The importance of Reading
The importance of reading quality materials on a regular basis is key to success not only in school examinations but the wider world. Being able to understand and use a wide range...
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The importance of reading quality materials on a regular basis is key to success not only in school examinations but the wider world. Being able to understand and use a wide range...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
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
The importance of reading quality materials on a regular basis is key to success not only in school examinations but the wider world.
At Bushey Meads School we are dedicated to ensuring all students improve their reading ability, whatever level they are at, to ensure they make good progress. It has been great to see the wide variety of texts students are bringing into school to read during dedicated Character Development Time in the morning and would encourage all students to spend at least 20 minutes at home reading every day as well.

Enjoying reading time
Students can visit our well-stocked Learning Resource Centre before school at break time and lunch time to choose a book to read. Any student looking for reading recommendations can ask one of our Student Librarians or our outstanding Learning Resource Centre Manager, Ms Turton, who will give them assistance.

Ms Turton supporting reading in lesson

Year 7 students in their Library studies lesson
Year 7 and 8 students also benefit from dedicated Library Studies lesson with Ms Turton every week which helps support their reading journey.
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker There was a woman at the heart of the Trojan war whose voice has been silent – till now. Briseis was a queen until her city was...