On Tuesday 2 February I was proud to have the opportunity to visit Salford Foodbank to drop off various items of food, as well as money I had collected, to support their amazing efforts to help feed hungry families throughout Salford. I asked my neighbours in Monton...
This year the school has commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day remotely, focusing not only on the horrors of the genocide of the 1940s but also by exploring the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s theme for this year: Be the Light in the Darkness. The lower school learned...
Following on from last week here is an update on Ben and Cahner as they battle with Storm Christoph and snow to raise money to buy tablets for Divine Mercy Primary School. They have raised £2070 and are now a third of the way through the challenge. The money raised so...
Research has proven that singing promotes health and happiness. Everyone knows how much we enjoy music and performing at St Bede’s. If you would like to take part in singing each week join Miss Smith in the Choir on teams every Thursday 1.30-1.50pm. Students, please...
Nurse Taylor, Science Technicians, Administrative Staff and the SLT have been extremely busy this week setting up the Academic Hall as a testing station for our staff and the children of critical workers. Nurse Taylor has ensured that staff involved in the testing...
We were inundated with messages this week, describing small acts of kindness from across the Bedian community. Breakfasts in bed, hot cups of tea, phone calls to lonely relatives and clothes donated to charity, to name but a few. The acts varied in type and size, but...
Before coming into Teaching, I spent five years as a Design Engineer working for GEC Switchgear, designing equipment for electrical sub stations which was exported all over the world. I decided to give it up to re-train as a Teacher. My first teaching position was at...
The Christmas jumper day proved to be a great success. Pupils and parents were asked to bring in luxury food items to make hampers with the aim of giving a gift to struggling families. Pupils and form teachers agreed amongst themselves to bring in items and they put...
The Upper Sixth were given a helping hand this week as Mrs Gallagher ran a study skills workshop for them. She explained the importance of recognising what type of learner you were such as Visual (Spatial), Aural (Auditory-Musical), Verbal (Linguistic), Physical...
All this week we have been raising awareness of anti-bullying. The theme for this year is “United Against Bullying” to help support this idea the focus for the week during tutor time, PSMEE lessons and year group assemblies has been bullying and how it is important to...
