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Reporter play or read a bit of music, but most students were ready for their big
Chris Parr – 020 7501 6750 by Chrispin Andrews of them were complete beginners,” performance – in front of almost
Illustrator
explained student Lottie Goodchild. 300 people in the Bosnian Kultural
Christos Mais
Students and teachers at Mandeville “A lot of them couldn’t speak Centre.
School in Aylesbury are using music much English, so we had to think Kathy Lee, a music teacher at
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to develop links with young people of other ways to help them,” added Mandeville, said: “All the students
in Bosnia. her friend Georgina Russell. “You were able to achieve at their own
Geoff Brookes, Deputy
During October half-term 15 always had to keep eye contact level – you didn’t have to be an
headteacher, Cefri Hengoed
young musicians once again visited while you were speaking or show- expert musician and everyone felt a
Comprehensive School, Swansea.
Tuzla – the country’s third largest ing them something just to make sense of pride in their accomplish-
Neill Morton, Headteacher,
city. sure they understood.” ments.”
Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.
There to run a series of musi- Over the course of the week, the For youngsters and teach-
Alex Wood, Headteacher, Wester cal workshops leading to a per- music developed. The idea was to ers alike, this trip was not just
Hailes Education Centre, Edinburgh. formance for youngsters from local take the name of a planet and build about music. It was a chance to
Ray Tarleton, Headteacher, schools, the Mandeville students musical notation from each letter in get to grips with a completely new
South Dartmoor Community acted as facilitators for sessions led the word. culture. Mr Dipple added: “The
College, Ashburton, Devon. Hilary by two undergraduates from the “Obviously there aren’t as many Bosnian war was less than 20 years
Moriarty, National director, Royal Academy of Music under the notes as there are letters so we ago and its impact can still be seen
Boarding Schools’ Association.
overall guidance of music educator had to be a bit creative,” explained all around.”
Tina Stockman, Teacher of art and
Frazer Trainer. Mandeville’s director of arts Brian Georgina explained how she Working together: One of the music workshops in Tuzla
media studies, Harlaw Academy,
For the Mandeville students it Dipple, who led the trip, “so for and friends visited a memorial for
Aberdeen. Dr Bernard Trafford,
was a chance to put their leader- instance we used the letter h for the 72 young people who were killed only by chance that he himself had “Some schools have very few
headteacher, The Royal Grammar
ship skills to the test. The theme note b – as the Germans do.” in Tuzla when the Serb military not decided to go out that night,” resources, but rather than com-
School, Newcastle upon Tyne. Chris
was space, and each student helped Students used mainly rhythm shelled the town centre from the she said. plaining about what they haven’t
Fenton, Assistant headteacher,
a group of Bosnian youngsters to and sound effects to create what surrounding hills. Ms Lee added that Bosnians got and how they can’t do things,
William Harrison School,
develop their ideas into a coher- they believed the atmosphere of “One of the Bosnian teachers we are extremely proud of what they they value what they have got
Lincolnshire. Paul Ainsworth,
ent form. their planet would be like. worked with had lost friends during have achieved in the aftermath of and focus on what they can do,”
Deputy headteacher, Belvoir High
“A few of the youngsters could By the end of the week the that massacre. He told us that it was the war. she said.
School, Leicestershire. Mark Blois,
Browne Jacobson.
Teachers urged to link up with art galleries
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Taylor told SecEd that there was that they felt they had been unfairly
massive potential for schools and treated, before returning to take
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More children are being suspended to look at why there is a disparity sented by former education minis- anistic and time-consuming.” says is caused by taller students.
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alcohol, compared with only six Scotland wherever they are.” system, and discussed what was Another key area was the use way which understands the capac-
students in Edinburgh and the When asked, about half of needed to improve the future of of technology in schools. The ity of modern technology to help.
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