Wilnecote Warbler April 2019

NEWS
Wilnecote Warbler
April 2019
RED BOX
We are really pleased to share that we have a Red Box in school. Don’t know what a red box
is? Here’s what the Red Box Project have to say about themselves:
“The Red Box Project is a community-based,
not-for-profit initiative, which aims to support
young people throughout their periods by
providing red boxes filled with free period
products to local schools.”
The Story
The Red Box Project was founded in March
2017 by three friends who wanted to give
young people in their local area access to sanitary products. After reading about ‘Period
Poverty‘ in the news, they were angered at the idea that young women were missing out on their
education because they couldn’t afford the products they needed during their period.
They decided to take action and contacted several secondary schools in Portsmouth to ask if a
constantly stocked box of menstrual products would be welcomed. The feedback from teachers
was that the issue was real and the resource was needed.
Recognising that the need was nationwide, they invited individuals from across the country to
be a part of this movement and the response was overwhelming. From Scotland to Cornwall as
well as overseas, people began to group together, set up Red Boxes filled with tampons, pads,
tights and underwear which were then delivered in to local schools. They fundraised, collected,
had craft sales and donations drives, all to make sure their boxes never became empty.”
In the last year, we have had a significant number of girls who have had to take time off from
school due their periods or go home because they have come to school unprepared or started
this next part of their life during a school day. Here at Wilnecote we want to support our
students in every way possible including these sometimes difficult or embarrassing times.
Our red box is kept in the Pastoral House Manager’s office with Miss Jordan and Mrs Cook. It
is free for all girls in the school to access as and when they need it and will always be done
discretely and in confidence.
GCSE Drama Theatre Visit
All of our Year 11 students are busy preparing for their upcoming
exams and in Drama we are focusing on preparation for the final
written exam, which will take place in May.
As part of their exam students have to write about a live theatre
performance that they have seen, so on Thursday 28th February
we travelled to The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme to
watch a production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About
Nothing.
The production was set during World War II and the set and
costumes did a fantastic job of rooting Shakespeare’s timeless play
during this period, with army bands and uniforms as well as posters
related to the war.
We all really enjoyed the show and students now have plenty of
ideas of what they can write about it in their exam!
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