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 …
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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 …
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Hardwicke Holds onto Sports Day Trophy
Congratulations to Hardwicke House for winning the Sports Day Trophy for the third year running, with a top score of 62 points. Not far behind, Washbrook came second with 59 points and Rowley took third place with 55 points. Instead of the customary annual sports day, where the three houses come together on The Friars …
Live Online Lessons Rolled Out to All Year Groups
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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Hardwicke Leads After Week One of Virtual House Challenge
The first week of the Virtual House Competition 2020 has seen plenty of movement in the rankings, with Hardwicke seizing the top spot from Rowley after just two days and Washbrook catching up to joint second place by Day 4. All three houses battled it out in the first round, which saw pupils working incredibly …
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Former Students Send Messages of Support
To offer some encouragement to Bridgnorth Endowed School pupils during the COVID-19 crisis, three distinguished former students have sent videos with personal messages of support. Cross-country skier, Fern Cates, who competed in the World Championships for the British Nordic Ski Team, filmed her message from the French Alps, where she currently lives. As well as …
Race to be Crowned House Champions 2020
Although the calendar of house events has been cut drastically short due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual challenge for the coveted House Trophy and Sports Day Cup is still firmly on. From today, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are being urged to log on to Class Charts and download the activities to …
A Daily Dose of Poetry
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 …
PE Lessons From a Distance
Although distance learning has its limitations for typical PE lessons, this has not stopped Bridgnorth Endowed School sports teachers from setting its students some interesting challenges. For each PE lesson, students are given a range of tasks, which include researching a fitness test related to the activity they’re focusing on and then carrying out the …


