King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
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We have one very happy pupil in school today!
@OfficialTM_3
made Jake’s day when he handed him his football shirt and shook his hand at the Villa game last night. He would love to have it signed but more than happy with showing it off … especially to Mr Lynch!
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Our PE department will look a little bit different when you return tomorrow!
@BCFCCommunity
#BCFC
💙🤍
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Chris D (8-ABI) and McKenzie W (7-EMA) creating and wearing their
@SrebrenicaUK
flowers with pride ...
#RememberingSrebrenica
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Our entrance is having a makeover! We are very proud and excited to be joining the
@schoolsofkevi
☺️👏🏼
#BalaamWood
#BalaamWill
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It’s official! 👏🏼🌟 We’ve been opened by
@andy4wm
as a new member of the King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham! 😱
@schoolsofkevi
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We are delighted to be welcoming back all of our pupils over the next few days. It will be so good to have our pupils, staff and community back together safely ...
#youvebeenmissed
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The word is out! We are delighted to announce our flagship partnership with The Birmingham City Foundation! Further details on what this means for you & our pupils will be communicated in our upcoming newsletter!
The Birmingham City Foundation is proud to announce its first flagship partnership, as
@BalaamWood
Academy (
@kevifoundation
) becomes the inaugural Academy School. 🤝
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It's official! Our new school sign is up and ready for September! What a great feeling to join the
@schoolsofkevi
family!
#BalaamWoodAcademy
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We have shared the wonderful news of our collaboration with King Edward Academy Trust today via letter and the school website. Exciting times ahead as our relationship grows and opportunities for our pupils/staff and parents and carers become apparent. DM
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Wow!!!! An amazing clip which brings home the power and the impact of ‘Inspired Choices’. Feeling VERY PROUD. DM
Innovative
#partnership
helps young people make
#InspiredChoices
VIDEO:
@northfieldWMP
@WeoleyWMP
@InspTrinderWMP
@WMPolice
@WestMidsFire
@balaamwood
@northfieldeco
@NTmidlands
@safesidecentre
@StreetDoctors
#YoungPeople
#Community
#WorkingTogether
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Next up, we visited the
@thepenmuseum
… a place to remember and learn about Birmingham’s leading role in the steel pen trade! 🖊
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Mr Wynne would like to say a massive thank you to Sparx Maths
@sparxlearning
for their continued access to Sparx Maths Classrooms for all our Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils. Couldn't be more grateful at this time. Thank you!
#appreciationpost
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A little snapshot of today’s performance by
@S4EMusic
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 An amazing performance and definitely inspired!
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Congratulations and well done to all of Year 11 pupils for their GCSE results. We are extremely proud of each and every one of you handling what has been a particularly challenging year, one of which that doesn't need to be made any more challenging! You should all be so proud.
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We have had an amazing day out with our new Year 7 pupils. Thank you so much to all three venues for giving us their undivided attention whilst we explored and learned more about our city! 🖼🖊⚰️
@BM_AG
@thepenmuseum
@CoffinWorks
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We have had an amazing day taking part in the launch event of the
@BrilliantClub
at St John’s College!
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Team building in the wilderness! Year 7 pupils have settled in to their new surroundings very quickly 🏕🌳
@BushcraftOnline
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Pupils are spending the day commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide through activities: making and wearing the Srebrenica flower, looking at the UN safe zones and writing positive messages of hope for the future inside their hand outlines
@SrebrenicaUK
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We’ve had such an exciting first day! Pupils have really embraced the challenges and tasks put in front of them with enthusiasm and a determination to succeed! Well done Year 7! 🔥
@BushcraftOnline
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What a moment! When McKenzie met
@SandowRs
&
@EthanLaird
as part of our ongoing work with
@BCFC
@BCFCCommunity
on the Strike a Change programme. As McKenzie said multiple times today, up the blues! A very special day ⚽️💙🤍
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Congratulations to Regan S in Year 7 for completing all of his Sparx Maths Lessons. Mr Foster-Agg is very impressed by his focus, determination and resilience. Well done Regan!
@sparxlearning
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So very proud of the way in which staff and pupils have returned to school today. Pupils have shown absolute maturity and respect for their peers and staff have shown kindness and support to their colleagues. Very proud of you all. DM.
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We’re so excited to be spending today, tonight and tomorrow in the most beautiful surroundings! Lots of trees and blue skies ahead! 🌳⛅️
@BushcraftOnline
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Last but not least, we visited a THIRD venue as part of our trip! We completed the day at
@CoffinWorks
where we got to see how the Newman Brothers firm used to operate on a day-to-day basis, producing some of the world’s finest coffin furniture! ⚰️
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A school without pupils is simply a building. Thank you to our Year 10 who have returned today and brought the heart and soul of our school back with them. We have missed you! DM
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Activities so far have included a sniper hunt, shelter building, camouflage training and fire building! 🔥⛺️🌳
@BushcraftOnline
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Welcome to our lovely visitors from
@SrebrenicaUK
Kate, Amra and Almasa who are here to talk to our historians. They’re beginning the day with an activity on why History is so important 💚
#RememberingSrebrenica
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We have arrived and are excited to start learning about Oxford University and St John’s College as part of the
@BrilliantClub
launch event today!
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Destined to be displayed in my office when completed... I hope so! Amazing talent in Year 11. DM
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What a wonderful start back to school. It’s been a pleasure welcoming you all back to our community. Thank you all for your support from pupils, parents, carers and school staff. Another thank you to our in-house testing team, you’ve been amazing! ☺️
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More photos of our successful firelighting session! Some very proud faces here 🔥
@BushcraftOnline
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Big welcome to BBC Radio 1 Xtra crew who joined us today! They commented on how respectful our pupils were and that we have some real movers here! Thank you for your motivational and inspiring speech 🤗🎧🎤
@schoolsofkevi
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We are absolutely thrilled with our latest Ofsted report; a huge accomplishment achieved by the entire community. In assemblies this week, Mr McGarvey has been explaining what this means for us as a school & how we will always continue to strive to be even better for our pupils!
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There is no way to describe the impact of Inspired Choices on our young people. The boys were beyond excited when they returned. Thank you to the Fire Service for today. DM
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Massive well done and congratulations to all of Year 11’s! We are very proud of you! Can’t wait to see what amazing things you all do from here with your results ☺️
#makeusproud
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Our brand new prospectuses have arrived today 🤩 … Make sure you pick up a copy at our Open Evening tomorrow night running from 5:30-7:30pm! 📖
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We finished off the first week of Summer School with team-building activities with
@BCFCCommunity
💙🤍 … Pupils were set challenges they had to complete (sometimes in complete silence!) as teams. We finished with some sports outside in the sunshine ☀️
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Stay tuned for more information on our partnership with
@BCFCCommunity
in our upcoming newsletter! A very special day in our journey. Great to have so much support & solidarity in one room!
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Pupils learned about Birmingham’s legacy in the pen trade and how, at its height, employed 8,000 workers, 70% of which were women. We also learned that they would have their salary deducted if they were caught talking! 🖊🤫✍️
@thepenmuseum
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We are humbled and pleased to hear the academy being praised on the news today for how we reacted to the latest news affecting our community. We are very thankful and appreciative of your support as we continue to get through this together.
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We are SO proud of our Strike a Change pupils who graduated from the programme and won the final event, taking home the Regis Shield. Special mention to Teo for his outstanding goalkeeping in the penalty shootout. Be Bold. Be Balaam. Be blue 💙🤍
@BCFCCommunity
@cyrilleregis
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Ready and waiting to welcome our new intake of Year 7 starters. Welcome to your first day! We are looking forward to meeting you all ☺️
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📖 Happy National Poetry Day! 📖
To mark the occasion, we will be sharing staff members’ favourite poems with you throughout the course of the day.
#NationalPoetryDay
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BBC School Report: Syrian boy on new life as a Brummie - BBC News
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Sending some supplies along with
@KEFWschool
to support our
#NHSworkers
- gloves and aprons are on the way! ⛑
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School’s out for the summer! Wishing all of our pupils, families and staff the safest and happiest of holidays. We will be keeping Twitter and the school website updated throughout, so please keep checking back in. See you all soon! ☀️
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Excellent online learning going on with Year 9 pupils: Shraddha, Milly, Savanah, Chris M, Tina S, Jodie S, Meliz, Josh C, Jake L, Alyssa H, Hayden M and Connor B using Sparx lessons to really understand some difficult concepts
@sparxlearning
🎉🎊
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Here we are away from screens and technology, taking part in activities designed to encourage team-building and give pupils the chance to develop new skills and interact with their peers as part of an outdoor adventure! 🌳🏕
@BushcraftOnline
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We have finally arrived at Bushcraft Camp and we’re getting stuck into shelter building! 🏕🌳
@BushcraftOnline
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Our school has joined the government's National School Breakfast Programme which means we are able to offer a healthy breakfast for every pupil at Balaam Wood! Available everyday from 8:20-8:45am!
#NSBP
#fuelforlearning
#schoolbreakfast
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We are incredibly proud to officially share with you the outcome of our most recent Ofsted inspection, in which we achieved ‘Good’ in every single area; a testament to the hard work & dedication of the entire school community & of
@kevifoundation
🌟
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Well done to Declan and Kiri who have collected their fantastic results this morning! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
#ResultsDay
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A big well done & thank you to everyone who took part in our launch event last week. We can't wait to see what this new partnership holds for the future! 🤝💙🤍
@BCFC
@BCFCCommunity
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After the sessions had ended, Wayne Rooney & Lukas Jutkiewicz stayed behind to speak to pupils, sign shirts & get some photos taken! ⚽️
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School may be out for the summer but for our new Year 7's it's only just begun! Our Summer School starts today and here's a taste of some of the activities we've got coming their way! This is a great opportunity to meet their peers and staff before September :)
#SummerSchool2019
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Year 11 pupils started off their final year with an assembly with Mr McGarvey and their Head of Year, Miss Duckworth, where the Pupil Leadership Team were introduced and awarded with their badges. We can’t wait to see what all the year group achieve this year 😌
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Good luck to our Year 11 pupils who have just started their Biology exam this morning and again for this afternoon when the Information Technology exam takes place. You can do this, Year 11!
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Here we are tucking into a nice warm meal of spaghetti bolognese! Form an orderly queue guys! 🍝😋
@BushcraftOnline
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Great idea and initiative by
@Morrisons
to gift schools with sunflower seeds! Can’t wait to see these grow! It’s good to grow together ... 🌻
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In honour of Armistice Day, Harry B (11-SMO) laid a wreath at West Midlands Police Headquarters. Harry was the only selected cadet out of all the West Midlands Cadet Units to take part in the ceremony. What a proud moment for us ☺️
#RemembranceDay
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We are beyond excited with the news we have shared with you all today via our newsletter! A huge thank you to
@GarySambrook89
who stopped by this morning to speak to Mr McGarvey about our latest developments. What great news to end the year! ☺️
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Each pupil was an absolute credit to both their families and the academy. Mr McGarvey, Mrs Siviter-Coupland and Miss Rousell were extremely proud of each and everyone of them. We celebrated and shared their achievement in our staff briefing on Monday. A huge well done! 👏🎉
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We met Larry who told us all about how the factory worked and the process of making nibs which pupils were then able to have a go at doing themselves using the same machinery that was once operated by women workers in the 19th century! 🖊
@thepenmuseum
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We can always rely on our pupils, parents, carers and staff members to contribute to a worthy cause! Thank you so much to you all for donating endless amount of cakes, muffins, donuts, cookies and more to our
@macmillancancer
coffee morning!
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And of course, we can’t forget the washing up! The lack of sinks or dishwashers doesn’t phase our team! 🌳🍝😋
@BushcraftOnline
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Mr Kendall doing a fantastic job at showing the Year 7 pupils how to camouflage 🌳🌲🌳
@BushcraftOnline
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Josh also made a friend in Milkshake the snake who, despite his bright colours, isn’t venomous. These just make potential predators think that he is! 🐍
@AnimalsinHands
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A very successful litter pick in the sunshine! We are so proud of them! ☺️✨
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One of our activities today was DRUMBA! 🥁🥁🥁 A type of exercise which involves weighted drumsticks and lower body dance steps which combined make a great cardio workout! Here they are getting ready to begin the class …
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We are celebrating
#WorldTeachersDay2022
today by showing our appreciation for all of our wonderful teachers! Each teacher received a card of thanks or recognition of what makes them an amazing practitioner! Thank you to each and everyone of you.
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A huge thank you to both
@thepenmuseum
and
@CoffinWorks
for being so welcoming to us & our pupils. The staff members’ knowledge & passion at both establishments was incredibly clear which made our visits both fun & informative. Thank you! 💙💙
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Our Head Boy Jack R (11-NWY) is helping Mr McGarvey with the Science experiment put to us by
@KEFWschool
... what a fantastic morning we've had over at one of our family schools, introducing our pupils to the opportunities at sixth form
@schoolsofkevi
#highaspirations
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Some welcome gifts ready for all of our pupils returning. We are very excited and proud to be joining the
@schoolsofkevi
family ☺️
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All of us at King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy are deeply saddened by the news regarding our Queen. Our thoughts, love and condolences are with her family, the Royal Family, at this difficult time.
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Well done to Year 7 pupils: Ladja, Chamecia, Regan, Teo, Bailee-Jo, Libbimae, Emmie-May, Millie, Tayla, Tommy and Shakil for completing some excellent lessons on Sparx
@sparxlearning
🥳🎊
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Don't miss your chance to make friends and discover your talent at Year 11 Summer School at
@southandcitycol
- please see attached images for more details and to book your place!
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And the winners are … 🥁🥁🥁
GREEN PEAS! 🥇
Well done to Mrs Davis, Logan and Isobel who are our first winners from Form 7-DNZ!
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After our hearing from Garry Cook & Mr McGarvey, pupils then took part in two sessions with Blues coaches, one being football & the other being a self-development workshop … giving them a flavour of what is to come from our new partnership in the future!
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Headphones on, laptops loaded and pens and paper ready! Well done to Year 11 pupils who are making every moment count in the run up to their GCSE exams and studying hard with their allocated
@MyTutor
tutor. Keep going, Year 11! You can do this! 👩💻👨💻📝🎧
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World Book Day on Thursday. Looking forward to some of our Year 7 pupils visiting Birmingham Children's Hospital to do some paired reading. DM
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What a day we’ve had at
@DraytonManor
Resort for our Rewards trip of 2022! Huge well done to all Year 8-10 pupils who achieved the Two Week Challenge! What a great way to celebrate your achievements! 🎉
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And we’re off! Today marks the beginning of our Year 7 residential trip to
@BushcraftOnline
🏕
There were lots of excited faces in school this morning! A nice early start to begin the adventure ☺️
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A couple of photos with the lovely Kirstie Bavington! Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon, it was an absolute pleasure to meet you!
@bavvo_
🤩🥊
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Our
#SpeakersTrust
event is underway! This is a fabulous opportunity for our Year 10's to learn more about public speaking and practice putting their skills to the test. It's a great skill to have for future careers!
#BalaamWoodSchool
#Year10
#PublicSpeaking
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Thank you so much to
@cadburycollege
for their performance today! Such talented young actors performing on key issues affecting young people today. Year 8 thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated ☺️🎭
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An additional thank you must go to our pupils and staff members for their hard work, passion and enthusiasm this evening. We could not be more grateful for such an amazing school community! 💙
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And the RESULTS are in from our first term involving our new house competitions!
Well done ZEPHANIAH house! 🔵
You guys earned the most house points this term and as a result, got to choose which charity our collections will go to. You chose the brilliant
@MollyOllys
💕
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Staff members are camouflage ready! We’re not sure who is enjoying this more! Staff or Year 7! 🍂🍃🍂
@BushcraftOnline
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Bake sales, football tournament, non uniform day... all leading to over £800 raised for charity!!!!! DM
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This activity was a slightly messy one! Pupils were introduced to the art of tie dye in which they got to design their own t-shirts. The focus on pupils faces as they experimented with different colour combinations was amazing to see! 👕👚👕
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What an incredible start to Journalism club! Miss Garcha and Miss Williams were so happy that so many of you signed up to be our school journalists! The first session was spent planning the name of our news team 🗞📸📞
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Today, Mr McGarvey &
@BCFC
CEO Garry Cook announced our new partnership directly to our pupils, giving them time to ask questions about what this would mean for them! They went away knowing that this is more than football …
@BCFCCommunity
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Well done to our Year 7 and 8 pupils who had a fantastic time participating in Tchoukball for the first time with
@MyBCU
today. They all received their respect badges as a big well done! 🏐🥇
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A little insight into camp life so far - from shelter building to roaring campfires 🏕🌳
@BushcraftOnline
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