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Wayne’s world of young enterprise
DESIGNER Wayne Hemingway, founder of the globally-successful Red Or Dead empire and part ner in hemingwaydesign, launched a new club for East Lancashire’s young entrepreneurs at a glitter
ing ceremony. More than 300 young people and business leaders
from’across the region, including Ribble Valley, gath- ered at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, for
the event. ' The idea for the club was sparked following a sur
vey of the aspirations of young people in East Lan cashire, which found that entrepreneurship was rarely offered to schoolchildren and students as a career
opportunity. . Mr Hemingway, who was brought up in Blackburn,
urged the youngsters to “follow your star”. ’ "It’s much better to be an entrepreneur than be stuck in a nine-to-five job that doesn’t stimulate you and leaves you waiting for the day to end,” he said. • “It’s hard work, but it’s fun, and if you feel school
isn’t serving you, then give business a try - you can return to education later.” Red Or Dead began as a market stall operation in
London. The Hemingways sold the business several years ago in a multi-million pound cash deal. He has since launched hemingwaydesign and among its pro jects is the design of affordable housing developments. Mr Phil Burgess, chief executive of Business Link
for East Lancashire, said: “We want more young peo ple to consider enterprise as a career option and, thanks to the Alchemy Club, I am looking forward to seeing the nation’s youngest self-made millionaires here in East Lancashire.” The club is open to young people aged 14 to 25 and
has been developed by Business Link for East Lan cashire in partnership with Asian Business Federation, Young Enterprise and Prince’s Trust. I t is also sup ported by Burnley. Enterprise Trust and EastLan- cashire Junior Chamber of Commerce. For information on how to be part of the cub, con tact Adam Rowland on 0800 0561419.
PICTURED from the left are Mr Hemingway with Fay the Halsall (15), Rachel Livesey, executive board member of the Alchemy Club, and Chris Kearns (15). (s)
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Mr M A Graham Tel. 01200441374/441989 INC “ A R E you in front of the box again? Have
you done your homework?' “Oh, mum!” “Well, have you?” “This is my homework! I'm meant to be
watching Eastenders - 1 have to write an essay for Media Studies about the portrayal of social stereotypes in soap operas..."
SOUND familiar? Poor old mum is doing her best, b u t does no t quite realise the demands of the courses her daughter is taking; daughter is fed up of her mum ’interfering1 and does not appreciate th a t mum is only trying to help. There proba bly is not much liaison between home and school in this household. Yet it is only through close liaison between
the two key players that the needs of children can be fully met. If parents and teachers can
/create as much continuity as possible between home and school, the result is a threefold gain: teachers know they have sup port, parents will not feel alienated from the education system and the child will feel secure and valued. This article examines various ways in
which parents can support their child's homework, as well as how fur ther links between school and home can be fostered and enriched, both on a casual basis and on a more formal footing.
Homework • Check your child's homework diary on a
regular basis. Many schools run a system whereby parents are asked to sign the home work diary every week, which is counter signed by the tutor. There is often a space for a written comment too, so this is an opportu nity for a simple exchange of information. , • Ensure that your child does their home
work. This is, of course, not necessarily an easy thing to do, but you can help by show ing a genuine interest in what they are study ing. • Make sure that your child has a place to
work that is uncluttered and as quiet as pos sible - even if that means suggesting they work at the local library or a grandparent's house a few times a week. • Pin up their homework timetable so that
you are aware of what should be set. • Check that they are working for roughly
the right amount of time. Schools usually have guidelines th a t state the amount of work a child should be set per night. Contact the school if your child appears to be getting too much or too little. • Discuss with your child the best time to
do the homework. Some prefer to get it out of the way straight from school, others need a chance to relax between putting down a pen and picking it up again. • Encourage your child to take regular
short breaks. • Keep TV as a treat for when they have
completed a certain task. • Try to be on hand to go over spellings or
other topics on which your child might be tested. • Suggest that your child does the major
part of a piece of homework (like writing an essay) on one night, then comes back to it briefly the following night to check it through, when they,are fresh.
Other things you can do at home: • Put a copy of your child's timetable up
in the kitchen so that you can help them pre pare for school each day. Pack their bag with them the night before and ensure they have the necessary equipment for the day ahead,
including a PE kit if necessary. • Try to find a regular time to talk with
your child about their school day. With younger children, you may be able to hear them read and comment on their progress in a notebook. • Make sure that you are receiving letters
from school. Check whether there is a set day on which letters go home. • Do notify the school as soon as possible
if your child will not be present. A phone message followed up with a brief written note is usually best.
Things you can do at school: There are often many opportunities for
parents to become involved in school on an informal basis. Particularly at primary level, extra pairs of hands are welcomed as volun teer classroom assistants, helping out at read ing workshops, on school trips or visits or staffing the library over lunchtimes. Contact the school office if you would like to become involved.
More formal involvement • Most schools have a Parent Teachers’
Association, or PTA. This body is usually involved in social and fund-raising events. As well as assisting in the purchase of education al facilities that are not normally supported by the Local Education Authority, the PTA provides an excellent opportunity to extend the relationships between school and home. Go along to the annual general meeting or contact the school office if you would like to be involved. • All schools are run by a board of gover
nors, which oversees all aspects of school life to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. The body consists of the head teacher, appointees from the local education authority, teacher governors, parent gover nors and some co-optees appointed by the other governors because of their usefulness to the community. • The principal concern is to provide sup
port to the school, particularly in the provi sion of resources, by taking responsibility for
the school budget and premises. Governors will often assist the head to appoint other sta ff , especially the more senior members,
and to deal with serious disciplinary matters. You do not necessarily need any special
expertise or experience to become a governor - just enthusiasm, commitment and time. There are elections for parent representatives and the term is generally four years. • I t does not have to take long to support
your child and their school and the rewards are great. Start by making one conscious home-school link part of your day - even if it is just finding out more about media studies!
Examinations your child will face in secondary school
Key Stage Three Standard Assess ment Tests (SATs) Tests at the end of Year 7 and
8 (ages 11 and 12) are a useful preparation for the KS3 SATs, designed to measure a child's progress in the first three years of secondary school. Most children score between
levels 3 and 7, with 5 being the average. For children who are not expected to reach Level 3, alter native tests are run in the class room with teacher support. For higher achievers there is the option of sitting the extension paper in each subject. If they do well enough, pupils are awarded level 8 or EP - exceptional per formance. The school will provide
further information if they rec ommend entering your child. The SATs results arrive in
school by the end of the year. They may be used to help set or band students for GCSEs, but have no more bearing than that. General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs) At the same time as your child
is involved in the KS3 Tests, they will need to choose their GCSE options. These are the most important exams that a child has yet had to face, as the results have a real bearing on their future. They are often the pass port to further study: if the child is going to stay on at school / col lege for A Levels or GNVQs,
GCSE grades are an important indicator of ability and potential; if they are hoping to begin an apprenticeship or other work- based training, GCSEs are a
valuable proof of commitment. Pass Grades are awarded from
A* to G. A* is awarded to the very highest band of A grades. The.C/D borderline is an
important one (it is seen as the equivalent to the old O Level pass) and students will be pushed to gain a C if at all possible. Schools usually hold 'mocks' at
some time in Year 11 (often just before or after Christmas, or around the February half term), which give students valuable examination practice.
Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced Level A Levels are the final set of
exams that may be taken at sec ondary school (if the school has a sixth form), or at college. They are the traditional entry require ments to university. General National Vocational Qual ifications Part One GNVQ develops gen
eral work-related knowledge and skills for students. I t is designed to be studied alongside GCSEs or other qualifications. Part Two GNVQ runs parallel
to A Level courses along the same lines. GNVQs at higher lev els can be studied at further edu cation institutions.
Clitheroe Roval Grammar School Parents of prospective pupils are invited to visit the school on
TUESDAY, 21st OCTOBER 2003 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm Chatburn Road, Main School site
The ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (11+) will be held on SATURDAY, 6th DECEMBER 2003 Application forms and a booklet outlining the examination procedures are available from
The Admissions Officer (11+), Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe BB7 2BA Tel. 01200 423379
Closing dale for applications Friday 7th November 2003. Applications will not he accepted after this date 1 _ Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
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Nature’s delight illustrated by
popular speaker
POPULAR guest speaker Mr Gordon Yates made his 29th annual visit to Clitheroe Natu ralists to speak about “The Natural History of the Pennines”. His lecture, with film, was as outstanding
as usual. Formerly Mr Yates concentrated on bird life, but on this occasion his topic was wide ranging, covering not just bird life, but also the flora and fauna of the Pennine uplands and the valleys from the north of Manchester to the Bowlarid Fells. The audience was treated to breathtaking
film of the natural history around the hills, reservoirs and the valleys. Wonderful shots were seen of the well-camouflaged woodcock - after the photographer had spent 71 hours in the hide - kingfishers and rare shots of the male merlin on a nest in the Bowland Fells. Other stunning pictures showed waxwings,
redwings and fieldfares feasting on holly and hawthorn berries in a snowy landscape, waders on the sandbanks of low reservoirs, siskins, owls, ring ousels, yellowhammers and many more birds, allf i lm ed with great patience and skill.
Many animals also featured on film, includ
ing foxes, long-eared bats, slow worms in the Hodder Valley, an adder in the hills about Rochdale, badgers and young roe deer stum bling on still-weak legs. There was also a veritable feast of plants
and images of the landscape throughout the seasons, the bluebells and cowslips of spring, cottongrass on the moors, colourful fungi and species of wild orchids, snowscapes and autumn colours in the woods. The speaker was thanked by the chairman
for a fascinating and instructive evening. The next lecture takes place tonight at
Clitheroe Library from 7-30 p.m. when Joe Moran will give his talk, “Once Upon a Time in the Highlands.”
Forensics will test pupils
IDENTIFYING animals using forensic science is one of the tasks that pupils from a local school will be taking part in tomor row. Twenty teenagers from Ribblesdale
High School Technology College, who are members of the Wildlife After School Pro ject clubs (WASP), run by the Wildlife Trust, have been invited to a conference at the Environment Education Centre in Penwortham. Throughout the day, the delegates and
their teachers will take p art in games, activities and lectures based around the themaof Nature Detectives. A talk and display on wildlife law, an
orienteering and scavenger hunt expedi tion around the grounds looking for signs of wildlife and a workshop on barn owls are some of the workshops that the stu dents will be taking part in. WASP officer, Mr Graham P itt said:
“The conference gives delegates the chance to express their views as well as
the achievements th a t have been made over the previous year.”
contributing to plans for the future of the project. “I t is a fun b u t focused d ay celebrating
Man (20) intended to pay back cash
A GISBURN garage was duped out of more than £300 in three weeks by a 20-year-old Rishton man using someone else’s credit account. Blackburn magistrates heard th a t
Matthew John Greenwood had initially been given credit because the assistant mistakenly thought he worked for Rimington Caravan Park. And even when the truth was discovered
Greenwood was given chance to settle the account before the police were involved. Greenwood, of Somerset Road, pleaded
guilty to two charges of obtaining property by deception and asked for seven further offences to be taken into consideration. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £318 in compensation and £65 towards prosecution costs. Alfred Rebello (defending), said at the time
of the offences Greenwood was working for another caravan park and this had caused the confusion. “The assistant assumed it was the Riming
ton account the petrol was to go on,” said Mr Rebello. “There was nothing sophisticated about the offence and he always intended to pay the money back, but had problems in his life.”
Remanded on bail
A CLITHEROE man has been remanded on bail until October 20th by Blackburn magis trates. Carl William Gillibrand (24), of Curzon
Street, Clitheroe, is charged with dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.
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Have you any news? Ring the
Newsdesk on 01200 422324 ! by Vivien Meath
TWO television personali have made their mark in ways attracted a capacity a’ the October Red Rose Co ary event. Every seat was sold when
first visited the Ribble Valley ago and, on her return, there stantial waiting list. Some 500 people attended lun
ner events at the McDonalds D Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, and r for research into childhood canc Valley Ladies' Luncheon Clu raised more than £275,000 for res its inception. Sharing the literary platfori
veteran war broadcaster and jou actress turned author Carol Dr once hailed as "the woman who appeal to Wellingtons," for her r
Herriot in "All Creatures Great: Kate Adie revealed how her se
"Corsets to Camouflage - Worn was the result of a request from al War Museum. The journalist i she would write something abou uniform for an exhibition which week. Painstaking research revea ing human interest stories, ma~ had been almost ignored throi first half of the past century. Among the heroines was vica
Flora Sands, from Poppleton, who was 37 when the First Work out.
She gave up nursing, went to
joined the Serbian army, eventu; the Serbian equivalent of the V ‘ Elsie Ingles, a doctor who trail
gow in 1908/9, presented herself Office in London at the outbreak said she would take as many w battlefields as she could. She qualified women to nine differen and founded the Scottish Wome By the outbreak of the Sec War, women could still not si
Bikers’ cou on helping save live
A FIRST aid course specifically f clists is planned for Saturday. Developed by Lancashire Amb
vice, the “First Bike on Scene” co equip bikers with the knowledge needed for the initial manage patient involved in a road acciden The pioneering course was k
partly by the number of acciden Lancashire roads - particularly i~ Valley - involving bikers. Often the first person to arrive ■ is another biker, particularly as lei
cyclists often ride in groups. ' TVie initial treatment and ma' a casualty in the first minutes a dent can mean the difference beti
death. Bikers who carry basic first ai
in their toolkit can provide th needed before emergency services Eleven bikers attended the
“First Bike on Scene” course, in general manager of Lancashire Service’s training department,
ford. He commented: “While out ri
group in July, I arrived at the scei ble accident which required the a: ambulance. “Many riders I spoke to were c
to what to do if they had been t son at the scene. I believe this cou ease those concerns and assist ii way the pre-hospital care of t
rider.” Saturday’s course will be h
cashire Ambulance HQ in Gar: (the A6), Preston, from 10 a.m. t< cost is £60 including all hando ments, lunch and a certificate on
of the course. Another is already planned
November 9th. To find out mor, course or to reserve a place, 773141.
Atomic Kit
to help Ma Difference
YOUNG people in the Ribble being encouraged to give a fashi their local Help the Aged shop. The charity is sending out a n
just because it says Help the A door, it does not mean that youn not find lots of bargains inside, they also donate the clothes th
want. Atomic Kitten star Liz McLai
ing to put the message across as the charity’s national “Make Day”, on Saturday, October 25t “All we are asking young pe
look through their wardrobes a least one piece of clothing that cool on someone else. “Then to pop down to their lo
Aged shop, on Moor Lane, Cli drop it off before October 24th. “All the clothes donated will b
in Help the Aged shops on nati Difference Day, when there will
to pick up some really great cl
gain prices.” - Adelle Atkinson, manager of
Help the Aged shop, added: “We suade young people that as well a bargain in our shop, it is also environment because items are b
and raising money for older peo grandmas and grandads. “We hope that as many you
possible respond to the plea fro look forward to welcoming th
shop.” Sabden man grant
A SABDEN man has been re hail by Blackburn magistrates ing not guilty to harassment. Simon Martin Thompso
Homeacre Avenue, was ren r today.
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