Kundan's view on being a Year 7 in Alperton

As Year 7 students have entered the school recently, the PM (Pastoral Manger) Mr. Hawes has taken on a big responsibility. There already has been great events such as Ice skating for the top 10 pupils in Year 7 with the highest merits, Pizza parties for 7X for highest class merits and so forth. 

The Celebration assembly is the one I enjoy the most. The celebration assembly contains the achievements and progress of Year 7 students. Students win vouchers and awards such as PM awards, highest achievement, attendance, highest progress and highest merits. The one I found to be the silliest and funniest of them all was the Little Chatterbox award from Mr. Hawes.

In the school website, there are many useful and interesting activities to do especially the updated news which I enjoy reading immensely. This place is also the best place for parents to be updated on what is happening in school right now and also resources to help the child have the full potential for learning. Also, you can find information such as the Assessment Calendar which gives us the information of what they will be doing in the future in school. I regularly check this as I like to be involved in all aspects of the school. 

I have only been in Year 7 for a term and a half and I am looking forward to what the next 4 years of my education will be like in Alperton. I will make sure that I receive everything that is given to me with the positivity I have always displayed. 

By Kundan 7X

BBC School Reporters meet Riddhi Jha!

From Left to Right: Corey, Jenisha, Bhavina, Priya, Urja, Riddhi Jha, Miss. Baldwin, Amandeepkaur, Helly, Monik, Sachin.

Alperton BBC School Reporters were extremely excited to meet the Associate Producer of India's Daughter  last week and showed excellent enthusiasm and dedication throughout her visit. 

Riddhi Jha, who has worked for The Great British Bake Off as well as Channel 4's Why Don't You Speak English? received worldwide recognition with the documentary India's Daughter. The documentary which was banned from India dealt with the horrific rape and death of Jyoti Singh and involved interviews with the rapists themselves. It raises some interesting views on the differences between men and women and what is deemed as acceptable and shameful within society. 

Our Alperton Reporters were given this topic and committed their time and effort to making sure they thoroughly researched before they interviewed Riddhi Jha. The questions that they posed were intelligent and thought provoking  and it was extremely admirable to see some students, who are normally quite reserved, come out of their shell. 

We also had a visit from a member of the BBC who commented on how the students were so enthralled and clearly showed promise in a career in journalism. 

The students are working on their articles post visit and will be posting this soon. 

Miss Baldwin.