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It was lovely to welcome students back into school on Monday and to hear how they’d enjoyed the lovely half term week of sunshine.

For Years 10 and 11, exams have continued this week and we have been so impressed with their calm, focused and organised approach. We have just over a week of exams remaining.

We were really proud to hear of Lola in Year 11’s recent sporting achievement. On the 16th May Lola competed at the Junior and Sub Junior British National Powerlifting Competition in Guildford. This was only Lola’s third competition having qualified for it in her very first one in September last year. Lola held her own, competing in a new weight category with girls who had been competing at a national level for much longer, achieving a new personal best in bench. An amazing experience in a fantastic venue. Well done Lola.

Just before half term, Mrs. Murphy was invited to attend the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award celebration event in Buckingham Palace Garden as recognition of the difference she has made to our young people through the leadership of the Award at BHS. It was a great occasion with Dame Kelly Holmes giving a very moving speech, talking about her 7 years of battling with injuries, before she gave it one more shot, winning her gold medals in the eighth year. Mrs. Murphy commented, ‘One thing that really resonated was telling all of the award winners to be proud of themselves. Sometimes we need to be proud of ourselves for just getting out of bed and at other times we may have big successes to be proud of but, whatever it is, be proud.‘

I’m sure that you can see how our school values; to be ambitious, respectful and resilient were in evidence throughout her speech. Mrs. Murphy was in attendance with some famous faces. Can you spot them?

We were also delighted to discover the impact of our students through their volunteering for D of E – an impressive 741 hours! In a couple of weeks, students will be completing their Bronze Qualifying expedition.

In Forest School this week, Mr. Woodward reports, ‘Did you know you can make string from nettles? Neither did today’s Forest School group. However, now they know not only that you can make string from nettles, they know how to make it too. Groups gathered nettles, stripped them of their leaves and stinging hairs, pummelled and split the stems, removed the pith from the middle and then used the outer fibres to weave into cordage. This was then used to make loops for their tarp-tipi shelters. A quick bit of wood work later and each group had crafted their own tent pegs and they had a shelter built to keep them out of the unseasonably damp weather. Amazing what you can do with a bit of knowhow, a sheet of plastic and a couple of tools!’

We’re delighted that a group of Year 9 students are setting up a student led Wellbeing Group. They’ll be starting their training soon and are having a tombola and sweet stall fundraiser on Friday lunchtime (12^th) to raise funds for items to use with the group including mindful colouring books, fidget toys and colouring pencils.

You’ll be aware that we have lots of trips and visits over the next couple of weeks. Some of our Year 9 students will be experiencing the delights of Bewerley Park next week. We have the Colour Run on Thursday  and some students in Years 7 and 8 will be going to Normandy the following week. Next Friday Year 8 will be going on their Geography fieldtrip to Whitby and shortly, Year 9 will be returning from their trip today. Mrs Ennis reports, ‘Year 9 have had a great visit to Beamish Museum. Students were able to see how life has changed for people in the North of England from 1900 to 1950. Students enjoyed rides on historical transport, visits to homes and businesses. They even had a lesson as it would have been like in 1913.’ It was also lovely to hear that a member of the public had approached Mrs. Ennis to compliment our young people on their excellent behaviour.

If you’re available on Sunday, it would be lovely to see you at Boroughbridge Lions’ Summer Fete. The Friends of Boroughbridge High School will be holding a tombola to raise much appreciated funds to enhance the experience of our students.

Have a lovely weekend.

 

 

We’ve had another busy week as we’ve headed towards our half term break. Year 9 have completed their exams and will await their results following half term. They have an exciting few months on their return to school with Futures Week and Options Evening on the horizon.

As part of their History GCSE, Mrs. Ennis reports, ‘On Wednesday, our GCSE History students enjoyed a visit to the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds. The trip brought their studies to life as they explored the fascinating history of medicine, from Victorian surgical practices to modern breakthroughs in healthcare. Walking through the recreated 19th-century disease street and examining a range of interactive exhibits, students gained a deeper understanding of how medical practices have developed over time. It was clear from their enthusiasm and thoughtful questions that they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The visit not only supported their learning  prior to their exam, but also sparked genuine curiosity and discussion, making it a memorable and valuable day for everyone involved.’

In Forest School this week, Mr. Woodward reports, ‘Another cold week with biting winds but students warmed themselves with a new addition to our Forest School kit: Kelly Kettle storm kettles; these ingenious inventions make warming water and cooking outdoors in poor weather conditions easier, especially when dry tinder and fuel are hard to come by on a damp February afternoon!’

In sporting news, Miss Robson reports, ‘The U15 girls netball team played their Local Schools’ Cup fixture on Wednesday against Outwood Academy, Ripon. The first quarter was a bit messy and we were crowding in the centre court; 1 goal scored to their 5. The second quarter was a similar story. I called the team in at half time, “You’ve got to want the ball… jump for the rebound, snatch the ball in” and we started to get into our flow. Alice W had fantastic reaction skills getting tip after tip on the ball. Our captain Alice B tracked her players closely to get some great interceptions. I was seriously impressed with Maddie at WD, consistently picking up loose balls and sending safe asses. Bella our reliable shooter, once she settled, the goals were popping in easily. Well done to Daisy D, player of the match, playing her best quarter at C, sending strong passes. Georgina was like a whippet, driving into space. Millie worked hard playing C for the first half but her best play was at GS last quarter… with more time the goals would have come. Thank you, Daisy G for playing up and providing another option on court. 15 – 6 loss in the end but how nice it was to see goals going in. 

On another note, netball club continues to prove to be popular with 18 at the club yesterday after school. I’m still waiting for someone to beat me at ‘killer’ (a shooting game). We also said goodbye to our queen of POMs (Player of the Match), Rova, we will miss your presence on court and in our school community. Best of luck at your new school!’

Meanwhile, in football, Mr. Field reports, ‘The Yr9 boys football team took a step back from national competitions to play Queen Ethelburga’s in a local friendly on Tuesday night.  Both teams were eager to reignite the local derby and the match itself did not disappoint with a goal-fest of twelve net bulging scores.  Boroughbridge opened the scoring with a spectacular long range effort from Ward that caught the QE goalkeeper and spectators totally off guard.  The superb strike set the tone for what would be a great end to end match.  QE levelled shortly after kick off and then took the lead after some sustained pressure. Boroughbridge calmly stuck to the game plan and rewards were reaped when pressure on the QE defence led to the conceding of a penalty.  Farnworth, unfazed by the spot kick spotlight, slotted the ball into the net sending the goalkeeper the wrong direction and levelled the scores once more. Two more goals from QE ensured they took a 4-2 lead into the half time break, the Boroughbridge squad listened well to the feedback and showed great resilience and true Yorkshire grit as they competed well in the early exchanges of the second half.  Boroughbridge conceded once more against the run of play but their tremendous mindset was undeterred.  Farnworth, revelling in his more attacking role, struck again with a well taken poacher’s goal inside of the six yard box.  Boroughbridge continued to apply pressure in attack and the substitutions and positional changes worked well.  Farnworth was on hand to expertly dispatch a laser guided freekick into the far top corner from 25 metres out, the view from the sideline was perfect to witness the spectacle and Mr Richardson was mightily impressed with the technique used to complete his hat-trick.  With Boroughbridge enjoying a good spell of possession, nerves in the QE team were jangling as the scores crept close to a draw.  QE pounced on a rare error in defence to maintain the two goal lead but Boroughbridge hadn’t finished yet.  Another excellent delivery from Farnworth into the box from a freekick created the perfect opportunity for Godley to attempt an audacious flick on ‘martial arts’ style which found itself outwitting the goalkeeper and nestling in the back of the net.  The comeback seemed on for the Boroughbridge boys but another QE break resulted in another goal to seal the tie in favour of the home team.  The level of performance from the Boroughbridge squad was fantastic, great preparation for the upcoming ESFA semi final against St Mary’s College.’ 

Today, we were delighted to welcome Year 4, 5 and 6 students from Roecliffe Church of England Primary School to work with Mrs. Valentine on Happy Numbers in Mathematics.

When we return from the half term break, we have our Parent/Carer Information Evening on Wellbeing and Supporting KS4 students with exams at 6p.m. on Wednesday 25^th February. During the evening we will outline exam regulations, how pupils can prepare as well as providing practical guidance on how to help your child with stress management. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note that we have a Professional Development Day on Thursday 12^th March when students do not attend school.

Have a lovely weekend and half term break!

It’s been reading all the way this week to mark World Book Day. A book inspired Bake-Off enabled students to use the medium of cake to show remarkable creativity with winner Zander (Y8) representing ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ by Roald Dahl, and runners up Freya (Y8) representing Ghostbusters by John Sazaklis and Freya (Y9) representing ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ by Holly Jackson. They were then put to a very good cause with students buying a delicious slice with funds raised going to the Read for Good charity.

Embracing the celebration, teachers across the school led two ‘drop everything and read’ sessions where they shared with students an extract from a favourite book, article or poems which was relevant to their lesson before having a discussion about why it is important to them. As you can imagine, there was great variety and the possibility of young readers being inspired to read more.

In History, Mrs. Ennis shared ‘First They Came’ by Pastor Martin Niemöller, ‘Never Shall I Forget’ by Elie Wiesel and ‘Completion’ by Vera Schaufeld as Year 9 are studying The Holocaust and these poems powerfully explore the feeling of survivors and the importance of challenging discrimination.

In Geography, Mrs. Gomersal and Year 8 and 9 read part of ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell which is a best selling children’s book about four children that crash-land into the Amazon Rainforest. Mrs. Gomersal says, ‘Although Geography related, I like the message of the book. The four children learn that although utterly alone, in order to survive they must work together and trust each other.’

Working with a similar theme, Madame Joly in French with Years 7 and 8 explored ‘Le Petit Prince’ which is a book which talks about the importance of taking care of the people important to you. Years 7 and 9 looked at ‘Voyage au Centre de la Terre’ by Jules Verne with Madame Llaurado who said ‘Jules Verne in general, and this book in particular, is good in nurturing critical thinking and stimulating understanding of other cultures.’

In the Intervention Room, Mrs. Mannion and Year 7 and 8 looked at Chapter 1 and 2 of ‘Dread Wood’ by Jennifer Killick. This had been chosen by students and is one of the books from the Book Buzz scheme that we’re part of. It’s an engaging story to encourage reading. There is also a lovely World Book Day display in the Intervention Room showing 30 students’ favourite books.

The Bible was the focus for Mr. Woodward and Year 9 in RE and, in particular, The Story of Job. Students explored the messages of ancient texts as a basis for helping people deal with suffering and tragedy in today’s world.

In Maths Year 7 read about Mr. Pent the Maths Teacher in ‘The World’s Worst Teachers’ by David Walliams, selected by Mrs. Murphy because of the love of books and the fact that we are never too old to laugh.

 

In DT, Year 7 and 8 looked at an extract from ‘The Wizard of Earthsea’ by Ursula Le Guin. Mr. Groves said, ‘My Primary school teacher Mr Castledine read this to me when I was 10 years old and it is still my favourite book. It is a fantasy book in the years before GOT and was written with such brilliant imagination, descriptive and emotive language that it gripped me from the first page to the last. It tells the tale of a young wizard called GED who fights and becomes possessed by an evil spirit but he eventually prevails, wounded and wiser. It encourages thoughts about resilience, perseverance and generosity of deed.’

 

Mrs. Broadhurst used ‘It is ok to be different: a storybook celebrating, Diversity and Acceptance’ with some Year 8 students to support them in understanding what language and verbal communication is acceptable and why.

 

Miss Kelly chose to share ‘Witch Child’ by Celia Rees with Year 9 which almost immediately predates the setting for ‘The Crucible’. Miss Kelly describes it as ‘Good quality young adult fiction.’ Meanwhile, with her Year 10 class she looked at an extract from ‘Shakespeare (The Man Who Pays the Rent)’ by Judi Dench which looked at her performance of Lady Macbeth and her interpretation of the character.

Miss Camy took the opportunity in Science, with Year 11, to look at the poem, ‘A birthday’ by Christina Rossetti chosen because ‘As it will soon be my birthday I was looking for a poem about birthdays. This is a poem about how it is important to have love for yourself.’

 

We’ve also been thinking about Futures this week with our Year 9 Options Taster sessions which then lead on to the full Options Evening next Wednesday. Assemblies have also focused on careers with Year 7 looking at STEM and Year 9 looking at, not only their GCSE and BTEC opportunities, but also the possibilities beyond including A levels and apprenticeships.

Year 11 have started on their second set of Progress Exams (mocks) today. We’re looking forward to seeing the Progress that they’ve made since their first set before Christmas. They’ll continue with these next week. Thanks to those parents and carers who came to the Information Evening on Thursday which focused on Wellbeing and supporting students with exams. It was, as ever, also useful to hear feedback on other aspects of school life.

Year 8 will be starting their revision preparation for their exams which begin on Monday 18^th March. We have these formal exams for each year group so that they are used to the rules and routines by the time they take their GCSE exams.

Upcoming events include our Professional Development Day on Thursday 14^th March when students do not attend school. We then have the Musical Showcase to look forward to during the following week.

You also, this week, have received the letter regarding the Boroughbridge Sports Village Public consultation.

We’re looking forward to the BHS Big Quiz tonight, the first event organised by the newly formed Friends of BHS. We thank them and you for your support with this and look forward to future events.

Have a lovely weekend!

The week started well with our second phase of tree planting. Mr. Woodward reports,

240 more saplings have been planted this spring to add to the hundreds that students put in the ground last November. Elder, Downy Birch, Rowan, Blackthorn, Holly, Dog Rose, Hawthorn, Hazel and Crab Apple have been added to the Boroughbridge High School Woodland, an area already teeming with flora and fauna. Thanks to Kowenna, Larissa, Ruby, Freya, Oliver, Tyler, Millie, Summer and Alice for their hard work in making our little patch of Yorkshire even more biodiverse and naturally beautiful!

There was a buzz around Options Evening on Wednesday.  Looking forward to personalising their curriculum further, Year 9 students and their parents and carers  heard about our broad, aspirational curriculum before getting an update from core subjects on their progress and talking to subject teachers about the option subjects to inform their choices. The Google Form is now open and the deadline for returns in Tuesday 19^th March.

We’ve had a range of assemblies this week from raising aspirations and revision to reinforcing expectations with Year 7 having daily assemblies so that we’ve been able to revisit a different aspect of our expectations every day.

Progress exams have continued this week for Years 10 and 11 with Year 8 Exam week next week and Year 7 the week after the Easter break.

 

This year, with Year 9 girls, we’re participating in the Barclays Game On – GO Lead programme which empowers girls with the tools and training to become girls’ football activators to design, create, and deliver football activities to their peers to engage a wider group of girls. There was great excitement this week when their kit arrived!

 

 

We had an excellent day on Thursday for our Professional Development Day, hosted by our Federation partner, King James’s School in Knaresborough. In the morning we focused on ‘Engagement in the classroom’ which links with our Learning Phases and then, in the afternoon, we focused on Behaviour for Learning, looking at our next steps following our most recent Behaviour Hub input.

BHS Big Quiz Night organised by the Friends of Boroughbridge High School was a great success last week, raising a total of £578.50. Thank you to those who attended, ate curry, bought raffle tickets and enjoyed the eclectic mix of quiz questions.

A reminder that it’s the Musical Showcase next week.

We’ve raised £258 today for Comic Relief from your kind donations for our non-uniform day. Thank you for your support.

This weekend, it’s our Duke of Edinburgh Silver Practice expedition so we’re hoping for fine weather and send our best wishes to our students, their teachers and our volunteers. I hope that you have a lovely weekend too!

Representing Boroughbridge High School, a group of 9 of our service students went to North Yorkshire County Hall with Mrs. Murphy to take part in ‘The Big Conversation’ on Wednesday. The aim was to come up with North Yorkshire’s own armed forces promises directly from the students who took part in rap, art and discussion workshops.  They also had the opportunity to voice their opinion on community, education and wellbeing, as well as give suggestions of areas that could be improved. This is the first time that this particular event has taken place so it was great for us to be able to participate.

Catching up with sporting news, Mr. Field reports that ‘Last Monday saw some Year 7 and Year 8 athletes represent Boroughbridge High School in our first ever venture into Sports Hall Athletics.  Richmond High School hosted the indoor athletics event which saw our athletes compete in various relay races using equipment such as; reversa-boards, high steppers, hurdles and speed bounce, along with field events such as; indoor shot, standing long jump, vertical jump, speed bounce and standing triple jump.  Both Year 7 and Year 8 had already had a taster for Sporthall Athletics so we were able to select those pupils who had shown interest and ability across this wide spectrum of athletic events.  Both year groups performed exceptionally well against the opposition schools and gave absolutely everything in the pursuit of sporting glory.  Both the boys and girls teams from Year 8 finished in a respectable 4th place whilst the Year 7 teams encountered a little more success.  The Year 7 girls team finished in 3rd place, receiving bronze medals for their efforts and the Year 7 boys team finished in 2nd place taking home silver medals.  All the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon competing and the Year 7 teams are already looking forward to improving on their results in next year’s competition.’ Well done to all.

As part of our Reading for Pleasure strategy, Year 7 and Year 8 students were presented with their book of choice as part of the BookTrust Bookbuzz scheme. Students were also encouraged to set a target of the number of books they can read as part of a Readathon which they’ll be participating in.

In assemblies this week, Mrs. Godsell-Wright has been encouraging students to think of others at this time with a view to supporting people within our local community. Opportunities over the next couple of weeks will include Christmas card writing to send to local care homes, bringing in donations of tinned or food in packets to send to our local foodbanks, or baking cakes to bring in for a Bake Sale next Friday (15^th December). Any donations you can make will be gratefully received.

If our choir singing at the late night shopping event on Wednesday has whetted your appetite for all things Christmas, then you’ll pleased to hear that preparations are going well for our Christmas Concert which is at 6p.m. on Tuesday 12^th December. Along with musical performances, there’ll be a Drama element as Mr. Jackson and Mr. West have joined forces to create a special evening. We’ll look forward to seeing you there. Christmas attire is optional!

We’re also having a pre-loved uniform swap and sale in the Reception area on Tuesday evening which you can visit when you’re at the Christmas concert so if you’ve any uniform that no longer fits then please bring it along. Alternatively, you can drop off uniform donations at Reception at any time or contact schooladmin@boroughbridgehigh.com if you would like to know what we currently have in stock.

Next week, students can look forward to their Christmas dinner on Wednesday lunchtime and I’ve no doubt that a few party hats will make it into afternoon lessons.

A reminder that we finish for the Christmas break at 1.30p.m. on Friday 22^nd December.

Have a lovely weekend!

Headteacher’s Blog – 30^th September 2022

Making the most of the great outdoors were the GCSE Geographers who took on the Holderness Coast on Monday visiting Hornsea. Mrs. Bauwens reports ‘The GCSE geographers visited the east coast on Monday in order to study how coastal erosion is being managed. The day started clear and there were amazing views of the soft cliffs slumping into the bay to the south of Hornsea. Despite challenging weather later in the day, the group persevered and collected data (albeit on soggy paper!) to help them answer the question ‘Is hard engineering controlling longshore drift at Hornsea?’ in lessons.’

Leeds was the destination for students across the year groups on Tuesday. Mr. Field reports, ‘Pupils enjoyed their mountain bike adventure at Leeds Urban Bike Park this week after the extreme heat postponement.  The pupils received coaching from Liam who is a professional BMX rider pushing to represent Ireland at the future Olympics, they were taken through some basic bike handling skills before taking on some of the challenging terrain at the park.  Within a short space of time the pupils’ confidence and ability had grown and they took on the park features with aplomb.  The session culminated in the pupils tackling the BMX track section of the bike park, this proved to be an exhilarating end to the session with each pupil challenging themselves by taking on various sections of the track.  The trip ended with lots of smiles and lots of desire to head back to the bike park in the very near future.’

Coming up for students in Years 8 and 9 on Friday 14^th October is a ‘Restart a Heart’ session led by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. We’ll let you know how they get on.

Today the School Council have been fundraising by having a Macmillan Coffee morning raising an amazing total of £250.56.

In assemblies this week, we’ve been celebrating European Day of Languages with amazing facts such as ‘More than half of Europe is Bilingual’ and ‘French was the official language of England for over 300 years (between the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings (1066) and the end of the 14th century).’ You can find out more at https://edl.ecml.at/

So, with that in mind……Bon week-end!

Headteacher’s Blog – 16^th September 2022

On Tuesday when it was a sunny morning with an autumnal nip in the air, Year 8 embarked upon their Humanities visit to Helmsley. Playing an integral part of their studies of England in medieval times they visited Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey whilst also carrying out Geography fieldwork in the centre of Helmsley enabling students to put their knowledge and skills into practice. As you can see, they had an excellent day and Miss Whiles commented, ‘The students were an absolute pleasure to be with. All listened to and followed staff instructions, were respectful to members of the public and engaged really well with the activities at each site. I am really proud of each and every one of them, they were a real credit to Boroughbridge High School.’

Fun and fundraising was at the fore for three of our Year 10 students, Nathan, Madison and Joe who took part in the York Pretty Mudder 5K last weekend, raising over £300 for charity. Very well done to them all.

 

We’ve had Expectations Evenings this week. Thank you to those Parents and Carers who were able to attend. It was great to be able to meet Face to Face, to share more about what we’re doing and developing at school and to hear your feedback and suggestions. Summaries will be sent out next week.

We will be holding a Scholastics Book Fair on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September in the school library. The book fair will be open 1-1.30pm and 3.45-4.15pm for students to browse and purchase any books that they would like. Parents and carers are welcome to call in to the after-school session too.

Following the very sad news last week of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, bells rang out across the country at noon on Friday. Alice, in Year 7, had the great honour of being part of the team who rang the bells at Ripon Cathedral. Alice practises weekly and was immensely proud to be part of such a special and important event. As a school we have recognised the remarkable dedication that HM Queen Elizabeth II has shown in her role for more than 70 years by talking with students about her legacy and celebrating her extraordinary life. School will be closed for the Bank Holiday for her State Funeral on Monday 19^th September.

Take care.

                   

Whilst I was finishing the Blog yesterday evening, the very sad news that Queen Elizabeth II had died was announced. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family as we begin this period of national mourning. To pay our respects, flowers were laid at Balmoral this morning on behalf of the Boroughbridge High School community.

We’ve had an excellent start to the Autumn Term with all students returning to school on Tuesday. We welcomed our new Year 7 students who are settling in really quickly and getting fully engaged in the demands of life at secondary school. So, let’s see what they’ve been doing.

In RE Year 7 students have jumped in at the deep end with a study of Nietzsche’s idea that “God is Dead” which will form the basis of a unit on philosophical arguments for and against God’s existence.

The History department has been very impressed with the start they’ve made by diving straight into creating timelines of early settlers to Britain, defining raiders and traders and decided which groups fit these definitions and why there were differing needs for different approaches to conquering new lands. Miss Whiles says that ‘Students have approached this with maturity and worked well in pairs to draw some sophisticated conclusions.’

In Geography students have been studying the difference between human and physical geographical features of the UK. Mrs. Bauwens says ‘They have been very enthusiastic in learning how to use an Atlas to find places on a map – some of them are very quick’.

In Science, they have been learning about the properties of solids, liquid and gases and in Art, students have been learning about Colour Theory and creating, as you can see, interesting 3-D colour wheels, working together in small groups.

In English, Mr. Cockerill says, ‘I’ve seen some brilliant creative writing inspired by Philip Pullman’s book Clockwork. A brilliant start!’

Form Tutors have also had a good week getting to know their new form class. Mrs. Knock says ‘7PK have started to get to know each other through some form-time activities and they have already been asked to consider ideas for the Christmas door competition. Only half the class got lost on the first day which I think is good going!’

Mrs. Hunter says, ‘7CH have impressed me with how well they seem to be getting along with each other and looking out for one another’ and Mr. Cockerill says, ‘It has been great to welcome the students and to see how enthusiastic and well prepared they have been this week.’

Mrs. MacAdam and Mrs. Gomersal are impressed with their form (7MG) and have enjoyed reading the feedback which students have given then about their first week. You won’t be surprised to hear that new lessons and lunchtimes feature as being favourite aspects of Boroughbridge High School!

Mr Scott says that 7AS are settling in well and quickly getting used to all of the new information and new routines.

In assemblies this week, I’ve been welcoming students back to the new term and sharing the successes of the exam results in the Summer before focusing on school standards to ensure that everyone in our school community is safe, happy and successful.

We’ve also welcomed new staff to the school. Mrs. Hirst has joined the pastoral team as Pastoral Manager for Year 8. Mrs. Clark has joined the Admin Team, Mr. Cook has joined the Learning Support Team and Mr. Roche and Mrs. Murphy have joined the Maths Team.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Expectations Evenings for Parents and Carers of students in Years 8 to 11 next week. If you haven’t yet had time to confirm your attendance then please e-mail schooladmin@boroughbridgehigh.com

Take care.