Page 7 - JPGS Newsletter, Issue no. 13, 2021-22

BES Lunchtime Workshops

should you need any further ex economics. Teachers will review
the topic suggested by a student
and will give past paper questions
for the student to answer. Teach-
ers will happily guide the student
through the correct way of an-
swering a question related to the
topic too.

The BES are looking forward to
seeing you in these weekly lunch-
time workshops held on Mon-
day’s from 12.55 to 1.35pm and
For the past two weeks the Busi- business or economics. The stu- we look forward to helping many
ness and Economic Society have dents come to the workshop and pupils struggling with business
been holding weekly lunchtime sit with the teacher discussing or economics. Finally, we hope to
workshops for years 10 to 13. This the problems they’re facing in make feel more confident in either
workshop is monitored by two dif- this subject and our teachers do subject and allow you to feel more
ferent members of the BES every everything in their power to help assured and certain in future les-
week making sure COVID-19 pre- the pupils understand and feel sons.
cautions are taking places and all more confident in either subject.
students and teachers present are Students can even bring in ques- Written by:
safe. tions they’re struggling to answer Layla Accaoui, Year 13
on their own or questions they
Every Monday a workshop is held don’t understand and the teach-
in GU15 (Mrs Nassr’s classroom) ers will happily assist them. We Mr Abdul Aziz Qayum
where our humanities teachers are hoping pupils turn up to the Head of Humanities and Social
support students from Year 10 to workshop weekly with questions Science
13 who need help with either and queries about business and

in the state education system and future is through the Duke of Ed-
has taught pupils from Key Stage inburgh programme which I have
3 through to A Level. been involved for several years.
With a subject so broad and in-
As an English teacher, I believe terconnected with the real world,
that education not only is the we’re lucky that we can relate
transfer of knowledge to pupils, everything we teach to real life sit-
but to build on the potential of uations and also pass the knowl-
pupils through knowledge, expe- edge through an open environ-
riences and good relationships. ment based on the pupil’s ideas
and participation; this philosophy
I strive to inspire the pupils I teach is always incorporated into the
to develop a greater understand- lessons I deliver.
ing of the world around them and
to have a sense of awe and wonder So far it has been a wonderful ex-
Ms Karen-Ann Lynch in the world we live in. I also be- perience knowing the pupils and
BA Hons, PGCE, QTS lieve that school is not just about staff at Jeddah Prep and Grammar
English Teacher exam success and aim to see each School.
of my pupils as an individual with
Ms Lynch arrived in Jeddah in their own unique skills and chal-
August from the United Kingdom lenges. One pathway that I believe
where she worked for over 20 years can help develop a pupil for their

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