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Saturday, 17th May, 2014 - EBDOG Conference comes to Blackpool
The Education Building Development Officers Group held its national conference here in Blackpool after many years travelling round other towns and cities. With the spotlight on constructing new school buildings to match the numbers of children going through primary schools it was appropriate that Bispham and Collegiate students and staff attended the conference by the invitation of Blackpool Council. (Both schools are currently in the process of joining together on the Bispham site whilst a brand new �14 million build to be known as Blackpool Aspire Academy takes place on the existing Collegiate site following the demolition of Collegiate).
The conference was thrilled to hear the voices of Bispham High School's Gospel Choir and after the three songs a rapturous round of applause was given only to be repeated again following Councillor Ivan Taylor's warm welcome to all delegates. The Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Val Haynes congratulated the choir and thanked them for all their hard work.
Collegiate students joined the conference for the whole day and attended workshops, seminars and lectures by key speakers. The presentation on 'Lets talk � looking at design from another angle' presented by Elizabeth Jarman was a wonderful insight into how to use the senses better when designing rooms and areas. This contribution was well appreciated by Collegiate students Natasha, Erin, Emil and Rhys.
Collegiate students Natasha, Erin, Emil, and Rhys prepare for the workshops with Mr Topping.
Friday, 16th May, 2014 - Turf Cutting at Collegiate
A beautiful Friday morning saw the sun shining on the new Mayor of Blackpool, Cllr Val Haynes, as she cut the first turf to officially begin the construction project at Collegiate High School. It is anticipated that the new school building will be completed by September 2015 and will open as Blackpool Aspire Academy and Highfurlong Special School.
The Mayor's audience included her Consort, Alan Haynes, Cllr Ivan Taylor (Blackpool Council Cabinet Member for Education), Carl Baker (Deputy Director for Children's Services), Ian Morris-Iliffe (School Organisation, Blackpool Council), Mike Green (Head of capital at the Education Funding Agency) and representatives from Carillion PLC, Trustees of the Old Boys Grammar School War Memorial Foundation, Fylde Coast Academy Trust, Highfurlong Special School, Bispham and Collegiate High Schools.
Following the short ceremony, refreshments were provided by Highfurlong Special School in their hall.
Tuesday, 13th May, 2014 - Building work update � the next three months
Carillion, who are the main contractor for the project, commenced work on 7th April and have a number of objectives for the next three months:
- Erect site hoardings, signboard and form initial site compound and site accommodation
- Demolish Existing Building
- Install carrier drains
- Commence foundation works
- Relocate site accommodation and form onsite parking provision
Carillion aim to keep the existing roads surrounding the site clear, with the site entrance designed so that traffic entering the site can pull off the public highway.
Friday, 9th May, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Bethannie (Year 11) for her 100% attendance this week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Bethannie was enjoying her PE lesson outside on the pitches this afternoon when Mrs Beaumont surprised her with the good news.
She is pictured here collecting her �5 prize.
Thursday, 8th May, 2014 - North West Regional 5-a-side Football Tournament
Years 10 and 11 girls represented Blackpool in a regional 5-aside football tournament on Thursday 8th May; their opposition included, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Manchester City, Stoke, Fleetwood Town, and numerous other teams from the North West. The talent from each opposing team was evident from the start with numerous teams being formed from their local academies; although this didn't deter our wonderful Collegiate students.
The first game against Wigan was a 3-1 defeat with an amazing first goal scored by Kaydee and numerous spectacular saves from Steph in goal. As the games continued throughout the day the girls became tired with back-to-back games, but this did not affect their sheer determination to achieve the best that they could. Finally, the derby game against Fleetwood Town ended with a thrilling 2-1 win, as both Georgia and Kaydee scored great goals.
At the end of the tournament Blackpool finished 5th out of 10, which is amazing considering the strength of the opposing teams. Each player showed dedication, courage and passion; playing with pride in their local Blackpool Kit. Well done girls.
Wednesday, 7th May, 2014 - Year 10 Parent Question Time
During a question packed 60 minutes, parents/carers of our Year 10 students and the students themselves addressed a range of topical questions and queries to the senior leaders of Collegiate and the new Blackpool Aspire Academy. In attendance were Mr John Topping, Mr Colin Simkins OBE (Blackpool Aspire Academy Principal), Mr Tony Nicholson (Executive Headteacher), and a number of teaching and non-teaching staff.
Mr Simkins explained the reasons which have led to the governing bodies of both sites deciding to join Year 10 students together on the Bispham site and offered a high degree of reassurance and support that all Collegiate and Bispham Year 10 students will have the opportunities and scope to succeed in their last year of schooling. Mr Simkins made a request to parents/carers that they keep in touch with school and ask necessary questions to keep lines of communication open. Mr Topping emphasised this point and drew the audience's attention to the recently constructed joint schools Communications Action Plan and hoped that parents/carers of Year 10 students would wish to be part of this improvement plan and be active members of a Parents, Teachers and Friends Association within the Blackpool Aspire Academy.
Parents and students looking over the new academy design plans
Friday, 2nd May, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Arron (Year 10) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Arron was in the middle of his science lesson this afternoon when Mrs Beaumont gave him the good news.
Arron is pictured here collecting his �5 prize.
Friday, 25th April, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Troy (Year 11) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Troy is pictured collecting his �5 prize from Miss Selcoe.
Friday, 4th April, 2014 - Easter Revision Programme timetable
To support our students we are offering an Easter Revision Programme as timetabled below:
Students will not be required to wear school uniform.
When attending one of the above sessions, please wait in reception to be collected by the teacher who is running the session.
Friday, 4th April, 2014 - Easter week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Sam (Year 10) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Sam is pictured in his ICT class enjoying our non-uniform day receiving the �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Friday, 28th March, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Kaydee (Year 11) for her 100% attendance this week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Kaydee is pictured receiving the �5 prize from Miss Selcoe.
Thursday, 27th March, 2014 - Food for thought!
Congratulations to our budding Jamie Olivers! The year 10 boys produced some amazing food as part of their GCSE Catering controlled assessment. They worked hard and ended the session being very tired, but extremely happy with their efforts. All the food was of a standard that could have been served in a restaurant.
WELL DONE!
All the Year 10 GCSE Catering group have produced some excellent dishes for their assessments and will now look forward to upping their skills in readiness for next year!
Friday, 21st March, 2014 - Sport Relief
Here at Collegiate we held two events on the Playfootball pitches during dinner in aid of Sport Relief: a 'Beat the keeper' competition and several 'staff verses students' football matches.
Fleetwood Town kindly let us borrow two of their youth team goalkeepers, giving our students chance to try their luck against professionals in the 'Beat the keeper' competition. Prizes were on offer for those who managed to score.
Meanwhile, five games were played back to back in the 'staff verses students' football matches - the staff managing not to get beaten despite their old legs growing tired towards the end of the competition.
At the end of the competition the results table showed the staff had ultimately come out on top:
| Team | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate Staff | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Year 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Year 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Friday, 21st March, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Jack (Year 10) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Jack is pictured receiving the �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Thursday, 20th March, 2014 - Letter home to parents regarding future leadership of the merged school
A letter has been sent home today regarding the future leadership of the merged school opening September 2014.
The letter is available to read here on our website or can be found in our menu bar above in the Letters/Policies section in the drop-down menu of Parents.
Wednesday, 19th March, 2014 - Letter home to parents regarding national industrial action
A letter has been sent home today regarding the planned industrial action to be taken on Wednesday, 26th March, 2014. It is a one-day national strike by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) regarding teachers' pay policy and pensions.
The school will be closed for students that day and reopen as normal on Thursday, 27th March.
The letter can be read here on our website or can be found in our menu bar above in the Letters/Policies section in the drop-down menu of Parents.
Tuesday, 18th March, 2014 - Summer 2014 Exam Timetable
The exam timetable is now available to view here on our website.
It can be found in the Students drop-down menu above or by clicking here.
Monday, 17th March, 2014 - Year 11 Before/After School Revision Classes timetable has moved!
The timetable for Year 11 before and after school revision classes for March can now be found in the Students drop-down menu above or by clicking here.
Please talk to the teacher of the revision class for more information.
Friday, 14th March, 2014 - Technology tournament results
On Friday 14th March, Mr Barnhurst and Miss Gurney took three teams of four from Collegiate High School and Bispham High School to compete in the annual Rotary Technology Tournament held at YMCA in St Annes. All three teams worked industriously throughout the day to design and make a contraption that would retrieve a 'Radioactive rock' from an enclosed space from 1.5 metres away.
All three teams competed exceptionally by completing the challenge in under a minute - the Collegiate quartet of Arron, Sophie, Nathan, and William placed 2nd overall in their age category with Arron Williams completing the task in a storming 12 seconds!!
Friday, 14th March, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Stephanie (Year 11) for her 100% attendance this week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Stephanie is pictured out on the sports pitches receiving the �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Monday, 10th March, 2014 - Building update
It has been a very busy period with the transition to the rear of the Collegiate building; now all students, staff, and visitors to the school must use the Playfootball car park on Garstang Road and walk up the path; school buses also drop off here. The school reception entrance is sign-posted for staff and visitors, with students using the double doors at Cicero basement. There is no entry to the school from Blackpool Old Road and this has now been fenced off as part of the construction site.
During the half-term break staff worked tirelessly to ensure that the school would be operational for the return of our students, with all furniture and equipment, including the servers for our computer network, being relocated or placed into storage courtesy of the site management team - Jeff and Carl. Gas, water, electricity, telephone, and data cables (allowing internet access) were also re-routed from the front of the school.
The contents of the Memorial Room were removed and put in safe storage together with a number of other artefacts from around school. The stained glass windows from the Memorial Room and Stanley stairs are also in safe storage and it is anticipated that these will be given pride of place in the learning resource area of the new school.
Demolition will begin over the next few weeks � it is indeed exciting times ahead!
The quad area now looks empty after being cleared of trees during the half-term break in preparation for the demolition
Friday, 7th March, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Bradley (Year 10) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Bradley is pictured in his Art class receiving the £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Charlie is national standard! - Thursday, 6th March, 2014
'Collegiate High School student, Charlie (Year 11), has reached the national final of the English Schools Football Association County cup competition. Charlie was selected to represent the Lancashire Schools Football Association at Under 16 level and he has played a key part in their success. Lancashire have beaten Humberside schools (1-0), Staffordshire schools (3-0), Surrey schools (3-0), and in the semi-final on 4th March he was selected to play against Merseyside (winning 2-0) to reach the national final. This is to be played at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 15th March.
We wish Charlie and the team, every success for the final. After he leaves school, Charlie is aiming to undertake a football based course at Myerscough College and develop his football and coaching skills further.
Charlie is pictured centre holding the football, with classmates Saul, Andrew, James, and Shahid.
Friday, 28th February, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Jack (Year 11) for his 100% attendance this week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Jack is pictured (far left) in his ICT class receiving the £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont and Miss Selcoe, along with classmate Daniel.
Friday, 14th February, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Lewis (Year 10) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Lewis is pictured in his ICT class receiving the £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
3D printing demonstration - Thursday, 13th February, 2014
A great deal of excitement was created this afternoon as the people from Ultimaker demonstrated their latest 3D printing equipment here at Collegiate.
Designs are created on the computer using software such as Sketch Up and then downloaded to the Ultimaker 3D printer, where it is printed using low cost, biodegradable materials.
Both students and staff were surprised at how complex the designs could be - it really was a case of your imagination being the limitation!
Students watch the Ultimaker 3D printer creating just one of the many designs that were printed here this afternoon
Collegiate High School Final Heritage Tour Report - Sunday, 9th February, 2014
There was a great turn out for the final heritage tour held here at Collegiate High School on Sunday. Many former students from across the decades entered through the front doors for a final time before the building is demolished in the coming weeks.
On display in the Main Hall were various photographs of previous students and teachers, memorabilia from the now dismantled Memorial Room, and plans for the new academy building.
Mr Topping welcomed our guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool, to the school and talked about the history of the building and how that history will carry on in the new multi-million pound academy that will be built on the site. Afterwards visitors enjoyed a trip down memory lane as they toured the corridors and classrooms, reliving past lessons and taking photographs; everybody agreed that the event had been a great success.
Andy Mitchel from Radio Wave was at the event and recorded a special report, which can be heard here.
Ex-students remember their school days
Friday, 7th February, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Connor (Year 10) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Connor is pictured in his PE class receiving the £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Watch out Jamie and Gordon! - Thursday, 6th February, 2014
Year 11 catering students at Collegiate High School proved today that they were a match for any celebrity chef, as they prepared and served a delicious two course meal of their choice as part of their GCSE Catering exam.
Each student has spent weeks trialling dishes and perfecting their cooking skills, before deciding on their final menu. Their chosen dishes included a white chocolate and raspberry meringue pie, cannelloni with home-made garlic bread, jerk chicken and a gluten free lemon and strawberry gateau.
Mrs Dodgson, their food teacher, who had the arduous task of tasting all the dishes, said that all the food produced was of restaurant standard and she was extremely proud of how the students had worked.
Proud students Troy, Lyle, Dillon, and Ross display their dishes
Collegiate High School Final Heritage Tour - Sunday, 9th February, 2014
CALLING ALL EX-PUPILS, STAFF, AND INTERESTED PARTIES!
Were you ever a student here at Collegiate High School?
Did you ever teach here?
Would you like to take a final tour of the building?
On Sunday, 9th February, 2014, everybody is welcome to come and take a final heritage tour of Collegiate High School as it stands today; the tour will be hosted by Mr John Topping and Mrs Margaret Beaumont, with special guests the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool.
Preparatory work began at the start of this year with the digging of trenches at the front of the school and in the car park for various essential pipework. Meanwhile, at the rear of the school, more building work has been underway in preparation for staff and students to vacate the front of the building, allowing the demolition work to begin over the half term holiday, making way for a new multi-million pound academy building.
If you would like to take a tour around the school to relive past school days and fond childhood memories then please join us at 10am, Sunday, 9th February, 2014, or contact Mrs Margaret Beaumont for more information.
A Staff Pantomime - Friday, 20th December, 2013
Finally A Staff Pantomime is now available to watch online -
"Oh no it isn't!"
"Oh yes it is!"
The much anticipated Christmas epic is available for your viewing pleasure on our YouTube channel.
Filmed in the Main Hall on the last day of the 2013 term, and starring all your favourite teachers, the event was well attended and met with great enthusiasm by the audience.
There is also a gallery of still photographs taken from the event that can be viewed here.
Friday, 31st January, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Michelle (Year 11) for her 100% attendance during the week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Michelle is pictured with her History class receiving the £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Friday, 24th January, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Ellie (Year 11) for her 100% attendance during the week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Ellie is pictured receiving her £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Friday, 17th January, 2014 - this week's 100% winner is...
Congratulations to William (Year 10) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
William is pictured receiving his £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Friday, 10th January, 2014 - the first 100% winner of the year is...
Congratulations to Georgia (Year 11) for her 100% attendance during the week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Georgia is pictured receiving her £5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Staff Pantomime - Friday, 20th December, 2013
The staff of Collegiate High School performed their pantomime to a packed and enthusiastic Main Hall on the last day of term in December. Written, produced, and directed by Mr Dickson, who also wore a rather colourful outfit for his role, the pantomime was well received.
There is now a gallery of photographs available to view here on our website.
A video of the performance will be appearing on our YouTube channel soon.
Week 14, Friday, 20th December, 2013 - the final 100% winner of 2013 is...
The final draw of 2013 for this week's 100% attendance winner is Axel (Year 9) who completed his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Axel is pictured here receiving his �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Discovery Day - Friday, 13th December, 2013
This half term we have provided opportunities for Year 8 and 9 students of Collegiate High School to meet students of Bispham High School before the two year groups come together on the Bispham site in January.
One of these events was a 'Discovery Day' held at the Bispham site where Blackpool and The Fylde College staff conducted a number of interactive classes allowing students to freely mingle with each other.
Classes included, amongst other things, computing, engineering, construction, textiles, and First Aid. All the students engaged with the activities in an enthusiastic and positive manner.
Bispham High student Mohammed said of the day, "It's been a brilliant day, and I've really enjoyed all the practical exercises. It's also given me a chance to meet the Collegiate students".
The day was deemed a great success all round with students' behaviour being exemplary as we had expected.
Week 13, Friday, 13th December, 2013 - 100% winner is...
Not only Week 13, but also Friday the 13th for this week's 100% attendance winner!
Fortunately it turned out to be a very lucky day for Jodie (Year 8) who completed her 100% attendance during the week, allowing her to be placed into the weekly draw.
Jodie is pictured here receiving her �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Week 12, Friday, 6th December, 2013 - 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Toby (Year 11) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Toby is pictured receiving his �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Week 11, Friday, 29th November, 2013 - 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Kenny (Year 10) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Week 10, Friday, 22nd November, 2013 - 100% winner is...
Congratulations to Sam (Year 11) for his 100% attendance during the week, allowing him to be placed into the weekly draw.
Sam is pictured receiving his �5 prize from Mrs Beaumont.
Anti-Bullying Talk, Wednesday, 20th November, 2013
Students at Collegiate High School welcomed Mr Stephen Brookes MBE to their year assemblies during Anti-bullying week. Mr Brookes spoke of his work at a national level as the Lead Officer for Disability Hate Crime.
The start of each assembly was taken by youngsters who had written their own accounts of what bullying meant to them. Mr Brookes then showed a powerful DVD about a teenage girl who had been bullied dreadfully by young people around her and indicated that she had taken her own life in response to this nasty behaviour.
Mr Topping, Acting Headteacher, said, 'I hope that this Anti-bullying week 2103 features powerful messages and effective school assemblies all over the country. Every week should really be Anti-bullying week so that all our young people can continue to feel reassured that there are ways to combat this shocking behaviour that is sadly affecting the lives of so many young people'.
Mr Topping and Mr Stephen Brookes MBE, with Year 9 students who delivered their own anti-bullying message
Unsung Heroes Award, Tuesday, 19th November, 2013
Congratulations to Mrs Djuritschek on achieving a Highly Commended certificate for the Unsung Heroes Award at the 2013 Gazette Education Awards.
Mrs Djuritschek is pictured here with her certificate after the ceremony, which was held at the Tower Ballroom on Tuesday evening.
U14 Girls Blackpool, Wyre, and Fylde Football Tournament, Tuesday, 19th November, 2013
On Tuesday, 19th November, eight determined young individuals braved the elements at Stanley Park to take part in the annual U14 girls Blackpool, Wyre, and Fylde football tournament. Thirteen schools took part in the tournament out of a possible twenty, a great turnout for such a chilly and bitter morning.
Collegiate were placed in Group 3 and had four teams to beat in order to progress to the next round. The first match was drawn against Hodgeson, where they narrowly missed out on a win with a 1 � 1 draw. The second opponents were Carr Hill, to which the girls seemed to have picked up their paces with a 2 � 0 victory; followed by another win against Cardinal Allen, 6 � 1. The last match was against Lytham who had won all of their matches so far; the girls were nervous and unfortunately lost 2 � 0, but were still determined to fight throughout its duration.
When listening out for the results, the girls were on tenterhooks to see if they had got through or not. Collegiate were fortunately through based on goals scored and being the best runner up out of all three groups. They now had to face Garstang, Lytham or Montgomery in the semi-final.
Semi-Final - Collegiate verses Garstang
The game started off slow with the Collegiate girls keeping the possession of the ball for the majority of the game. Then the unthinkable happened, Garstang scored, 1 � 0. This did not deter the girls and they fought for the right to be in the final; Cheyanne scored an absolute screamer in the top right hand corner to make the score 1 � 1. At half time the girls were pumped with determination to carry on, motivating and encouraging themselves, and this seemed to do the trick with the final score ending Collegiate 4, Garstang 1.
Final - Collegiate verses Lytham
The girls were nervous about replaying Lytham, as they had already lost against them in the group stages. It was all about pride and the title of the best school in Blackpool Wyre and Fylde now; after a pumped up talk from Mrs Mountjoy and Mr Errington the girls realised that they had nothing to lose.
The game was fierce with fatigue setting in for both schools. After a gruelling twenty minutes, including extra time, the score was still nil � nil and penalties would have to decide the winner. Lytham converted three of their penalties and so too had Collegiate - it was down to Eden, Collegiate's goalkeeper, to clinch the title with the final penalty. She stepped up and slotted it away in the bottom right hand corner, and Collegiate High School became Blackpool, Wyre, and Fylde 2013 champions.
Well played to all the girls and it was a thoroughly deserved victory.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) Challenge, Monday, 18th November, 2013
Year 8 students, Jodie, Summer, Chloe, Arran, Liam, and James, represented Collegiate on Monday in the Blackpool heat for the National Faraday Challenge, with Mr Barnhurst and Mr Chadwick, which took place at Palatine Sports College.
The pupils had to compete against other local Blackpool schools in a STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Maths) challenge whereby they had to design and make a rocket and a fully automated mode of transport for the rocket.
The Collegiate six won the competition beating other local schools with their outstanding team work, effort, design, construction, and presentation skills. The Collegiate students received a trophy for the school, which is on display in the main reception, certificates, and a gift voucher for online store Amazon too!
Well done to all the students involved.
Cake Sale for Children in Need, Friday, 15th November, 2013
Collegiate students, with the help of Mrs Dodgson and Mrs Djuritschek, held a cake sale outside the main hall for Children in Need on Friday.
Over �140 was raised for charity - well done!
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