Headteacher’s Blog – 3rd October 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

As promised, we’ve more to share regarding the successful GCSE Geography trips which took place last week. Mrs. Gomersal reports, ‘Our GCSE Geography students had a fantastic day out in Hornsea investigating the effectiveness of hard engineering along the coastline at

Hornsea. Armed with clipboards and enthusiasm, they measured groyne heights, drew detailed field sketches, and collected data to test their hypotheses.

The students worked incredibly hard throughout the day – a real credit to themselves and the school. We were lucky with the weather too, which made exploring the coast even more enjoyable. And of course, no trip to the seaside would be complete without a well-earned portion of sausage and chips from the local chippy!

A huge well done to everyone involved – a great day of learning outside the classroom! ”

Forest School this week also sounded like an amazing learning experience. Mr. Woodward reports, ‘Imagine a school day where you had to place complete trust in others to safely guide you around a woodland wearing a blindfold, where you sharpened your senses by identifying where you’d been without using your eyes, where you learnt to identify native species of tree both by sight and by touch, where you worked together as a team to out-strategise others, where you sprinted at full speed to avoid capture and to help your teammates, where you learnt safe use of tools to create useful items from natural materials, where you practised the most fundamental skill that our ancestors relied on for survival and where, after your efforts, you enjoyed a warm drink around the fire you built and sustained. That’s what school was like for the Forest School group on Monday as they engaged in team building and communication activities before making a pot stand to heat water for their end-of-session hot chocolate over a fire they lit without matches and sustained using only what the natural environment had to offer.’

European Day of Languages has been celebrated in assemblies with discussions around the rich cultural history of languages in Europe and around the World. Consideration was given to how developing your language skills can improve your career prospects and enhance your experience of travelling abroad.

You’ll be aware that we currently have a vacancy for two parent governors and are seeking nominations for two enthusiastic and committed parents or carers to join our governing board. Across the Boroughbridge High School and King James’s School Federation we value positive and purposeful partnerships with parents, understanding the benefit that this brings to our students. One of the most significant ways in which parents and carers can contribute to the strategic direction of the school is to volunteer to be a parent governor. Parent governors are valued members of the team and play a vital role in contributing towards the strategic direction of the Federation. You can find out more at

Parent Governor Elections | Boroughbridge High School

 

I was delighted to appoint 16 Year 10 and 11 students to the role of Prefect on Thursday. Their applications were incredibly impressive, showing that they live by our school values of being ambitious, respectful and resilient. They also had clear ideas about the positive contribution that they want to make to our school community in their new role. Well done to all!

 

 

There were celebrations in the PE Department when Mr. Field won a £750 voucher in the Sports Directory Back to School competition. We’ll look forward to seeing our students benefit from the win!

We were delighted to welcome children from our Partner Primary Schools this week. We hosted a Sports Event on Wednesday with our students acting as Student Leaders and then on Wednesday afternoon we welcomed Year 6 from Boroughbridge Primary School to take part in a Geography Workshop carrying out primary fieldwork to decide on the best location for a playground on the school site.

It’s our Open Evening next Wednesday (8th) when school will close at 1.30p.m. so that we can prepare before welcoming back many of our students to talk to Year 5 and 6 students and their parents and carers, whilst also demonstrating activities in lessons across the school. We’re looking forward to a great evening.

Have a lovely weekend!