The Communication Standard Award
 Character for Learning badges and stickers
Literacy:
 Words of the week in the Chronicle and the Chronicle at a Glance
 Reading re-introduced in coaching
 Poetry writing competition
Communications
 New look chronicle, term times and voice introduced
 Introduction of CMTV
 Year 11 pupils receive their email addresses
 New school logo and school branding
 House moto competition
Digital media resources and offer:
 Introduction of new progress reports
Strategic Developments
 Partnership with WHS
 Introduction of ParentPay
 Introduction of new school week (from June)
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