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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...
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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 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
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 by Jeremy Turner
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 by Danielle Bowe
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 by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
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 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. 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
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 all 4 GCSE English examinations and preparations start early.
On Monday morning, just before breaktime, our school fell silent and we all participated in a Drop Everything and Read or DEAR event across all lessons and office spaces in the...
It was a pleasure to spend some time in ‘Our Space’, a dedicated area for students to enjoy activities in a safe environment. ‘Our Space’ is an initiative...