Creating Exciting Futures at BMS!
There was a real buzz in the school on Wednesday evening of this week for our annual Year 9 Options Evening. As Assistant Headteacher Ms Knowles pointed out to parents and carers...
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There was a real buzz in the school on Wednesday evening of this week for our annual Year 9 Options Evening. As Assistant Headteacher Ms Knowles pointed out to parents and carers...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Bushey Meads received a government grant to allow us to hold a whole week of catch-up and fun activities for our New Year 7 cohort. I was impressed with all our new students on...
Posted by Roa Dillon
The Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty was delighted to welcome back year 11 students, both from Bushey Meads and some from other schools in the area, for two weeks to begin...
Posted by Stephanie Knowles
Saying a fond farewell to our Year 11 and 13 students before half term, as always, was quite emotional as we once again recognise the new exciting chapters in their lives about to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
We have now had 7 successful Year 6 SEND transition afternoons at Bushey Meads School. We are so lucky that our dedicated staff are giving up their free time to give our future...
Posted by Roa Dillon
Despite all the anxiety caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and numerous restrictions that have been placed on schools, we were delighted that 150 Year 6 students attended our hugely...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Every year, Bushey Meads School hosts a ‘Secondary School Experience Week’ for the Year 6 students in the Bushey St James Trust. During this week, the students spend a week at...
Posted by Graeme Searle
Normally at this time of year we offer a Secondary School Experience Week to all the Year 6 students in our Multi Academy Trust, irrespective of whether or not they are intending...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It was an amazing end to the first half term at Bushey Meads School for our wonderful Year 7 cohort, seeing their superb work on display in the School Restaurant and hearing them...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It has been really encouraging to see how well our new Year 7 students have settled into life at Bushey Meads. They have truly embraced the culture and ethos at the school and are...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
There was a real buzz in the school on Wednesday evening of this week for our annual Year 9 Options Evening. As Assistant Headteacher Ms Knowles pointed out to parents and carers and students in her presentation in the Main Hall at the start of the evening, the approach that Bushey Meads School takes when supporting students with this crucial stage in their education is quite unique. All other schools create ‘Option Blocks’ which actually restrict choice for students; at Bushey Meads we allow all students a genuine free choice and then create the Key Stage 4 timetable around what the students want. This maximises choice, ensures that 100% of students get at least their first choice, and often their second and third choice subjects, increases motivation and engagement throughout Key Stage 4 and really supports the vast majority of students to excel at subjects they really enjoy studying.
The other unique factor of our options process is also the vast range of subjects on offer – unlike any other school in the area. Students at Bushey Meads are incredibly fortunate to be able to choose from a huge array of different courses, ranging from the traditional academic, right through an eclectic range of artistic, creative, vocational and practical subjects offered across our diverse curriculum here at the school.
Ably supported with further wise words from Mrs Blowers our hard working and dedicated Pastoral Manager, and Mrs McIldowie our Head of Work Related Learning who also advised our students and their parents and carers in the talks in the Main Hall, students at Bushey Meads really can create exciting futures!
Over the past two school weeks, the end of year Key Stage 3 examinations have been taking place. Year 9 students sat their exams between 20th-24th May and Year 7 and 8 students...
It was a real privilege to welcome our new Year 7 cohort to Bushey Meads this morning – they all made a superb first impression and enjoyed the first new day at their new...