Head’s Blog

Almost three months ago we returned to school, following the Christmas break, to face some of the worst weather conditions in years. It seems a long time ago that we were getting to school at 4am to try to get…

Ofsted On Monday morning I was sat in a meeting with my Business Manager when a number of my team came to the door to tell me the Ofsted call had finally come. It was surreal to be honest though…

Literacy is so important if we are really serious about changing lives Beckfoot Literacy Strategy When I became Head of Beckfoot way back in 2019 there was clear evidence that our students were not reading enough, that their ability to…

A busy half term and some news from this week Christmas is now a distant memory and the first half term of 2025 whizzed by in an instant. The February break is often a busy one for us mainly because…

Beckfoot students are shining more brightly than ever Since my last blog there has been so much going on at Beckfoot, most of which is being driven by the young people we are privileged to serve every day. I also…

Just when you think you know the abilities of your students… Last week we welcomed over 95% of our Year 9 students and their families into school as part of our options process for GCSE study. It was a lovely…

Happy New Year and welcome back to Beckfoot. What a start we have had to 2025. I cannot recall a more challenging start to a term but I am hopeful that you feel that we got it right for the…

Breaking records and the most incredible talent in the final week of term. The Autumn term is the longest one we do in education and is often the most challenging. It is the term that sees summer roll into winter…

From Bradford to Sheffield to Downing Street! When you have a school community as big as ours it can sometimes be difficult to keep up with what is happening right across school and beyond. Luckily, I have lots of you…