Going the Extra Mile for Colleagues
Despite being unable to be at school last Friday, Head of Geography Miss Dunsby pre-recorded a voice-over on her Friday Faculty PowerPoint to be able to speak ‘live’ to teachers...
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Despite being unable to be at school last Friday, Head of Geography Miss Dunsby pre-recorded a voice-over on her Friday Faculty PowerPoint to be able to speak ‘live’ to teachers...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
As we all consider what we can do to continue supporting each other during these difficult times, this week’s National Children’s Mental Health Week seems all the more...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It was great to walk around the school last Friday morning and speak to students attending in person, face to face lessons and also say a quick hello to students connecting in...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
With the emphasis on live lessons being streamed to the 90% of our school population working from home, additional challenges are being embraced by the hardworking teachers at...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
I would like to thank all stakeholders for their understanding and support on Monday of this week as we grappled with the additional challenges of the inclement weather conditions...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It has been incredible to see how effectively our IT team has been overseeing and managing the roll out of the laptops for schools initiative to enable those students, who are...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
In our Staff Briefing meeting last Friday our Acting Headteacher and Advanced Skills Leader Ms Knowles led an excellent sharing best practice ‘Friday Faculty Focus’ to support all...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
In these challenging times we are often seeing very polarised opinions and attitudes – the very best and sometimes the worst of people’s characters. What has been inspiring...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Although numbers of students are significantly lower than usual, with only about 10% of our school population attending for in-person lesson, our growing number of Year 7 students...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Last Friday morning outstanding Business Studies Teacher Mr Malik provided an excellent start to the day and shared some superb best practice related to setting the standards to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Despite being unable to be at school last Friday, Head of Geography Miss Dunsby pre-recorded a voice-over on her Friday Faculty PowerPoint to be able to speak ‘live’ to teachers and share best practice in relation to her work with Padlet – another great tool for use in live lessons to maximise engagement and participation.
Acting Deputy Headteacher Mr Searle pressed the button to make it happen but she received a warm and appreciative round of applause from all present for her efforts and for offering to support her colleagues in this way.
It is inspiring to work with colleagues who think of others and go the extra mile!
Despite the continued challenges we are all experiencing, it was good to start the week with our usual focus on teaching and learning. Head of Biology Mr Gall was sharing with...
Earlier this term I was privileged as the Executive Principal to be able to represent Bushey Meads School and The Bushey St James Trust at a national conference in London. Held at...