Cranbrook Education Campus News
23rd February 2024
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Secondary Update - 3rd May 2024
Dear CEC families
May is here! Hopefully some summer weather will be close behind. As we end another successful week, I want to by wishing you all a happy bank holiday weekend. I hope you all enjoy some time together as families.
Visit from Penrice Academy - On Tuesday it was lovely to welcome Jenni, Pete and Charmaine from Penrice Academy to Cranbrook Education Campus and talk to them about how we do things at the Campus. We were able to have rich conversations about morning line ups, entry routines, our learning habits, how we grow great people through our CPD programmes, how we plan and enact our curriculum (booklets) and how we strengthen opportunities through our Personal Development programme. A great morning of Relentless Positive Collaboration. I am looking forward to visiting Penrice Academy soon so I can see what they do and take away some ideas to help us become even better at the Campus.
Sparx Termly impact report (Spring term)
Sparx Maths
Deadline completion rate = 75%
6,515 hours of personalised learning
435, 797 questions answered correctly
Sparx Reader
Deadline completion rate = 88%
2,495 hours of careful reading
142,641 questions answered correctly
522 books finished
Sparx Science
Deadline completion rate = 70%
3,804 hours of personalised learning
286,893 questions answered correctly
Let’s work together to get completion rates to 100%!
CEC is an Asthma friendly school
We have worked with One Devon to ensure that we are an asthma friendly school by having an up to date asthma policy, a register of all children with asthma and suspected asthma, Personalised asthma action plan (PAAP), staff training including, what to do in an asthma attack and emergency asthma kit and having an asthma champion in school. Find out more here: https://myhealth-devon.nhs.uk/local-services/schools/children-young-persons-asthma-1
GCSE Update
Congratulation to our three students who completed their Polish spoken exams this week. Next week, we have Biology and Chinese on Friday 10th May so it will be a busy first day for all those involve. Good luck!
You can find a copy of our summer timetable here, but exams until half term are listed below.
If you have any questions about exams at CEC, please email Mrs Jones, or visit cranbrook.education/exams
Cycling to school
A polite reminder to families that cycle or scoot to school that these should not be ridden on site. We ask please for you to dismount from your bike / scooter at the school gates and use the shelters provided. Thank you
Trust Review statements
Free family support
Support for parents or carers of Devon’s primary and secondary children who are either on the autism waiting list or who have received a diagnosis of autism. This includes information for free courses for parents
Raising kids in a tech based world
Please find attached a short and easy to digest summary containing key tips from TJ Power, Neuroscientist on how to raise kids in a tech based world.
Opportunity
The Big Step transition programme are now sponsoring CEC PE department.
The Big Step offers year 6 transition programmes for any new student transitioning from primary school to secondary school. More information can be found at https://thebigstep.org We are really proud to support an amazing programme. https://thebigstep.org
The Little Mermaid
Ofsted Big Listen children’s survey
Find out more about Ofsted’s Big Listen campaign here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ofsted-big-listen
Learning
A reminder to all Year 10s
A reminder for all Year Ten’s that your GCSE Literature exams are very close:
Paper One: Monday 13th May (Macbeth and A Christmas Carol) 1hr 45mins
Paper Two: Monday 20th May (An Inspector Calls, Poetry Anthology and Unseen Poetry) 2hr 15mins
How to get that last minute revision in!
- Retake the quizzes on google classroom over and over again. This will help you become an authority on the texts! Get your friends and family to quiz you. The code is t65azuj
- Write down quotes, under the names of characters or themes, on post-it-notes or flashcards and put them all over the house, or in your blazer pocket. Keep checking them over and over again. Every hour, write down all the quotes that you can remember. This won’t take longer than five/ten minutes!
- Draw a ‘rough’ plan of your house, and imagine that certain quotes live in certain rooms. When you get into the exam, you will be able to visualise your house and then remember the quotes.
- If you respond better to watching videos, access Mr Bruff and Mr Salles on Youtube. Type in the name of your text and listen! Stop every five minutes, and write down what you have learnt. Use Cornell notes to organise your notes.
- Practice writing full responses to exam questions under timed conditions. Give them to your teacher to look over. There will be some questions on your Google Classroom to use.
- Relisten to the texts. A Christmas Carol on audiobook is under 3hrs, and Macbeth and An Inspector Calls are even shorter! Before you listen, write down the key themes and characters across a double page spread. Stop and pause when you remember a good point or hear a quote that you want to learn. Jot it down under the titles that you have created.
- Practice writing premises over and over again for multiple questions. Learn them! Therefore you won’t feel anxious at the start of the exam, as you will definitely have something to say.
Most importantly stay positive and confident! You know these texts, and you can, and will do well! Believe in yourself and feel proud of your revision when you enter that exam. Being prepared is key. Remember to take breaks throughout your revision and get lots of sleep!
We have two full days of English to go over any last minute revision:
Friday 10th of May for Paper 1
Friday 17th May for Paper 2.
As always, your attendance in school will have a huge impact on your grades - please make every effort to be in school and particularly on those revision days.
Glitch Creative Writing
We are very PROUD of all of our students who have just been published in the Glitch creative writing anthology by Young Writers. It is wonderful to have so many published authors who are part of CEC!
Community
Cultural Calendar
22nd May, Buddhists will observe the festival of Wesak, celebrating the birth of the Buddha
8th and 9th June - Exeter Respect Festival, the largest celebration of diversity in the South West, takes place on 8th and 9th June in Belmont Park, Exeter
16th June - Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days in Islam, is expected to fall on 16th June, marked by prayers, charity, and community gatherings
22nd June - Windrush Day on 22nd June will honour the contributions of migrants to UK society, specifically people from the Caribbean who began arriving on the HMT Empire Windrush in 1948
17th to 23th June - Finally, Refugee Week will run from 17th to 23th June. This is the world's largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. The theme of “Our Home” will invite people to celebrate what Home means to them, be it a place of refuge, a feeling or a state of mind. Exeter will host several events, including a film screening and symposium organised by Give Back Plymouth considering the impact of the War in Sudan.
District Councillor Meet Up
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 07:00 pm
The Cranberry Farm, Badger Cl, Cranbrook, Exeter, UK
Cranbrook Colour Run
We celebrate a selection of pupils who have gone above and beyond and have been recognised by their Tutor’s for their positive contribution to our Campus Community.
Year 7
7AXZ - Evie-Mae Shaddick: Being Proud of her progress in English and showing Kindness during tutor time by offering to hand out the mats.
7CEJ - Harry Smith: His contributions to discussions have been exceptional this term.
7RCT - Aelfrice Tatchell-White: Displaying all of our PERKS having recently joined the school.
7SAD - Oscar Lander: Since coming back from the holidays, he has shown Engagement in his learning and more positive about school.
Year 8
8SRA Pedro Falcirolli-Neto for being ENGAGED in all his lessons.
8RMJ Ryan Johnston for being PERKY and getting the most housepoints last week.
8MDM Jack Begam for being KIND and lovely.
HoY Mitchell Bain for being ENGAGED in lessons and just smashing it!
Year 9
Proud: Sonny Paul and Lucas Challis for being great in tutor each week.
Engaged: Oresta Kasperoviciute for excellent progress in English.
Ready: Juan Ramirez Garcia for always being ready to learn.
Kind: Yasmin Day for being polite and kind on school campus every day.
Safe: Maisie Moor for being safe on the school site at all times.
Year 10
Proud: Lily Grice for working hard and being proud of her efforts to revise for her English exams.
Engaged: Scarlett Dyment-Mingo for putting extra effort into her revision for English Literature
Ready: Tempy for always being on time, in the right place at line up with everything she needs for the day and in correct uniform
Kind: Grazia Mok for always being polite and friendly
Safe: Edward Greed for always been safe and sensible on Campus.
Awards & Rewards
Due to an unprecedented amount of badges being awarded this year we have run low on stock, more have been ordered and pupils will be awarded their badges when they arrive.
Congratulations to pupils who obtained their House Point Awards this week.
Bronze Awards
Callum Dogan
Lilly Smith
Max Thurtle
Riley Knight
Brennan Tucker
and 2 other students
Silver Awards
Ethan Dixon
Kejli Murati
Charlie Mayers
Milli Richards
Kristen Woodhead
Lauren Jackson
Erin Bailey
Seanna Sunny
and 4 other students
Gold Awards
Connie Boakye
Charlie Cooper
Ruby Crowe
Alex Yatsiv
Jaiden Pengelly
Rosy Robillard
Darcey Alford
Katie Richardson
Ethan Watts
Rafaella Nanciu
Tye Stewart
Cruz Bradford
and 1 other studentsAn additional reminder
Please take a moment to share your thoughts about our campus on the Ofsted ParentView platform. Your valuable feedback is crucial, especially as we anticipate an Ofsted inspection this academic year. Your perspectives will provide valuable insights and contribute to showcasing the strengths and positive aspects of our campus. The whole team greatly appreciates you taking the time to complete this.
Dates for the Diary
Guided Choices (Options) Evening - 9th May. More information to follow next week.
GCSE Written papers start - 10th May
Year 11 Prom Exeter Golf & Country Club (tickets will be available soon) - 5th July
Year 5 through to Year 10 Sports Day - Wednesday 10th July
Term dates Term dates for 24-25 are available on the website
Please note that in October 2024 Primary has a two week half term.
Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.