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Designers on the Horizon
Over in technology, we have launched some new projects with our students, challenging students to get ‘hands on’ and stuck in to some practical tasks. Year 8 student Ben Rutter...
Fantastic things are happening in Art lessons.
Mrs Hoskins was teaching year 11 who were completing pieces on the theme of ‘Reflections’. Each students with a different idea. Ella Cannon felt that the theme reminded her of the...
Supporting Dyslexic Students.
Mr Chalkley has been busy in his workshop going above and beyond in support of our dyslexic students. He has designed and created a number of rulers for our students who have...
Word of the Week: Orator
National Children’s Mental Health Week 2021
As we all consider what we can do to continue supporting each other during these difficult times, this week’s National Children’s Mental Health Week seems all the more...
Loving Learning!
It was great to walk around the school last Friday morning and speak to students attending in person, face to face lessons and also say a quick hello to students connecting in...
Live lessons from a student perspective…
As we complete another week of impactful live lessons, it was great to get a few more accounts from our students about their experiences and how they are trying to make the best...
The New Landscape for Feedback
With the emphasis on live lessons being streamed to the 90% of our school population working from home, additional challenges are being embraced by the hardworking teachers at...
Scientist of the Week
Mr Chalkley has been busy in his workshop going above and beyond in support of our dyslexic students. He has designed and created a number of rulers for our students who have dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty with reading and writing as it affects areas of the brain that process language.
The coloured bar on the ruler enables some of our dyslexic students to see similarities and differences between letters and words where they would not have been able to before and removes the ‘glare’ of a white background on which most text is written. In turn, providing them with increased access to all aspects of our curriculum meaning that they are not disadvantaged in learning. Additionally, the remote learning model followed by BMS supports students with dyslexia as it sets up a routine where live-lessons mean students follow their usual time-tables and so, structures the day in clear, manageable chunks of time.
Consequently, building learners self-esteem and embracing our growth mindset culture. Supporting engagement with remote learning can be facilitated by adding coloured backgrounds to screens or placing an overlay across the computer alongside colour-coding timetables so lessons are clear at a glance and having designated work spaces with organisational systems in place.