Art lessons inspired by Black History Month
Year 9 students in Miss Cole’s class immersed themselves in creating are inspired by Black History Month. Students studied the works of Kehinde Wiley, a Nigerian-American...
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Year 9 students in Miss Cole’s class immersed themselves in creating are inspired by Black History Month. Students studied the works of Kehinde Wiley, a Nigerian-American...
Posted by Kashan Malik
Dance is a subject that has grown over the past 4 years to become a core part of what Bushey Meads has to offer. With Mrs Rosa building the department from the ground up and Miss...
Posted by Kashan Malik
Key Stage 3 Preesha 8 Maple – Preesha is an exceptional student, who always goes above and beyond in and outside her lessons. She has the most amount of achievement points...
Posted by Kashan Malik
Getting the core subjects right has such a huge impact on the opportunities available to our Year 11 students when they complete their GCSEs. Maths will lead to one grade, English...
Posted by Suresh Varsani
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
Advanced Skills Leader Mrs Knowles led the Main School assemblies this week on the theme of Independence, a particularly important and relevant topic for our hard working and...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Every year, in the middle of dreary September, the staff of Bushey Meads take part in World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to help raise money for Cancer Research. World’s...
Posted by Chloe Lister
Word has clearly spread about the talented drama students in year 11 and 13. We were absolutely delighted to see so many parents, staff and students coming to support our drama...
Posted by Greg Knowles
In preparation for their Curriculum Evening on 24th October, year 7 have been combining their dance and maths skills to create some fantastic dance routines! With a focus on...
Posted by Lara Timmins
The English teachers are always encouraging students to read widely in order to improve their vocabulary, punctuation, grammar and writing techniques. These skills are needed for...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
Year 9 students in Miss Cole’s class immersed themselves in creating are inspired by Black History Month. Students studied the works of Kehinde Wiley, a Nigerian-American portrait painter based in New York City, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of black people. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, which has portraits of all the US presidents.
Students then used some of his methods to create their own portraits of prominent black people including Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell and Martin Luther King. The students were engaged and enjoyed working with different materials including carbon paper to create their work. The lesson was an excellent way to pay tribute to the artist in such an important month!
As October draws to end, it is also the end of Black History Month. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all students for their wonderful contributions and projects. During...
This week’s pioneers for Black History Month are individuals who are talking over the film industry behind the scenes. You might have seen some of their films or even...