Bedale High school celebrated the successes of the 2011-2012 academic year at its annual presentation evening last Friday with the chief guest, the Right Honourable William Hague FRSL, MP, Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State.
The evening started with an introduction by the chairman of governors, David Mollard who thanked the staff who have taken on new senior leadership roles since September especially Colin Morrison, Cliff Iddison, Patrick Barber for their commitment and vision as assistant head teachers and the new deputy head teachers of Mike Mills and Ros Haydon who have had a significant role and impact on driving new initiatives forward including the development of teaching and learning, leading the inclusion team and monitoring and tracking student progress. He said also had special praise for the acting headteacher Anne Lewin who has managed to lead the school through this period of change.
The headteacher’s report was presented by deputy head teacher Mike Mills who thanked the previous headteacher, Graham Turner, who has moved on to take a position in China. He also said farewell to the deputy headteacher of 36 years, Chris Carruthers, Trish Horner for her work with responsibility for data and curriculum, to Liz Christiansen, Tom Middleton and Peter Sawyer.
Mr Mills said: “We are also very proud of the recent award given to Adrian Grayson, who was our head of PE and Geography and since retiring has gone on to have a significant impact on the development of cricket at all levels. Adrian was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to the community, primarily through his cricket coaching. I would also like to remember a former member of staff and friend who sadly passed away last term before her time. Glyn Chadwick was a fantastic member of staff who joined the school as a PE teacher and went on to be a highly regarded member of the English Department and Head of Year. She is sadly missed by colleagues and students alike.”
The awards were presented by the Right Honourable William Hague who congratulated the former Year 11 students who were an amazing year group and who contributed fully to the life of the school. He said they were impressive role models to younger students and he was delighted to celebrate their achievements.
The excellent GCSE results reflected the level of commitment by students and staff along with the superb support of parents. Some of the highlights reflect the continuing improvements over time, for example 85% of students achieved 5 A* to C, 78% of students achieved A* to C in maths and despite the controversy surrounding the marking of English, 71% still achieved an A* to C whilst an amazing 94% of students achieved A* to C in Science.
The school jazz band comprising Peter Chappell, Amelia Cox, Sam Giblin, Joel Graham, Jonathan Heap, Jack Jobling, Toni Kelly, Alexandra Mason, Abigail Walker, Eleanor Williams, David Winlo, Sophie Wood and Hannah Woods performed Harlem Nocture arranged by Blair and Tequila arranged by Sweeney. The following awards were presented by William Hague.
CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 2011/2012
Year 7 Present Year 8; Peter Chappell, Thomas Littler, Helen Elsworth, Chloe Noone, Amy Harrison, Oliver Pennock, Molly Lancaster, Arthur Wood. Year 8 Present Year 9; Robyn Chilton, Annaleigh Smith, Huw Fenny, Philip Smith, Aisha Najafi, Sam Wagstaff, Jack Richardson, Edith Wood. Year 9 Present Year 10; Benjamin Cresswell, Cameron Latta, Mollie Fenner, Hannah Najafi, Eleanor Higgins, Sean McGuffin, Millie Hodgson, Thomas Sutton. Year 10 Present Year 11; Dominic Jacques, Alexandra Ord, Jack Jobling, David Pauli, Bethany Leathley, Eleanor Pearson, Alexandra Mason, James Webster
CERTIFICATES FOR EFFORT AND PROGRESS 2011/2012
Year 7 Present Year 8; Alice Cockburn, Joseph Steel, Emma Gibson-Jones, Koen Usher, Olivia Kirk, Robyn Weston, George Smith, Samuel Winstanley. Year 8 Present Year 9; Hannah Bowe, Thomas Hoare, Aaron Brotherston, Victoria Treiber, Francesca Dinsdale, Charles Walker, Ben Featherstone, Hannah Watkins. Year 9 Present Year 10; Samuel Connolly, Chloe Myers, Jessica Hall, Richard Severs, Zak Karwat, Rachel Simmons, Georgia Mills, Maxwell Weighell. Year 10 Present Year 11; Sarah Bell, Emily Potts, Aimee Black, Mikidadi Salamala, Jordan Dickson, Eleanor Williams, Jonathan Heap, Hannah Woods, Joshua Ladlow
THE DANNY DAVIES CUP FOR THE MOST IMPROVED FOOTBALLER; Liam Hankinson
THE IRENE BOREHAM CUP FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NETBALL; Rosemary Allison
THE BECKY ROBINSON TROPHY FOR EFFORT IN GIRLS SPORT; Emily Hayward
THE JONNY MILES CUP FOR EFFORT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION; Thomas Wilford
THE MARTYN COOMBS CUP FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT; Harvey Gill
ROY MITCHINSON CUP FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT; Natasha Sedgwick
THE RICHARD BLANCHARD CUP FOR RUGBY; Alexander Jones
THE RICHARD BLANCHARD CUP FOR BASKETBALL; Harvey Gill
ADRIAN GRAYSON CUP FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CRICKET; Harry Jeffery
OUTSTANDING FOOTBALLER TROPHY; Joshua King
THE BEDALE SPORTS CUP FOR SPORTSMANSHIP; Natasha Sedgwick and Joshua King
GODBERT TROPHY; Wind Band – Amelia Cox
ERIC MARQUIS TROPHY; David Winlo
THE MICHELLE ATKINSON SHIELD FOR THE MOST IMPROVED YEAR 7 PUPIL; Robyn Weston
THE CUP FOR PROGRESS MADE BY A YEAR 8 PUPIL; Jamie MacPherson
YEAR 9 CUP FOR EFFORT; Emily Birks
YEAR 10 CUP FOR EFFORT; Samuel Gill
YEAR 11 CUP FOR EFFORT AND ACHIEVEMENT; Chloe Allen-Macey
THE RICHARD LAWSON TROPHY FOR JUNIOR MATHEMATICS; Thomas Littler
MOSS CUP FOR YEAR 9 MATHEMATICS; Nicholas Barry
MOSS CUP FOR YEAR 10 MATHEMATICS; Holly Shippen
THE CUP FOR DISTINCTION IN LOWER SCHOOL ART; Autumn Speight
THE BEDALE ART GROUP CUP FOR LOWER SCHOOL ART; Huw Fenny
THE BEDALE ART GROUP CUP FOR UPPER SCHOOL ART; Alexandra Ord
THE KEN DEWIS CUP FOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY; James Wood
THE WI CUP FOR EXCELLENT WORK IN FOOD AND TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY; Cameron Latta
THE DALEPAK CUP FOR EFFORT IN FOOD AND TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY; Amber Fryatt
THE BEDALE CHURCHES TOGETHER TROPHY FOR EXCELLENT WORK IN R.E; Amber Fryatt
THE CUP FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN LOWER SCHOOL ENGLISH; Milly Hodgson
THE RUSSELL CUP FOR LOWER SCHOOL FRENCH; Sean McGuffin
THE LONGSTAFF AWARD FOR LANGUAGES; Rosemary Allison
THE NICKERY NOOK PERFORMING ARTS AWARD; Martin Bennison
THE JOHN BARLEY AWARD FOR CATERING EXCELLENCE; Jordan Tatum
THE DODD CUP FOR LOWER SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY; Georgia Mills
THE TURNER CUP FOR BOYS GEOGRAPHY; Max Dyson
THE GILLETT CUP FOR JUNIOR HISTORY; Chloe Myers
THE MORTON CUP FOR SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL; Amy Curtis
THE YOUNG SCIENCE AWARD; Amy Curtis
THE CUP FOR A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL’S MUSIC; Samuel Beadle
THE QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE SHIELD FOR COURAGE IN ADVERSITY; Sophie Balfour
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY REUNION TROPHY; Anya Hockey
THE BRIAN REDHEAD TROPHY; Phoebe Robson
THE CUP FOR THE MOST IMPROVED PUPIL IN YEAR 11; James Radin
THE GOVERNORS’ CUP; Edward John
THE THOMPSON CUP FOR THE BEST EXAMINATION RESULTS; Edward John
CHAMBER OF TRADE ROSE BOWL FOR THE BEST EXAMINATION RESULTS; Bobbie Coleman
ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP; Jack Chapman
HOUSE CUP WINNERS (Donated by the John Family); Americas House – Hannah Woods
ART: Christopher Priestman Georgina Hall
BUSINESS STUDIES: Jamie Barr Megan Bradbury
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: Annabel Charlton
DRAMA: Martin Bennison Abigail Parish
ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Harvey Gill and Rosemary Allison
ENGLISH LITERATURE: Adam Thompson and Abigail Riggs
FRENCH: Harvey Gill and Amy Curtis
FTT: Amber Fryatt and Emily Rawlin
GERMAN: Adam Thompson and Victoria Shippen
GEOGRAPHY: Jack Chapman and Katie Fenner
GRAPHIC PRODUCTS: Lorna Spencer and Joseph Hodgson
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE: Natasha Sedgwick
HISTORY: Harry Jeffery and Ryiah Beesley-Gibson
LEISURE & TOURISM: George Snell and Olivia Mortimer
MATHEMATICS: Samuel Wright and Eleanor Chapman
MUSIC: Liam O’Neil and Shannen Rowan
PE: Matthew Stamp and Rosemary Allison
PRODUCT DESIGN: Jamie Tate-Whittaker and Suzannah Stelling
RE: Harry Stanforth and Natalie Smithurst
SCIENCE - ADDITIONAL: Samuel Corr and Kimberly Webley
SCIENCE - BTEC: Robert Boston and Fatema Yasmin
SCIENCE – CORE: Connor McMillan-Smith and Catherine Smith
SCIENCE – TRIPLE: Edward John and Amy Curtis
SYSTEMS & CONTROL: Edward John
TEXTILES: Kristina Alderson and Amelia Bell