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Last Wednesday after school we held our first Teacher Toolkit of the year and heard from two of our Advanced Lead Teachers in the Main Hall. Sharing some excellent strategies for...
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Last Wednesday after school we held our first Teacher Toolkit of the year and heard from two of our Advanced Lead Teachers in the Main Hall. Sharing some excellent strategies for...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Students in Maple House had a great start to the day last Thursday in their motivational House Assembly led by their Head of House Mr Burnell. Reflecting on the Theme of the Week...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
The transition from Year 11 to education at Post 16 level is a big step and students need to ensure that they are well prepared for any interviews to access the next important...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
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
At Bushey Meads we are extremely fortunate to have Lead Practitioner for English and Whole School Literacy Mr Johnson overseeing our excellent literacy and reading programmes at...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Head of Standards, Safeguarding and SEND Mrs Ash led some powerful main school assemblies last week on the subject of Progress. She reminded students about our motivational school...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Health and safety is of paramount importance in any school – all parents and carers want to know that their children are being well looked after and are safe. One aspect of...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Our 3 Rs or core values of Respect, Responsibility and Relationships underpin everything we do at Bushey Meads. It has been great to hear staff and students talking more about the...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
I would like to thank the Site Saff for making a number of important alterations to the school site during the summer holidays that have definitely enhanced the environment for...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Friday mornings at Bushey Meads are always very positive; all Character Development Coaches (CDCs) provide set texts for their students and give them a BMS Bookmark. They then...
Posted by Jeremy Turner

Exit tickets are a great strategy to employ that help capture the learning journey at the end of a lesson. Students complete them highlighting what they have achieved and asking...
As we grapple with the complexities of remote learning taking place at the same time as providing real time lessons, it was great to hear from our hugely talented and enthusiastic...