Class Reader Inspires Others
It was brilliant to hear one of the student class-readers helping to engage his peers (and indeed CDC Miss Dunsby and Learning Assistant Mrs Malik) in Friday morning’s CDC session...
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It was brilliant to hear one of the student class-readers helping to engage his peers (and indeed CDC Miss Dunsby and Learning Assistant Mrs Malik) in Friday morning’s CDC session...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It is always inspiring to walk around Bushey Meads School during Friday morning’s Character Development Time and visit CDC groups reading together; the whole school silent apart...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
After the success of our CDC time reading project for years 7 and 9 in the summer term, all year 7,8 9 and 10 CDCs met this week for the launch of our newly expanded scheme. Each...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
It was great to start the week with a Monday Magic Moment from Lead Practitioner for English and Whole School Literacy Ms Bowe, encouraging us all to promote our own personal love...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Bushey Meads is a Reading School! With the gorgeous weather we had over Easter weekend, I was teased with one of the best things about a summer holiday; sitting outside immersed...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
It was good to visit a number of Character Development Groups last Friday morning and once again see all students making the most of the dedicated 20 minutes of silent reading....
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Mr Dowty’s Year 9 CDC group are participating in guided reading sessions in CDC time on Friday mornings as part of our continued focus on improving literacy and reading at...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
During today’s 4th Drop Everything And Read event, the whole school had a wider reading non-fiction focus. My year 12 A level English Language and Literature class are studying...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
This month we launched an exciting new initiative at Bushey Meads involving all year 7 and 9 Character Development Coaching groups. Here at Bushey Meads the promotion of reading...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
This year the Reading Agenda at BMS has gathered speed. The reason being, is that we believe literacy underpins success in every element of education. For example, the recent...
Posted by Graeme Searle
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...
This week: A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003) by Bill Bryson A nonfiction offering: In his quest to provide what the title suggests, Bryson is funny, clear and...