Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Computer Game Designer Do you enjoy playing computer games and would like to know more about how they work? Have you got a great idea for a new platform, puzzle or fashion game? Would you like to design and build your own brand new game in just one day? Learn how to create animated characters, challenging scenarios and control events on‐screen. Create a simple (but fully operational) computer game, which you can develop further at home. All completed games will be published onto the Internet and hosted for at least six months, so that you can amaze your family and friends with your new‐found expertise! Venue: North Wootton Primary School, Kings Lynn Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 3 & 4 Masterclass Leader: Andrew Severy was ICT Coordinator at Riverside Middle School, Mildenhall for 14 years. Over the last few years, his work with Able, Gifted & Talented pupils in ICT has resulted in numerous successes in local, regional and national ICT competitions, including the BT Technology Challenge, the National Education Network Live Reporter Competition, the SAFEChild E‐Safety Competition and the Suffolk Oscars. He is also Webmaster for several local community groups and small businesses. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Computer Game Designer Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at North Wootton Primary School, Kings Lynn. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
Flight Spectacular Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Flight Spectacular Day Two magnificent men – Dr Crawford Kingsnorth and Dr Alex Shilling will be your pilots for a day of whizz‐bang‐up‐in‐ the‐air‐death‐defying‐ physics‐mayhem. The Flight Spectacular Day will feature practical hands‐on experiments and investigations of aeroplane, helicopter, rocket and hovercraft design and testing as well as a chance to play with rocket fuel (!); recreate some of the theories of how the dirigible (airship) Hindenburg met an untimely end and a chance to delve into the ideas of Sir Isaac Newton. Book your flights now! Venue: North Wootton Primary School, Kings Lynn Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: Please note: Dr Crawford and Dr Alex will be differentiating instruction to suit gifted students in Years 5 – 9 Masterclass Leaders: Your pilots for the Flight Spectacular Day will be: Dr Crawford Kingsnorth is a ‘retired’ laboratory scientist, a self‐confessed pyromaniac, and Head of Biology at King Edward VI in Bury St Edmunds. Dr Alex Shillings is the Gifted and Talented co‐ordinator at Thetford Grammar School where he also teaches both Physics and Chemistry throughout the senior school. Following a career as a research scientist where he spent a number of years ‘playing’ with lasers to measure atmospheric pollution and investigate climate change, he is now to be found in a school science laboratory where his passion for making physics fun and understandable but at the same time academically challenging is indulged. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Flight Spectacular Day Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at North Wootton Primary School, Kings Lynn.
Architect for the Day Masterclass Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Architect for the Day Would you like to be an architect, engineer, artist or sculptor for a day? Would you enjoy designing a house that’s just perfect for the landscape of your choice? We will explore materials, forms and the connections between natural landscapes and human constructions and work in small teams to create a building suitable for a unique landscape. Venue: Mildenhall College
Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 3 & 4 Masterclass Leader: Stephanie Hartick is a Chartered Landscape Architect and Environmental planner and passionate and often messy artist. Stephanie enjoys creating projects linking the natural environment to art and has experience in working with children of all ages in ancient woodlands, windswept beaches and the classroom environment. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Architect for the Day Masterclass to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at Mildenhall College. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
Robin Hood Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Robin Hood Every generation since the thirteenth century has had its own take on the story of England’s favourite outlaw, Robin Hood ‐ the peasants’ hero who fought injustice and robbed from the rich to give to the poor. In seven hundred years the story of the man in green tights from Sherwood Forest has been unmatched by any other legend, but, is it true? We will investigate how the legend has changed over the years, sort out the fact from the fiction, determine who the real Robin Hood may have been and consider why his story is still so powerful. Venue: Mildenhall College
Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 5 & 6 Masterclass Leaders: Claire Edmeades is currently teaching in a primary school whilst completing a Masters in Education. History is her passion and she hopes to share this with gifted children to see them truly excel. Nichola McConnell is a teacher of History and Archaeology with a keen interest in gifted education. She is passionate about History and hopes the masterclass days she leads will encourage gifted children to develop their interest and enthusiasm too. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Robin Hood Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at Mildenhall College. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue.
Plague & Pestilence Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Plague & Pestilence It’s not always powerful individuals, ideas or wars that change the course of History ‐ sometimes the influential actors on the world stage are malevolent, merciless—and microscopic! In this masterclass we’ll use role‐play, intriguing contemporary sources and good historical enquiry skills to compare the wide‐ranging impacts of three major epidemics ‐ The Black Death that swept through 14th Century Europe killing a third of the population; the Great Plague of London (1665‐6) and the Cholera outbreak that hit 19th Century Britain at the height of its imperial power. Venue: Mildenhall College
Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 7, 8 & 9 Masterclass Leaders: Sacha Cinnamond is an experienced and inspiring History teacher and Head of Sixth Form at a college where studying History has become so popular that the school bucks the national trend for recruitment into GCSE and A Level. Sacha enjoys developing and leading challenging, exciting and entertaining masterclasses for young historians. Richard Kerridge has been a masterclass presenter for four years and in that time still hasn't worked out who Jack the Ripper was, whether King Arthur really existed, if the Black Death was a good thing for 14th century peasants or whether the Vikings really were vicious. He could really do with your help solving these and future historical problems. Richard is a national presenter at the Schools History Project Annual Conference, was nominated for a National Teaching Award for 2009‐10 and along with co‐presenter Sacha Cinnamond, is a director of Broadside Education Ltd ‐ a company committed to taking people of all ages and from all backgrounds to where History actually happened. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Plague & Pestilence Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at Mildenhall College. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
RATS ‐ Reasoning And Thinking Skills Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: RATS ‐ Reasoning And Thinking Skills Ever been interested in how detectives solve crimes, how lawyers build court cases or how politicians create speeches? If any of these appeal to you then RATS is the perfect course for you! You will learn how to organise your thinking and how to debate and express your views. You will practise building an argument; spot common argument flaws and create counter‐arguments to defend your position. You will learn how to judge the reliability of evidence and the basics of how to build legal cases. Based on the core material of the OCR GCSE programme ‐ Reasoning And Thinking Skills are the building blocks for higher academic achievement. Cambridge and Oxford Universities recognise this and have introduced a Reasoning and Thinking Skills test as part of their entrance criteria. It is also the basic skill set for students interested in entering law, police work, politics and many more cerebral careers. Venue: Mildenhall College
Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 10 & 11 Masterclass Leader: Dan Greef is an experienced History and Politics teacher and Masterclass presenter and has also taught Thinking & Reasoning Skills GSCE for gifted and talented pupils. His experiences include teaching in India, Cambodia and Palestine and his latest project has been teaching in a school in Zambia. He is dedicated to education and believes that making lessons fun and engaging improves every child’s attainment and love of learning. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the RATS ‐ Reasoning And Thinking Skills Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 17th November 2012 at Mildenhall College. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue.
A Mathematical Journey Through Time and Space Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: A Mathematical Journey Through Time and Space Fasten your seat belts! Get on board the mathematical time machine! Book your place now. Discover how people in distant times and cultures expressed themselves in numbers and some of the ways they used maths. Then explore a topological journey through a wonderland of networks, loops, knots and ‐ just maybe ‐ be amazed! Venue: Meadow Primary, Lowestoft Date: Saturday 1st December 2012 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 3 & 4 Masterclass Leader: Robert Wheeler is an experienced mathematics teacher who has worked in Scotland, Denmark and England. He has a great interest in mathematics in its broad sense including recreational maths. He has run classes for the National Association of Gifted Children and is an advocate for promoting opportunities for all abilities and needs including the gifted and talented. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the A Mathematical Journey Through Time and Space Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 1st December, 2012 at Meadow Primary School, Lowestoft. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
Geography Matters! ‐ Sweatshirt Sweatshop Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: Geography Matters! ‐ Sweatshirt Sweatshop The way we shop and communicate has an amazing impact on the world, especially on the people who make the products that we buy. Come along to this interactive day and see if you would survive in their world. Test your wits against the transnational corporation known as Nikidas. Open your own factory, make your products and sell them for a profit. Will you survive to the end of the month, pay your employees and feed your family? Or will Nikidas win, sending you penniless back to the shanty town you grew up in? Venue: Meadow Primary, Lowestoft Date: Saturday 1st December 2012 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 5 & 6 Masterclass Leader: Jemma Fifield has been teaching Geography for 9 years, but has been a Geographer since Year 9 when she met a teacher who showed her that it was less about the capitals and the cabbage exports and more about people, places and their partnerships. 20 years later she is still completely in awe of the physical processes and human interactions that tie us together on this planet which we call “Home”. She is converting the world to her way of thinking one student at a time. Geography Matters: Be a part of it! The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the Geography Matters! ‐ Sweatshirt Sweatshop Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 1st December, 2012 at Meadow Primary School, Lowestoft. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
The Strange World of Chance Masterclass Day Dear ………. At ………..(name of school) we strive to develop all the qualities of every child by providing appropriate learning opportunities. Your child ……… is on our Able, Gifted & Talented register and as such has been identified as a student who would benefit from participation in the Masterclass Day below: The Strange World of Chance How can you explain a coincidence? Are there patterns to be found in seemingly random events? If you thought Probability was just about coins, dice, socks and marbles – think again! We’ll explore Monty Hall’s Dilemma, Monte Carlo, Lewis Carroll’s Pillow, Sicherman’s Dice, Poker, Birthdays and many more classic probability problems in a fascinating day of mathematical mind‐benders, conundrums and puzzles. Chances are, you’ll discover that things aren’t quite as surprising as they seem. Venue: Meadow Primary, Lowestoft Date: Saturday 1st December 2012 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Years: 7, 8 & 9 Masterclass Leader: Tom Fifield is an experienced Head of Mathematics. He has an unhealthy fascination with all things numerical and spends much of his spare time explaining to people why fractions are our friends. When he is not expounding the delights of division to his students he can be found encouraging his baby daughter to say Pythagoras and convincing anyone who will listen that Mathematics really is the language of the universe. The Masterclass Day is being organised by Tomorrow’s Achievers, an Educational Trust established by Gabbitas, Truman and Thring for the purpose of providing opportunities to further the talents of gifted children throughout England. More information about this masterclass is available on the Tomorrow’s Achievers website at: www.tomorrowsachievers.co.uk Either: Bookings can be made online at the Tomorrow’s Achievers website. The cost of the Masterclass is £38, however, free and assisted places are available for students from low‐income families ‐ please see the website for details. or: The cost of your child’s participation in this activity will be covered by the school as part of our provision for Able, Gifted & Talented students. If you would like your child to attend, please fill in the form below and return it as soon as possible to ……… (Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s name) I give my permission for my child ……….. to attend the The Strange World of Chance Masterclass Day to be held from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 1st December, 2012 at Meadow Primary School, Lowestoft. I understand that I will be responsible for providing transport to and from the above venue. Signed ……… Parent/ Guardian
