Deben News - Dec/Jan Edition

A Specialist
College for the

Visual and
Performing Arts
A message from the Headteacher ...
I write after a wonderful and action-packed month at school: so many events and
activities going on at Deben! I will start with the “Suffolk Skillz” events that took place in
October for Year 7, 9 and 10 at BT HQ at Martlesham. I had the pleasure of attending
part of the event with those Year 7 students who attended from Deben and many local
Ipswich schools. It was a fantastic opportunity to work with a huge range of local
employers to look at skills for life. We also had the privilege of seeing new technology –
SECTIONS: such as 3D television – in action!
After the event, I received an email from Andrew McVicar from Innovate Design who
said this of our students:
“Last week I had the pleasure of chaperoning some of your school’s Year 7, 9 & 10 pupils
round the Suffolk Skillz event at Adastral Park. I’d like to commend their behaviour during
the course of the event. They all actively participated and seemed to enjoy themselves.
Hopefully they learned some useful skills from the event and will put them to use during
their day to day activities.
I was especially impressed with the Year 7 pupils who were extremely eager and came
up with some very good questions and answers during the course of the day they
attended, as well as winning a couple of prizes!”
Well done to all those students who attended this event! Look out for more information
throughout the Deben News on many other events that have been hosted at Deben this
month!
I recently had the pleasure of working with several members of staff to secretly nominate
my PA and school Office Manager (Mrs Cumberland) for the SecEd Headteacher’s PA
of the year award. As you will no doubt have seen from the newspaper coverage, Mrs
Cumberland reached the final and was invited to a presentation day in London to
receive her certificate, which will be proudly displayed in the foyer.
It was a wonderful day and I would like to thank all those

at SecEd for making every PA/Office Manager at the final
Other articles feel so special for the work they do to support Headteachers.
I am so pleased that support staff, as well as teaching staff,
are now being rewarded for the incredible work that they do
in schools across the country. I can say without reservation
that I am extremely proud of the work our support staff do
here at Deben to support teachers, students and parents/
carers. Thank you to you all!
Exciting news! Students in all year groups have once again

been involved in the process of applying and being
interviewed for positions on our Student Senior Leadership
Team for the year.
You may remember last year that these students were able to take part in the ‘Run the
School for a Day’ project, which will happen once again on the 18th January.
Leading up to the day, students will shadow members of the SLT and attend SLT and
staff meetings to help them to formulate a proposal for an area of the school they want
to research. During the day, the students will be involved in the running of the school
and researching their chosen theme.
This year’s Student SLT members are:

A Specialist Headteacher – Nathan Bowdidge
College for the Deputy Headteachers – Anneta John and Hannah Butcher
Business Manager – Josh Corbett
Visual and
Assistant Headteachers – Sasha Lawson-Frost, Ardra Udayan, Kirsty Francis
Performing Arts
Director of Learner Achievement – Ryan Francis
Director of Arts College – Emily Ley
My thanks to Miss Boyce, who puts in such a huge effort throughout the year with this
programme and good luck to the students, who will have such an influence on the life
of the school this year!
As Christmas approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to promote the school
Christmas Lunch which will take place on the last day of term (Friday 18th December).
At £3.20, the meal is incredible value for money and - as last year – every student who
buys a Christmas dinner will receive a raffle ticket for a top prize! Please look out for the
details of the Christmas dinner and how to pre-order and please encourage your sons/
daughters to join us for lunch that day!
The Christmas dinner menu will be:-

Friday 18th December – Christmas Dinner, End of Term (students finish at 2.00pm)
ROAST TURKEY WITH STUFFING AND CHIPOLATA SAUSAGE AND GRAVY
ROAST POTATOES - BRUSSELL SPROUTS - CARROTS OR PEAS

Saturday 12th December – Christmas Fayre 2-4pm Upper School Hall
OR
LUXURY VEGETABLE PIE

Thursday 21st January – Year 9 Pathways Evening
Wednesday 16th December – Christmas Concert
Wednesday 13th January – Year 9 Subject Clinic

Tuesday 5th January – Start of Spring Term
AND
A CHOICE OF DESSERTS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH CUSTARD OR A COLD DESSERT FROM OUR SELECTION
Please note the school kitchen will only be cooking a Christmas Dinner, which is pre
paid and booked, no other meals will be available that day but students can still bring
a packed lunch. Thank you in advance to the kitchen and school staff who work
extremely hard to make the last day a real event for students!
A reminder that Friday 18th December is the last day of term. Students in Years 10 and
11 will go to lunch at 12:15pm. Those who go into town for lunch will not be expected to
return. All other students will be dismissed at 2pm.
The Spring term starts on Tuesday 5th January (Week 1).
Finally, I would like to extend my thanks to all the parents/carers, teaching/support staff
and students who have worked so hard this year to make Deben what it is – a highly
successful learning environment which we are all proud to be part of.
Have a fantastic holiday and a prosperous New Year!
Mr Cawley
“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Swine Flu
Following guidance from the DCSF and Suffolk County Council, any student showing
‘flu-like’ symptoms will be withdrawn from lessons, and parents/carers will be advised
A Specialist to take their child home as quickly as possible and to seek medical advice. In these
College for the circumstances, parents/carers should telephone their GP’s surgery for advice or the NHS
Visual and Direct line on 0845 4647.
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In order to reduce the spread of infection, the school has:
• Installed antibacterial hand wash in all toilet areas of the school, and updated our
infection control procedures by reminding students to wash their hands frequently, and
to use tissues and dispose of them safely.
• Provided antibacterial sprays to cleaning staff in order to disinfect hard surfaces daily.
• Made appropriate arrangements to isolate students, and provided parents/carers
with further guidance.
• Considered, where practical, ways of ensuring the provision of continued education
of our students in the event of an outbreak.
New guidance received indicates that it is not necessary to close the school if cases
of swine flu are reported. It may, however, in extreme cases be necessary to close the
school if there are significant staff absences due to an outbreak. In the event of a
school closure, we will seek some means of supplying work for students at home.
Please may I remind parents/carers to:

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE
• Ensure that their contact details held by the school are up to date at all times
• Ensure that they have appropriate measures in place for a possible closure, and for
collecting their children should the need arise.
Mrs Flint
Saturday 12th December
2-4pm Upper School Hall
School Nursing Team
The School Nursing Team will be offering a New Health Drop in starting in the New Year.
Staff Nurse Cathy Tynan will be in the Connexions Room on alternate Wednesday
lunchtimes starting on Wednesday 13th January 2010.
The Drop in will be available to all year groups, look out for the posters around the school
coming soon.
Any parent or teacher is welcome to contact us for health advice on 01394 458846.
Staff Nurse Tynan
Healthy Schools Status

As part of achieving our Healthy Schools Status we are inviting parents to offer any
comments on the policies relating to Personal and Social Education. We would be
grateful if you would read the PSHE and Citizenship policies, Drugs Education policy and
the Sex and Relationship policy available on the school website:
www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk click on resources and then school policies. Please e-mail
your comments to office@deben.suffolk.sch.uk for the attention of Ms Berry.
Ms Berry

Bad Weather Arrangements
We would like to remind you of the arrangements in case of a bad weather closure,
details of which are given below.
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College for the School closures are a relatively rare event so assume the school is open unless you hear
Visual and otherwise. If a decision has been taken to close the school, regular announcements will
Performing Arts be made on local radio stations and information will appear on the following websites:
• www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk
• www.heart.co.uk
• www.suffolkcc.gov.uk
Please do not telephone the school in the event of bad weather. If the school is closed
the switchboard will only have an answer machine and if it is open then a large number
of calls can interfere with the work of the school office.
This is also an appropriate time to ask you to remind your children about taking care on
the way to school. Please ensure cyclists have lights on their bikes when necessary. In
Interested in advertising your business to a regular monthly
addition, pupils should be adequately protected against the cold. The school does not
open until 8.20 for pupils so they may well spend some time standing outside and need
to be protected.
Mr Cawley
This side bar is available for just £15 per issue.
Call Mrs Ryland on 01394 282602 for details.
Celebrating Success at Deben GCSE Awards Evening

Students, parents and member of the local community enjoyed a wonderful evening of
audience via our school?
celebration at our recent GCSE Awards Presentation Evening.
This year’s GCSE results are the best ever in the history of the school. The results are a
testament to all the hard work and effort the students put into their studies, and to the
unstinting support staff provided to help students achieve their potential. I wish each
and every student continued success in the next stage of their learning, whether it be
through continued education in the Sixth Form or in the world of work.
The evening concluded with the presentation of the following Special Awards.
The Deben Award was presented to the two highest achieving students - Claire Downs
(7A*/4A grades) and William Tink (9A*/1A grades).
The Diana Barnard Award was presented to the two students who made the most
progress during their respective GCSE courses - Emma Downes and Jordan Field.
The Lesley Ratcliffe Award, for overcoming adversity, was awarded to Conor Jones for
his success and achievement despite suffering
serious physical injuries in an accident last year.
Congratulations to all the students on their

fantastic achievements.
Mr Cawley
For more photos visit www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk, click

on Media Centre, Photo gallery, GSCE Awards Evening.

Suffolk Skillz Event 20th, 21st, 22nd October 2009
Now in its second year, Suffolk Skillz is an event run by local employers BT, Port of
Felixstowe, Milsom Hotels, Suffolk Constabulary, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, Ipswich
Hospital NHS Trust, Suffolk County Council, Customer Service Direct and Suffolk Coastal
District Council. It comprises of a series of activities which are designed to develop the
groups of skills set out in the framework of personal, learning and thinking skills, and
therefore helps to enable young people to enter work and adult life as confident and
A Specialist capable individuals. The event is currently held twice a year, in the Spring and Autumn,
College for the and in October 30 Year 7, 9 and 10 Deben students took part. The day was filled with
Visual and challenging activities and the students worked alongside employers to solve problems,
Performing Arts create working spaces and learn about what technology can do for us in the future.
All of the students were great ambassadors for the school, showing creativity,
knowledge and skill throughout the events, and they all agreed that the best part of the
Quarter page advert: £20 per issue
day was looking around the house of the future; 3-D TV, remote controlled heating and
Half page advert: £35 per issue
Full page advert: £50 per issue
lighting, a fridge that alerts you when you need to buy some more milk!
Mrs Bennett
Make Your Mark Year 9 Challenge 16th November 2009

On Monday 16th November all Year 9 students took part in the Make Your Mark National
Challenge, one of the events set up by Enterprise UK as part of the Entrepreneurship
Week. The challenge draws on young people’s creativity, ideas and imagination to
achieve an innovative solution for a product, service, event or attraction in one day.
The aims were to inspire creative and innovative thinking and action, enhance problem
solving and communication skills, involve project managing in a team environment,
promote commercial awareness, develop a can-do attitude and required the teams
to work to tight deadlines.
Deben has entered this event with small teams of able, gifted and talented Year 9 and
10 students for the last 2 years and the decision to involve a whole year group in 2009
came from wanting to give all students the opportunity for challenge and valuable
work related experience.

The assignment brief this year was to “Let local inspiration lead you to a ‘cool’ creation”;
come up with a new and innovative business idea that takes its inspiration from
something local. The business could be a product or a service – as long as it’s a ‘cool’
creation and makes money. The students were guided to make sure that their idea had
a low carbon footprint that helped towards lowering carbon emissions. Green
businesses are essential to the future of the UK economy and our planet so the students
needed to consider the carbon footprint of their business and think of innovative ideas
to reduce it; how their products or services are produced and transported? Could they
A Specialist reuse and recycle in their business? Is their idea sustainable? Does it use resources which
College for the will be exhausted?
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All of the teams used their creativity and knowledge to produce ideas, outline their
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competitors in their chosen market and a financial document showing profit and costs
in their first month or year. The standard was excellent with some ingenious ideas being
created and I would like to congratulate ‘Emeara’ who produced the winning entry
for Deben, a plastic bottle shredder to encourage all the family to recycle their plastic.
Their shredder could be used by schools and local councils alongside the bottle banks
and paper recycling skips at recycling points throughout the county.
I would like to thank Jeanette Brieley from Ensors Chartered Accountants in Ipswich for
encouraging the students and sharing her expertise and valuable time on the day.
Mrs Bennett
The winning team ‘Emeara’, from left to right, Rebekah Jones, Anthony Hitchen, Amelia
Keus, Edward Heeroma and Eleanor Franklin.

Christmas Concert – Date For Your Diary!
Get into the Christmas spirit with this year’s Christmas Concert which will take place at
St. Andrew’s Church, in Felixstowe on the evening of Wednesday 16th December.
Tickets are available from school at £4.00 for adults and £2.80 for concessions. Please
order your tickets by completing the slip at the back of Deben News.
Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to see and hear the musical talents of
Deben students as they entertain you with their lively Christmas programme!
Mr Wren
Year 7s ‘crafty’ Christmas Enterprise Project -

Christmas Fayre – Saturday 12th December 2-4pm Upper
School Hall
Family, friends and members of the local community are invited to the Year 7 students
Christmas Craft Fayre on Saturday 12th December - 2-4pm in the Upper School Hall.
A fantastic variety of Christmas gift, decoration and cards will be on sale that the
students have made over this half-term in their Enterprise Project. All money raised at the

Fayre will go towards the students chosen charity project CYAG.
Experienced creative practitioners have been working with the students on this project
which has given them the opportunity to develop their learning skills and knowledge in
design, production, advertising, sales and marketing, and budgeting.
Funding for the project was made available through the Change School Creative
Partnerships programme, which is all about bringing sustainable change in approaches
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College for the
Visual and Our commitment to creative and effective learning being at the heart of our teaching,
along with offering an environment where creativity can thrive, gained us acceptance
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onto the programme.
This particular project is the first of many other exciting learning opportunities that will be
provided for students through the Creative Partnership funding.
The project also included a Christmas card competition. Mr Cawley chose the winning
design which was created by Sophie Luu, 7G. Sophie’s artwork will be the official
Christmas card for the school this year and which will be sent by Mr Cawley to a wide
variety of schools, offices, businesses and organisations.
Six other designs were chosen for printing and packaging, and will be on sale at the
Christmas Craft Fayre on 12th December. Three were created by groups of students
and the other three designs chosen were by Ashleigh Connell, Katy Smith and Athena
Miller.
Congratulations and well done to all the Year 7 students for their inspirational and
creative hard work on this project over the past few weeks – the proceeds of which will
go towards CYAG.
Please support the students and come along to the Fayre with family and friends. See
you there!
Miss Williams
Head of Skills Based Curriculum and School Council Link Teacher

Sophie with her

winning design.
Mr Cawley also
presented
Sophie with her
prize, a £10 gift
voucher.

UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge
The results of the Senior Maths Challenge have just been published and four of our
students were awarded certificates. The Challenge was sat by a small group of students
in Years 12 and 13. Only two marks separated the students. The successful students were:
Luke Avery
Hannah Butcher Best in school
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Aline Porteous
College for the William Tink
Visual and
Performing Arts Congratulations to all of them.
Mr Warren
GCSE/AS/A2 Level Examinations
GCSE/AS/A2 LEVEL EXAMINATIONS will take place from Monday 11th January 2010 to
Friday 29th January 2010. A copy of the external examination timetable is available on
the school website and examination noticeboards.
Mrs Grundy, Examination Officer
Homework Club
Students in Year 7 and 8 can now attend a Homework Club which will take place every
Thursday from 3.00-4.00pm in the Library. For more information please see Mrs Barrett or
Mrs Franks.
Mrs Barrett and Mrs Franks
Work Experience Year 10 students

Year 10 students will be attending a Work Experience placement on the following dates:
22nd to 16th March and 4th to 8th October 2010.
A number of students do not have a Work Experience placement. Students are

encouraged to arrange their own placements with my support; however if students fail
to set up a placement before 8th January 2010 a placement will be allocated for them.
This placement may not necessarily match the student’s preferences; so it is in their
interest to set one up ASAP to avoid disappointment. All placements need to be cleared
by Ms Reilly.
Ms T Reilly
Work Experience Co-ordinator
Deben ICT Club

When: Every Wednesday
Where: Room 140
Time: 3pm-4pm
Mrs Shaw
Head of ICT

Artist of the Month
Phoebe Smith Year 10 has been nominated this month for her excellent artist study
based on Georgia O’Keefe. The mixed media A2 piece along with in depth analysis
shows a great use of media and creativity.
Well done Phoebe (Watercolours on their way to Phoebe)
A Specialist Mrs Battle

College for the
Visual and
Performing Arts
Boost Bus at Deben High School

Every Friday the Boost Bus comes onto the Deben Site for all students to access
afterschool until 6pm. The Boost Bus is run by Felixstowe Christian Youth workers Trust and
manned by youth worker Adrian Wolton and student volunteer Leanne Wale. Three
Deben Sixth formers, part of the Impact Christian group at Deben also help man the
café and talk to the young people. Activities include a chance to play board games,
beat friends on the PlayStation big screen, chatting, having hot chocolate and waffles
or just chilling out. For Deben this is a brilliant opportunity for the Extended Schools
Programme and developing the use of the bus for lessons and lunchtime may be
possible in the future.
See the Boost bus at Felixstowe Skatepark on Tuesday nights and watch out around
Felixstowe and Trimley as it sets up in a place near you!
All pictures taken on non uniform day - (Children in Need).
Mrs Macpherson

PE News
Center Parcs Schools Badminton Tournament 2009
The Center Parcs Schools Badminton Tournament 2009 took place at Holbrook High
School on Monday 23rd November.
The girls had to play a series of singles and doubles matches and as can be seen from
the scores they won 8 out of 9 matches. The team scored 16pts with the closest team in
A Specialist second scoring only 8pts. This ensured that they won the area competition and will now
College for the go forward to represent Deben in the area finals in January.
Visual and
Performing Arts SINGLES: Georgia Cattermole – Won all 3 matches; 15-1, 15-3, 15-5
Abi Jewkes – Won two and lost one; 15-7, 9-15, 15-2
DOUBLES: Aneeta John and Gabby Swann – Won all three matches; 15-5, 15-5, 15-9
Mr Teye-Botchway
Congratulations
Congratulations to Daniel Finegan (G4) and James Casburn (G3) who represented the
county at the Three Counties Swimming Gala at Thetford on Saturday 5th December.
The Suffolk team competed against the county teams from Norfolk and
Cambridgeshire. As this edition of the Deben News had gone to press by 5th
December, the results will be published in the next edition.
Mr Ewers
Wanted – Girls football Under 16’s

Felixstowe and Walton under 16’s girls (Year 10-11) are
looking for new players to join their team. Games are

played on Sundays with training on a Wednesday
evening between 7-8pm at Orwell High School.
If you are interested please contact Miss S Shinney on
07908110707 or Mrs Roper, School Office.

Mrs Roper
Arts Week
ArtsWeek 2010…
As the New Year approaches so does ArtsWeek 2010. After obtaining feedback from
students and parents we hope to make 2010 the most exciting ArtsWeek yet. Look out
for the pathway descriptions for the activities we have already started to plan on
Deben High School’s website www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk This will give you an idea
of what is going to be on offer. Further information will follow in the New Year.
If you have not completed the parental questionnaire recently attached to Deben
News, please go to the school website and complete it online. Your input is essential in
ensuring that the school is providing the right type of activities at the right cost.
Watch this space!
Mrs Lawson-Frost

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College for the
Visual and Deben High School held a ‘Pudsey party!’ on the 20th November to raise money for
Performing Arts Children In Need. This involved the sixth formers dressing up and opening their area to
the whole school at lunch time. They sold cakes, French plaits, face painting and many
more games. A brave male sixth former even did a sponsored leg wax!
The organiser of the event Gemma Dixon said “Thank you so much to everyone that
helped make the party such a success. We raised a total of £195.65. It just goes to show
that when something is for charity, people are more than willing to ‘do something
different’!”
Gemma Dixon, Sixth Form

£683.68 was raised from the non-uniform day for Children in Need bringing the grand
total for the day to an amazing £879.33.
Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
Can you help?

If you have any of the following that you do not use any more and could donate to
the school, please forward to the DT department: old recipe books, food magazines,
kitchen equipment no longer used (e.g. pressure cookers, steamers, bread makers, ice
cream makers, sandwich toasters etc). Many thanks.
Mrs Chapman

Community Cluster Event: Felixstowe Young People’s Summit
Students from Deben High and all the primary schools in Felixstowe have recently been
involved in an exciting community project that gave them the chance to have their say
on the facilities and environment they live in.
As part of the Felixstowe Schools’ Extended Services programme, and in partnership with
Suffolk Constabulary, the project began back in September with consultation events
A Specialist held at each school in the Felixstowe cluster.
College for the
Visual and An inflatable POD with interactive screen, similar to that in Big Brother, was set up in
Performing Arts each of the primary schools, and Suffolk Constabulary provided their interactive voting
equipment for use in the two high schools. Students were invited to respond to a series
of questions relating to the local area they live in and the activities they partake in
during their free time.
In November student representatives from each of the schools attended an interactive

planning day at Deben High School to look at the results of the consultation exercise
and, in groups, focus on specific outcomes. The students worked in mixed age and
mixed school groups to produce a presentation that included not only the findings from
the consultation, but also offer proposed solutions.
The next day the students delivered their presentations to agency and activity providers
at a ‘Young People’s Summit’ at the Hotel Elizabeth in Felixstowe.
Former secondary headteacher and consultant Dave Shorten, who helped lead the
young people’s work over the two days said: “This is a great example of joint working
within the community cluster. The project gave young people an opportunity to have
their say about the community they live in. They all have strong views and opinions,
which they presented with confidence at the summit event. This kind of activity gives
young people the opportunity to influence decision makers and service providers in the
community.”
The students’ presentations focused on ‘Things we like about Felixstowe’, ‘Things we

would change about Felixstowe’ and ‘New things we would like for Felixstowe’ followed
by a question and answer session facilitated by ‘Mr Green’.

Well done and thank you to all the students from all the schools in the Felixstowe Cluster
who took part in this event. You worked really hard in your teams and certainly
impressed us all with your presentations at the Summit event!
Special thanks to Joshua Day, Georgia Cattermole, Penny Miller, James Pedersen and
Hannah Castle who represented Deben in this activity.
Ms Berry
Assistant Headteacher

Samaritan‘s Purse Shoebox Appeal
Year 7 form groups have been involved with a project linked with Old Felixstowe
Parish (St Peter and St Paul, St Andrews and St Nicholas). They collected toys, gifts and
toiletries to put into shoe boxes as part of the Samaritan’s Purse Appeal. 14 boxes were
donated by Deben students and in total in excess of 250 boxes (they lost count) were
collected! The boxes were sent to some of the world’s poorest children in Eastern
Europe and Africa, helping to bring hope and a smile for them at Christmas.
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College for the One new school child from Eastern Europe said he had a shoe box last year and it was
Visual and the only present he received for Christmas. So along with Old Felixstowe Parish, Deben
Performing Arts has made a difference and helped some less fortunate children feel very special and
valued. Well done Year 7!
Watch out for the next Year 7 Charity event which is the Christmas Craft Market on
Saturday 12th December with hand made gifts and cards on sale – all in aid of the
CYAG School in India project.
Mrs Macpherson

School Council
The School Council have been working very hard to try and come up with some new
ideas for CYAG (Connecting Youth Around The Globe). So far we have raised £988
which means we are nearly half way to meeting our £2000 target which we need to
achieve by spring next year. One of our ideas was to have a ‘Bollywood’ evening and
Bollywood dress day. We also have the Year 7 making wonderful Christmas cards and
more. There will be a fayre on Saturday 12th December with all that the Year 7 have
made and we would really appreciate it if you could come down and just have a look
- you never know you might find the perfect Christmas card. All the money that is raised
at the fayre will go to CYAG.
The School Council would like to once again say a huge thank you to Mrs Franks and all
the PTA who held a ‘Grease’ evening on the 17th October and donated the raffle and
quiz money to CYAG. That was a huge success.
We would also like you to remember that Deben is holding a Christmas Concert on
Wednesday 16th December at 7pm at St Andrews Church in Felixstowe. We would love
to see you there, also there will be collection boxes for CYAG around and we would
really appreciate it if you could put in your pennies and pounds because every penny
and pound really does help.
Remember to watch this space to hear about more ideas that we have in store. And
Merry Christmas from the whole of the School Council!!!
Jessica MacLeod Year 9 School Council Rep

Urgent reminder
Please could all parents/carers remember to inform the school of any changes to
contact details (change of address, home, work and mobile telephone numbers). It is
vital that we are able to contact parents/carers quickly when required.
Mrs Rose
A Specialist
College for the
Visual and
Performing Arts Attendance
The 100% attendance for the four weeks up to 6th November 2009 are as follows:
Year 7 Imogen Hargreaves 7T Year 10 Niall Williams G2

Year 8 Freya Brennan D1 Year 11 Hannah Routledge B2
Year 9 Adam Barrington H3
Congratulations to all students for their 100% attendance! Keep doing what you can to
make sure you are in school learning.
Mrs Baker
Parent Point
A computer has been provided in the main reception area for any parent to use who
is unable to access the internet from home. This facility is available during the school
working day from 8.30 am – 3.30 pm daily term time only. Please see the receptionist in
order to gain access to this facility.
Mrs Flint
Housing Benefit
From 2nd November child benefit will be disregarded when assessing a family’s income
for entitlement to Housing Benefit. The government has introduced this change as part
of its national anti-poverty strategy.
Suffolk Coastal District Council needs to make sure that no child or family loses out. Their
benefit records will be automatically updated for existing claimants but many other
parents may not know about this very valuable extra Government assistance. More
information is available from Customer Services on 01394 444838 or at the Council
Offices.
James Kelly, Housing Benefits Officer, Suffolk Coastal District Council
CHRISTMAS CONCERT TICKET APPLICATION FORM – 16/12/09

Please return to the Student Reception
Number of tickets: Adult £4.00 ............. Concessions £2.80 .............
Please find enclosed cash/cheque for £………………….. (cheques made payable to

Deben High School).
Name of Student ………………………………… Form ………………..
Signed …………………………................ Parent/Carer Date …………………
Parent/Carer Name …………………………........….............. (Please print)

PART-TIME PE TECHNICIAN Grade 2
We require a technician to join our PE department from January 2010. The position
involves organising resources for PE lessons, and providing an administrative service for
the department, including the booking of sports fixtures. Background knowledge of the
A Specialist subject would be an advantage. Some in school training is offered. The post is part-time
College for the working 20 hours/week for 39 weeks per year.
Visual and
Performing Arts Further details and an application form are available on our website
www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk. Alternatively, please contact the school office at Deben
High School, Garrison Lane, Felixstowe, IP11 7RF. Tel. 01394 282602 Fax: 01394 278368 or
e-mail office@deben.suffolk.sch.uk.
Closing Date: 18 December 2009
COMMUNITY SPORT ASSISTANT – Grade 1 (£6.21 per hour pay rise pending)
We require a part-time community sport assistant to work 10-20hrs/week Monday – Fri-

day (variable depending on bookings) from 6.00 pm with effect from January 2010.
The post involves setting up equipment for community sport lettings, and site security. A
good knowledge of Health & Safety procedures is desirable, but not essential.
Further details and an application form are available on our website

www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk. Alternatively, please contact the school office at Deben
High School, Garrison Lane, Felixstowe, IP11 7RF. Tel. 01394 282602 Fax: 01394 278368 or
e-mail office@deben.suffolk.sch.uk.
Closing Date: 18 December 2009

Term Dates
Autumn Term 2009 – Ends Friday 18th December 2009
Spring Term 2010 – Tuesday 5th January 2010 to Thursday 1st April 2010
(Staff training day: Monday 4th January 2010)

Half term: Monday 15th February – Friday 19th February 2010
Summer Term 2010 – Monday 19th April 2010 – Thursday 22nd July 2010
(Staff training day: Monday 7th June 2010)
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May 2010
Half term: Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2010
Autumn Term 2010 - Monday 6th September 2010 - Friday 17th December 2010
(Staff training days: Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd September 2010)
Half Term: Monday 25th October - Friday 29th October 2010
Spring Term 2011 - Wednesday 5th January 2011 - Friday 8th April 2011
(Staff training day: Tuesday 4th January 2011)
Half term: Monday 21st February - Friday 25th February 2011)
Summer Term 2011 - Tuesday 26th April 2011 - Friday 22nd July 2011
(Staff training day: Friday 27th May 2011)
Bank Holiday: Monday 2nd May 2011
Half term: Monday 30th May 2011 - Friday 3rd June 2011

Notices
-End of term 18th
December
Christmas Dinner
and party in the
Study Centre!
-Back to school:
week 1
Children in Need
Yr 12s enjoying the rain!
Photography by Katie Taylor

Photography by Olivia Ritchie
A big thank you to everyone who took part in Pudsey’s Party for
Exams children in Need on Friday 20th November. The Sixth Form wel-
AS maths core1
comed all years in to the Sixth Form Study Centre at lunchtime.
Mon 11th January
There was music, games, face painting and cakes. Thank you to
AS psychology everyone who kindly made cakes to be sold. And well done to
Weds13th January Jake Read who bravely had his legs waxed in aid of the good
cause. A Special thanks to Gemma Dixon (year 12) who superbly
AS chemistry organised the event. A great time was had by all! E.Rowe
Thurs 14th January
A2 gov&politics
Thurs 14th
Year 12 Guidance
AS physics
Fri 15th January
Team building/Life skills
On the 21st October, the year 12 students embarked on an orienteering adven-
ture in Rendlesham Forest. Team building was one of the main aims for the
AS sociology
afternoon, as well as the opportunity to gain some useful skills such as map Yr 13s in fancy dress! Gemma and Mr Rawling...Pudsey Bear
Fri 15th January
reading. Unfortunately, the rain poured down, not giving a particularly good
A2 sociology
start. Once divided in to random groups, the teams set off, map in hand, ready
to navigate through the forest following the marked trail. All but one group
Year 13 Guidance
Tues 19th January
managed to successfully guide themselves and arrived back at the coach. Skills for independent living/university life
However, for one group it was a sad story of trudging through the pouring rain, November 4th 2009
A2 phil& ethics
the map destroyed by the wet, only to find they were going round in circles with
Weds 20th January
absolutely no idea which direction they were heading in. Whilst the others In preparation for surviving independent living at university
waited on the coach, David Wright and David Scarlett went in search for the and beyond, the Year 13s have been gaining experience
A2 maths
Mon 25th January
lost group (who will remain anonymous!) Thankfully, all arrived back safely… during a recent guidance session. Some of the aims in-
although, they were not everybody’s best friend as the others had been waiting cluded: learning to cook simple meals, budgeting and sew-
for just over an hour! Despite the lack of orienteering skills and the awful
A2 chemistry
weather, it was a fun afternoon! E.Rowe ing.
Weds 27th January Mrs Chapman led a group in their cooking challenge. Each
A2 psychology student paid £1 for their ingredients and had the task of
Fri 29th January cooking up an (edible!) meal. Some of the meals produced
included pasta in a sauce and chicken curry.
Sixth Form The other two groups worked alongside Ms D’Silva to pro-
Newsletter Cooking up a storm, on a duce clothing garments out of old clothes. Skills learned
budget!
Written by: were how to sew on a button, hemming and all kinds of
Claire Downs haberdashery techniques which may prove very useful dur-
Emily Rowe ing university life. E.Rowe
Photography by:
Olivia Ritchie Yr 13s getting stuck in to sewing! Young Enterprise
Katie Taylor Year 12 GCSE Awards Evening As part of the extra curricular activities offered at Felixstowe Sixth
Wednesday 18th November Form, a group of year 12 and 13 students have opted to take part in a
It was a fantastic evening, with the chance to reunite with young enterprise team.
old friends and of course, get those all important GCSE The Young Enterprise Award involves over 5,500 schools and colleges
certificates. Amongst the special awards, were William Tink throughout the country and has resulted in the creation of successful
businesses and the recognition of budding entrepreneurs.
and Claire Downs who achieved the highest point scores, The group regularly meet on Fridays after school and are currently in
well done! E.Rowe the discussion and planning stages of their business venture. They
have allocated positions within the team in order for every area to be
Winners of Special focused upon and to reflect real business. The project manager, Peter
Awards: Conor
Jones,Jordan Field,
Finegan, is looking forward to this opportunity and describes the pros-
(Mr Cawley), pect of running a business and the possibility of gaining a contract as
Claire Downs,William ‘daunting yet exciting’.
Tink,Emma Downes The students have decided to focus their business on the selling of
personalised items such as calendars. They are hoping to target and
attract a wide market through setting up a website to enable online
shopping.
They hope to raise funds from the selling of shares and fundraising.
C.Downs
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IP11 7AB
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A Specialist

College for the

It was a wonderful day and I would like to thank all those

Exciting news! Students in all year groups have once again

This year’s Student SLT members are:

The Christmas dinner menu will be:-

ROAST TURKEY WITH STUFFING AND CHIPOLATA SAUSAGE AND GRAVY

ROAST POTATOES - BRUSSELL SPROUTS - CARROTS OR PEAS

LUXURY VEGETABLE PIE

Wednesday 13th January – Year 9 Subject Clinic

CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH CUSTARD OR A COLD DESSERT FROM OUR SELECTION

The Spring term starts on Tuesday 5th January (Week 1).

Have a fantastic holiday and a prosperous New Year!

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Please may I remind parents/carers to:

School Nursing Team

Staff Nurse Tynan

Healthy Schools Status

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Celebrating Success at Deben GCSE Awards Evening

celebration at our recent GCSE Awards Presentation Evening.

Congratulations to all the students on their

For more photos visit www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk, click

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Call Mrs Ryland on 01394 282602 for details.

Make Your Mark Year 9 Challenge 16th November 2009

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Keus, Edward Heeroma and Eleanor Franklin.

Christmas Concert – Date For Your Diary!

Year 7s ‘crafty’ Christmas Enterprise Project -

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Head of Skills Based Curriculum and School Council Link Teacher

Sophie with her

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

GCSE/AS/A2 Level Examinations

Mrs Grundy, Examination Officer

Mrs Barrett and Mrs Franks

Work Experience Year 10 students

Wednesday 13th January – Year 9 Subject Clinic

22nd to 16th March and 4th to 8th October 2010.

A number of students do not have a Work Experience placement. Students are

Deben ICT Club

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Well done Phoebe (Watercolours on their way to Phoebe)

A Specialist Mrs Battle

Boost Bus at Deben High School

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Wanted – Girls football Under 16’s

looking for new players to join their team. Games are

07908110707 or Mrs Roper, School Office.

Watch this space!

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

Gemma Dixon, Sixth Form

Thank you to everyone who supported this event.

Can you help?

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

In November student representatives from each of the schools attended an interactive

The students’ presentations focused on ‘Things we like about Felixstowe’, ‘Things we

Wednesday 13th January – Year 9 Subject Clinic

by a question and answer session facilitated by ‘Mr Green’.

“The best learners in the world walk through our doors.”

This side bar is available for just £15 per issue.

Jessica MacLeod Year 9 School Council Rep