Kindness Matters: Sixth Form Leadership in English
Year 12 students Stan and Jack have gone above and beyond as part of the Kindness Matters programme. Their chosen initiative took them into Mr. Carter’s Year 8 English...
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Year 12 students Stan and Jack have gone above and beyond as part of the Kindness Matters programme. Their chosen initiative took them into Mr. Carter’s Year 8 English...
Posted by Anthony Carter
Since we introduced Sparx Reader in May 2025, we’ve seen nothing short of extraordinary results across our student body. Students who engage actively with the platform have...
Posted by Anthony Carter
It’s been a genuine pleasure getting to know our new Year 7s this past week, and 7b/En1 have already made a fantastic impression. From lively discussions to thoughtful...
Posted by Jackson Helyer
On Friday, students and staff at Kings Langley School warmly welcomed visitors from Bushey Meads School for the much-anticipated announcement of the 2025 Carnegie Medal winners....
Posted by Emma Denton
A group of excited students swapped their exercise books for broomsticks on Monday as they stepped into the enchanting world of Harry Potter during a school trip to Warner Bros....
Posted by Emma Denton
As part of their GCSE English curriculum, Year 10 students are currently studying a range of poetry from 1900 onwards focused on the themes of ‘Power and Conflict’....
Posted by Amy Druce
At Bushey Meads, the English faculty has recently been trialing Sparx Reader, an innovative tool designed to engage students with reading and promote a love for books. The results...
Posted by Anthony Carter
This term in English, Year 10 has been studying Power and Conflict poetry for our GCSE English Literature Paper 2. We’ve been learning the context of the poet and the poem, the...
Posted by Madeline Silla
It was inspiring to see how many of our hardworking Year 11 students attended the carefully planned English GCSE revision sessions delivered by some of our top English teachers...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
To celebrate World Book Day, I decided to take my students out of the classroom and into the fresh air of the Year 7 Zone to enjoy some sunshine while reading. Instead of being...
Posted by admin
During the lesson, Stan and Jack took on the role of learning assistants, providing invaluable support to the Year 8 students as they developed their responses and deepened their understanding of the material. Their guidance helped the students think critically about their work and provided a boost in confidence, showing just how much kindness and collaboration can contribute to academic growth.
The highlight of the session came at the end when Jack led the class in a collaborative exercise. He guided the students through writing model answers and encouraged them to use their Purple Pen of Progress: a tool our students use to revise and improve their work. This hands-on approach allowed students to reflect on their own learning and make tangible improvements, all while learning from the example set by their Sixth Form peers.
Stan and Jack have demonstrated not only academic excellence but also an exceptional level of empathy and leadership. They embody the spirit of Kindness Matters, and we are proud to have them as part of the Bushey Meads Sixth Form community.
Well done, Stan and Jack – you are a true credit to the Sixth Form!
Yr 11 students spent two hours completing PPE preparation on English Language Paper 2. However, there was a twist. Instead of the usual non-fiction source, students looked at the...
‘Pride and Prejudice’ (1813) by Jane Austen Enduringly popular and a great introduction to Jane Austen, the novel is set in rural England in the early 19th century. It follows the...