Head’s Blog – 28.11.2025
A Day of Curiosity, Courage and Community and some things to be proud of.
This week, our students took part in an extraordinary Humanities Super Learning Day; One filled with discovery, debate, creativity, compassion, and hands-on experiences that brought history and global issues vividly to life. It was a truly inspiring day that showcased not just what our students can learn, but who they are becoming.
A Trip to the 1920s Stock Market: The Hall buzzed with excitement as students stepped back in time and tried their hand at making money on the 1920s stock market. They strategised, traded, celebrated gains, and dealt with dramatic losses, learning important lessons about risk, history, and economic decision-making along the way.
Investigating a Mysterious Disease: Young investigators tackled the challenge of diagnosing a mysterious killer disease in 1850s London. With teamwork and scientific reasoning, they pieced together clues and explored how historians’ piece together evidence to make a theory clear.
Hearing the Voice of History: Students had the profound opportunity to listen to the experiences of a Holocaust survivor. This powerful session encouraged empathy, reflection, and a deeper understanding of resilience and human rights.
Exploring Urban Poverty: In a thoughtful and often challenging activity, pupils weighed up different approaches to dealing with urban poverty. Their discussions showed maturity, compassion, and an eagerness to understand complex social issues.
Racing Across the World: A fast-paced global challenge had students racing across continents, learning about geography, culture, and the real-world obstacles people face when travelling and migrating.
Refugees, The Rules of War & Global Citizenship: Thanks to the British Red Cross, pupils learned about refugees’ experiences and the humanitarian Rules of War. These sessions helped students appreciate the importance of empathy, compassion, dignity, and international cooperation.
Learning from Care Professionals: Students also heard first-hand what it is like to work at Manorlands Hospice in Keighley. This thoughtful talk opened their eyes to the importance of care, support, and community service.
Welcoming Acorns Nursery Pre-Schoolers: A highlight for many was preparing and running activities for pre-schoolers from Acorns Nursery. Our students helped younger children make festive baubles and guided them through a mini assault course, a lovely example of leadership, patience, and kindness across age groups.
Debating Big Issues: From politics to ethics, students debated a wide range of topics. Their confidence, respect for others’ viewpoints, and ability to argue thoughtfully made us incredibly proud.
Amnesty International & Human Rights: An insightful session with Amnesty International helped students think deeply about justice, freedom, and the power of advocacy.
Marketing Their Own Product: Creativity took centre stage as students developed and marketed their own products, perfectly blending imagination with real-world business skills.
Team Building & Local Business Visits: Students also had the opportunity to develop their teamwork skills and visit local businesses, helping them make connections between classroom learning and the working world around them.
Our Humanities Super Learning Day was more than just a timetable of activities. It was a celebration of curiosity, community, empathy, and ambition. Watching students step into the shoes of historians, economists, activists, entrepreneurs, caregivers, and global citizens reminded us of just how capable and inspiring they are.
Celebrating Individual Achievement: Well Done, Mueez!
In other news we are delighted to share some fantastic student exploits from the world of languages. Mueez in Year 8 achieved an impressive 19th place nationally in the recent Languagenut competition!
From Monday 10th November to Monday 24th November, students across the country battled to earn points by completing language-based Practice and Quiz activities, whether set as homework or completed independently. The more they learned, the more they earned.
This is a brilliant achievement, and we are incredibly proud of Mueez for his hard work, determination, and enthusiasm for language learning.
Another huge thank you to our parents and carers
Finally, a huge thank you once again to our wonderful parents and carers for your support at our Year 13 Parents’ Evening last night. We were thrilled that over 98% (98.28%) attended — a fantastic turnout.
Many families remarked that this would be their final ever parents’ evening as Beckfoot parents or carers, which made the evening feel especially meaningful. Thank you for your partnership, encouragement, and trust throughout your children’s journey with us.
Celebrating Our Whole-School Success
To finish, I want to let you know that we were featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post this week as part of their reporting on GCSE performance in 2025. In the piece, we were ranked 18th out of more than 250 schools across West Yorkshire for GCSE attainment. We have never featured in this list, and we are so proud of our students and families for the support they give daily to help us improve what we do and enhance the life chances of our students. It is particularly pleasing for us all and follows closely on the heels of other major recognitions in 2025 including being ranked as the 12th best Sixth Form provider in West Yorkshire earlier this year.
These achievements reflect the dedication, ambition, and spirit of our whole school community and whilst I know we have so much more to do, we will continue with our determination to be better tomorrow than we are today.
Have a lovely weekend.
Take Care
Simon Wade – Headteacher
