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On Monday we were delighted to welcome Alison Cope, an Anti-Violence Campaigner, to deliver a presentation to all our students from years 7 to 13. She does not believe in scaring...
Happy New Year to you from the Pastoral Team! Can we just remind all students and their parents/carers that piercings, other than one lobe piercing in each ear, are not...
For their first Enrichment Day at Bushey Meads we took Year 7 to Kidzania, a scaled city where every child is given the freedom to be whoever they want. The excitement in the...
The Pastoral Office With the school year fast approaching its conclusion we would like to remind all students and parents/carers that the Pastoral Team remain keen to support and...
This is a project that will be run by John Scott, who has been mentoring a few of our students from YCH.
On behalf of the Pastoral Team we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2022! We would like to thank parents and carers for their continued...
It was fantastic to be forwarded this message from social media a number of times during the recent half term holiday. Many of you who follow the Bushey Facebook pages may have...
You may recognise the expression “it is better to give than receive”, but this is backed up by research which shows that people who are kind and compassionate see clear benefits...
As we settle back into the new academic year we would like to remind all students of our uniform expectations so that we can avoid any misunderstandings about what is and is not...
With just a few more weeks left of this academic year it is a good opportunity to reflect on the effects of this year on our own wellbeing and self-esteem. There can be few...
On Monday we were delighted to welcome Alison Cope, an Anti-Violence Campaigner, to deliver a presentation to all our students from years 7 to 13. She does not believe in scaring children, but in educating and reassuring them.
Although many of the messages she delivered had been said many times before, she delivered her own story in a powerful, impactful and moving way.
Alison lost her own son to knife crime 10 years ago and she is passionate about educating young people through sharing her own story. In her own words ‘we have sold our young people the dream of social media’. In reality we know that by simply posting the wrong picture or message this can lead to online bullying and ridicule. In some cases it can lead to very much the wrong people becoming involved. Our students listened attentively as she described how our posts can give away our location, the school we attend and information we don’t realise we are sharing.
She then went on to talk about a boy called Josh. She described Josh’s life and how he was destined to be the ‘next big thing’ in grime music before his life was cut short at 18 after he was stabbed by another youth following a misunderstanding. Only towards the end of the story did she identify herself as his mother.
Since her talk many students have given feedback directly to her acknowledging her story and thanking her for sharing this experience with them in the hope that youth violence is eradicated through education and understanding.
We would really appreciate the conversation continuing at home. If you or your child wishes to provide feedback please do so through the following link https://bit.ly/busheymeads-day.
