Congratulations to Year 11!

By Sandground25th August 2022

Congratulations to Year 11!

It’s been a day of celebration at Boroughbridge High School as students collected
their GCSE and BTEC results, many of them joined by their families. Students
have shown remarkable resilience over the last two years learning both within
school and remotely, working hard to gain some outstanding achievements and
securing their chosen destinations.

Notable achievements of students achieving top grades include:
Toby Naish (8 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8)
Melody Neale (8 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8)
Phoebe Hartley (5 Grade 9s, 5 Grade 8s)
Emilia Little (5 Grade 9s, 4 Grade 8s)
Grace Timoney (4 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s)
Will Frankland (4 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s)
Kiera Brocklesby (3 Grade 9s, 6 Grade 8s)

All are going on to study A Levels.

Headteacher Kathryn Stephenson said, ‘It has been an absolute pleasure to
congratulate students today on their excellent achievements. We are incredibly
proud of the way in which they have approached the challenges of the last
couple of years, showing great resilience throughout. The results also reflect the
commitment of the staff team and the continued support of our parents, carers
and governors. We are delighted that our students are now able to move
confidently into further study, apprenticeships and employment and we wish
them well for the future.’

A-Level Success

By Sandground18th August 2022

Students are celebrating their A Level success with destinations including the University of Chester, Edge Hill, Glasgow School of Art, University of Leeds and York St. John. 66% of grades awarded were A*-B and 89% A*-C. Students have shown great resilience over the last few years and we are incredibly proud of their achievements. Our congratulations go to them and we wish them well for the future.

Well-being Colour Run

By Sandground18th August 2022

On Thursday 14th July, 57 girls from across the year groups went to Dalby Forest for the inaugural Girls’ Well-being Colour Run. The event, hosted by North Yorkshire Sport, created an excellent opportunity for girls to complete well-being and physical activities with their friends. They heard inspirational talks from leading sportswomen before completing the 2km Colour Run course set within the forest, starting at Adderstone Field, with obstacles and challenges to complete. The theme throughout was enjoyment and, as you can see from the photos, there is no doubt that it was achieved!

Prom Celebration

By Sandground6th July 2022

Year 11 students celebrated their time at Boroughbridge High School with a Prom Event at The Bridge Inn on Friday 24th June. A variety of modes of transport, including a tractor and a stretch limousine, brought students to the venue and it was a great way for students and staff to mark the end of an era. We wish the class of 2022 well for the future!

Students raise £829.64 for the Disasters Emergency Committee to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

By I Support15th March 2022

It’s been a week of activities for International Week, led by our Head and Deputy Head students, inspired by Izzy. They took assemblies talking to students about how they could get involved in activities and help to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

In Year 9 Geography lessons, students have researched geographical information about an unfamiliar country of their choice. This information will be used to decorate a plate that will form part of a larger display of shared knowledge on different places in the world. In Food Technology Year 8 have been cooking chow mein whilst Year 7 have been perfecting bechamel sauce.

In Computing, Year 7 have been learning about cell references in spreadsheets to create flags from different countries.

Historians have been looking at celebrations across the world, finding out what and how other cultures celebrate. Students have been using their findings to create a display of world culture and celebration.

Desks were moved out of the Music Room, so that Year 8 musicians had the room for energetic samba band performances, as they learnt about Brazilian mu

sic. This lunchtime the Music block was filled with African drumming when the new space was filled with a djembe circle, filling the octagon with lots of noise and energy!

In Year 8 PE, students were playing the national sport of China, table tennis.

At lunchtime Year 7 and 8 students experienced the East Asian art of o

rigami. A number of different shapes were attempted and they even had small frogs jumping around the room!

We’ve also had form time quizzes, a scavenger hunt where students discovered how to say hello in many different languages and an International door form competition.

In the Dining Hall, Year 11 students including prefects and Head and Deputy Head students held an amazing Bake Sale, raising just under £400. In total, students raised a massive £829.64 for the Disasters Emergency Committee to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

 

Year 8 Geographers take on plastic pollution

15th March 2022King James ICT

In Geography, Year 8 students have been learning about plastic pollution and the impact upon the world’s oceans. Students were inspired to create their own ‘Yorkshire souvenirs’ from waste items after learning about the innovative and creative ways that the Kenyan company ‘Ocean Sole’ are recycling one million flip flops per year. This drive to become more sustainable and increase our awareness of the fragile planet that we live on, prompted students to design and construct their own souvenirs for homework.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introducing our Head and Deputy Head Students

31st January 2022Sandground

Introducing our Head and Deputy Head students who were elected by students and staff at the end of the Autumn Term. They have a really pivotal role in our school working with the Student Council and the Staff Team to effect change for the benefit of all at Boroughbridge High School. They have big plans of what they’d like to achieve and have already started to have an impact. Read on to find out more.

 

From left to right, Phoebe, Carli, Emilia and Izzy

Hey, I’m Carli, and I am proud to represent Boroughbridge High School as one of the Head Students. In this role I would like to promote equality amongst my peers, particularly by organizing an LGBTQ+ day, fundraising for a local trans youth charity. As a member of the LGBTQ family it is important to me to promote equality, providing a safe space in our school for people to be who they are. I am also looking to collaborate with other Head Students and Prefects to help boost their own ideas to help better the school. More than anything I would just like to be a role model to other students at the school, being someone others can look up to and talk to.

Hi, I’m Emilia and I am one of our Head students at Boroughbridge High School. It’s really important to me that every student here feels included, safe, and like their ideas and opinions are being heard. This is why I am looking forward to using my position to improve the school environment and to work with the prefects, head students and student council for the changes we would like to see within our school. One of my ideas for this year is to find a way to offer support to younger students on things such as how to revise; I also hope to open up an indoor space for GCSE students to revise.

 

Hi, my name is Izzy, and I’m Deputy Head student at Boroughbridge High School. Having recently moved to the UK from overseas, I bring world and cultural knowledge to our student team, as well as resilience and determination. I’m a keen musician and artist and I value any experiences that make me a more rounded young adult. My aim is to make sure students at this school recognise how capable they are and that it’s okay to get things wrong.

Hi, my name is Phoebe and I am one of the new Deputy Head students for this year. I love Boroughbridge High School and wanted the opportunity to help the school community as much as possible. During my time as Deputy Head Student, I hope to support and represent all students, making our school as good as I know it can be and a place where all students can feel that they are listened to and their ideas are taken on board. Personally, I would like to make sure that this year I can encourage and support the music and drama departments at Boroughbridge particularly, as I have been a part of them for many years and I consider them to be invaluable to our school, as well as implementing as many of the wonderful ideas that I know students from across the school to have.

 

We’ll look forward to updating you on their progress.

Children in Need Fundraising

By I Support25th November 2021

On Friday 19th November, we carried out our annual fundraising for Children in Need. Rowan (Y8) won the cake competition, Harry (Y7) won Name the Teddy and Matthew (Y8) accurately guessed the number of sweets in the jar. This, along with a non-uniform day and sponging of teachers and prefects (our thanks go to Mr. Grierson, Mr Field, Amelia, Carli and Toby), has resulted in us raising a total of £614.30. Thank you very much for your kind contributions

‘Congratulations to Year 11’

By I Support12th August 2021

It’s been a day of celebration at Boroughbridge High School as students collected their GCSE and BTEC results. Students have worked hard to secure some outstanding achievements.

In these unprecedented times, throughout two periods of lockdown, students quickly adapted to the challenges of remote learning maintaining their focus and putting themselves in a strong position to take on the new approach to assessment on their return. This year, following the cancellation of exams, grades were awarded through a process of teacher assessed grades, against a national standard and approved and awarded by the exam boards.

The motivation of these students was such that many of them stayed on at school to complete National Citizen Service.

Notable achievements include Ella Brophy and Martha Charlton who each achieved eight Grade 9s and two Grade 8s and Poppy Beasley who achieved seven Grade 9s and three Grade 8s. All are going on to study A Levels.

Headteacher Kathryn Stephenson said, ‘It has been an absolute pleasure to congratulate students on their excellent achievements and we are very proud of the way in which they have approached the challenges of the last eighteen months, showing great resilience throughout. Along with their results, the skills that they have developed in these challenging circumstances will ensure their continued success. The results also reflect the commitment of the staff team, who have worked tirelessly, and the continued support of our parents, carers and governors. We are delighted that our students are now able to move confidently into further study, apprenticeships and employment and we wish them well for the future.’

A Level Success

By I Support10th August 2021

We are delighted to report that students are celebrating some outstanding achievements in their A Level qualifications this year. Students have demonstrated great resilience, working with commitment throughout lockdowns and in school to secure excellent results.

For example, Bertie, who gained three A* grades will be studying Computer Science at Newcastle University following a gap year.  Kirsten who also gained three A* grades is going to the University of Bristol to study Engineering Mathematics. Harvey (A*AA) will be studying Medicine at the University of Manchester, Emma (A*AA) will be studying Psychology at the University of Lincoln and Izzy (A*AA) will be studying Environmental Science at the University of Manchester.

This year, following the cancellation of exams, grades were awarded through a process of teacher assessed grades, against a national standard and approved an awarded by the exam boards.

 

Kathryn Stephenson, Headteacher, said ‘We are incredibly proud of the achievements of all of our students and of the way in which they have approached the challenges of the last eighteen months.  The results also reflect the commitment of our staff team and the continued support of our parents, carers and governors.  We are delighted to see students gain university places and employment of their choice. The class of 2021 will be producing the engineers, doctors, lawyers and psychologists of the future and we wish them well.’