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THE AIDAN'S ADVERTISER
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Main news
St Aidan’s walks to China! Page 15
Chart topping charity single!Page 16
Also Inside this Issue
Page 1: History of the School
Page 2: Facts about the school
Page 3-6: staff interviews
Page 7-10: Tour de Aidan’s Photos
Page 11-14: Student interviews
Page 16: Charity Single
Page 17: Photos of school
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Facts
Facts about St Aidan’s Harrogate
Number of students: 1,893
Gender: Mixed
Ages 11–18
School Colours - Blue & Yellow
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Staff Interviews
Mr Wood:
How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 37 years
2: What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s?Northumberland as I have been on it quite a few times and I also enjoyed going on a few music trips. Although the I am not musical I still like
Facts about St Aidan’s Harrogate
Number of students: 1,893
Gender: Mixed
Ages 11–18
School Colours - Blue & Yellow
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staff interviews continued
Mr Wood:
How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 37 years
2: What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s?Northumberland as I have been on it quite a few times and I also enjoyed going on a few music trips. Although the I am not musical I still like
Mr Bean:Q1: How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 20 years
Q2: What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Mr Pocock constantly interrupting my lessons! I also remember him drawing zebra stripes on another member of staff’s car with his whole class, and that was just in my first week here!
Q3:What inspired you to become an English teacher? My English teacher at school, he was a very good teacher and very inspirational. I still read his articles now.
Q4:What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? The Ardeche with Mr
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Mr Bean:Q1: How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 20 years
Q2: What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Mr Pocock constantly interrupting my lessons! I also remember him drawing zebra stripes on another member of staff’s car with his whole class, and that was just in my first week here!
Q3:What inspired you to become an English teacher? My English teacher at school, he was a very good teacher and very inspirational. I still read his articles now.
Q4:What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? The Ardeche with Mr
Mrs Maughan
Q1: How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 24 years
Q2: What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Mr Pocock sending notes to me saying that I had stolen his room. I was happy that I was working with Mr Hatcher and Mr Pickford.
Q3:What inspired you to become a teacher? I love the subject of art.
Q:4What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? The Ardech it’s a reall good trip my favourite part was the canoeing.
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Mrs Maughan
Q1: How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 24 years
Q2: What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Mr Pocock sending notes to me saying that I had stolen his room. I was happy that I was working with Mr Hatcher and Mr Pickford.
Q3:What inspired you to become a teacher? I love the subject of art.
Q:4What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? The Ardech it’s a reall good trip my favourite part was the canoeing.
Mrs Rowland
How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 13 Years
What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Showed a LS group of year 7 a video of a plane crash and one started crying .
What inspired you to become a teacher? I like the subject English teaching at St Aidan’s is very different from other school I have taught at.
What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? Whitby was a good trip
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Mrs Rowland
How long have you worked at St Aidan’s? 13 Years
What is your earliest memory of working at St Aidan’s? Showed a LS group of year 7 a video of a plane crash and one started crying .
What inspired you to become a teacher? I like the subject English teaching at St Aidan’s is very different from other school I have taught at.
What has been your favourite trip whilst working at St Aidan’s? Whitby was a good trip
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Pupil interviews
BOY: Year 7- Oliver Abbott
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
My first day; everyone was very nice and welcoming. I was nervous and worried I wouldn’t make friends but I soon did.
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I would like lockers for year 7s as taking your bags around all day takes up space in the classrooms.
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
I haven’t been on one yet but I’m looking forward to the Northumberland trip with all my friends.
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
Dunking my form tutor, Miss Riddah, in water at the Flushion roulette for children in need.
GIRL: Year 8- Olivia Stocks (interviewed on her birthday)
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
I liked it because it was a friendly and nice environment. It was quite scary as I was quite small and I got lost a few times!
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I like the school how it is! Although I think we should get iPads. It would be easier as you wouldn’t get in trouble for forgetting books.
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
I really enjoyed the Ullswater trip at Christmas. We got to experience so many different things. In primary school we had a trip with a trapeze but I didn’t go on it as I was scared, but I did at Ullswater because I was really well supported and encouraged.
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
Ullswater! All that week! We all had a laugh and it was all about good team-work. I wasn’t close to some people in my form before I went, but I was afterwards.
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BOY: Year 9 – Robert Lawes
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
Walking into the form and realising I was a lot taller than everyone else! I was already 5ft 11 - I’m now 6 ft 1!
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I would like to start school a bit later! Probably at about half 9 and finish at half 2, with a shorter lunch! I would also love some extra English lessons from my favourite English teacher.
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
At the moment probably Northumberland, you get a lot more freedom than on the other trips. You get time to go off with your friends more independently. You didn’t have set activities so it was nice to have that freedom!
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
Mr Pocock’s English lessons, he makes them really interesting and fun and I look forward to them.
GIRL: Year 10 – Katie Oates
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
I made a lot of friends and settled in well, I also thought the teachers were really good. I loved the different areas for pupils – I like the quiet place near the monkey cage. I also loved the library and still do. The food at Aidan’s is really nice and my favourite thing is the cakes.
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I like the school and the school days set up. I like the uniform but I would prefer to wear my own clothes! I also think assemblies can be quite boring, except Mr Pocock’s whose are really good!
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
The coast to coast was my favourite because it was really interesting but also challenging at times – it was 225 miles!
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
Meeting my friends was the best thing. I also really enjoyed Italy in year 7, except the part where 2 students lost their passports!
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BOY: Year 11 – Harry Husband
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
Meeting my friends in the form room, and we found out lots about each other – we’re still good friends now! Also, compared to my old school St Aidan’s was huge and quite scary!
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I would improve the sports facilities – I would love to get a new AstroTurf. But there’s not a lot to change apart from that to make it better. Everyone loves the Year 11 café as its nice food up there.
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
Loch Eil – it was such fun! The environment we were in was fantastic and we did so many things. Plus I went with my friends and that made it even better.
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
I’d probably say the Loch Eil exhibition when we went walking. It was such nice weather and we went into the sea.
GIRL: Year 12 – Jess Hirst
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
It was big, scary and there were lots of people. I was excited and nervous but after a week I settled in well. I made friends in year 7 in my form that I am still friends with now!
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I would build a swimming pool so you could go swimming in your free time and use it as part of the gym – it would be really fun! I also think that there should be more cafes or places for the sixth form to go eat.
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
Northumberland in year 7 because I got to know everyone better and there was lots of activities to do, it was also really sunny.
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
The day I found out I had Mr Pocock for my GCSE English classes; it was a very happy day.
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BOY: Year 13 – Marcus Byers
Q1: What is the first thing you remember about St Aidan’s?
Getting a bus to school, a single yellow one. My first impressions were that it was big with a lot of pupils compared to my primary school – where there were only 70 people! I was nervous but made a lot of friends in the first week.
Q2: What would you improve about the school?
I would improve the food a bit, I would bring the salad area back in the café that they closed! I liked the salads and choice of meats etc. I also think the food could go down in price a bit – I spent too much a week on lunches!
Q3: What has been your favourite school trip?
The Ardeche in year 11 – it was sunny and you were 3with all your friends. My favourite activity was the boat because the water was clear and there was no sea salt it was just nice water. It was hard to capsize and nice to jump in!
Q4: What’s your best memory of school?
The Ardeche again because I was with all my friends and didn’t have to worry about school or work and it was so nice and sunny.
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NEWS
St Aidan’s walks to China!
St Aidan’s is putting its best foot forward and heading for Beijing, the capital of China!
Nearly 700 pupils and staff will be walking the 12 miles to and from Spofforth on the annual sponsored walk on Friday 18th July – which means we will walk about 8,400 miles, roughly the distance between the school and the capital of China.
Walkers will be sponsored with money going to the Neema Craft Centre in Tanzania and the Harrogate HG1000 project to provide water filters in Africa.
This will be the third sponsored walk in a row. The previous two raised over £20,000 for charity.
SPONSERD WARLK 2013
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Charity Single
‘These are our days’, the St Aidan’s charity singles, has had 6,000 plays on YouTube and has been downloaded … times, rising … for Cystic Fibrosis. The writer and producer of the hit single, Music Technician Linus Pardoe, said ……
We are The Aidan’s Advertiser think the single is excellent and we urge all our readers to buy it, if you haven’t already done so!
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