Head's Newsletter 15 November 2019

an advertisement for Legoland and given advice on what makes a successful advert. Split into groups, we had from midday until 3 pm to create a campaign that aimed to encourage 9-12 year olds to visit the attraction. Although it seemed challenging, we were given mentors from the team at BMB who pointed us in the right direction in terms of making the campaign relevant and appealing to the target audience. Each team then pitched their ideas to the head of the creative team. The day gave us an overall idea of how an advertising agency runs in London and made a positive impact on many students. One year 12 student said “It has given me an insight about advertising as a career”. Another student hopes to do some work experience with an advertising agency.

Sixth Form Production 2019

In celebrating Tiffin School’s first mixed Sixth Form, the Drama Department decided to produce two plays just before the half term break, Bull by Mike Bartlett and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, both with meaty parts for females. Starting this ambitious process on 16 th September, the sixteen cast members managed to juggle their packed schedules to fit around the four week rehearsal schedule.

Every were entertained not only by the fantastic acting talent on show but also having the joy of watching two plays all before 9pm. Huge congratulations and thanks to all who were involved. Year 12 BMB advertising trip On 11 th October a group of Year 11 and 12s went on the ‘advertising unlocked’ trip at the advertising agency BMB. The objective of the day was to give us an idea about working in advertising and the opportunities and routes that are available. The day started with a talk from the CEO of the company who discussed what advertisements his agency had worked on with various businesses such as: Samsung, LinkedIn and Thompson and how he managed to establish his own agency despite the competitive nature of the industry. We were then briefed on making evening the audience

Receiving homework Notifications Parents can receive automatic daily or weekly emails informing them what homework their child has been set on Google classroom. Students get this information in real-time through their own Google Classroom accounts but a few parents have found it helpful to receive the emails too. Parents who wish to receive these emails should request them via contact their child’s form tutor.