Weâve enjoyed hearing about the Year 9 Bewerley Park trip this week. Mr. Field reports, âThe trip proved to be a great success. The pupils fully immersed themselves in the experience from the moment they arrived at the centre and quickly began to impress the Bewerley staff with their enthusiasm and their budding resilience. Comfort zones were challenged from the offset but the pupils rose to the occasion and showed great ambition in their endeavours. The range of activities satisfied the pupils’ appetite for adventure with mountain biking, ghyll scrambling, climbing, leap of faith, Jacobâs ladder and canoeing amongst the day activities undertaken. The pupils were also kept busy in the evenings with orienteering, team building initiatives, walking to explore the local countryside and a games night including the traditional country sport of Welly Wanging.
All pupils faced some very challenging situations throughout the week, most of these were within the activity sessions but lots were learning to work with others, learning to take responsibility for themselves and their belongings so prepared for each day, learning to live with peers who they might not have spent much time around.
The reflective written work completed on return to school clearly showed how much the pupils had each taken from the experience, hopefully the amazing stories have already been shared with parents and family members to show how valuable the week was.
The photos taken help to document the week and provide some evidence of the personal journey undertaken. The memories will last a lifetime and hopefully inspire them to explore more of what Yorkshire and big wide world have to offer.â
Our thanks go to Mr. Field, Mrs. Cummins and Mrs. Murphy for ensuring that students had such a fantastic time.

In other active opportunities, our Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award students gave their presentations and answered insightful questions posed by the group of parents, carers, siblings and staff in attendance on Monday evening. It was great to hear not only how many skills the students had developed but also how much fun theyâd had along the way, working impressively as part of a team. Their photos and video gave a great insight of the commitment and resilience needed for them to secure this success.

On Wednesday morning, our Service students were in action as they participated in the Armed Forces Day for Children which was held at Catterick Garrison. This event brought together Service Children from primary and secondary schools across the County. They participated in activities such as assault courses, mine clearance, first aid and engineering. Our students had a great time.
In assemblies this week, Mr. Grierson has been exploring the importance of different mindsets in helping us to achieve goals. His starting example, which may not surprise you, was the approach of Celtic when they won the European Cup in 1967 by being coached not only on physical improvement but also in having the correct mindset for victory. Students left the assembly aware of the impact of positive thinking and belief in success.
With the exams almost over, we had our Year 11 Leaversâ Assembly this morning. It was lovely to get students and staff together to reflect on and celebrate their time at Boroughbridge High School. When students join our school I say to them that the school should be a better place because they are a part of it. Our Year 11 students have certainly made this a reality. There were lots of smiles as photos of times gone by were shared, shirts were signed and form tutors shared their most special memories. It all concluded with a rendition of âIâm gonna be (500 miles)â led by Mr. Grierson with 100% participation. Weâll look forward to further celebrations at the Prom next Thursday.
Our thanks go to the Friends of Boroughbridge High School who were raising money for school funds at Tractorfest last weekend. Thank you to you too if you were able to support.
Have a lovely weekend!