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On Friday 2nd October, year 10 students enjoyed a day of excitement, engagement and invigoration when they attended the year 10 Option immersion events run by the Humanities and...
Bushey Meads PE and Health Faculty Extra-Curricular provision It has been great to see so many students take advantage of the after school year group sports clubs that are taking...
Throughout the Performing and Visual Arts and Design and Technology Faculties students were taking part in highly engaging practical sessions. Whether they were creating their own...
Two sessions that engaged students effectively in our recent enrichment day were based around economics and finance. Students were learning all about the important role of banks...
As a technology specialist school, all teachers and students make much use of google classrooms and it was very apt to see our new Year 7 students receiving an excellent training...
Mr Thornton’s first lesson on Monday morning saw a great start to the week for some of our keen Year 10 scientists. They were comparing sexual and asexual reproduction and...
What is Black History Month? Black History Month is the annual celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people in the UK. Black History Month was first...
It was a privilege to join 7 Elm’s Character Development Group for their first House assembly of the year on Monday of this week. As a school our vertical House system...
On Tuesday afternoon, approximately 150 students were presented with their student leadership badges as they commence their privileged roles in the school community. The school...
On Friday morning last week it was inspiring to visit a number of Year 7, 9 and Sixth Form science lessons at the start of the day. Routines for learning were well embedded,...
On Friday 2nd October, year 10 students enjoyed a day of excitement, engagement and invigoration when they attended the year 10 Option immersion events run by the Humanities and Social Sciences faculty.
A wide variety of enrichment activities were run by the outstanding staff within the faculty. Geography played ‘The Trade Game’ role playing different countries with different economies. The challenge for the groups was making the most money through trade but also dealing with obstacles, such as the odd tsunami, war, dictatorship or earthquake which halted production.
In economics, the day was divided into 5 activities from learning about the Bank of England, controlling £100 billion and promoting the Bank through a media campaign.
Psychology focused upon criminal psychology including creating a criminal profile and attempting to understand the psychology behind real life crimes.
RE debated the legalisation of euthanasia.
BS presented and created business ideas from their groups.
