The Week Ahead Weekly Updates and Communication for Parents
Psalm 1 v 3
Growing Lives that Bear Fruit
Quick Stop Notices
TOMORROW 21st JUNE
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Week commencing 23rd June 2025
All Week:
Yr9/10 Exams
Monday
Deadline for Yr 10 Work Experience Forms
AP Functional Skills exam
15:30 - 16:30: Study Club
Tuesday
RSC Playmaking Festival- Middle School
Windrush Lunch (Check Parent Portal)
15:30 - 16:30:
Study Club
Launchpad Football - Primary
Wednesday
ALL DAY:
AP Sports trip
EYFS Ponderosa trip
STEMFEST - 5/6
15:30 - 16:30:
Study Club
Launchpad Football - Middle
Thursday
ALL DAY: AP Sports trip
STEMFEST - 7/8
15:30 - 16:30: Study Club
Friday
18:00 - Yr8 Bar Mitzvah Celebration
Current Lunch menu
- Monday - Pasta Bolognese. GF option available
- Tuesday - Jacket Potato. Cheese, Beans, Tuna toppings
- Wednesday - Wraps - chicken or halloumi. Pudding
- Thursday - Spanish Chicken with rice. Veggie option available
- Friday - 'Nearly' Greggs
If you do not see this menu when ordering, please email help@bxs.org.uk before ordering, thank you.
Please order before 9:00 Monday
Lunch Menu
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Current Lunch menu
- Monday - Pasta Bolognese. GF option available
- Tuesday - Jacket Potato. Cheese, Beans, Tuna toppings
- Wednesday - Wraps - chicken or halloumi. Pudding
- Thursday - Spanish Chicken with rice. Veggie option available
- Friday - 'Nearly' Greggs
If you do not see this menu when ordering, please email help@bxs.org.uk before ordering, thank you.
Please order before 9:00 Monday
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
July
- 2nd: Reception to Yr5 Transitions Day. Yr4 Parents invited to assembly in the Main Hall @ 9am
- 10th 18:00: Celebration Evening!
- 14th: Activity Week starts
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16th:
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AM - Primary sports Day
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PM - Middle school sports Day
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- 18th @ 12:00: School closes for summer
⭐ Stars and Students of the Week ⭐
Love Class
Joy for having amazing manners and always being polite.
Ozma for great listening in the robot talk lessons.
Abigail for great understanding and remembering in bible time.
Peace Class
Samual for always having a brilliant attitude and always being enthusiastic at school.
Eirik for super fraction work and always been enthusiastic in Maths.
Kindness Class
Yarnaa for excellent use of adverbs in her sentences.
Zeb for good investigating electricity in Science.
Silver Award
Oscar
Gold Award
Jessica
Mimi
World War Two reading challenge
Joseph
This week, some of our Year 4 students took part in the First Mathematics Challenge. They tried really hard on some challenging questions and received the following awards:
Silver Award
Henry
Myka
Mimi
Bronze Award
Jessica
Joseph
Charlie
Aanav
Middle
Oscar (Y6) for: For always having a positive attitude in Science and working sensibly in experiments. Working well in humanities.
Toby (Y7) for: Excellent attitude in PE. A great team player and encourager to his peers.
Daniel (Y7) for: Excellent contribution to King Lear.
Fisayo (Y5) for: enthusiasm in maths- working hard both in class and at home
Kaitlyn (Y8) for: Excellent progress in Spanish through developing her own learning style.
Esther (Y8) for: For being an excellent student but mostly for your excellent character.
Upper
Acorns
Oak
Marley for taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award which was a huge accomplishment for him in various ways
🧑🏻🎓 Classroom News 📰
DoE
Students from Yr9 & 10 on their DoE Bronze & Silver award expeditions.
Forest Schools
This week our AP students looked at population variation of plant species. How many buttercups, daisies, clover, dandelion, plantain & "Yorkshire Fog" can you find in a quarter of a square metre?
We then graphed our results and thought about what plant requirements lead to population variation (sunlight, shade, water & competition).
Then we sat on the grass with our eyes closed and our other senses open, whilst Ms Grintals led us in a reflection on the need for personal space, times of quiet, and the positive effects of immersing ourselves in greenery.
Visitors from North Korea
Last week we welcomed 4 North Korean visitors who have escaped from North Korea and now are part of Freedom Speakers International.
👨🏻👩🏼👧🏻👦🏼PTFA💬 Parent, Teacher & Friends Association
We're excited to announce we now have an all new Parent Teacher & Friends association (PTFA)!!!
If you would like to join the PTFA, email suzannewells@bxs.org.uk
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Fundraising
Stewardship are a Christian charity organisation who have been helping charities raise crucial funds since 1906! You can read more about them here.
If you or anyone you know feel able to give regularly to the work of Bradford Christians School, click the button below to get started and thanks you!
It's free to sign up to and start supporting us with Give as you Live. Send our unique campaign links to friends and family so they can support us for free too!
Regular campaign link - https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/bradford-christian-school
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£30 raised so far!
Please continue to engage with this campaign. Thank you!
Deputy Headteacher's Message
Matt Walker
Deputy Headteacher, BCS
Headteacher's Message
Our Mission
To provide a holistic Christian education for all and to inspire discipleship.
Our Vision
To be a Christian community in which everyone grows in character, faith, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
You will probably have read about the High Court's decision on the VAT challenge, which was dismissed on Friday, June 13, 2025. The content clearly states:
"We can now confirm that on Friday, June 13, 2025, the High Court dismissed this legal challenge. This means that the government's policy to apply the standard rate of 20% VAT to independent school fees, which came into effect on January 1, 2025, has been upheld."
I am disappointed in the outcome, and recognise that this is a challenging time for our school and our families. We have worked hard to balance our budget, and are confident that we are in a good place, despite challenges. However, I do call on everyone who prays to continue to pray for our school. Some families can't afford the VAT, and we have received some donations towards helping them. However, this fund is limited, and has now been shared out.
I want to thank the families who fought on our behalf - you may have seen Stephen White as he was a visible part of the challenge, and there are others who have fought. Thanks to those staff who have forfeited a salary increase, and to those staff and families who have given towards bursaries. Thanks to churches across the city who have sent us cheques, bank transfers, and other gifts to support us. Thanks to our newly formed PTFA who faithfully fundraise.
I really do appreciate all who have chosen to stay at our school, and the sacrifices made to do so. Thank you all. BCS is a Christian community, and many parts of the community have come together to keep our Christian school very much alive.
