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Students Gain Places at Top Acting Schools
The Drama Department is pleased, and extremely proud, to announce that two of our Year 13 students have been accepted into two of the top acting schools in the country to continue and extend their studies of the subject. Aaron Price will be studying at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, which is a world-renowned centre for actor training. Its graduates populate the performance industries and it is this commercial edge that makes the course Aaron will be studying, one of the country's leading vocational acting courses with an emphasis on professional development and employability.
Chris Williams will be taking up his position at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, where he will be working with Practitioners drawn from professional theatre, film and television, the music industry and other complementary professions, who will lead projects on all programmes and provide direct links to the creative industries, Chris will also have the opportunity to study abroad at partner institutions in Europe and the United States as part of his course.
Both actors, together with the rest of the Year 13 Drama group will be performing as part of Shadow Syndicate for the final time in the Theatre on 22nd June, where they will be presenting Bouncers by John Godber and Two by Jim Cartwright. It will be the last chance to catch this group of exciting young actors on the Forest Theatre stage before they embark on the next stage of their career, so it would be great to see as many people there on the night to give them the send off they deserve, put the date in your diary!
National Youth Theatre
The Drama Department is very pleased to announce that Tom Wilson, in Year 9, has been accepted into the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, a world-leading youth arts organisation, which reaches out across the UK to discover new talent each year. Tom had to take part in a group workshop, perform a challenging monologue and then have a one to one interview with one of the directors from the National Youth Theatre. Tom will take part in a week long workshop in London over the summer holidays with leading directors and actors which will form the introduction to the organisation and help set Tom up for what the National Youth Theatre can truly offer him.
The National Youth Theatre inspires, trains, and showcases exceptional performers and theatre technicians aged 14-21 from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. They passionately believe that the young actors learn best on stage in front of an audience. They showcase young talent on West End stages, in stadiums world-wide and at iconic sites both at home and abroad. They commission brave and relevant new writing and reinterpret classic stories for our time and Tom will benefit massively from their input and training.
Maths Visit Disney Paris
On Sunday 18th March at the unearthly hour of 5am, a group of 40 Year 10 gifted and talented students and accompanying staff departed for a 4-day Mathematics trip to Disneyland Paris travelling by coach and Eurotunnel. The weather was fine and the party arrived at the Kyriad Hotel in Disneyland resort around 4.15pm.
After an evening meal in the hotel, the party visited Disney Village where they had time to look around the shops and cafes.
On the Monday students (and staff!) spent free time in Disneyland Theme Park enjoying the rides. The students were also collecting data for use in their assignment. After the park closed at 8pm the students had their evening meal in Disney Village before finally returning to the hotel after a very long but enjoyable day.
Tuesday was spent in the Disney Studios Theme Park, enjoying yet more rides and, for some, celebrity spotting! After an evening meal in the hotel there was a question and answer session relating to their assignments. After an early breakfast on Wednesday morning the party departed the hotel at 9.30am and were able to take advantage of an earlier tunnel crossing. Despite a series of traffic holdups the party arrived back at school at 7.30pm giving the students plenty of time to catch up on their beauty sleep before school the following morning!
Throughout the trip the students were impeccably behaved and were great ambassadors for The Manor Academy.
The assignments were completed upon their return with prizes awarded to the group with the best assignment. The winning teams comprised of Sophie Mason, Bethany Hough, Charlotte Hough and Thomas Machin.
Hagg Farm April 2012
Hagg farm provides an opportunity for students in the Sixth Form to experience the great outdoors at an outdoor adventure centre situated near Hathersage in the Peak District. This weekend long visit is a chance for Sixth Form students to get to know each other better, experience cooking and looking after themselves and having a go at lots of outdoor adventure activities. The weekend was a great success with Hagg Farm packed to capacity with a mixture of Year 12 and 13 students. Students threw themselves wholeheartedly into activities such as caving, climbing, rock hopping and orienteering. Help was on hand from a number of members of staff, including Mr Coupe who ran the climbing wall. On the Saturday a spectacular meal including pea soup starter was cooked, students took part in a session of 'Singo's bingo' hosted by Messrs' Waterhouse and Bradley . Sunday morning saw both students and staff wearily returning to Mansfield Woodhouse having put in a massive amount of physical and mental effort into getting the most out of this action packed weekend. This visit was led by Mr Lindley, with help from members of staff from four other faculties in the school.
Easter Music Concert 2012
Students across all Key Stages performed in the Manor Academy Easter Music Concert. There were a variety of performances representing many musical genres. The evening was enjoyable and culminated some extremely hard work by students.
The singing group 'Vocalise' wowed everyone with their emotional performances of 'Jar of Hearts' and 'Fix You'. This was a first performance for many in this group.
We had experienced performances of Gershwin's Sweet and Low Down (Luana Strauss) and Over the Rainbow (Charlotte Crowson).
The Diploma students performed solos from their BTEC course (from Chopin to Elton John). There were some excellent band performances from Year 12 BTEC Music Students (Hey! Soul Sister and Hit the Road Jack) and the Manor Academy Band (Pyro).
There were also some original performances from Owen Thomas, playing ukulele and singing She Began to Dance. Michael Kane performed his composition Lost in My Back Yard.
There were many emotional performances demonstrating the quality of the musicianship of Manor Students.
Intermediate Maths Challenge 2012
The annual UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge was held on Thursday 2nd February 2012.This is a national Mathematics competition run by the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds and is comprised of multiple choice questions aimed at testing the reasoning and mental agility of higher ability students. An added twist means that marks are deducted for incorrect answers.
Sixty-nine Year 9 & 10 students took part and performed well. For the second year running Thomas Machin was awarded the 'Best in School' certificate, this year sharing the honours with Jade Riggs, Sophie Mason and David Moss. These four students all gained a score of 71 and a Silver award. Callum Lack also gained a Silver award with Bronze awards going to Travis Kerry, Simon Williams, Bethany Hough, Joseph Holmes, Greer Taylor, Lewis Coupe and Megan Turner.
Congratulations to all the students who took part.
Adult Learning Courses
The Summer Term Adult Learning Courses information is now available. 
There are three courses which will all start in May:
• Preparing for Interviews - 6 weeks
• Basic Office Skills - 6 weeks
• Introduction to Holiday Spanish - 6 weeks
To reserve a place on any of the courses use the application form on the back of the brochure or contact the Community Leader direct on 01623 425100 ext. 648 or email patersonc@themanor.notts.sch.uk
To see course details, costs, dates and times click on the course brochure for all the information.
If there are other courses you would like to take part in these could be included in the Autumn Term programme of courses. Contact the Community Leader - Ms Paterson - if you have any suggestions or requests.
Adult Maths Functional Skills Course
An adult maths functional skills course will be taking place at The Manor Academy. This is the second year offering this course to parents following the initial successful pilot last year where seven learners achieved a pass at Level 2 equivalent to a maths GCSE at grade C.
An open session will take place on Wednesday 29th February from 4.15-5.15pm in the Manor Quad Café where you can come along to hear about the course and what it entails. The nine week course starts on Wednesday 7th March finishing on 16th May from 4.15-5.15 pm each week in the Maths faculty.
For further information and to register your name contact The Community Leader - Miss Paterson on 01623 425100 ext. 648 or email patersonc@themanor.notts.sch.uk
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Adult Learning 2012
SPRING TERM 2012 - Adult Learning Programme of Courses
The Manor Academy Spring Term programme of adult learning courses is now available. There is a packed programme of courses including:
• Introduction to Holiday Spanish 6 weeks
• Next Steps Computers 10 weeks
• Emergency First Aid 3 weeks
• Next Steps British Sign Language 10 weeks
• Sports Leadership 1 day
• Next Steps Holiday Spanish 10 weeks
• Maths Functional Skills Level 1 and Level 2 10 weeks
Click on image to view the course booklet or visit the Extended Services and Community pages of the web site.
For an application form, further information or to reserve a place contact The Academy Community Leader - Miss Paterson -
Telephone: 01623 425100 Ext 648
Email: patersonc@themanor.notts.sch.uk
Tel : 01623 425100 Fax : 01623 425101
Email : enquiries@themanor.notts.sch.uk