NEWS
November
2016
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Heritage High School Students Learn to Restart a Heart
On Tuesday 18th October, Year 9 students at
Heritage High School took part in Restart a Heart Day.
This initiative was arranged through East Midlands
Ambulance Service and is part of a European initiative to
increase the numbers of students trained in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). At present the survival rate for cardiac
arrest is between 7% and 8%, but in some countries such
as Norway where CPR is taught in school the survival
rate is around 25% - this equates to an additional 100
lives that could be saved each week; 5000 lives per year.
Students at Heritage High School Take Part in RollsRoyce Pure Flight Workshops
Students
at
Heritage
High
School
were
given
hands-on
Engineering
lessons
with
the
experts
during
workshops
with
Rolls-Royce
graduates.
Two
graduates
from
R-R
ran
the
event
at
Heritage
High
School
for
24
Year
9
students.
During the workshops, students were asked to use their
engineering know-how to design and build a small glider and
a competition was held to see which one flew the furthest.
During the day our Year 9 students were guided through a DVD
demonstrating the skills and then with the support of the
volunteers in school were asked to act these out. This included
calling for help, checking for signs of life, performing mouthto-mouth resuscitation along with chest compressions.
Year 9 Rolls Royce Workshop Group
Students practice their CPR skills
Students engaged in the presentation and the practical
elements throughout the session. At the end of the sessions
the vast majority of students said that they would be
confident in performing CPR if necessary and were happy
to have gained these vital skills.
They were awarded
with a CPR certificate after completing the sessions.
Our thanks goes out to the volunteers at the school on the
day for making this an enjoyable and valuable experience
for our students, and for East Midlands Ambulance
Service for allowing us to take part in this initiative.
Mrs Oley-Jones, Alternative Curriculum & Achievement
Co-ordinator at Heritage High School, said everyone had
thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. She said “It’s really an
introduction to engineering and what it’s all about and it also
creates links between the academy and industry and makes
students think about the possibilities of apprenticeships. It’s
also about getting girls involved as well as the boys. There’s
a wide range of careers in engineering and it’s about raising
aspirations, putting it into context and bringing it to life.”
Jamie Woolley, one of the graduate engineers from
Rolls-Royce who ran the workshops said it was
all about opening students’ eyes to STEM subjects
He said, “It’s all about promoting Science Technology, Maths
and Engineering and the jobs that are available in these areas.
They were a really enthusiastic group and did really well.”
We are currently looking at the possibility for
Rolls Royce to come back to Heritage to run
the
workshops
with
another
group
of
students.
New Student Council - Student Voice
Student Voice
Students are presented with a CPR certificate
In Term 1 we welcomed the new members to the student
council. The council is made up of representatives from
each tutor group. Students are keen to get involved in
areas such as the prom, health and safety and sports.
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