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On Friday 30th September, Year 11 enjoyed their first enrichment day of the year. The first part of the day was all about next stages – leading to the writing of their CVs....
Very often, in library studies lessons, I recommend books to students, occasionally, they suggest a book for me to read – some I enjoy more than others but, either way, it...
As part of last Friday’s Enrichment Day activities, Year 12 students went into London for our Expanding Horizons Trips. Students were able to choose to visit a Museum or Art...
As a school community we love to celebrate the achievements of our students both in and out of school. We were delighted to hear about one of our Year 10’s latest...
For those of you that are new to Bushey Meads, you may not yet have come across our resident rock band comprised of 4 of our most hard-working music students. A quick look at...
We recently took a group of biology students in Year 13 on a 3 day trip to a field studies centre, where they learned about ecology and completed practical work outdoors. Whilst...
It was inspiring to see how positively the day started last Friday when I visited our maths and design and technology classrooms at the start of our first enrichment day of the...
On Friday 30th September, Year 11 enjoyed their first enrichment day of the year.
The first part of the day was all about next stages – leading to the writing of their CVs. After that the students joined the English Faculty.
Some students recorded their presentations for their Spoken Language Grades. The topics was varied; ranging from banning school uniform, to life beyond Earth, to the gender gap in football pay. I was lucky to have the opportunity to see James in 11 Elm prepare for his big moment discussing – why trains are the best mode of transport!
Whilst some students performed in front of the camera, others were studying the famous murder case of Oscar Pistorius. This led to a piece of non-fiction writing – Did fame and celebrity corrupt Pistorius? This generated much lively debate regarding whether Pistorius was a cold blooded killer and even whether the family of his victim ever really received justice.
