Today, we were honoured to welcome DCI 1860 Amerjit Singh QPM, a former Ken Stimpson student, to our school.
Amerjit, awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2018, is an inspiration and now one of the highest-ranking Asian officers in the police force. He shared his journey with our students, his reasons for joining the police, discussed diversity, overcoming adversity, and the impact his work has had on others.
We thank him for his time today.
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This week we have welcomed professionals from across the city who have supported our Year 11's with mock interview practice. This allows students to learn how to answer difficult questions, develop interview strategies and improve their communication skills.
The interviews are just one of the things happening as part of National Apprenticeship week in school this week. Students have also been taking part in work place visits, visiting apprenticeship fairs and participating in tutor time quizzes.
We would like to thank the following companies for giving up their time, including ARU Peterborough, HMPO, Network Rail, Skanska, First Intuition, URBN distribution centre. DWP, Cross Key Homes, Viridor, Anglian Water & News UK.
Last week, Mr Satari held assemblies on "Too Good to Be True" in preparation for today's Safer Internet Day. He educated students about online safety, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and recognizing online scams.
You can learn more about how to keep yourselves and others safe online here - https://saferinternet.org.uk
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Yesterday our Safer Schools Officer, PC Chris Baker, gave an informative and engaging talk to our Year 9 students. Delivered in small groups, he discussed hard hitting topics such as knife crime, online safety and gang violence. Students were guided through the topics and given advice on how to keep themselves and their friends safe with the key message that there is no reset button in real life.
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This week, Joe visited our school to educate students about fire safety and the dangers of arson. His engaging assembly highlighted the importance of fire prevention.
With thanks to Joe and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
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It is always a pleasure to end the school day with a meeting of Book Club. It is a reminder that there of pockets of time in our busy lives where we can find rest and relaxation in a positive, meaningful way.
A reminder that our new slot is the last Thursday of every month. New books are given out and the previous book returned and discussed. Our new book for this month is A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll. There are spare books available if you were unable to attend the meeting.
‘If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.’ J K Rowling
Mr Billson
On Monday we were privileged to host Anthony Bennett, an international speaker who inspires audiences globally. Anthony took students through his journey, from his life-threatening battle with a number of infections as a teenager, to helping to secure a £7.5m partnership between Whitbread PLC and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
He motivated students to think about the choices they make and to make the most of every opportunity that comes their way, giving examples of how he's shown resilience through adversity and providing tools to allow them to do the same.
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Sign-up for this year's 10 Hours of Sport is now open! This year held on the 9th May, this is a fantastic opportunity for our Year 7, 8 and 9 students to have a day of sport and raise some money for a fantastic cause!
Today we hosted our Year 8 Guess the Professional event, which aims to give students a greater insight into local businesses and the vast array of different roles within a business.
We would like to thank our visitors which included Cross Key Homes, Milestone Infra, Anglian Water and DWP for supporting the event.
Well done to the 3 teams of students who correctly guessed all 7 job roles and companies!
Earlier this term a group of Year 7 students participated in the Network Rail Lightbulb Moments workshop. Delivered by Talent Foundry, they were given a series of challenges based on the real-life scenarios employees of Network Rail face in their day to day jobs.
Throughout the workshop students gained awareness of the different opportunities available in the rail industry as well as developing their skills in communication, problem solving and teamwork.
We would also like to thank all of the volunteers from Network Rail who supported the event and gave students invaluable insight into their jobs.
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