With open event season now underway, it’s important that Year 11 students look around at what’s on offer to enable them to make the right choices. College and sixth form open evenings are an ideal opportunity to find out more, understand the options and start to make plans for the transition process. Our students are …
Author: Bridgnorth Endowed School
Results Day Celebrations for GCSE Students
Bridgnorth Endowed’s class of 2020 is celebrating an outstanding set of GCSE results with a mixture of joy and relief, following an unprecedented period of school disruption. These are students who came into the year looking forward to a significant educational milestone, only to find the usual rites of passage wiped out by COVID-19 in …
Continue reading “Results Day Celebrations for GCSE Students”
A Level Results 2020
Sixth formers from Bridgnorth Endowed are celebrating their impressive achievements, which, in the midst of the challenges that this year has presented, are testament to their hard work and commitment. Although the coronavirus pandemic resulted in exams having to be cancelled, the school is exceptionally proud of its Year 13 students, who remained focused and …
Fond Farewell to Mrs Whitmore
Head of sixth form, Mrs Julie Whitmore, will be leaving us at the end of the week, after seventeen years at Bridgnorth Endowed School. Julie started at the school as the new head of business studies in September 2003, and soon gained a reputation for being efficient, reliable, conscientious and organised. It was therefore no …
Maths Teacher Retires After Eleven Years at BES
It is with great sadness that we say a fond farewell to Mr Julian Spicer after eleven years of teaching at Bridgnorth Endowed School. Head of maths, Mr Hughes, commented: “He has inspired many pupils to think deeper about mathematics and develop their internal dialogue around the subject. His enthusiasm, experience and ties will certainly …
Continue reading “Maths Teacher Retires After Eleven Years at BES”
Pupils Recognised for Hard Work During Closure
As the school year draws to an end, students who submitted a high proportion of the work set during the recent remote learning programme are being congratulated on their efforts. Those who completed over 95% of the work have been awarded gold certificates of achievement, with four from the list being drawn out of a …
Continue reading “Pupils Recognised for Hard Work During Closure”
Rowley Triumphs in House Cup Contest
After three weeks of the houses making the final push towards securing the highly-coveted House Cup, the results are in and there’s quite literally a hair’s breadth between the three. Rowley wins with 385.09 points, closely followed by Hardwicke with 385.01 and, less than three points behind, Washbrook takes the third-place spot with 382.15. The …
BES Biathlon Highlights
This week’s biathlon galvanised pupils and staff into action as they pulled out all the stops to grab some extra house points in the hope of pinning their colours to the BES House Cup. The idea was to cover as much distance as possible in an hour, either by running or walking on day one …
Praise for Lockdown PE Stars
Josh Sykes from Year 7 has received high praise from the PE department for his incredible commitment to completing all of the sports activities set during the school closure. PE teacher, Mr McAdam, commented: “Josh has taken on every single challenge with great enthusiasm and uploaded evidence, such as photos, fitness scores and sports day …
Maddie Dances Her Way to Success in Online Competitions
Determined not to let lockdown affect her progress in dance, Year 7 student, Maddie Iddles, soon discovered that competing online was the way to go. Over the past few months, she has entered a total of 11 virtual competitions and achieved a prize haul of 10 trophies and 11 medals for clinching four firsts, seven …
Continue reading “Maddie Dances Her Way to Success in Online Competitions”