We are rapidly approaching the end of term and as you will know, the national strategy for secondary schools is for a full return in September. Organisation for September opening Secondary schools are asked to teach ‘whole year group bubbles’. We will continue to apply our one way system and social distancing in corridor areas,… Read more
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Our Head Teacher Mr Hadley-Pryce has recently taken part in the Farmington Conference, as part of the Farmington Scholarship. This year Mr Hadley-Pryce has completed his research around ‘Constructing an Outdoor Education Curriculum to build physical, mental and spiritual health’. Ordinarily the research would have been presented to our community at school, however due to… Read more
Bewdley Sixth Form is delighted to announce we will be holding a Virtual Sixth Form Induction Week for new Year 12 students from Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th June at 12.40. During this week there will be the opportunity to engage with live lessons with your teachers, via Teams, learn about how the opportunities… Read more
In light of COVID-19 and the closure of schools, we know our students are spending more of their time on mobile phones, games consoles and other devices which can make them more vulnerable. We know that criminals will use the opportunity to contact more children and young people online. We also know that children and… Read more
We are aware that some parents are concerned about students’ ability to read and access some of the more extensive passages of text being shared through remote learning. Microsoft have some fantastic in-built features which will support all in being able to access texts as far as possible. These features are aimed not only at… Read more
As promised last week, new schedules have been emailed out to students and parents today. You will find the procedures for staged re-opening here. This is exactly the same as the initial guidance with a change of date. You will also find our updated Risk Assessment here following further guidance from Worcestershire Children First. For… Read more
As you will be aware, we have been working towards year 10 and year 12 having face to face sessions from 1 June, with individual schedules sent out last week. This was based on the following advice: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020/actions-for-education-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020 Year groups in first phase of wider opening Paragraph 3, second sentence: From 1 June 2020, we… Read more
Worcestershire County Council have issued guidance to schools regarding the phased re-opening of schools, as well as this NHS Worcestershire has also issued information to parents of students with Special Educational Needs. Both letters can be found below: Worcestershire County Council Letter NHS Worcestershire
As promised last week, you will have seen our practical guide for Year 10 and 12 students returning to limited schooling last evening. This evening we are able to provide a comprehensive Risk Assessment, based on the model Risk Assessment provided for schools by Worcestershire Children First. The approach and therefore content of these documents… Read more
The school is partially re-opening for selected students, whilst maintaining our comprehensive online curriculum for all other students. In the first instance the school will be open for some Year 10 and Year 12 students. Those who are unable to comply with the COVID-19 Conduct Contract and those who have medical conditions which classify them… Read more
Following on from announcements earlier this week, we are sure that all parents and carers, particularly those of year 10 and year 12 students, will want to know our plans for school after half-term. The DfE advice and guidance from which we are working places the following expectations on secondary schools: “From 1 June 2020,… Read more
During this difficult time we wanted to reach out to let parents/carers know that, even though our school is currently closed to all but a few children, we’re still here to support our students and our families in whatever way we can. Parents/carers might be noticing signs of increasing anxiety in their child as they’re… Read more