Dear Parent/Carer Year 10 Parents/Carers Consultation Evening Thursday 24 April 2025: 4:00pm-7:00pm We would like to invite you to attend our Year 10 Virtual Consultation Evening on Thursday 24 April 2025. This is an important evening and provides you with…
Cultures’ Week (2nd – 4th April) This week we extend ‘Cultures’ Day’ into ‘Cultures’ Week’. This comes after the hard work of a group of students who led a campaign to make this happen. We will highlight cultural diversity through…
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…
Year 7 Parents/Carers Consultation Evening Thursday 27 February 2025: 4:00pm-7:00pm We would like to invite you to attend our Year 7 Virtual Consultation Evening on Thursday 27 February 2025. This is an important evening and provides you with an opportunity…
Priority Photocards Just a reminder that in order to maintain safety levels on the school bus service we ensure all students travelling by a school service bus have a Priority Photocard (a school bus travel card) for every academic year. Bus drivers…
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…
Our school wide fundraising competition has been gaining attention in the local news! The First Give programme is designed to ignite a spark of social conscience in young people. We partner with secondary schools, supporting them to deliver the programme…
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…