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Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Christmas Lunch

Hundreds of crackers, stacks of mince pies and mountains of brussels sprouts in the school restaurant can only mean one thing – it is Christmas Lunch day! Hundreds of...

Posted on 19th December 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

English

Superb English lesson

Lead Practitioner, Ms Druce, delivered an amazing lesson to her year 12 students this week. The topic focused on spoken language with students analysing a podcast and annotating...

Posted on 21st November 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Progress

Progress Assembly

Deputy Headteacher, Mr Beswick, delivered the whole school assemblies this week on the theme of Progress. He talked through many ideas and strategies on how students can best make...

Posted on 21st November 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

MOOCs

Additional stretch and challenge – MOOCs

I first came across the term MOOC (which stands for Massive Open Online Course) when I went to a conference in 2015 where they were encouraging Sixth Form students to do a MOOC so...

Posted on 13th November 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Student Achievement

Exceeding Target Grades

At Bushey Meads we are always incredibly proud of the results students achieve in their external GCSE and A level examinations. What we like to celebrate even more than achieving...

Posted on 6th November 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Revision

Revision Techniques event

On Thursday 17 October the main hall was packed with Year 11 students, parents and carers ready to learn different strategies and techniques for revision. Mrs Greenwood, Assistant...

Posted on 23rd October 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Park and Stride

Traveling to School

Thank you to the vast majority of parents and carers who park sensibly to drop off their children in the mornings and to collect them in the afternoons. May we please remind all...

Posted on 16th October 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Reading

Friday Reading at BMS

In a culture where academic pressure increases with every school year, the simple act of reading aloud to students often falls by the wayside—especially in secondary schools. Yet...

Posted on 16th October 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Sixth Form

Sixth Form Raising Achievement

On Tuesday Ms Silla, Assistant Headteacher, gathered Year 13 students in the Sixth Form Study Centre for an important assembly focused on raising achievement. The assembly was to...

Posted on 16th October 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Meet the Advocate

Meet the advocate

Tuesday after school the Learning Support Faculty held their termly parental engagement event for students with EHCPs. For the autumn term this is an opportunity for the parent or...

Posted on 16th October 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

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Christmas at BMS

Christmas Lunch

Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Christmas Lunch

Posted on 19th December 2025 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Hundreds of crackers, stacks of mince pies and mountains of brussels sprouts in the school restaurant can only mean one thing – it is Christmas Lunch day!

Hundreds of students sat down for a sumptuous Christmas lunch with their Character Development Coaches.

It was a lovely atmosphere with many students wearing their Christmas jumpers, Christmas music playing in the background and time for each year group to sit and enjoy some time together.

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Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Christmas Lunch

Superb English lesson

Progress Assembly

Additional stretch and challenge – MOOCs

Exceeding Target Grades

Revision Techniques event

Traveling to School

Friday Reading at BMS

Sixth Form Raising Achievement

Meet the advocate

Christmas Lunch

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