The Kimberley School Newsletter December 2015 | Page 14

Remembrance Cricket
Three young players from the Kimberley
Institute Cricket Club laid a wreath
during the town’s Remembrance Day
ceremony on Sunday 8th November
2015. Joe Boocker, Finlay Newton and
Ewan Towle acted on behalf of all sports
players in the area.
Jim Dymond, a club committee member,
said, “Youngsters may not find it easy to
connect with black and white images of
the soldiers who gave their lives. They
may not realise just what sort of people
they were. I hope they now see that in
many cases they were typical of the fit
young players we see on local sports
grounds today.”
Finlay Newton added, “I now see that
they were just like the senior
players at my club.”

Students Enjoy
Being at Kimberley!

DIY SOS fame
for our Luke!
Those of us who remember Luke
(Rossington – now Schofield) are not in the least surprised
that he would be amongst the first to offer his skills free
of charge to help a local family. Always a generous and
cheerful character, Luke is a site supervisor for Oldfield
Construction. The 20 year old proved his potential during
an apprenticeship in building and construction, which he
successfully secured after leaving The Kimberley School
at the end of year eleven. He is seen here with the
famous faces of the DIY SOS team after he volunteered
to help with their big build in Heanor, alongside around
80 local trades’ people. Their effort over ten days
transformed the house and lifestyle of a family with a
disabled child. To see just what Luke and his fellow
volunteers achieved, watch it on t.v. when it is expected
to be aired just after Christmas.

Over 250 randomly selected students
participated in completing the Keele
Survey with positive results. This
independent survey gives pupils a
platform to voice their opinions and
provides a means of measuring
satisfaction within our school.

The chart above shows Kimberley’s
overall figures for each of the 5 main
categories against the national database
average (based on responses from
45000 pupils in the UK). What is really
pleasing to notice is that in all 5 areas,
students at Kimberley are above the
national average and students are being
positive about their education here.