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If you enjoy reading for pleasure, why not join our group and be part of the judging process for the Carnegie Award Shadowers’ Choice? Every year, the eight books selected...
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If you enjoy reading for pleasure, why not join our group and be part of the judging process for the Carnegie Award Shadowers’ Choice? Every year, the eight books selected...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Last Thursday was World Book Day and in what is becoming a popular BMS tradition, students were challenged to produce a book-themed cake. Whilst we had fewer entries than last...
Posted by Teresa Turton
There’s an exciting opportunity to join a creative writing club for all year groups. This will be held in E5 on Wednesday lunchtimes! This club will focus on letting your...
Posted by Mollie Leahy
The English department here at Bushey Meads School subscribes to an online platform called ‘Bedrock Learning’. This platform teaches students new vocabulary and...
Posted by Lee Cox
Reading ‘Beowulf’ And exploring the topic of History of English in our English lessons has been an exciting experience. Students have been focused on villains and heroism...
Posted by Emma Denton
With the increasing use of Chromebooks and laptops, we are lucky to have access to a wide collection of ebooks and audio books, including study guides and set texts, in addition...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Last Friday, a group of 50 year 11 students, accompanied by Mr Carter, Mr Godfrey, Mrs Godfrey, Mr Waygood, Mrs Hedges, and Ms Hofer, embarked on an educational journey to the...
Posted by Anthony Carter
Last Friday Year 11 students had the opportunity to spend 3 hours focussing on aspects of their English GCSE content. So often students’ learning is broken up into 1 hour...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
I have thoroughly enjoyed walking around the school on Friday mornings to see all students following our reading expectations, which are aligned to the important literacy agenda...
Posted by Gary Johnson
Banned Books Week: The Power of Unsilenced Voices This week (October 1st – October 7th) we celebrate Banned Books Week, an annual event that champions the freedom to read. It’s a...
Posted by Anthony Carter
If you enjoy reading for pleasure, why not join our group and be part of the judging process for the Carnegie Award Shadowers’ Choice?
Every year, the eight books selected as the best new books for young people are revealed and schools across the country enlist the help of students to read them and vote for their favourites. The scheme runs between March and June. Whilst the official Carnegie Award winner is chosen by a panel of librarians, there is another award for the one chosen by the shadowers themselves. After all, who is the best judge of what makes an exceptional reading experience for young people – adults or students?
Students who have taken part in the past say it exposed them to great books that they might not otherwise have picked up and therefore expanded their range of reading.
The scheme is open to students from all years; we have copies of all the books in the LRC as well as in ebook format on Sora. So, simply see me to sign up and make your vote count.
During Charles Dickens’ birthday week, all of KS3 and KS4 took part in a special lesson on Dickens’ Ghost Stories. In year Seven we have been creating our own ghost stories. We...
There have been several new members of staff that have joined Bushey Meads School this year and I thought it would be a great idea to introduce each one over the course of the...