Head’s Blog

In the blink of an eye they are all grown up and ready to fly. I hope you all managed to have a good break from the routine of school last week and enjoyed the half term holiday. Since returning…

Saying goodbye is always a mixture of emotions. Today we say goodbye to our Year 13 students most of whom have been with us for seven years. I both look forward and dread this day in equal measure because I…

Exams, a prom, magistrates, challenges, and a really special visit. This week I want to start by congratulating our GCSE and A Level students on their fantastic approach to their public examinations. Our Year 11 students are now firmly in…

The things they will always remember. In this week’s blog I want to share with you two incredibly special events in our calendar that took place since I last wrote, namely the Senior Concert and the Year 11 Prom. Both…

Some things I just had to share. I rarely blog in consecutive weeks but I really want to share with you some of the amazing and inspiring things happening in school this week. To begin, our Year 9 students had…

It has been a really strong start to the term. In almost thirty years of teaching I really think that this week has been the strongest start to a term that I can remember. Our students returned to school following…

I love this time of year. We are more or less through the winter and looking forward to longer days and warmer temperatures. It makes such a difference to us all to be coming and going from school in daylight…

The musical talent at Beckfoot is off the scale!  had not planned to write my Blog this week but I felt I needed to following last night’s Beckfoot Young Musician of the Year. Over recent weeks over one hundred and…

Children’s mental health week and making it okay not to be okay. Throughout this week we have been focussed on the mental health of our school community with lots happening for staff and students each day. Activities for staff have…

Young people are incredible and show us that everyday. Sometimes you have to pinch yourself in this job just to remind yourself that what is happening at Beckfoot is incredibly special and must never be taken for granted by any…