Smartphone free Childhood

By Shaun McGrail | 24 May 2024

One of our parents has shared a radio interview with the founders of ‘Smart phone free childhood’. She found it was really interesting, and good to hear as a parent of children who don’t have smart phones, that there are other parents out there doing the same.  Their website is  https://smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/   and there was…

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Chromebooks for school and home

By Shaun McGrail | 1 February 2024

You may be aware that school has now provided each student from year 5 to 11 with a Chromebook to use in school. These are allocated to individual students, who are responsible for looking after them, recharging them at the end of the day, and transporting them between lessons. In Year 5 all students receive…

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Parent Teacher consultations

By Shaun McGrail | 31 October 2023

We recommend parents prioritise subjects that are Red and Amber on your Child’s most recent Progress Check (PC) , (please check your emails). There are a maximum of 6 bookings per student/parent. Latest PC – SPR2 Y1 to Y4 – 10 minute subject appointment. Y5 -Y11 – 5 minute subject appointment, but limiting parents to…

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Which Chromebook?

By Shaun McGrail | 28 September 2023

At BCS, students use Chromebooks to access and complete work assignments and our filtered internet connection. You may have devices at home that students can use to complete homework assignments, however these devices might be shared, touchscreen based, or simply old and slow making homework frustrating. Parents often want to know “which Chromebook should we…

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