Severe Weather/Unforeseen Circumstances
In the event of severe weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances that could result in school closures, announcements will be made on:
| BBC Radio Shropshire | 96FM |
| Beacon Radio | 103.1FM |
Please listen to one of the local radio stations in the event of severe weather, for confirmation of school closures and for the announcement of the helpline numbers.
School E-mail Distribution Lists
If you wish to join the BBS email distribution list and receive news & information direct to your mailbox, please contact us at news.bbs@taw.org.uk
To help us to send relevant information to you please include the name and form of your child.
Examination Regulations & Guidance for Years 10 & 11
Regulations and Guidance for Candidates
We have 216 places available in September 2010. Due to a reduction in numbers of children within our catchment area, there WILL be places available to students living outside this area. If you (or anyone you know) are interested in finding out more then please get in touch.
Free school meals are available at school for children whose parent(s) satisfy certain criteria in respect of their income or benefits.
You can obtain an application form by telephoning 01952 383983. Full details are available on the Telford & Wrekin website. Please click on the link below:
New laws around nutrient based standards for school lunches
Below is a link to the Information about the new laws and guidelines around school dinners.
Year 11 students and parents: Downloading past papers
Many Year 11 students and their parents attended the recent Revision Preparation Evening. One useful tip that was shared was to download past examination papers from the OCR and AQA websites. These comes as pdf files and can easily be printed off as 2 pages to one sheet (saving your printer ink!).
Markschemes can be found too! The papers can be used in a variety of ways for instance as 'open book' exams, using their revision guides to help out when they become stuck; or they can be used as timed examination practice. It is important that the student downloads papers of the correct tier and from the correct specification - this information can be found from the 'candidate statements of entry' which student were given some time ago.
These are the links to the websites:
•OCR: http://www.ocr.org.uk/pastpapermaterials/
•AQA: http://www.aqa.org.uk/admin/qp-ms_library.php
•Edexcel: Not available
Unfortunately Edexcel do not allow access to their library of past papers. For some people, working through past papers is the best way to revise and what is sure is that over a relatively short period of time (e.g. every 3-4 years) questions 'come up' again and again and so familiarity breeds confidence!
Below is a link to a copy of the leaflet that our Lunchtime Supervisors Team has developed. You will see that it builds on and supports the aims of the school and our 'Respect All' focus, and it sets out the Lunchtime Team's Mission Statement. It has been read and approved by the SLT and will be distributed to all our staff, parents, Governors and students. We would like to thank the Lunch Team and John Dooner, the consultant who helped in it's creation.