English Seminars by Professor de Groot from the University of Manchester
Bushey Meads was delighted to welcome Professor de Groot from the University of Manchester this week. Year 11 were treated to an insightful exploration of the witches and...
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Bushey Meads was delighted to welcome Professor de Groot from the University of Manchester this week. Year 11 were treated to an insightful exploration of the witches and...
Posted by Anthony Carter
As Year 11 prepare for their GCSE English Literature exams, tackling 19th-century prose is one of the main challenges they face. To help them navigate Charles Dickens’s A...
Posted by Amy Druce
Year 11 students are putting the final touches on their speeches as they prepare to deliver their compulsory AQA GCSE English Language Spoken Language Endorsement during the...
Posted by Emma Denton
We are excited to share the launch of our Word of the Week programme for the 2026–2027 academic year. Over the course of the year, students will explore 21 tricky, commonly...
Posted by Amy Druce
Twelve students from Years 7, 9 and 10 recently completed this year’s Carnegie Shadowing programme, celebrating weeks of reading and discussion by watching the live Carnegie...
Posted by Emma Denton
This year has been a remarkable success for Sparx Reader at Bushey Meads School, with students across years 7-9 making fantastic progress in their reading. We have seen...
Posted by Anthony Carter
As we approached the end of last term, our Year 9 students explored the power of silent debate, a strategy that encourages thoughtful, written discussion without spoken...
Posted by Emma Denton
As we move closer towards the GCSE exams, we want to help support students in building confidence, independence, and a richer understanding of the texts they study. We are...
Posted by Anthony Carter
Before half term, our Year 11 and Year 13 students and their families gathered for our “Time to Shine” workshop designed to bridge the gap between hard work and the...
Posted by Gary Johnson
Being in Seussical is like having another family. We chat, laugh and of course rehearse. Rehearsals for this amazing musical is in one word fantastic. Now to use many words it’s...
Posted by Emma Denton

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...
This week in English, students in year 9 have been conducting research about life in America following the Great Depression in preparation for their study of John Steinbeck’s...