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Thank you and well done to everyone who participated in our World Book Day. Following on from last week’s events I had the pleasure of awarding students with their prizes....
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Thank you and well done to everyone who participated in our World Book Day. Following on from last week’s events I had the pleasure of awarding students with their prizes....
Posted by Claire Till
Our UK Apprenticeships are now open for applications! We’re excited to announce that applications are open for UK apprenticeships! Apprentices become an integral part of their...
Posted by Di Mcildowie
It was inspiring to start another week at Bushey Meads School with a continued focus on sharing best practice. This week Head of Faculty for Performing and Visual Arts Mr Knowles...
Posted by Greg Knowles
We would like to warmly welcome Emma Loftus to Bushey Meads School. She has joined the Trust as an HR Assistant and will be involved with ‘all things HR’ across our 3 Trust...
Posted by Anita Burton
Throughout the duration of ‘Live Lessons’ in Business Studies, we studied a new topic, ‘Analysing strategic positioning of a business’. Mrs Kinghorn presented powerpoint slides...
Posted by Sandra Kinghorn
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Posted by Danielle Bowe
Since the last Ash house article there have been quite a few changes within the school. The house boards have been updated, the heads of house have been meeting to discuss future...
Posted by Unami Tenga
As you may be aware on Sunday 21st March we have the decadal census day. The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households...
Posted by Sarah Dunsby
I had the pleasure of spending a morning at Aldenham Country Park Farm on Wednesday, with a small group of students (they attend for a full day each week). I have been aware of...
Posted by Graeme Searle
Thank you and well done to everyone who participated in our World Book Day. Following on from last week’s events I had the pleasure of awarding students with their prizes. It is important to remember that World Book Day is more than just one day a year, it is about celebrating books and reading all year round. Indeed, this year’s theme is ‘Share a Story’ and aims to develop young people into lifelong readers.
Simple steps can make all the difference to a child’s literacy. For instance, turning on the subtitles when watching television and streaming could be an opportunity to improve reading skills. Indeed, recent research has shown that adding subtitles can potentially double the chances of someone becoming good at reading.
Additionally, following the success of World Book Day the organisation have ‘published’ a programme of ‘Share a Story’ YouTube readings to encourage children and their families to enjoy 10 minutes a day of ‘joy and hope’ during recent times.
Having recently introduced our new CDC ‘Reading Fridays’ it has been really powerful to see first hand the impact of these dedicated sessions. For 20 minutes the whole...