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Concluding the first month of back-to-school, we can all agree that beginning the academic year is typically a stressful time for everyone. Whether it be the year 7s being in a...
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Concluding the first month of back-to-school, we can all agree that beginning the academic year is typically a stressful time for everyone. Whether it be the year 7s being in a...
Posted by Isabella Sumpter
As our students commute to and from school using public transport, it’s important to remind them—and support them—in traveling safely and responsibly. Encouraging good habits on...
Posted by Tracy Greenwood
George 10M has been playing Roller Hockey for 3 years with ‘The Crusaders’. He is very passionate about the sport and trains every Thursday at the Hatfield leisure centre. ...
Posted by Helen Mateides
Hard to believe that it has been a year since we lost one of our young students. Today friends and staff who knew him best, gathered to pay their respects with a one minute...
Posted by Helen Mateides
In a culture where academic pressure increases with every school year, the simple act of reading aloud to students often falls by the wayside—especially in secondary schools. Yet...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
Thank you to the vast majority of parents and carers who park sensibly to drop off their children in the mornings and to collect them in the afternoons. May we please remind all...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
This is a form of communication that I am sure you are all familiar with and we’ve talked about this a lot to students at school. It is a wonderful communication tool when used in...
Posted by Chantal Smith
Since the start of this term, I have been delivering dance workshops at Hartsbourne Primary School and Little Reddings School. I have also been able to take some of our wonderful...
Posted by Lucy Joannou
West Herts College came to BMS as part of the school’s continuing drive to develop and expand our Careers programme. Mrs McIldowie spoke about the various pathways at...
Posted by Mala Patel
On Tuesday Ms Silla, Assistant Headteacher, gathered Year 13 students in the Sixth Form Study Centre for an important assembly focused on raising achievement. The assembly was to...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher

This is a form of communication that I am sure you are all familiar with and we’ve talked about this a lot to students at school. It is a wonderful communication tool when used in the right way but it can also be a very toxic platform and difficult to navigate. Using text speak and slang phrases, as is often seen on social media platforms, can also be detrimental to our language and communication skills. As a school we are regularly drawn into the negative side of social media and are keen to educate our young people in how to manage their own behaviour on these platforms.
This is a perfect example of where our 3Rs are so important – Respect, Responsibility and Relationships – apply these to social media use and you can’t go far wrong. In the end though if you are having a difficult time time remember Block, Delete, Unfriend or Unfollow. It’s really that simple to control what you allow into your space.
Please take a moment this week to speak to your child about this and remind them that it is their responsibility to ensure they are using social media in a positive way. It is a message we are very keen to instill in the young people in our care.
George 10M has been playing Roller Hockey for 3 years with ‘The Crusaders’. He is very passionate about the sport and trains every Thursday at the Hatfield leisure centre. ...
As our students commute to and from school using public transport, it’s important to remind them—and support them—in traveling safely and responsibly. Encouraging good habits on...