Our School has an illustrious history and has survived the many social and educational changes over the last 56 years. Malcolm Ross was the first ‘Headmaster’. He was a visionary who translated the Comprehensive ideal into a reality. His ground-breaking work was built on by Cyril Davies, Peter Wells, Linda Neal and since 2000, me. A couple of years after I arrived we had the opportunity to rebuild the school thanks to the last Labour government’s Building Schools for the Future programme. Our remit was to be radical and innovative; to create something that would serve the community well and raise standards. We chose to create a school based on the principles of “Human Scale Education”. In prac-tice “Human Scale” means the creation of a number of small schools on a large campus providing a secondary school curriculum with a primary school culture. The “Human scale” allows all pupils, students and staff to feel an integral part of the organisation. Everyone is important and no one feels lost, isolated or alienated. “Human Scale” creates a net-work of families. Each of the Four Home schools at Crown Woods is a “family”. In about 2005 we translated the concept of “Human Scale” into a vision and then a proposal and six years later Crown Woods College was born.

The impact the College made was almost immediate with a significant improvement in exam outcomes. We are now a hugely popular local community school.

However, history tells us that an organisation that stands still soon gets overtaken so when we were approached by the Leigh Academies Trust to join the Trust and work with the Stationers’ Company we seized the initiative and the Academy was born. The new Academy is the latest incarnation of the ideal first realised by Malcolm Ross and reflects a passion to provide the best education for the pupils and the community we serve. The Stationers’ company and Trust will support, encourage and challenge us to ensure that generations of young people benefit from the unfolding opportunities that this remarkable country will offer over the next few decades. I have no doubt that Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy will become a jewel among schools and for generations to come people will look back fondly on their experience, on what they

learned, what they achieved and how the Academy helped them to seize opportunity and shape a bright future.

The Crown

Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2PT

Phone: 0208 850 7678 Fax: 0208 294 1921

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Introducing Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy

M. J. Murphy Principal

GCSE & Post 16 Exam Results Break School Records!

See full details inside

The Stationers’ Company

Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy145 Bexley Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2PT

www.crownwoods.org.ukTelephone: 020 8850 7678 Facsimile: 0208 294 1921

Our community, your successPrincipal: Mr. M. J. Murphy M.A.

STATIONERS’ CROWN WOODS ACADEMY

William MorrisPresent

Bugsy Malone

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On Tuesday the 8th of July 60 pupils took part in this years Summer Production of Bugsy Malone

They performed for one night only to an audience of over 300 people. The audience were invited to take their seats in Fat Sam’s Grand Slam to enjoy the performance which included live music, dancing, singing, acting and lots of splurge!

In preperation for the show, our backstage team worked with a stage de-signer from Central School of Speech and Drama to help in creating the splurge guns, our actors were visited by the real Snake Eyes who came and ran a workshop and talked about his experiences on set and finally we linked up with the media de-partment in order to film

outdoor footage to be played on the night. The Drama Department can’t wait to start working on November’s productions with the creative and talented pupils we have here at the Academy.

Ms. Westgaard

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Congratulations to Year 11 2014GCSE results this summer showed a 7 % increase in the proportion of 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths 65%. 18% of all grades were A/A*- up from 13% in 2013. Particularly impressive were the results in English. 77% achieved an A*-C grade in English language and

20% achieved an A*/A grade. Levels of progress in English were equally impressive with 82% making expected progress and 41% more than expected progress.

28% achieved EBAC English, Maths, Sciences, His-tory or Geography and a modern foreign language.

All these headline figures are significantly above the national figures for 2013 in a year in which many schools suffered from drops in attainment.

Many subjects performed significantly above average including Music (83% A*-C), Spanish

(86% A*-C), Biology (99% A*-C), Chemistry (100% A*-C), Physics (97% A*-C) and Geography (83% A*-C)

We are proud of the pupils achievements and would like to congratulate the year 11 cohort of 2014.

Individual performances that were exceptional include May Ling Ho 13 A/A*, Jessica Mayfield 11 A/A* grades, Uzorma Owete, Kristiana Smilovska, Chloe Wing and Damien Sirso 10 A/A* grades

Progress is just as important as attainment. The following pupils made truly exceptional progress having made 5 levels of progress from KS2. This means pupils have achieved average levels at KS2 but then achieved an A grade at GCSE or pupils have been below average at KS2 and then achieved a B grade at GCSE.

Pupils Achieving 5 levels in progress in English

DelamereMay Ling Ho, Choeny Tenzin, Jordan Dono, Elliott Simpson,

Sokol Ago, Seli Arku- Kors, Harry Smith and Thomas Haddock

AshdownScott Davies, Princess Mohammed, Lily Stevens, Fraser Brown

Joshua Wood, Maisie Morris and Rosie Tregear

SherwoodHassanat Oladini, Phillip Shaw and Alina Shah

Pupils Achieving 5 levels in progress in MathsDelamere

Jamie Diep, Abbie High, Uzorma Owete, Chloe Wing, Demi Raymore and Harley Baker

AshdownDhiren Bhanderi and Terrell Townsend

We wish every success for our pupils in their Post 16 studiesMr. S. Mundy - Deputy Principal

65% A*-C Including English and MathsGCSE Results Break School Records!

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Crown Woods A level students achieve best ever results

I am happy to report another excellent set of A level results. This is now the 4th consecutive year that we have seen a rise in our A level results, of particular note is the double digit increase in A and A* grades achieved this year. This is due to the sustained hard work of our pupils and staff over the last 2 years. Congratulations to all of our students as they go off to pursue university places, apprenticeship and employment throughout the UK and further afield.

A Level & BTEC Results 2014

A*/A 24% A*/B 32% A*/C 71% A*/E 98%

A Level & BTEC Results 2014

Brigita Kuzmickaite Trinity, Connecticut, USA PsychologyHabib Balarabe New York State University USA SportAdam Darr Sussex University Business and Management StudiesHarry Diep Essex University Computer ScienceHarry Hoang Essex University Economic (Including Placement year)Isabel Hollingum Kent English/American Literature & FrenchPatricia Panday Medway School of Pharmacy PharmacyShadee Sims Kent LawOrest Xheza Reading Art and English LiteratureTatjana Zorina Royal Holloway EconomicsAmanda Henriksson Coventry Inter. Leadership and Manag. in H & SCMr. M. Hartnett - Head of Arden Post 16

Post 16 Results Day 2014Again Our Best Ever Results!

Arden Post 16 Open Evening

Thursday 23rd October 20145.30pm-7.30pm

Subject Subject SubjectAccounting Government and Politics Music TechnologyArt Duke of Edinburgh Award PhilosophyBiology Health & Social Care L3 PhotographyBusiness Studies History Physical EducationBusiness Studies BTEC L3 ICT PhysicsChemistry ICT BTEC Level 3 Product DesignDrama Law PsychologyEconomics Maths & Further Maths SociologyEnglish Media Studies Sports & Exercise BTECEnglish & Maths GCSE Re-take MFL - French Extended ProjectGeography MFL - Spanish

Mr. M. J. Murphy, Principal Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy

145 Bexley Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2PT Telephone Number: 020 8850 7678 Fax: 020 8294 1921 www.crownwoods.org.uk

Arden Post 16 Open Evening 23rd October 2014

Disabled parking and limited public parking

‘Destiny is not a matter of chance its a matter of choice choose Arden Post 16’

A* - A 24%A* - B 36%A* - C 71% A* - E 99%

2014 Exam Results

STATIONERS’ CROWN WOODS ACADEMY

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Ashdown, Delamere and SherwoodOn Friday 26th September the Academy celebrated European Day of Languages. The main aim of the celebration was to

promote language learning and inform about the linguistic diversity in Europe. All home schools were involved and in the days leading up to the celebration pupils were thinking about how best to accessorise their uniform with a French or Spanish theme for the day. French hats, Spanish hats, flags, face paints and French and Spanish stickers were a few of the things worn by students to celebrate the day. The day involved assemblies, french films and the opportunity to visit the french coast.Ms. P. Alamu, Ms. N. Servini and Ms.Y. Goncalves.

European Day of Languages

Welcome to Crown Woods - A Pupils ProspectiveLuke Batley - Arden Post 16 Student

My name is Luke and I came to Crown Woods from Welling school. I choose Crown Woods as my sixth form from the moment I first viewed it, due to it appearing as a perfect example of everything I wanted in a Sixth form: a fresh start, a good learning environment, teachers that are passionate about their subjects with good sense of humour but with a balance between fun and learning. This suits me as I can be dedicated to learning but I learn much better when the teachers can make me smile; my first days in the Sixth Form were spent smiling – I only stopped because smiling grew tiring! But I am still incredibly happy here and every day I go home and tell my mum only positives about the school. Every subject I genuinely enjoy and they weren’t my initial chose. Mr Hartnett helped me to choose my subjects in order to balance out subjects which may relate to each other and aid me in continuing on into university or a career. I feel like I get strong

support in this school when I ask for it and there truly is a balance between work and fun. The learning environment is the best in any school I have experienced, with the fact that there is no policy on dress code allowing the vibe here to feel so much freer.

I can never convey all the good points about the school but one of the things worth noting is that there are so many opportunities here – for example I am going to be joining the student council and I am currently attending a philosophy club every Wednesday which I can put on my CV, even though philosophy is not one of my lessons! I am still totally blown away by Crown Woods and I am extremely positive for my future, which

is an incredible feeling since before Crown Woods I was incredibly pessimistic about my abilities and future!

Daniel Ashdown School Year 7 PupilMy name is Daniel and I have recently joined Ashdown School from Alderwood Primary School. I was very nervous before starting secondary school because it was going to be a whole new start for me. I have quickly settled in, and the summer school in Ashdown really helped with this. My favourite part of the summer school was making new friends and going to the museum.

My first day in Ashdown was fun and I quickly found my way around the academy. I have now been in Ashdown for a few weeks and I am really happy. I do African drumming, basketball and guitar lessons as after school enrichments and really enjoy them. My favourite lessons so far are Technology and French. In Technology we are doing practical lessons in pop up cards and LED lights. When I grow up I would like to be an architect so Technology is really important to me. If I had to give one piece of advice to a Year 6 pupil looking around Ashdown, I would say “Join Ashdown because it is really fun, everyone is kind and we all get along like one big family”

Sophie Delamere School Year 7 PupilMy journey so far as a pupil at Delamere has been full of excitement. My first day was not at all scary in fact it was the

opposite because of the friendly teachers and amazing tutor group. I soon started to understand how my timetable worked and the school rules. I am now getting to know my teachers well: the ones with a great sense of humour and the ones that watch your every move! My favourite lessons are Spanish and maths but my least favourite aren’t that bad! I look forward to Fridays, double P.E and burger and chips for lunch! I am having the best time ever and I couldn’t be happier!

Maisie and Astijus Sherwood School Year 7 PupilsFull of nerves and excitement we entered Sherwood School for the first time. Even though we were feeling euphoric we had a sense of unknowin for what lays ahead. After 5 minutes of seeing the beautiful building we had to rush to our tutor room so

we wouldn’t be late for class. Lucily we made it on time. We also remember the difficulty of having to get from onebuilding to the other, for example we had to go to William Morris for Technology but acciden-tally went to the Symphony Centre. Luckily, our teacher didin’t mind since it was our first day. Crown Woods helped us get through our first week the older children showed us around. The older children were friendly and really kind. Our conculsion is Stationers’Crown Wood Academy is really welcoming.

Vivian Eyo-Ephraim - Arden Post 16 StudentMy name is Vivian Eyo-Ephraim and I live in Charlton, which is under the local borough of Greenwich. I was previously a

student in Thomas Tallis sixth form which is in Kidbrooke. Drama, Film, Media studies are the subjects I study as an A levels in Arden. I am so far impressed with the relationships shared between students and the staff. The students are also very warm and friendly! I made lovely friends easily. I am also involved in a current mentoring scheme which has been supported by The Stationers. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have someone from the professional industry of media to guide me on the career path I’m choosing. In the future I aspire to become a TV/radio presenter and an Events Manager.

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Opal Coast Trip

It’s Official: Reading Makes A Difference

In July, 40 Delamere and Ashdown pupils travelled to the Opal Coast in France to experience the French language and culture first hand. After our day started bright and early at 5am Monday morning, we made our way to have a look around the lovely historic town of Boulogne-Sur-Mer

and have lunch and then on to our hostel which was next to the beach, which of course everyone had to jump into fully clothed! The following days were spent running around and doing yoga on the beach, visiting a boulangerie and a sweet factory, exploring the nearby towns and seeing the start of the Tour de France.

Mrs Alamu and I were extremely proud of our pupil’s impeccable behaviour and manners as well as their willingness to complete their French diaries and speak French at every opportunity - one of our pupils even managed to get his hair cut! Ms. N. Servini

Teachers, particularly of English, have always known that students who read widely achieve success in all areas of the curriculum. Now, there is concrete evidence that students who read for more than one hour a week out-side of school, achieve more highly in maths, as well as in their other subjects. In 2013, research carried out at The Institute for Education at University College London, tracked the reading habits of 6,000 over a period of forty years. The most successful pupils, and adults, were those who read for pleasure regularly. In fact, Brown and Sullivan, the academics who carried out the research, noted that reading made a bigger impact on students’ learning than factors such as if their parents had a university degree; owned a house, or earned a big salary.At Stationers’Crown Wood Academy, we have been promoting reading in lots of different ways, including:• Using the Accelerated Reading programme• Celebrating World Book Day • Holding a college Book Week• Drop Everything and Read• Reading the Carnegie prize books• Participating in Greenwich book quizzes• Having authors such as Dan Freedman and Sam Angus come to speak to the pupils. What Can Parents/Carers Do To Help?I am asking parents/carers to encourage reading at home for a minimum of one hour weekly. The text can be from any genre, but the key is that the student must want to read it. It can be a newspaper, magazine, digital text, reference book or a work of fiction. Reading for pleasure means that there has to be an element of enjoyment if it is to have the impact on outcomes that we all want. Here are some ideas that you could try at home:• Set aside a regular time when the TV, i-phone, computer gets switched off and reading is done.• Talk to your son/daughter about what they are reading. • Spend some time listening to your son/daughter reading. (Just because your child comes to second ary school, doesn’t mean that they can’t read to you anymore.)• Model reading by trying to read something for pleasure each week too. Talk about what you are reading with your son/daughter.I realise that parents are busy people (I know; I am one too) however, if we work together on helping your son/daughter to become a stronger reader, then I am confident that they will be successful throughout secondary school, and beyond.Should you wish to find out more information about reading in the college,you can contact any English teacher, Mrs Brown, the academy librarian, or me directly.Ms. P. Hanley English Advisor & Literacy Coordinator

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Once again the whole community of SCWA came together on Friday 27th June for the annual Sports Fest, as part of the National School Sports Week. Every pupil and member of staff were involved in a choice of 22 different sports, culminating in the track events in the afternoon. All day pupils were collecting points for their home school by participating in the events with the final points being gathered on the track. The ultimate winners of the coveted trophy were Delamere School.

Sports Fest 2014

Stationers’ Crown Wood Academy U19’s opening games of the season:

North Kent Premier Hayes vs Crown Woods Score: 0 – 2

Team sheet Charlie Neve (GK),Jaures Kolly,Tremayne Jules ,Ralph Poulton, Ashes Gauchen, Nathan Clarke, Richard Fagbo, Leo GoringBradley Hutchinson, Paul Gnadou (c) (2 goals), Erdem Hassan and Dan Bloomfield

North Kent Div 2 Kemnal Tech vs Crown Woods Score: 2 – 3

Team SheetJake Beachell (GK), Pip Reed, Robbie Raveneau, Kieron Smith, Nisar Babul, Gena Romanenka, Toby Shrimpton,Harvey Humm (c) (1 goal), Elijah Laidlaw, Hardeep Singh,Tenzin Lhondip, Jamie Hatcher (1 goal), Scott Stephen (1 goal) and Connor Ballard

Other results:

Year 9 L8-1 to Oasis Academy Shirley Park (National Cup)Year 8 W4-3 against Sedgehill (Friendly)Year 8 L9-0 to Hurstmere (National Cup)

Year 11 W5-1 against Walthomstow (National Cup)Words from our Captains:

Captain, Paul Gnadou’s response - “Well done for the first game of the season. Let’s keep going from this winning start as there are more games to come and hopefully silverware!”

Captain, Harvey Humm’s response - “Great to get off to a winning start, everyone working well as a unit, definitely more wins to come.”

FOLLOW @crownwoodssport to get all future fixtures and result information!Ms. J. Taylor Head of 2012 Centre

Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy Mentoring SchemeA group of twenty lucky academy pupils have been selected this year to take part in a brand new mentoring scheme being run between the academy and the Stationers. Five pupils each from Arden, Ashdown, Delamere and Sherwood have been selected to work on a one to one basis with members of the guild and will benefit from five one hour long mentoring sessions which will be spread throughout the year. It is also envisaged that mentees will have a day with their mentors at their place of work, and will also have the opportunity to visit Stationers’ Hall in The City towards the end of the school year for an awards ceremony. The mentors come from a range of back-grounds related to the communications and content industries, including journalists, accountants, publishers and bookbinders amongst other professions and all have extensive experience from which our pupils can benefit from. The main aim of the scheme is for the mentees to form a relationship with an adult mentor who can empower and influence them in order to raise their aspirations in terms of their academic performance and future career plans. Ms. A. Blackall

Football Results

Crown Wood Summer Variety Show was a highly ambitious affair at the end of the Summer Term, involving a two stage set, including a wide variety of music, from jazz to up to date popular music,

singing from solo and group performers. The Gospel Choir start-ed off the performance with Africa and ended with Copa Cabana. The event incorporated students from each of the home schools who presented, worked as backstage technicians, danced solo and danced in groups. Highlights came from the magic act, the string quartet, wood-wind group, drums and the orchestra.

The Summer Variety Show celebrated

talented performers and also introduced enthusiastic students new to performing. Congratulations to the staff and students who worked very hard to entertain us on that very hot summer’s evening.Ms. L. Dhupat Head of William Morris

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Art, Photography and Design and Technology Exhibition

Year 9 Option Choice

The 2014 William Morris Art, Photography and Design and Technology Exhibition was very well attended by pupils, staff, parents, carers and colleagues from both the Stationers and the Academy. All of those who attended greatly enjoyed the celebration of the tal-ents of our creative, hardworking and gifted BTEC, GCSE and ‘A’ Level students. It was widely agreed that the work exhibited was at an exceptional stan-dard this year. Pupils acknowledged the support provided by subject teachers who worked hard to ensure each individual achieved success.

For the first time, a selection of spupils work from the William Morris ‘Class of 2014’ was produced and printed as a catalogue, a memento for pupils,

parents and carers to keep. The exhibition included a diverse range of incredible Art and Photog-raphy work, a selection of 6th form Product Design major projects, including a ‘Pop Up ‘cardboard reception desk, a Refugee Shelter and the ‘Ergo’, an aid for shaving. AS Product Design projects included high quality examples of Body Adornment and a range of Bauhaus inspired model chairs. GCSE work exhibited from all subjects was highly commended by the exam boards this year.

We are delighted that many of our pupils gained university places to study subjects in the Creative Arts including Art, Photography and Product Design. Ms. L. Dhupat Head of William Morris

At the end of the Summer Term 190 Year 9 pupils who have chosen to study one of the William Morris Subjects at GCSE; Art; Graphics; Product Design; Drama; Music and Construction were fortunate to participate in a series of workshops delivered by subject specialists from Rose Buford College based in Sidcup.

The creative workshops included Lighting Design, Theatre Design, Costume Production, Hip Hop Theatre, Scenic Arts, Performance Sound and Stage Management. The event was split across 2 days with each student experiencing 3 different workshops; students enjoyed the ‘hands on’ approach to stage, music and lighting and also made costumes and artefacts with a ‘Carnival’ theme. Students gathered in the hall for presentations at the end of each day.

We would like to thank our colleagues from Rose Buford for providing stimulating workshops which gave students an indication of the types of careers available in the Arts. Ms. L. Dhupat Head of William Morris

Summer Variety Show

William HutsonAS Product Design

Courtney SimmonsAS Body Adornment-Catwalk