Recommended Reads from the English Faculty
Beloved’ (1987) by Toni Morrison Based on a true story, the work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a black woman named Sethe, from her...
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Beloved’ (1987) by Toni Morrison Based on a true story, the work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a black woman named Sethe, from her...
Posted by Lynn Court
BMS motto ‘Aspire to Achieve’ has at its foundation, the idea of resilience. Indeed, as a community, we work hard to develop students who can embrace the challenge and emotionally...
Posted by Claire Till
At this point in our year 8 drama curriculum our students would usually be creating plays to communicate the problems with social media – cyberbullying, lower social skills,...
Posted by Greg Knowles
This week’s focus was on the reign of Elizabeth I which took in the events such as the Spanish Armada and the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. It has been great to hear...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
A couple of months ago on Wednesday 26th February, I had the pleasure of taking a group of 50 year-8 students on a trip to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London to see a...
Posted by Lee Cox
When Mr Knowles reminded me that it was my turn to write an article I initially panicked. What could I write about? The articles in the newsletter have been stories of...
Posted by Morag Waring
In the maths department, we are constantly impressed by the work ethic displayed by our A Level students. It is no secret that A Level maths is difficult and comes with a lot of...
Posted by Lara Timmins
Posted by Di Mcildowie
This week I was delighted to receive an article from a year 8 parent, responding to my plea to share mini and mega gains during this lockdown period. So it is with great pleasure...
Posted by Lauren Wright
This house believes that drug use should be treated as a mental health issue rather than a criminal offence. The Final Verdict: Through all of these strong arguments made by the...
Posted by Suresh Varsani
Beloved’ (1987) by Toni Morrison
Based on a true story, the work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a black woman named Sethe, from her pre-Civil War days as a slave in Kentucky to her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1873. Although Sethe lives there as a free woman, she is held prisoner by memories of the trauma of her life as a slave.
A definite positive ‘side-effect’ of lockdown was the valuable extra time we found for personal reading. As you will know from July’s newsletter, Mrs Turton, our...