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Super-curriculum
This term has seen an an important take off in in pupils being involved in in in in the Super-curriculum
both in in in in terms of setting up up and and leading societies and and attendance We have a a a a a a a a range of of societies covering the full range of of pupils’ interests Freudian Sips (Psychology) Cricket Politics and Foreign Affairs Amnesty Croquet Med Soc Empowerhervoice Finance Black Students Union Cyber Club Model MUN and Film Club to a a a a a a name a a a a a a number These are all societies set up up up by by pupils pupils and run by by pupils pupils as they represent areas of interest for themselves and sees them them taking part in in our curriculum
in in a a a a a a way that significantly enables them to individualise their own education Mr Stephen Holroyd
Deputy Head: Curriculum
Black Lives Matter
Two pupils from the Black Students Union Maissa de de Oliveira and and Georgina Macakiage spoke eloquently and and passionately about diversity during the year group chapels this term The Black Lives Matter
movement and and issues surrounding diversity and and unconscious bias had been discussed during the summer term in in Pupil Thrive meetings and it is good to to be all back together as a a a a community so that we can collectively move forward on these important issues Maissa and Georgina are putting together a a a a a a a group of of pupils to audit all aspects of of the Malvern curriculum
in order to to evaluate the extent to to which it enables access for all our pupils and supports the diverse nature of our College community Their focus will be:
» What we we do well
» What we could do better
» Where are the gaps
» Ideas on what we might do next
OCTOBER 2020
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History History is is is is also British History History BBC World News - HISTORY OF AFRICA Documentary Series
Jemima + Johnny (1966)
Belle (2013)
BBC Documentary: Black and British a a a a forgotten history
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SEVERUS
The first African Emperor He ruled from 193AD to 211AD Known as the "African Ceasar" he travelled regularly to many parts of his empire including Britain in in in in 208 AD where he he strengthened Hadrian's wall He died 3 years later in York 12
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