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Nurturing Today’s Young People, Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders

ISSUE 5 | JANUARY 2018

EDEN GIRLS’ COVENTRYNEWSLETTER

The inspectors’ report identifies a high qualityof teaching, and an effective use ofassessments to support pupils’ progress.Pupils’ excellent attitudes to their studies andhigh standards of behaviour were found toenable lessons to run smoothly.

Ofsted inspectors were impressed by thestrong management of the school andleaders’ support of staff through extensiveand effective training. As a result, inspectorsfound, “teaching and the leadership ofteaching are consistently improving”.

Key findings of Ofsted’s report include:

✦ The formal and wider curriculum is broadand varied. It offers a wide range ofinteresting and sometimes unusualactivities… All pupils have access to a widerange of cultural, sporting and creativeactivities in addition to their corecurriculum.

✦ Teachers have high expectations and offerhigh levels of challenge across a range ofsubjects.

✦ Leaders make sure that pupils are wellprepared for life in modern Britain.Fundamental British Values are embeddedinto the life of the school.

✦ Pupils are polite, thoughtful and kind toone another. They are mature while alsoenjoying activities exuberantly.

✦ Leaders take time to make careful plans formeeting the individual needs of pupils whohave special educational needs and/ordisabilities. All aspects of these pupils’needs are taken into account, includingtheir social and emotional development,and these pupils’ attendance is very strong,well above the national average. As a result,they make rapid progress from theirstarting points.

“ We are thrilled with Ofsted’s findings. What stands out for me in the inspectors’ report is the praise for our pupils – asmotivated learners, as engaged citizens andas thoughtful and respectful young people. I’m so proud of the role of my staff insupporting our girls to become confident,mature and very able citizens who will go onto do wonderful things. And we owe a hugevote of thanks to our governors whorepeatedly go ‘the Extra Mile’ in working withEden and the Trust to nurture today’s youngpeople and inspire tomorrow’s leaders”

Ofsted visited Eden Girls’ School in early July.Inspectors praised our school leaders for creating “ahighly aspirational culture of academic performance,moral development and civic duty” where “pupilsand teachers believe that anything is possible”.

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✦ From the Principal

Page 3

✦ From the Head Girl

✦ Awards Event

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✦ The Tauheedul Baccalaureate

✦ Interview Practice

Page 5 – 7 Educational Excellence

✦ Top Performers

✦ Joining Year 7

✦ Activities Week 2017

Page 8 – 10 Faith & Character Development

✦ Eden Girls’ Cooking Cub

✦ Never Missed a Day of School

✦ Prefect Success

✦ Student Shura Elections

✦ Spirituality Day

✦ The Duke of Edinburgh’s AwardLaunch

✦ Friendship Club

Page 11 – 12 Service to Communities

✦ Macmillan Coffee Morning

✦ Restart a Heart

✦ The Winter Hampers Appeal

✦ Seerah Competition

✦ Dates for your Diary

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issueFrom the Principal

One aspect of our curriculum and ethos at Eden of which we areparticularly proud is leadership development. As our school grows we areconstantly seeking more and more opportunities for students to developa leadership mind set and the skills necessary to successfully lead others.This coming year, for the first time, we are introducing the Bronze Duke ofEdinburgh Award for our Year 10 students and pupils also have the chanceto go on a leadership residential to Kingswood Outdoor Education Centrein Staffordshire. Other opportunities include being a Prefect, a member ofthe Student Shura or a Sports Leader.

Whilst we do want our students to become great leaders, we also aspire for them to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) bybecoming ‘servant-leaders’. In the Hadeeth above the Prophet (PBUH)explains the importance of us recognising and meeting our responsibilitiesas leaders within our communities and families. He says that although ourresponsibilities may differ the need to take responsibility is paramount toachieving success. His use of the word shepherd highlights two importantqualities good leaders should display; humility and humbleness. A shepherd leads his flock of animals, who by nature can be unruly anddifficult to manage, but he does not give up, he continues to do whatneeds to be done to ensure his flock is fed, watered, happy and safe.

In summing up… a great leader is not someone who bosses othersaround but rather someone who listens to their community, helps themand reacts to their needs and, above all, is committed to leading byexample … regardless of the challenges this may bring.

So we learn that a leader is not one who everyone else serves but one whoserves and betters their people… their community. This seems like an aptthought to reflect on as we and our first cohort of students approach theirGCSEs and the culmination of their time at Eden Girls school.

Linda Thompson

“All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsiblefor his flock. The leader of people is a guardian and isresponsible for his subjects. A man is a shepherd inrespect of his family and is responsible for those inhis care... All of you are shepherds and each of you isresponsible for his flock.” (Bukhari)

Prefects’ working lunch: leadership in action.

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Awards Event

My miniature friendship group was a meretwo or three, whilst now it is filled with somany different people who make me smileevery day. Who, by Allah’s grace, makeeveryday a blast! I can honestly say that myfriends are set apart from the rest. They arethe type of people that ‘have your back’through thick and thin. They’re the sort ofpeople that help you in lessons and wait foryou outside classrooms. They’re the veryfriends that will join you shoulder to shoulderin prayer before rushing off in droves to thenext lesson. Saying good bye to thisphenomenal bunch of crazy, wacky girls willbe the one of the hardest things I will everhave to do… But I sincerely pray that Allah iswith you in whatever path you choose to takeand I know that wherever you go or whoeveryou want to become, that place will only befilled with ‘awesomeness’.

The teachers are some of the most amazingpeople I have met. They truly care for us asthough we are their “children” and assist us inevery problem we may have, whilst extendingtheir long hours in order to help fulfil our fullpotential. They correct us whenever we make“blunders” and also tell us to “power through.”These teachers have gone from strangers tofriends in such a short space of time. Most of us look to faraway places whenthinking of our role models, but for me mineare much closer. Mine lie at both home and at school; they are not extravagant but arethe people walking through the corridor withtheir cups of tea asking us about our studiesand future lessons. They encompass ouresteemed Islamic values as they come withhumility and without the need to be aboveanyone else. I can never thank Allah enoughfor placing such people in my life.

As for the rest of the student body, keepsmiling. Smiling is a Sunnah… spreadhappiness wherever you go. Treat all withrespect and integrity regardless of their race,religion or colour. After all, our lives aren’tmeasured in years they’re measured in thelives of the people we touch around us. As Mohammed Ali once said “Don’t count thedays, make the days count.”

May Allah shower us all with His blessings inthe future, Inshallah. Good luck everyone!

Rabiah Khan, Year 11

On 19th July 2017 staff, governors, students andfamilies gathered for the finale to the academicterm. The awards assembly at Eden Girls was held in the Sports Centre, as this prestigiousevent had outgrown the Reflection Hall.

Students proudly received awards for 100% attendance, SubjectAwards and the Tauheedul Baccalaureate, of which a platinumaward is the highest.

Four students were presented with engraved platinum trophies:

Aisyah Nazim Year 9

Yasmine Hussain Year 10

Wardah Hassan Year 11

Rabiah Khan Year 11

Where did the past four years go? One minute I was a nervous Year 8 student, the next I’m nearly anadult deciding which card to play in the game of life. Still nervous but I guess a little taller than before.They say time flies when you’re having fun and without realising it, my early teens have been the bestyears of my life.

Let’s see how many will receive the platinum award atthis year’s event on Monday23rd July 2018.

From The Head Girl

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The Tauheedul Baccalaureate

Interview Practice

The students at Eden will not just excel academically but will developinto well rounded leaders; leaders who are ethically, morally andspiritually intelligent, leaders who make a positive contribution to thevery communities they live in and come from, leaders who inspireothers through the strength of their character and whose actions andconduct are of the highest standard.

Through its award the Tauheedul Baccalaureate recognises not onlythe commitment of its holder to study and to outstanding attendanceand behaviour; but also reflects how they embrace their role as afuture citizen, leader and entrepreneur in the wider society in whichthey will live and to which they will contribute.

To achieve an award at the end of this year students need earn aminimum of 50 points for Platinum, 40 points for Gold, 30 points forSilver and 20 for Bronze.

The students listed below are at the top of the ‘Leader Board’ for theTauheedul Baccalaureate this term and are well on their way to Goldand Platinum awards in the summer. Congratulations to all.

Year 11 pupils at Eden Girls’School were interviewed forfictional vacancies, whenvolunteers from the civil servicevisited the school. The studentsreceived advice on structuringtheir CVs and writing applicationletters to respond to 12 mock jobadverts based on real vacancies.

Conrad Pfahler, a Schools Adviserat the Department for Work &Pensions, said, “It was mypleasure to support the schoolon this activity, bringing togethera panel of interviewers thatincluded colleagues from HMRC,the Ministry of Justice and thePassport Office.

We were all very impressed withhow the girls conductedthemselves on the interview day.”

Pupil Amira Jama added, “The whole process boosted myconfidence. By the end of theinterview I felt inspired and felt it was a success.”

Tracey Harvey, Support ForSchools Lead at the DWP,commented, “I was so impressedwith the standard, passion andlevel of interview skills the EdenGirls’ School pupils alldemonstrated. I wasexceptionally taken with thevalued life skills andopportunities they had beeninvolved in and were able todemonstrate in the interview.”

At Eden, we strive for excellence in all that we do.Our aim and goal is for our students to be the bestthat they can be.

Name Form Total TBACC Points Award

Zaynab Bint-Yousuf 11 SMA 33 Silver

Sadiyah Khalifa 8 APN 35 Silver

Niyillah Khan 8 FMU 35 Silver

Makbule Ali 8 SHJ 30 Silver

Rayan Awed Omar 8 PWI 30 Silver

Sakinah Omar 11 SMA 29 Bronze

Sana Perveen 11 JMC 29 Bronze

Humaira Begum 7 NEL 29 Bronze

Alisha Fayyaz 7 NEL 29 Bronze

Rumaysah Yusuf 11 SMA 28 Bronze

Siham Aden 7 QNA 28 Bronze

Sahar Akrami 7 QNA 28 Bronze

Erina Bilal 7 SJO 28 Bronze

Anzal Gelle 7 MAM 28 Bronze

Saamiyah Ismail 7 MAM 28 Bronze

Lena Janjua 7 QNA 28 Bronze

Samira Miah 7 SJO 28 Bronze

Eden girls are prepared for life beyond theclassroom thanks to a partnership with the DWP that saw them put through their paces in job interviews.

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Educational Excellence

Year 7

Sahar AKRAMI 7QNA

Rabiya MUMTAZ 7NEL

Aaishah BOKSH 7QNA

Nasreen SEIF 7NEL

Humaira BEGUM 7NEL

Iman MANNONE 7SJO

Siham ADEN 7QNA

Alizbah SHAHZAD 7MAM

Kulsuma BEGUM 7SJO

Year 8

Rayan AWED OMAR 8PWI

Eeman AFTAB 8PWI

Fizzah AKHTAR 8PWI

Tayyaba BUTT 8PWI

Alina HANIF 8SHJ

Sadiyah KHALIFA 8APN

Raadia OMAR 8PWI

Hodan ADAM 8APN

Kareemah SHEIKH 8SHJ

Hamamah MATEEN 8FMU

Moza ALI 8APN

Syra KHAN 8FMU

Sumaiya QAYYUM 8SHJ

Zahraa RAHMAN 8APN

Year 9

Mahima ALI 9SAK

Haajra MINHAS 9SAK

Tabassum MUMTAZ 9MRA

Year 10

Asiya ABUKAR 10AMI

Sabirin MUSSA 10TTO

Iman NAEEM 10KPA

Umaymah RAZWAN 10TTO

Year 11

Sumayya KHAN 11JMC

Hafsah WASEEM 11JMC

The assessments in Year 7 and 8inform us how far students haveprogressed on their learningjourney.

Congratulations to the followingstudents for their excellentprogress at the end of the firsthalf term. They have exceededtheir target grades in either one, two or three core subjects:English, Maths and Science.

At Eden, all students from Year 7 to Year 11 sit assessments at the end of every half term. These showhow well each student is doing, where they need to improve and whether they are on track to achievetheir GCSE grade at the end of Year 11.

Top Performers

I am not only learning how to improve in my subjects but in my everyday life, throughhadith in action and spirituality days.

The school is helping me aim high and bethe best I can be in everything I do. My teachers have been supportive helpingme overcome certain worries and build myconfidence.

My favourite subject is Religious Educationbecause it is a way of understandingdifferent religions and the society we live in.The lesson gives me the opportunity toexpress my feelings and opinions aboutother religions.

I have been able to look at different religionsand understand that people have differentbeliefs and to respect everyone. Miss Bashir,my teacher, has helped me do this.

The P.E lessons are enjoyable and differentat Eden as it is not just about improving myfitness but Miss Williams has been teachingus how to be resilient which I will need asthe years go by.

Overall I feel Eden is a special place which I am proud to be part of.

Alisha Fayyaz, 7NEL

Joining Year 7 Making the move from primary school can sometimes be daunting,but my first time at Eden Girls’ has been a smooth transition,where I have found the staff and the students to be friendly andwelcoming. It is like being part of one big family.

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Educational Excellence

Year 8 had a real treat when they visited the Stratford Upon AvonButterfly farm. They saw some of the world’s largest and mostcamouflaged caterpillars on show with cocoons, giant silk moths andshining pupae hanging on the plants. They discovered the amazinglifecycle of a butterfly within the Emerging Cage where butterflieshatched from their chrysalis.

Year 9 travelled to Stratford-upon-Avon to study the life and times

of William Shakespeare. They visited the birthplaces of both

Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway andreceived a spotlight talk on Macbeth.

Our local PCSOs ran a series ofworkshops on the dangers andpitfalls of Social Media and how to stay safe on-line.

Activities Week 2017

Although academicachievement is undoubtedlyvery important at Eden it isessential that our girls curricularexperience is broad andbalanced.

In addition to weavingcreativity and the developmentof technical capabilitiesthroughout the curriculum weprovide additionalopportunities for these andother enrichment via ourannual Activities Week whichtook place at the end of thesummer term.

The week was devoted toenrichment activities, trips, andexperiences that studentswouldn’t normally gain duringthe average school week.

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Year 10 history students visited the GeorgeMarshall Medical Museum in Worcester. Theywitnessed ‘first hand’ Mr. George Marshall'sfantastic collection of objects illustrating theway that medicine and health care havedeveloped over the past 250 years and sawthe gory collection of death masks of hangedcriminals, the reconstructed apothecary shopand Victorian operating theatre.

Meanwhile Year 10 geographerstravelled with Mr McCormick tocarry out their GCSE fieldwork inBewdley, a quaint touristdestination on the River Severn.

They investigated the effects ofweathering on gravestones in thechurchyard and looked into theimpact of tourism on the town and its inhabitants.

But it wasn’t all highadrenaline thrills…back in school thegirls learned how to manage the day to day stresses of life in a series ofrelaxation classes.

Year 7 got to study life in a medieval castle both above and belowground. The visit to Warwick Castle included descending into theCastle Dungeon which dates back to 1345 at a time when Warwickwas gripped by the plague.

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Faith & Character Development

Having a kitchen at Eden Girls has been a greatopportunity for our girls to develop theirculinary skills. Makbule Ali in Year 8 said ‘I havereally enjoyed cooking this term. It was anamazing experience and quite unforgettable’.Every Thursday, the aroma of pasta bakes, applecrumble, pizza and stir fry waft onto the mathscorridor, which is where the kitchen is located.

Sadiyah Khalifa, a member of the first cookingcohort said, "The teachers gave us their timeand that is the most thoughtful gift of all.

Personally I have a massive passion forcooking and baking as you’re literallyproviding plated nourishment made with yourown hands and creativity”. Rihan Abdullahrecalled, “Cooking club was a wonderfulexperience- the teaching staff were kind andaccepted any mistakes that we made”.

The school would like to thank Mrs Mangerafor running these sessions and creating abuzz around school and a love for cooking.

Eden Girls’ is excited toannounce the arrival ofa brand new kitchen!This installation hascaused quite a ‘stir’around the school.Places for the newlyestablished cookingclub have been filleduntil July 2018.Students are desperateto be a part of the sixweek cooking cycle.

Eden Girls’ Cooking Club

The selection of prefects is at theheart of the school’s success.

Prefect Success

Gaining 100% forattendance during my fouryears at Eden has definitelybeen a struggle. It’s the factthat you have to persevereto come in every single dayno matter how you’refeeling. This has definitelynot been easy.

However, attendance is deemedvery important. It is a well-knownfact that students are more likely tosucceed academically if they attendschool regularly. From my personalexperience, I have realised that100% attendance has benefittedme in so many different ways.

Firstly, I have never had to worryabout missing any content thatwould be needed for the end of term or year exams. Even when I have been ill, I have persevered to come into school for the sake of my education.

My greatest achievementthroughout the four years that I have attended Eden Girls would be receiving the Platinum award.

This award was presented to me for an acquired amount of merits,community service hours andattendance.

Wardah Hassan, Year 11

Never Missed a Dayof School

We had a pleasing number of applications for the position of prefect this year, whichwere of a very high standard. Congratulationsand well done to the following pupils whohave been selected to be prefects for the coming school year! They should be veryproud of way they conducted themselvesduring the interview process.

Aaminah Sheikh

Aisha Hussain

Hawa Hashemi

Anisa Kadeer

Iqra Khan

Ramlah Mohammed

Hannah Sheikh

Yasmine Hussain

Kauser Bidar

Lameese Ahmeddabi

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The Student Shura play avery important part ofeveryday school life. They are the individualswho represent their formclasses, and are given the opportunity tohighlight any concerns orvoice any suggestionstheir peers may have. As the saying goes, withgreat power comes greatresponsibility.

Have you ever wondered whatyour name means? Whether itsmeaning has an effect on you?

My form’s topic for SpiritualityDay was the 99 Names of Allah.This not only educated us of eachdivine name and its meaning,but also the importance of ournames and how it motivates us to maintain the demeanourthat our names reflect.

Student Shura Elections

Spirituality Day

Makbule Ali in 8SHJ said, “I wanted tocampaign because I thought it will help me tobuild up my confidence and leadership foruniversity and my future career.”

The responsibility of the Student Shura is notonly to communicate the thoughts and viewsof the rest of the form, but also to beproactive and responsible. One of the mostimportant responsibilities of a Student Shura

member is attending the meetings, as this isthe time when suggestions are made, andideas born. One member said, “Being in thestudent shuraa isn’t only about gainingconfidence and facing your fears of speakingin front of people, it’s all about making thevoice of my form class and everybody else’svoice heard and making changes.

Making everyone’s voice contribute toreaching the extra mile.” (Kauther Suleiman,8FMU). We are therefore delighted toannounce the new Student Shuraa membersfor 2017/18 which were elected on 17thNovember after two weeks of campaigning.

Students creatively used speeches, treats,artwork, badges and balloons to campaign forthe best candidates. Congratulations to all.

We began exploring the names of eachstudent in the class and found how thequalities derived from each name had beenreflected or found within each student. Thisenabled us to comprehend the vast numberof qualities Allah possesses, thereforeemphasising His omnipotence. We were ableto experience a talk given by a local Alimah(female scholar), she spoke about the 99Names of Allah and how they influenceMuslims today. I learnt that the Arabic word‘Allah’ is composed of four letters (ه ل ل ;(اthese four letters can be made into threedifferent words, which all link back to Allah.

The aim of the session, was for each studentto understand that not only do these nameshold such significance in our lives, butbenefit us too. Each name is so different, yetcan be so easily identified when beingreferred to Allah.

If we look around us we will see love,affection and caring everywhere. Think abouteveryone who has cared for you, helped youand taught you all of this love, affection andcare that we see in the world around us. Thisis a manifestation of God’s love for us.

Lamees Ahmedabadi 10KPA

7NEL Samira Hirsi

7MAM Naciimo Hassan

7SJO Hawwa Hussain

7QNA Amna Ebsaim

8PWI Samrah Asif

8FMU Kauthar Suleiman

8APN Moza Ali

8SHJ Makbule Ali

9SAK Aliesha Rashid

9SHM Mariam Khan

9MRA Zeynab Abdulrahman

9HOM Aishah Suleman

10KPA Halima Akbar

10TTO Aqsa Ali

10AWA Munira Ahmed

10AMI Asiya Abukar

11 SMA Qamara Ahmed

11SMA Safiya Patel

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Faith & Character Development

Eden Girls’ School Coventry is excited to launch the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award. This awardwas founded in 1956 by Prince Philip and is nowcompleted in 144 countries.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Launch

We are passionate to run this award as itsupports our school mission of ‘nurturingtoday’s young people, inspiring tomorrow’sleaders’. The award is nationally recognisedby top end employers and universities as itallows students to develop their leadership,team work and communication skills. Not only does it develop all aspects ofleadership skills but it also builds characterdevelopment through students gainingindependence and confidence. This is done

through activities such as using maps to findtheir way to the camp site, overcoming anychallenges they may face, cooking, first aid,and camping overnight. Throughout thebuild up to the expedition students also haveto complete their own personal programmewhere they have to develop a skill, developtheir physical ability and volunteer. Two ofthese aspects have to be completed for threemonths and one has to be for six months.

Selected student, Farah Safdar, 9SHM, said, “I am thrilled to know that I’ve been given theopportunity to take part in the Duke ofEdinburgh award. This will allow me to gainexperience in different aspects of life. I get to experience the expedition aspectwhich I am really excited about as we get tocamp overnight. I wanted to take part in this opportunity as I am certain that thisexperience will boost my confidence andadvance my leadership skills.”

A new lunchtime club at Eden Girls is growing inpopularity. The Friendship Club meet everylunchtime in a dedicated room where studentscan unwind and chat on sofas in a welcomingenvironment. They are encouraged to make newfriends, play games, read, complete homeworkand arts and crafts.

Mrs Midgley – Lead HLTA who runs the groupsaid “the girls really enjoy coming to thegroup, they feel safe to be themselves, relaxand make new friends. The new room hasbeen brilliant as students can decorate thedisplay boards and make posters on subjectsthey are interested in. Being able to meet in a positive environment has really helped andstudents feel confident to talk to the others.”

The Year 7s have found it invaluable to helpthem settle into the new school. They meetand chat with the older students in a positive

environment. Year 10 and Year 11 studentsmentor the younger ones and teach themnew games.

Rayan Year 7 said “If girls are feeling lonelythey can come and have a nice time and talkabout their feelings.”

Urooj Year 8 said “girls that struggle withreading get help from others without beingembarrassed.”

Fatima Year 8 said “that Friendship Club isawesome!”

Students gain confidence to talk to peopleand make friends. If you’re having a bad dayyou can come and someone will make youfeel better.

The Club encourages the students to maintaingood, healthy relationships, where sharing andcaring for others gives a sense of community.

Friendship Club

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Service to Communities

MacMillan Cancer Research helpsin supporting those who havebeen affected by cancer diagnosis,from helping with money orsimply providing a listening ear.They are a great source ofsupport, energy and inspirationfor thousands of people.

The Humanitarian Clubencouraged students to bring indonations and for both parentsand students to submit cakes for a “bake-off” style competitionand showcase their wonderfulbaking talents.

The response was amazing, wereceived a number of cakedonations, as well as someamazing entries for thecompetition. The judges, MrsMarshall and Mrs Thompson,found it extremely difficult topick a winner. However, aftercareful deliberation it wasdecided that Yusra Sajaad wonfirst place. Thank you to all thosewho donated cake and took partin the bake-off.

The Humanitarian Club hosted a coffee afternoonto raise money for MacMillan Cancer Research.

MacMillan Coffee Morning During the autumn term all students at Eden

Girls’ School, Coventry received training fromWest Midlands Ambulance Service in how toadminister cardiopulmonary resuscitation, orCPR, in an emergency. A number of schoolstaff members were also trained

Restart a Heart

Linda Thompson, Principal of Eden Girls’ School, Coventry, said,“We’re pleased to have such a positive partnership with the WestMidlands Ambulance Service and to be able to invite them intoschool. They have trained every single one of our students in theessential skills to perform CPR in an emergency. We may be thefirst secondary school in England to train all of its pupils in thistechnique.”

Abby Hall, Warwickshire Ambulance Services Official Responder,stated “the girls handled their training with maturity, thestudents were keen to ask relevant questions in order to furtherthe new skills they have learned”.

“My colleagues and I trained a number of Year 10 pupils fromEden Girls’ School last October. It was great to be invited back tothe school again to train every single student. It demonstrates areal commitment on the school’s part to help their studentsbecome potential life-savers.”

Year 9 student Ilham said, “I am really grateful and inspired bythe CPR lesson we received today. Thank you for teaching methe new skills to save a life.”

Dates for your Diary

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Students have studied the importance of charity and respecting theelderly in the local community during their Hadeeth of the Weeksessions. Therefore, the school decided to work alongside AgeUK fortheir Winter Hampers Appeal.

The Winter Hampers Appeal

Christmas is an important festival for Christiansall over the world, however not everyone isfortunate to receive gifts. AgeUK provided theschool with a list of elderly people acrossCoventry who spend the festival isolated oralone. AgeUK’s hampers help to make a smallbut important difference for these group ofpeople. Each form class in school received arecipient for whom they would collect ahamper. The response from the girls wasphenomenal, overall we received 18 hampers,as Mrs Museji states “The girls were reallyexcited about this initiative and some of them spent lunch and after school to complete thecard and the wrapping and designing of thehampers. It was a great idea and created a realcompetitive buzz in my form!”

The organisation came to collect the hampersand were speechless at the quality of thepresents collected, “The hampers arrived andlooked absolutely amazing. The generositythis year has been phenomenal.

We are so pleased with all the donations wereceived.” (Dave Birkin, Age UK)

We are sure every recipient of these gifts willbe truly grateful. One recipient, Peter, said:“Please thank all the students who have takenthe time to make me this wonderful hamper, I am especially thrilled that they have takenthe time to send me a card, they made me smile so much. They are a credit to theirschool and families.”

Thank you to all our parents for their support.

Spring Term 2018

Staff Training Day 2 Monday 8th January 2018

Re-open (for students) Tuesday 9th January 2018

Year 11 Parents’ Evening Thursday 18th January 2018

Year 10 Parents’ Evening Thursday 25th January 2018

Half Term Closure Monday 19th February – Friday 23rd February 2018

Year 9 Parents’ Evening Thursday 8th March 2018

Parents’ Workshop on Monday 26th March 2018Safeguarding 5:15-6:45pm

Easter Holiday Friday 30th March – Friday 13th April 2018

Summer Term 2018

School Re-opens Monday 16th April 2018

Year 11 GCSEs Begin Friday 27th April 2018

Year 8 Parents’ Evening Thursday 3rd May 2018

May Day Closure Monday 7th May 2018

Half Term Closure Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June 2018

Year 7 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 19th June 2018

Eid ul Fitr 1438* Thursday 14th & Friday 15th June

Start of summer break Wednesday 25th July 2018

*Please note: Eid holidays may be revised slightly according to the sighting of the moon.

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace beUpon Him) was an inspirational figurewho transformed the lives of thosearound him and his legacy continuesto inspire millions across the world.

At Eden Girls’, we take inspiration fromhis noble character and manner with acontinual focus on implementing histeachings and developing a schoolthat is driven by his values andcharacter. Values and characteristicsthat are relevant to people of all faithsand none.

To further instil these values a Seerah(Biography of the Prophet Muhammad)Competition will be running at theschool during the Spring term.Students wishing to compete will betasked with preparing a 10 minutespeech on the life and legacy of theProphet Muhammad (PBUH). The competition will culminate in agrand final attended by all staff andstudents. Good luck!

SeerahCompetition

Eden Girls’ School, Coventry, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS Telephone: 02476 220937Part of Tauheedul Education Trust www.tetrust.org