Posts by Shaun McGrail

Learning about Sleep is the single biggest improvement I have made to my life over the last three or four years. Sleep deprivation is against the Geneva convention in the treatment of prisoners of war, yet our younger children do it to us on a regular basis and we allow it to happen to our…

I recently found myself in a gala atmosphere at the Midpoint in Thornbury. The Midpoint is the Agraah’s huge banqueting suite and I was sat there in my best suit with the possibility of receiving an accolade in the Telegraph and Argus education awards. It’s an interesting experience being invited onto a posh night out…

You might not recognise it but this is the Message version of part of Psalm 1. As a school we’re more familiar with this version of Psalm 1v3: “They [our children]… are like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither– whatever they do…

It was wonderful to see so many of you last night. It really was a Celebration Evening- a celebration both of our students’ achievements and our life as a school community. This week’s blog summarises my talk at the end of the evening. Some of you may appreciate the chance to read it in a…

Since joining BCS in December 2014 as a part time SENCo for the whole school, my role has dramatically changed. Having been asked by Mr Moon to join the school for this specific role, I spent time with God asking Him why He would want me to serve as part of the school team in…