Here Lies Arthur by Phillip Reeve I picked up ‘Here Lies Arthur’ for multiple reasons: 1. because I loved Philip Reeve’s other book series, Mortal Engines, and 2. because I enjoy the old Welsh legends of King Arthur and his knights. What I got was a dark, emotional, harrowing retelling of Arthur that put a …
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Elevate Workshops to Boost Exam Confidence
In support of Year 10 and 11 students facing mocks and GCSE exams over the summer, Bridgnorth Endowed booked the UK’s largest provider of study skills seminars, Elevate Education, to run a number of powerful workshops in school. Year 11s started with a session on time management, which focused on producing an effective revision timetable, …
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BES Launches Second-Hand Uniform Shop
With rising costs and waste reduction in mind, Bridgnorth Endowed has taken steps to set up an online shop to offer good quality second-hand uniforms to parents. From jumpers and blazers to skirts and sports tops, the shop is selling uniform items from as little as a few pounds and the benefits go far beyond …
U12 Cricket Team at Full Pace in County Cup
Enjoying their first season at secondary school level, Bridgnorth Endowed’s U12 cricket squad are already at full pace in this year’s County Cup Competition. The first round saw them storm past William Brookes with all ten bowlers restricting the score to 56 and the top four batsmen securing a winning result of 57 in 12 …
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BESt Boys Strengthen Primary School Links
Bridgnorth Endowed recently launched an exciting new peer-to-peer support initiative, in a bid to strengthen links with local primaries and make the transition to secondary school easier for Year 6 pupils. Based on a buddy system, the ‘BESt Boys’ programme is designed to offer primary school pupils the opportunity to work with and get to …
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Pupils Become Word Millionaires
Bridgnorth Endowed continues its crusade to encourage students to read for pleasure through the recent library refresh, the reintroduction of daily ‘drop everything and read’ sessions and its unwavering commitment to the Accelerated Reader programme. The highly-acclaimed online reading platform is more popular than ever with many students joining the ‘Millionaire’s Club’ by clocking up …
Egg-citing News for Bridgnorth Endowed
The science curriculum has quite literally been brought to life at Bridgnorth Endowed, with the arrival of ten ready-to-hatch eggs at the end of April. Since then, students and staff have either been flocking to the incubator or glued to their screens to watch the live stream and witness the chicks hatching and flourishing before …
Cricket Underway at BES
On Tuesday afternoon, Ellesmere School visited The Friars Playing Fields for an U14s fixture against Bridgnorth Endowed. Some exceptional bowling from Reubin Plain and Ben Musgrave restricted Ellesmere to 75-5, and Ollie Dawson went on to produce an impressive 63 not out. With the weather changing, Bridgnorth struggled to find the boundary due to the …
Year 8 Takes a Walk on the Wild Side
Adventure was in the air for Year 8 students who went on a school visit to WILD Zoological Park in Bobbington earlier this month. Organised by the Science Department, the trip gave students the chance to gain some insight into conservation and get up close and personal with lots of different species of animals. They …
Trampoline Star Reaches New Heights
The sky’s the limit for Bridgnorth Endowed pupil and trampolinist, Amy Howell, who took part in the National Trampoline Championships held in Cardiff last month. The dedicated Year 8 student made the move from gymnastics to trampolining just over a year and half ago and her incredible talents are going from strength to strength. As …