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We are very proud of our students at Bushey Meads and we are delighted to recognise hard work in all forms. The pastoral team are privileged to work alongside such dedicated...
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We are very proud of our students at Bushey Meads and we are delighted to recognise hard work in all forms. The pastoral team are privileged to work alongside such dedicated...
Posted by Helen Blowers
The arts faculty have been recently brainstorming ideas on how to improve the drama and theatre department at Bushey Meads School. Our aim was to introduce a variety of...
Posted by Greg Knowles
Marking and Feedback is high on the staff agenda as it is such a vital factor in student progress. Over the last couple of years, our staff have really worked hard to find...
Posted by Suresh Varsani
This week in Bushey Meads the SEND department has been focusing on Texthelp Read and Write and how staff can support students’ use of it effectively in the classroom. What is...
Posted by Emma Denton
This term has been jam packed with lots of practical work and I have had the pleasure of teaching 07S/Ty3 for the textiles and food and nutrition projects so far, and boy oh boy...
Posted by Niralee Pattni
It was inspiring to join a number of assemblies this week led by members of our dedicated Pastoral Leaders at BMS. With the Theme of the Week being Teamwork it was good to be...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
The Hertfordshire County Council’s new youth schemes are starting on the 10th January and as an added bonus, they are FREE! Extra curricular clubs, outside of school, are an...
Posted by Helen Blowers
Year 10 Sports Studies Outdoor Education Trips – Velopark As part of the assessment of the Outdoor activities unit, the Year 10 Sports Studies group visited the Lee Valley...
Posted by Ashley Cartledge
On Friday 19th November the art department had a visit from a local multidisciplinary artist, AD Dada. AD is a previous student of Miss Cole’s from Westfield Academy and is...
Posted by Sam Cole
Each Wednesday, the Learning Support Faculty hold their staff briefing between 08:25 – 08:40. This provides an opportunity to share important information and ensure everyone...
Posted by Graeme Searle
Marking and Feedback is high on the staff agenda as it is such a vital factor in student progress. Over the last couple of years, our staff have really worked hard to find creative and smart ways of delivering feedback to students in order for them to progress even further. This feedback can come in many shapes and forms and certainly during remote learning, staff were amazing at finding and sharing great feedback solutions which served the purpose of marking electronically submitted work. Of course, a lot of the great finds from this time continue to be utilised – especially with the continued use of many Google Classrooms.
In support of sharing best practice with each other, all staff were asked to visit two other teachers to look at their marking and feedback during a dedicated fortnight at the start of November. The gems from this were shared at the start of a Marking Party held at school this week. Mr Gray and Mr Symeou (two of our Advanced Lead Teachers), presented the results from the fortnight, before staff moved into their faculty areas to mark in the fine company of their colleagues. As a token of appreciation for all their efforts, staff were treated to a goodie bag containing some green pens, assessment stickers, sweets and biscuits.
As I walked around the various rooms, some were getting into the spirit and marking to Christmas music, whilst others preferred some soothing music or just a calm silence. All in all, staff really appreciated the opportunity for collegiate marking and rumours have it some might continue having their own marking parties moving forward!
Advanced Lead Teacher Miss Lindau led a really concise and useful Monday Magic Moment at the start of the week, sharing some smart advice for marking and providing useful feedback...
This term has been jam packed with lots of practical work and I have had the pleasure of teaching 07S/Ty3 for the textiles and food and nutrition projects so far, and boy oh boy...