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Humanutopia

On Wednesday 20th November, Year 8 took part in a powerful all day workshop with our colleagues from Humanutopia titled ‘Who am I?”. The day covered vital topics for our pupils such as identifying their own barriers to success, seeing themselves in a totally different light and overcoming the barriers and then a consideration of what their future may look like, including what changes they need to make.

The day was split into 3 separate sessions:

Session 1 was the Comfort Zone in which the students reflected on their past helping them reflect on how they became the person they are. This session was a roller coaster as students were roaring with laughter one minute and deep in reflection the next minute.

Session 2 was the Stretch Zone where the students considered how the present could be so different if each person behaved differently. Our pupils found it highly engaging as they interacted with others outside their normal friendship group.

Session 3 was the Panic Zone during which our pupils imagined who they could be in the future, discussing dreams, hopes, goals and ambitions. The day was concluded when every student identified and committed to making three positive changes to improve their future.

To find out more about the providers please visit https://www.humanutopia.com/.

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Odd Socks Day

Antibullying Week and Odd Socks Day – 12th November 

If you walked around School on 12th November you will have seen an odd sight! Pupils and staff were wearing odd socks to raise awareness of anti-bullying week. 

We have lots going on in school this week such as:

  • A poetry competition – create a poem about making a noise about bullying. Deadline for entries 29th November with prizes available, please hand into Ms Faulkner.
  • 12th November – Odd Socks Day
  • 16th November – drop in sessions with SWISS workers in the Library for anyone that wants to speak about any concerns they have about bullying.
  • Assemblies reminding pupils how they can report bullying:
    • Speak to a member of staff
    • Speak to Head of House  and Form tutor
    • Seek out an Anti Bullying Ambassador
    • Speak to a trusted adult.
  • Applying to be an Anti-bullying Ambassador – there are now opportunities for pupils to apply to be an antibullying ambassador. To apply they need to write a letter or design a poster about why they want to be an antibullying ambassador and what they can bring to the role. The deadline for this is Friday 29th November – hand in to Ms Faulkner.

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STEM Discovery Day

On Wednesday this week, we sent 15 of our year 8 pupils to experience a STEM Maths and Science Discovery Day at The University of Birmingham. During the day, Year 8 students discovered different areas of Sicence, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) through interactive workshops aimed to inspire, and give them the opportunity to experience life at university. The experience was designed to expose year 8 students to STEM outside of the school environment and to spark excitement around the different subjects and university life.

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GCSE Results 2024

At Dame Elizabeth Cadbury we are delighted to announce a very pleasing improvement in our 2024 GCSE results, reflecting the hard work and dedication of our pupils, staff, and the entire school community.

This year, an impressive 50% of our pupils achieved a grade 5 or higher in both English and Mathematics, marking a significant increase from our 2023 results. Additionally, nearly three quarters of our pupils earned a grade 4 or above in these core subjects, demonstrating their commitment to strive for excellence.

These outstanding achievements have paved the way for our students to secure high-quality destinations as they embark on the next steps of their educational journeys.

Notable results from our pupils included:

  • J Choudhury achieving 8 grade 9s, 1 grade 8 and 1 grade 7
  • C Lau achieving 6 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s and grade 7s
  • S Elkington achieving 3 grade 9s, 5 grade 8s and 1 grade 7

We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them and look forward to their continued success in the future.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

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Matrix ‘Far From Home’ – Turing 2023-24

Sweden, Italy, Peru

We are delighted to announce that, for the third year running, Matrix Academy Trust has had another successful Turing bid.

The Turing Scheme is the UK government’s programme to provide funding for international opportunities in education and training across the world. It supports Global Britain by providing an opportunity for UK organisations from the higher education, further education, vocational education and training and schools sectors to offer young people  life-changing experiences.

This year, pupils in Year 8 from across Matrix schools will be visiting Sweden. Year 10 will be exploring ancient history in Italy. Year 12 students will be travelling around the world to Peru.

We chose ‘Far From Home’ as the name of our 2023-24 Turing project because we are committed to promoting an international outlook with our pupils. For our young people to be successful, we need to do whatever we can to broaden their horizons – and one way of doing this is to take them ‘far from home’. We will be making sure the pupils who are selected to go on these visits will be those that will benefit most from them.

More information about these opportunities will be shared in September.

Read our report on last year’s Matrix visit to Japan here: https://matrixacademytrust.co.uk/japan/

Find out more about the Turing scheme here: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk

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Brew Monday

On Monday 16 January, pupils and staff came together for a Brew Monday event with biscuits and hot chocolate in the canteen after school. The third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘Blue Monday – ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but Samaritans say this is a myth – we all have our good days and our bad days, and those aren’t for the calendar to decide. The event provided an opportunity to connect with peers and colleagues and have a chat (and a game of Uno). We look forward to celebrating more events with a focus on mental health later this year. 

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Sports Day 2022

The first Sports Day since 2018 was a very special event, taking place at Abbey Stadium in Redditch. Pupils who had achieved the best times and distances in their PE lessons competed in the finals of the track and field events. And there were many opportunities for everyone to get involved with other sporting activities, such as boules.

The overall winning House was York, with the others not far behind.

Well done to everyone for making sports day such a joyous event.


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Christmas Menu

On Tuesday 15th December we will be serving a traditional Christmas menu for pupils at the cost of £2.40.

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Wales – September 2020

Unfortunately, due to the current advice issued by the government with regards to Covid-19 and school trips, we are unable to travel to Wales in September 2020 as planned. 

Due to the nature of the trip, we are currently looking at rescheduling the trip for the summer term of 2021. Once we have confirmation of dates more information will be sent to you.

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Year 13 Results 2020

Socially distanced happiness! Well done to all our hard-working and talented Sixth Formers. We are so proud of you!

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