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Harriett Wins Public Speaking Speaking Competition

February 5, 2024

Congratulations to Harriett (13P3) who won the internal Articulation heat on Tuesday and will go on to represent St Bart’s at the regional heat.

Articulation is a public speaking competition, run by the National Gallery, where students must speak for ten minutes about a piece of art of their choosing. This is the first year St Bart’s has entered.

Four students entered, Harriett and three Year 12 students: Mikey (D4), Laura (P3) and Oliver (C7). All four gave impressive presentations and made it extremely hard for the three adjudicators – Mr Robbins, Mr Keetch and Mrs Nicholls – to pick a winner. In the end it was Harriett’s presentation, on a sculpture ‘Anatomy of a Hug’ by artist Luna Lu, which took the top spot.

The Regional Heat is at MK Gallery on Thursday 1 February and Harriett will compete against speakers from schools from across the South East of England.

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CCF Brave All Autumn Weathers

February 1, 2024

A very busy first half term began in the last week in September with the ever-important Skill at Arms weekend for Year 11 cadets. This was well supported and all passed the weapons handling test at the end.

The following weekend saw the first of two Adventure Training weekends run by the CCF in the Autumn Term. A group of staff and 12 cadets travelled to Dartmoor for two nights’ camping and a day and half walking. With variable weather (wind, rain, fog and sunshine), cadets were able to experience the different guises of this unique landscape as they hiked parts of the northern moor.

This was quickly followed by Year 11 Field Day. The Royal Navy (RN) section had an excellent day sailing at Theale, while the Army and RAF sections undertook a voluntary 24 hour/Overnight Exercise at Longmoor Training Area from Friday to Saturday lunchtime. There was a strong cadet and staff attendance and a superb activity, including plenty of blank firing for all in a variety of military exercises, was accomplished in fine weather.

The following week saw the new Year 10 cadets experience their first Field Day. The Army section travelled to Bramley Training Area and worked on a variety of fieldcraft activities, including basher building, cooking in the field and camouflage and concealment. The Royal Air Force (RAF) section travelled to the RAF museum at Hendon while the RN section did a local walk ‘interrupted’ by various command tasks/challenges.

The second weekend trip took place over the first weekend in November using the ever-popular Jersey Camp on the Isle of Wight as our base. Surprisingly, the ferry crossing was ‘flat’, given that Storm Ciaran had tracked through the day before departure. All 24 cadets and accompanying staff enjoyed Saturday’s walk in challenging conditions. Those on the Freshwater to Jersey Camp route were hammered with two heavy hail storms in the morning, before conditions improved. The Sunday walks took place in fine weather, affording excellent views of the surrounding landscape.

The following weekend, cadets and staff from the CCF represented St Bart’s in the Remembrance Day parade in Newbury, marching through town and observing the two-minutes silence alongside other organisations.

The final event of the term was the first of the series of five Sunday walks which are targeted at preparing cadets for the Ten Tors event. The Year 10 cadets involved enjoyed good weather on the day and can now look forward to the rest of the training and preparation for this event over the coming term.

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Holocaust Documentary Maker in School

February 1, 2024

Documentary maker and reporter, Mirek Gosney, joined us at St Bart’s last week as part of our Beacon School programme of activities around Holocaust Memorial Day.

Speaking to our Year 12s during their enrichment session, Mirek described his recent documentary, ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’, which delves into the true story of the Nazis’ forgotten forced and slave labour programme. The documentary considers the perspective of Mirek’s own Czech great-grandfather, Miroslav Jeřábek, who was conscripted and sent to work in Germany. Mirek spoke to our students about economic exploitation, often involving global corporations, and about the difference between slave labour and forced labour, which offered some pay and freedom. He also explored the theme of forgotten voices, justice and recognition and whether you can ever truly compensate for some experiences.

Mirek also shared his experience of the making of documentaries and his reflections on his research and decision to remain a neutral voice. Following the talk, Mirek answered questions from our students and spent time sharing advice with those interested in journalism and film and documentary making.

Our thanks to Mirek for giving his time and sharing his story.

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