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BMS welcomed Little Reddings Primary School this week as Year 6 students are spreading holiday cheer by baking mini Christmas cakes. These delectable treats are part of a special...
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BMS welcomed Little Reddings Primary School this week as Year 6 students are spreading holiday cheer by baking mini Christmas cakes. These delectable treats are part of a special...
Posted by Alison Hanbury
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
This week the Theme of Week was Challenge. In Character Development Time the students were discussing the importance of having a growth mindset. “In a growth mindset, people...
Posted by Tracy Greenwood
Winners of the Anti-bullying Poster Competition 2023 Very pleased to announce this year’s winners are 1st prize Maya 07E 2nd Prize Alara 07E 3rd Prize Lillianna 08A...
Posted by Helen Mateides
We are part of the Humanities Student Leaders group. Last week, we did a presentation to a Year 8 geography class on Coasts as that is what they are learning...
Posted by Sarah Brown
In a large school it is important to know who to contact if you would like to raise a concern or provide us with information. If you have a concern you would like to share with...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
A young carer is a young person who cares for a relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition, or drug or alcohol problem. As many as 1 in 12 secondary...
Posted by Alison Cassidy
Following the success of our first Marking and Feedback fortnight of the academic year, it was great to hear from Lead Practitioner Mr Johnson and Advanced Lead Teacher Mr Lyley...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Assistant Headteacher Mrs Greenwood led the Main School Assemblies this week and reminded all students that challenge is good for you and not something to shy away from; when we...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
I would like to congratulate all the amazingly talented students who entered our Annual House Arts Event last week and provided such a fabulous evening of art, poetry,...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
This week the Theme of Week was Challenge. In Character Development Time the students were discussing the importance of having a growth mindset.
As teachers and parents the language we use and the actions we take show our students about what you expect. Giving process praise, talking about the brain, accepting mistakes as learning opportunities, and understanding the role of emotions in learning are all practices you can begin today.
There are lots of resources about Growth Mindset and how we can encourage our children, the links below are the videos we have shown to the students this week.
The plastic brain – the science behind how our brain develops
An article I found interesting as a parent is linked below. It describes how our language impacts how we encourage our children and how we can instil a growth mindset at home.
On the 25th of January 2024, Year 11 and a few Year 10 GCSE students went to see ‘The Doctors Show’ at Abbey Theatre in St Albans. We learnt about progression and regression of...
The first Ash House assembly of the year took place this week, led by new Head of House Mrs Hughes. The theme was community and Mrs Hughes discussed the many different communities...