Parent Testimonials

‘We see how the teachers genuinely care for our children. Our children really like and respect their teachers. We value the good relationships our children have with the staff.

Mr and Mrs Stannett

Where do we start!? My son was accepted by the BCS family right from the word go. Mrs Horton came to see my son at his junior school and I could see at that point after meeting Mrs Horton that this was exactly the place for him to go. He was nurtured over the next 5 years, 2 of those years included the pandemic. This didn't stop the kindness, care and support to guide him through his studies. This also didn't stop at my son because no matter what there was always a line of fantastic communication for us as parents. This school and all the staff are the epitome of inclusiveness, kindness, togetherness, joy, hope and love. My son has received so much support both educational and pastoral which has allowed him to develop into the lovely young man he has become. Would could only have dreamt for this when we first received the news of the challenges he would probably have to face, but he has amazed us all with resilience and attitude to his studies. We have nothing but praise and gratitude for everyone's support and love shown to all of us. You are all amazing and should be very proud as we are for all the fantastic hard work and love.

Mr & Mrs Marchewka

Feeling blessed after my sons first term at BCS! As parents we make some of the most life changing decisions for our children, school and education being one! I feel completely at ease that this was the best decision we have made as parents. A school of well mannered, kind and hard working students, with the support of the amazing staff too, gives your child the ability to grow and become the best versions of themselves. Praise be to God.

Kimberley Puttock

Our children have thrived at BCS. The care of the staff is so evident in so many areas. This is a community where each child is celebrated for who they are, not just what they are expected to be. We are so grateful as parents to have found such diverse and welcoming environment.

Mr & Mrs Haguma

‘I believe Bradford Christian School is extremely unique. Teachers know their pupils very well, add this to a deeper bond that enables the children to be secure, confident and able to thrive. Their individual needs are met and therefore their learning is increased. God is at the centre of every aspect of the school, which in tun brings a lot of peace, security and joy. The children are loved and prayed for and nurtured in their faith. Environments are so important and BCS is a wonderful environment for your children to be in.’

Mr and Mrs Waters

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We wanted to express our heartfelt gratitude to you and all the teaching and non-teaching staff at Bradford Christian School for your incredible work throughout the year. Each day we are grateful that our children attend BCS.

The experiences our kids have had, from the trip to Barcelona to Sports Day to year end exams, have been invaluable. We appreciate all the teachers who have worked with Aaden, Alana, and Aanav. Your influence has been significant.

Thank you all.

Mr & Mrs Ajit

‘It is a place where children are safe and can be secure with their place in the world. It provides a good education and a space to be themselves. BCS builds people and helps to develop their character as well as providing all the basics they need to move into the future.’

Mr and Mrs Garcia-Patchett

It is just incredible to read how responsive and appropriately managed the school is - I genuinely dream of owning a school like this one day. The approaches used by staff, strategies and techniques are absolutely brilliant and I wish all children had access to such high-quality education. MY CHILD is developing amazingly well in the setting and the strategies demonstrate just what can be achieved when the right environment and provision is in place.

Thank you all.

Rachel Helm

So great to be part of school where every child and parent really matter. It’s not just a school it’s a community, one I have been so grateful for since my little one joined in nursery 4 and a half years ago. She feels like she belongs and that’s so important. We really love the ethos of the school. It’s a diverse, inclusive, vibrant, shinning community where each child is celebrated. I really like that it’s much smaller classes and focused learning. The teachers absolutely go the extra mile and you can genuinely see on a daily basis how much they care about the kids.

Sally Ogden

‘You have taken my daughter from a shy little girl to a confident young lady… ‘

Anonymous

‘I don’t know what I’d do if BCS didn’t exist! My child loves coming to school, is valued as an individual, challenged and given a fantastic education. I feel safe as a parent knowing my child is being taught a worldview which I endorse. They are not being exposed to anything I would be concerned about. I love this school and would highly, highly recommend it.’

Mr and Mrs Almas

‘I feel part of the efforts of BCS. I appreciate the fact that the teachers sincerely love my kids and believe in them. It is wonderful for a school to want to work with your child no matter the challenge. My children have thrived here!’

Mr and Mrs Shyllon

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Special Mention

Dear Mrs. Prothero & BCS Staff,

This is a thank you note from us to all of you.

Anyone who has experienced any other school, like we have, would know Bradford Christian School is different in a positive way.

Whether it is in your organisational culture, or your love for education and the children in your care, perhaps only God can tell, but God knows we and our children love BCS to bits.

All we want to say is we are in awe of your environment that is filled with kindness and love, Godliness is well imbibed in the pupils that they are literally like family and siblings. It was always touching seeing older ones help younger ones as their “reading buddies” and your school is the one place children do not even see differences or colour because they are taught to be equal as children of God, and treat each other with love and respect.

We can’t speak highly of the teachers enough, each class our children have been they have loved their teachers and always look forward to going to school. They run into the school with joy and much enthusiasm, and always come back with fun stories.

We are blessed our children experienced BCS, and thankful for all the teachers and staff who make this amazing environment. We pay tribute to Mr. Moon and others for such vision which thrives today, hope you carry on.

As our children leave, they leave with treasured memories and so do we as a family. If we could move our house from Bracknell, Berkshire to Bradford, West Yorkshire so they still stay in BCS as one of our children asked, we would have but that won’t work, sadly.

So with great gratitude and a grateful heart, we say thank you for everything, God bless you all. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!

Love from the Abu-Adama family.

Special Mention

We were able to attend the year 11 leavers assembly last Friday and wanted to write to you to share some of our thoughts.

The morning was full of fun, laughter and also had some quite emotional points, particularly when each teacher was giving their personal testimony of working with a student. It seemed right to add our own reflections of what Bradford Christian School has meant to us as parents.

Our son was struggling in his previous primary school. He is quite a reserved chap, and we kept getting feedback from his teachers that he was too shy and needs to put himself forward. This even resulted in him being designated as having special needs and was put into extra classes for this. We could see that having a year of 2x 30 pupils was not ideal, and with some rather dominating children, he was simply getting lost.

We were aware of BCS both through good friends and Mr Moon had previously spoken in our Church in Thornton. We prayed about this as we had pre & post school care issues. It was then that Mrs Taylor came into our lives as his childminder which was a real answer to prayer and a blessing. He started in Year 3 in 2013.

When we look back over the years we are reminded of all the amazing blessings that BCS has given us as a family. Mrs Garcia was just fantastic with him when he started. As he has worked his way through the year groups he has benefitted from some amazing teachers and it was so evident from the testimonies on Friday just how much each student values their teachers and the impact that they have made. I’m not surprised by this as he has shared so much with us of the interactions he has had over these years.

I know that working in education, with all the challenges that teachers experience on a daily basis, both internal and external, requires so much. You have amazing teachers with exceptional skills, but when Christ is put before all these things you have a community with the most important thing at its heart. Bradford Christian School is something VERY special, and we can never thank you enough for what you have provided for our son.

I don’t know what your own experience of school was like for you but up to 16 mine wasn’t great. BCS has given our son so much joy and wonderful memories which will be with him for the rest of his life. As he approaches his next stage of hopefully joining Ilkley Grammar we know that this will be so different from BCS and will present particular challenges. Please pray for him that he would follow Christ’s path and come to know Him in a deeper way.

So we wanted to thank you and all of your team who have made such an impact upon our son over the years. It must have been so challenging during the past 2 years to lead a school and we thank you for your wisdom, and the care & support you have given to your staff and our children. A special mention to Mr Moon for his leadership within BCS and his very thoughtful words on Friday – we didn’t get chance to tell him just how spot on he was in his presentation. We would like to thank all of his teachers but in particular Mrs Horton, Mr Kershaw, Mrs March, and Mr Walker.

Best wishes

Michael & Cheryl

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