To mark today’s National Poetry Day, Head of English, Mr Butler, shares a reading of ‘The Road Not Taken’, a famous poem written by the American poet, Robert Frost. In school this morning, all students are looking at the poem and discussing it with their teachers to appreciate one of Frost’s best-known works and understand …
Bridgnorth Endowed has successfully rolled out its ambitious programme of live online lessons to all year groups across the school, following its initial launch to Year 10 students in May. When it comes to remote learning strategies, interactive live lessons are a game-changer and have led the way in terms of communication, collaboration and quality …
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Despite the lockdown, Head of English, Mr Butler has continued with his quest to introduce poetry into the daily life of the school through video broadcasts on the English department’s blog. After finding inspiration from a book called ‘A Poem for Every Day of the Year’, he decided to adapt his plan of bringing more …
In these interesting and problematic times, our students have been making the most of the cultural delights that have been provided by some of the finest theatre companies in the world. To build on their study of Romeo and Juliet, Year 8 students have been treated to a mix of different performances of the infamous …
Year 7 students recently completed a DT project to design and make clocks in acrylic plastic, inspired by the minimalist Bauhaus style from the 1920s. The brief asked them to develop colourful yet balanced designs based on a painting by one of the Bauhaus masters, colour theorist Wassily Kandinsky. The first step was to create …
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The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Macbeth, starring Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack, was beamed live to Year 10 and 11 at a broadcast event held in school last Thursday. Students hailed the performance as exceptional and left the school sports hall feeling inspired and full of new ideas for their responses to GCSE exam …
The quest to create beautiful mood lighting with plenty of added functionality has resulted in some stunning designs produced by students in Year 9. Based on the theme of contemporary architecture and the unique style of the Memphis Group, pupils were asked to submit mood lights that automatically switch on when it’s dark and also …
A pewter casting project recently completed by Year 8 design technology students has been hailed as a success. Based on the theme of ‘Coral Reefs and Sea Life’, the students had the choice of making either a bag pull, key fob or pendant. The gravity casting process was used to make the items, which involved …
At the start of the academic year, Bridgnorth Endowed School introduced a new classroom tool to Year 10 and 11 students in the form of a GCSE Knowledge Book. The essential go-to manual is divided into subjects and lays out the core topics in an organised and easily accessible way. Teachers were asked to pinpoint …
Year 7 students have been busy learning about cells and cell structures in science this half term and were set some interesting homework. They were asked to find different ways to either build or draw a plant or animal cell to demonstrate their understanding of the topic. In Year 7, students start their scientific studies …
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Northgate, Bridgnorth
Shropshire, WV16 4ER
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