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It was great to observe the very focused students in Mr Mitchell’s A level geography lesson this week as they grappled with the complexities of erosional processes in the...
Our concluding Friday Faculty Focus at the end of this year’s first very successful Marking and Feedback Fortnight of the academic year shared some superb best practice from the...
It was great to see students in Elm House listening so intently to Miss Pattni’s typically inspiring assembly at the start of the day last Wednesday on the theme of...
As many of you are aware throughout the year, every half term, each faculty is asked to nominate one student from each year group to receive a prestigious High Achiever Award...
On Tuesday of this week we held our now annual Governors’ Day and 9 of our hardworking governors were in school for a variety of activities designed to support the ongoing school...
Head of History Mr Lyley and six superb students leaders led our Main School Assemblies this week focussed on the theme of Remembrance. They encouraged us to think and reflect on...
As staff at Bushey Meads we are continually focussed on working as smartly as possible to assist each other with the pressure of workload. An important facet of Staff Wellbeing is...
On Monday of this week the annual conference for staff across the Bushey St James Trust took place at Bushey Meads School. Joined by 50 colleagues from Chessbrook Education...
Teachers at Bushey Meads certainly go the extra mile for the students in their care – way beyond many schools in the local area and indeed the region. We have always offered...
Deputy Headteacher Mrs Ash led the Main School assemblies this week in school focussed on the Theme of the Week – Consideration and linking with the national Anti Bullying...
It was great to observe the very focused students in Mr Mitchell’s A level geography lesson this week as they grappled with the complexities of erosional processes in the formation of glacial landforms.
Three students in the class were appointed as ‘expert examiners’ and, working outside the classroom with access to the examination mark scheme, they created the perfect answer.
Through this effective process they gained a real insight and understanding of how to effectively answer a 10 mark A level question that the rest of the students were completing under exam conditions.
After 20 minutes, whilst working in groups, structured self-assessment activities and a process to capture verbal feedback following the reading out of their answers, powerfully assisted the students to reflect on where they were at and the next steps to ensure excellent progress.
The students really enjoyed this powerful model of instant feedback from a student expert and made rapid progress during the lesson.
The engagement for learning and excellent informed discussions was impressive to see and hear.
Pictured here are three of the students in the class: Matthew (the examiner) and Danny and Kanishka.
