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ATHLETICS County League Athletics – Match 3 Date : Tuesday 17th May On Tuesday 17th May it was Bushey Meads turn to host a County league match with the event taking place at...
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ATHLETICS County League Athletics – Match 3 Date : Tuesday 17th May On Tuesday 17th May it was Bushey Meads turn to host a County league match with the event taking place at...
Posted by Ashley Cartledge
At Bushey Meads we are proud to offer an inclusive curriculum providing all of our students the opportunity to succeed. Some of our students attend weekly visits to courses off...
Posted by Shirley Ellicott
Last weekend on the 21st of May, four of our year 9 students made the 50-minute drive to Buntingford where they were to compete in the final round of a ‘battle of the...
Posted by Lee Cox
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a range of 18 vitamins and minerals. They’re also hugely versatile. Almost all eggs are...
Posted by Alison Hanbury
Geography Last week, we hosted a quiz in Geography about rainforests. Everyone really enjoyed it as they were also able to interact. We also made a rap suited to the topic which...
Posted by Sarah Brown
Posted by Danielle Bowe
The past few lessons in textiles saw one Year 9 group trial a new paper-based project, designing and modelling trainers/ leisure shoes. They produced a good variety of designs and...
Posted by Andreas Melekis
How lucky we were to get a rare tour around the state of the art training academy at WFC. The Yr 10 GCSE PE group were one of the first community groups to see around the facility...
Posted by Sarah Cooper
“Over the last few weeks, year 12 Further Maths students have been looking at practice questions for the MAT, TMUA, and the STEP. These are exams that we will be required to...
Posted by James Donovan
Leadership has been a key Theme of the Week this week and it has been great to hear our inspiring Student Leadership Coordinator Mr Burley lead the Main School Assemblies. The...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
How lucky we were to get a rare tour around the state of the art training academy at WFC. The Yr 10 GCSE PE group were one of the first community groups to see around the facility after the COVID pandemic and get to ask questions to community lead K Stephanou.
The first stop was the training dome, a pressurised dome in which both the academy and mens and ladies first teams complete body conditioning and training activities. It was interesting to hear how a lot of focus, for top class footballers, is now on the body conditioning aspects of training as it helps to reduce the risk of injury. This provided a great theoretical link for the students on the topics we have just covered on the GCSE specification.
Visiting some of the 26! training pitches and observing the vast array of ground staff present, even though the season is finished, gave another insight into the roles and responsibilities of a top class training academy. It was interesting to learn that the pitches at the academy are created to replicate the pitches at vicarage road, but there are ground staff teams that work at both sites. The huge pitch heaters, used everyday in the winter months, certainly raised eyebrows at the cost incurred to run them.
As lessons were taking place in the academy classrooms we were unable to enter this new facility but did get to view the first team dining and social areas where lots of the club board were in planning the steps for the season to come. A visit to the fitness center allowed us to think about the different training methods used for those in the junior through to senior academies as well as men’s and ladies first team players.
It was an informative way for the students to experience the ‘day to day’ workings of a top class sporting facility and certainly provided insight into the multitude of jobs available in the sporting field, as well as reinforcing aspects of the examination course.
Thank you to WFC for providing us with the opportunity.
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of taking 60 students from Year 7 to visit Warner Bros Studios for the day. Students were invited in recognition of their sustained commitment to...
TABLE TENNIS Y10 Boys v DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL (@ Grange Academy) Mr Cartledge Date : Tuesday 22nd March 2022 Results : Won v Grange Academy, Croxley Danes Lost v Immanuel,...