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A Reading Oasis!

On Wednesday, Bushey Meads had another one of our regular DropEverythingAndRead events. This is where at an agreed time everyone drops what they are doing and picks up their books...

Posted 5 days ago by Danielle Bowe

Boosting Our Word Power at Bushey Meads!

Bushey Meads English Faculty We are committed to providing a high quality and engaging English curriculum that equips students for the future as confident communicators, assured...

Posted on 9th January 2020 by Danielle Bowe

Give the gift of reading this Christmas

Did you know that 383,775 children in the UK don’t have a single book of their own? Children who own books are six times more likely to read above the level expected for their age...

Posted on 13th December 2019 by Danielle Bowe

Friday Reading Time

It was so good to join Ms Noyan and her lovely CDC group 7 Beech for their Friday CDC time and see the real variety of books they were silently reading as part of our weekly drive...

Posted on 12th December 2019 by Jeremy Turner

And we’re off- A fabulous week of reading at Bushey Meads!

The reading partners scheme launched on Monday 11th November with a range of year 8 and 9 student buddies meeting their year 10 and 12 reading mentors for 15 minutes during CDC...

Posted on 14th November 2019 by Danielle Bowe

Non Fiction Reading

The English teachers are always encouraging students to read widely in order to improve their vocabulary, punctuation, grammar and writing techniques. These skills are needed for...

Posted on 22nd October 2019 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Friday CDC Time

Our school always falls silent at 8.40 am on Friday morning every week as we dedicate 20 minutes in the busyness of our lives to reading. Some CDC groups read a set text together...

Posted on 17th October 2019 by Jeremy Turner

Meet the new Reading Mentors Team for 2019-2020!

On Thursday 17th October I had the absolute pleasure of taking the newly recruited reading mentors team through their initial training prior to meeting their reading buddies. We...

Posted on 17th October 2019 by Danielle Bowe

The importance of reading

This week saw the launch of some new strategies focused on reading and encouraging students to invest time developing their reading further to complement the existing Friday...

Posted on 17th October 2019 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

Bushey Meads Falls Silent!

Last week saw (and heard!) the first DEAR event of this academic year. Firmly established as an important part of practice here at Bushey Meads, DEAR events (Drop Everything And...

Posted on 19th September 2019 by Danielle Bowe

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A Reading Oasis!

A Reading Oasis!

Posted 5 days ago by Danielle Bowe

On Wednesday, Bushey Meads had another one of our regular DropEverythingAndRead events. This is where at an agreed time everyone drops what they are doing and picks up their books to silently read for 15 minutes. It’s fantastic to see everyone, including all support and office based staff reading together and enjoying a wonderful 15 minutes of tranquility in an otherwise very busy day.

We all appreciate the academic benefits of a healthy reading habit (something we promote in a range of ways here at BMS), but the power it has to calm the mind, refocus us and provide an oasis of peace should not be underestimated either. Sometimes it is the only time in the day where we can set our own agenda and transport ourselves somewhere other than a rainy and windy Hertfordshire!

Reading isn’t just for school though: pick up a book this weekend!

Happy Reading!