Celebrating the success of students using Bedrock
Bedrock Vocabulary Learning Last month, I wrote about our established Bedrock Vocabulary Learning Programme at Bushey Meads and how busy George Furr, our IT manager,...
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Bedrock Vocabulary Learning Last month, I wrote about our established Bedrock Vocabulary Learning Programme at Bushey Meads and how busy George Furr, our IT manager,...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Prem Patel, Year 8, sent me a copy of this poem that he found while working on his Silver Reading Award. Written in 1927, it would be easy to believe the poem was written...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Patrick Ness’s ‘A Monster Calls’ is a very popular book in our LRC, and for good reason. Both moving and magical, this book takes you on an emotionally thrilling...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
‘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...
Posted by Lynn Court
Posted by Danielle Bowe
‘Lord of the Flies’ (1954) by William Golding A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued....
Posted by Lynn Court
Back in April, I mentioned how reading and writing are powerfully linked and how authors often research thoroughly to write in a realistic way. During the Easter break, I returned...
Posted by Lynn Court
The English Faculty would like to draw your attention to another competition opportunity: This year’s theme: Where does the chocolate journey begin? The key ingredient in...
Posted by Lynn Court
Beloved’ (1987) by Toni Morrison Based on a true story, the work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a black woman named Sethe, from her...
Posted by Lynn Court

Bedrock Vocabulary Learning
Last month, I wrote about our established Bedrock Vocabulary Learning Programme at Bushey Meads and how busy George Furr, our IT manager, had been setting up all the parental accounts-I know how helpful it is being able to monitor your child’s work during lockdown.
Your child’s Year 7 or 8 English teacher continues to be the main person to monitor progress and answer queries, but if any year 7 or 8 parents are having difficulty using their access codes and setting up, please contact IT@busheymeads.org.uk.
Prior to March 23rd, the basic expectation has been that students complete one online lesson a week in school and one as home learning. We have continued that request during this lock-down period and the independent approach that Bedrock Vocabulary relies on is perfect for remote learning in these times.
Celebrating the success of students using Bedrock in April
The following students are the top users from each participating class in April -congratulations- R3s for you!
Nethush Lokuhewage, Tamunoibiye Harry-Brown, James Allan, Charles Keough, Migi Simmonds, Jathursan Suthakaran, Patryk Patalong, Justin Rubin, Nadine Parmenter, Justin Lester, Hadi Hussain, Jayden Wheeler, Ella Avci, Brook Lamble, Harry Thorn, Lily-Rose Curtis-Gibson, Arun Khan
The following students have made the most progress in their class in April – congratulations – R3 for you!
Sanvi Patel, Abdullah Al-shyiab, Justin Lester, Anaiya-Lily Palan, Cameron Hambleton, Katie Law, Shiv Galaiya, Ruchi Patel, Elizabeth Musoke, Narthaki Sivadasan, Ihsan Khan, Tom Harverson, Gracie Fry, Katherine Lester, Shivenn Hindocha, Amie Crain


Last month, the English Faculty launched a themed Lockdown Poetry Competition. Mr Johnson and Miss Stanton set students the challenge to compose and submit a poem about an aspect...