Awards
The Ruth Bate MFL Award
| Student | Year Group | Date | Comment |
| James Baker | 13 French | 16th Dec. 2009 | Meeting all 7 criteria of the award |
| Louisa Bishop | 11 Italian | 1st April 2010 | " |
| Georgina Braggins | 10 German | 10th July 2010 | Meeting all criteria through Young MFL leaders programme and pro-active involvement in the Language Festival |
| Georgia-Meg Tatam | 11 French | 7th April 2011 | Meeting all criteria through pro-active and sustained enthusiasm over Key Stage 4 |
Awarded termly in recognition of outstanding performance
1. Personal achievement
2. Commitment
3. Creativity
4. Participation
5. Enthusiasm
6. Assisting others
7. Promoting MFL by example
History of the award
Ruth Bate was a language teacher
at Simon Balle school who died in January 1989. In her will she left a sum of
money in a trust fund to be used to promote MFL at the school. Awards were
made for a number of years following her death; however due to staffing
changes, the fund was forgotten, assumed spent. In June 2009, the bank
holding the account contacted the school and enquiries were made. The
remaining trustees agreed to the proposal that, rather than spending the
remaining balance, a permanent award should be set up in Ruth's name which
recognises the qualities listed above in students in any year group. The
following link will open an extract from the eulogy given by her MFL colleague, Mr Keith
Wolton in her honour at an assembly on 26th January 1989 to students and staff.
The shield and a list of students who have received the award is permanently
displayed in the MFL department. It
is hoped that this award will preserve memory and some of the qualities
of Ruth Bate as well as recognising the achievements of a new
generation.
R Taylor, HoD MFL, 5 October 2009
Personal Achievement Awards
Medal and certificate awarded termly to one student in each MFL class in each Year and presented at assembly for personal achievement.
A certificate of merit is awarded to the second nominee in each class
Young MFL Leader Awards
Awarded in July annually. Click here and follow the links for more details.
