CTS Snapshot

Welcome to our CTS Snapshot - a weekly celebration update. We are delighted to share with parents and carers alike student triumphs at Corby Technical School. We are proud of every student and every success they have - please feel free to share with us any achievements they might have.

Students receive lesson stars where a teacher feels a student has made an excellent contribution in their lesson. Some students receive multiple lesson stars across the week, below are the students who have received the most stars for each year group this week:

Year 7:

Myles 7TA, Lilia 7TE, Maja 7CA, Ross 7ST and Jake 7TE.

Year 8:

Jessica 8ST, Cameron 8CA, Caleb 8ST, Ruby 8ST, Alisha 8CO, Mia 8ST, Hanni 8CO and Keigan 8CA.

Year 9:

Sophia 9CO, Robert 9CU, Carmen 9TE, Erin 9TE and Jessica 9ST.

Year 10:

Tanya 10SI, Kevin J 10TE, Leyton 10TA, Roisin 10CA, Mariana 10SI, Olivia 10TU, Adrian 10SI and Beatrice 10SI.

Year 11:

Gretil 11TA, Bailey 11TA and Phoebe 11ST.

Year 12:

Harvey 12B and Harley 12A.

Each week will focus on a department within the school and share their nominations with you. This week our Spanish team will be sharing their nominations with you.

Mrs Bartlett has made the following nominations this week:

7CO have worked with great determination at their listening skills last lesson and were able to identify lots of information about school subjects and school facilities. Luca P tries enthusiastically every lesson to speak as much Spanish as possible and is a fantastic role model! Lily A, Svetlana M and Lilly C also contribute very positively and enthusiastically in lessons.

In 8SW we have Eleanor H, Nicole H-M, Olivia M Ashton C, Vlad C and Sebi B working particularly well. They always have such a positive attitude and excellent behaviour for learning. In 8TA Liam N, Patrick U, Tanisha T, Jimmy Y, Jason O and Kacper K are all excellent role models in their form, 8TA, and work extremely hard in Spanish every lesson. They are a delight to teach! 8TE students Melende M, Nathan C, Nikola L and Melissa K have also stood out this week as excellent listeners who always concentrate and try their best. Well done!

Mrs Bartlett is really pleased with 9CU this week! In their lesson, they were polite, respectful and completed all the activities with lots of enthusiasm. James and Peter helped lead a classroom activity very capably and the class responded to them really well. Robert I, Corne N, Milan L and Jorja E also stood out in today’s lesson as people who were giving their all and actively listening all lesson. It was great to see!

In 9TE Mrs Bartlett has been particularly impressed by Pawel’s hard work and determination to improve. There are some excellent Spanish students in this class, and you are all working well to develop your skills. In particular this week I would like to mention Natalia J, Alan R, Gabriel S, Julia S, and Emily C, who continue to work hard in class and make excellent progress.

Mrs Bartlett is fortunate to teach 4 fantastic Year 10 classes, with so many talented students who really are a joy to teach. This week she would like to mention Kinga K, Rares C, Filip G, K-Jay B, Madison M, James Morla M, Oliwia G, Charlie J, Lucas B, Jasmine M, Crystal M, Vadims N, Ugne M, William D, Aleksandra A, Mariana C, Nicole, K, Reva P, Eden R. They work consistently hard, producing excellent work and taking pride in their work. In particular, I would like to thank Charlie J for his wonderful enthusiasm and for trying very hard to speak as much Spanish as he can in class.

Many Year 11 students attending Spanish Intervention sessions before school, in tutor time and after school, and Mrs Bartlett is very proud of them for taking the time to improve their speaking skills. Kacper B, Ollie J and Veronica R-F and Stas are even attending more than one session! Year 11 have completed their Spanish mock GCSE writing exam this week and Mrs Bartlett is looking forward to marking what they have produced. Good luck for the Reading and Listening papers next week, don’t forget to use all your strategies and exam techniques!

Miss Bratch has nominated 9SI who were amazing last lesson contributing a lot giving answers out. Also nominated are 7ST who have been excellent in particular, Amber and David C who are always willing to help.

Mrs Sahota has been super impressed with the enthusiasm and resilience of students from 8ST for their improved behaviour and who continue to make good progress and always try their best. Mrs Sahota would also like to congratulate 9TU for their superb approach to independent study and for maintaining a great attitude to learning Spanish. Well done and keep up the hard work. Finally, Year 11 students Bianca, Kacper, Nadia, Oliver and Tyler for their continued focus, hard work and dedication to attending intervention sessions. Well done.

Mr Cancelo-Gnavi has nominated Year 11 students Stas for his hard work in Spanish lessons and Zhivko for his great commitment to Spanish interventions.

We have had the Northamptonshire Foundation Trust leading assemblies all week on Children's mental health and how their voice can support in improving the services that are on offer to young people. The assemblies were vey informative and we thank you for your ongoing support.

Each week we will share with you what our Year 7, 8 and 9, 10 and 11 students are learning in our focus departments this term, below you will find the topics for History:

Year 7:

Year 7 will develop Historical skills to apply their knowledge about what was life like in ‘Medieval England’ and look at the threats to the power of the crown and how England grew. Students will also learn why religion was so important in this period through a study of the Crusades and the impact this had on Europe and the wider world. Students will have a chance to master their skills in analysis of interpretations and show which are more convincing and why. Our lessons will guide students in developing their knowledge of the Magna Carta and the Peasants Revolt and then they will apply their knowledge in a Mode 2 Assessment.

Questions:

1. Was the Black Death a Disaster?

2. What impact did the Peasants Revolt have on the development of democracy in England?

3. How did the Church hold Europe back from developing like the Islamic Empire?

Year 8:

Year 8 move into the 19th century and study a unit on the Industrial Revolution. This unit is split into two parts where it investigates the effects of the Industrial Revolution whilst also looking at political and social progress surrounding suffrage and workers’ rights in 19th Century Britain. We will start the term by completing our unit on Slavery by looking at why it was abolished and the legacy that it has had on England. Students will have the opportunity to master their skills around extended writing, based on looking at a variety of factors and reaching a judgement on the most important whilst at the same time providing evidence to justify this choice. The lessons will guide students in developing their knowledge around why factories were created and how the agricultural and transport revolutions enabled a full industrial revolution in the 19th Century.

Questions:

1. Why did the people of England move from rural to urban areas?

2. How does the Empire and trade link to the idea of mass production and the Industrial Revolution?

3. How did Richard Arkwright transform England into the first industrialised country?

Year 9:

Year 9 will study a unit called how did World War Two affect civilians and minorities. Within this first part of the unit, we cover the intricacies of the catastrophic event which is the Holocaust. This will cover a number of distinct aspects such as resistance by the Jews and the stages that the Holocaust went through that ended with the Wannsee conference and the annihilation of the Jewish race. Students will have the opportunity to master their skills around extended writing, especially justifying their opinion using evidence to reach a substantiated conclusion. The lessons will guide students in developing their knowledge around the impact such an event still has today and current genocides as well as how persecution went from being the law, to ghettos, bullets, and the Final Solution.

Questions:

1. What were Jewish experiences like before World War Two?

2. Who was responsible for the Holocaust and was anyone held accountable?

3. How is it that Genocides have continued around the world even after the Holocaust?

Year 10:

Year 10 will continue with their study of Germany 1890 – 1945 looking specifically at the growth of the Nazi party. This period study focuses on the development of the Nazi party and how the Depression linked to political extremism; how far was the rise of the Nazis the result of the Depression as well as the appeal of the Nazis and the fear which was associated with Nazi violence. Students will also start to look at the years 1933–1945, with the focus on the nature and extent of economic changes and what impact they had on the German people and Germany. Indeed, pupils will judge what role these changes play in enhancing Nazi control and popularity, which changed over time and changed by different degrees for diverse groups of people. Students will study the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of these two developments. They will also look at the role of key individuals and groups in shaping change and the impact the developments had on them.

Questions:

1. How much power did Hitler have in January 1933 and how did this change by 1934?

2. How did Hitler become a dictator?

3. Why did Hitler want to control every aspect of people’s lives?

Year 11:

Year 11 will complete their last unit of content on Germany 1890 – 1945, looking at the experiences of Germans under the Nazis. This will develop Term 3’s work on this aspect by focusing on the reasons for and impact of racial policy as well as the methods and impact of propaganda and Nazi culture. Students will also consider the role of the Police State and the role of the SS and Gestapo in keeping control and the experiences Germans had of this repression. To end this unit students will consider what acts of resistance were carried out by the people of Germany and the importance of opposition as a threat to the Nazi regime. The term will end with a series of structured recall and retrieval lessons on the units and topics students studied in Year 10 in preparation for their GCSE exams in Term 5.

Questions:

1. Why did Hitler want to control every aspect of life?

2. Why and how did people resist the Nazis?

3. What was the impact of Nazi propaganda on German Society?

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Our year 11 NCFE Engineers are working very hard making the practical project for their NEA (Non exam assessment). Mr Harley is so impressed with their workshop conduct and enthusiasm. Well done and keep up the hard work!

Parent/Carer Consultation Evenings/School Events:

Wednesday 6th March - Year 9 Parent/Carer Consultation Evening

Tuesday 12th March - Year 9 Options Evening

Thursday 7th March - SEND Information Evening - in school

Bank Holidays:

Friday 29th March 2024 – Good Friday

Monday 6th May 2023 – Early May Bank Holiday

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