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July 2009

Specialist School ICT and

To get a feel for the arts at Bradon Forest , Learning 1 la ws
you need to visit our Theatre pages via the 0 =i
Over the last few
dedicated button on the front page of our
years we have
website: www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk.
continued to expand
These pages have been used as an example ; , 1 '
and upgrade our E-Safe
ty video project for the
of good practice for schools nationally and "^ ' network to ensure learning platform
you will see why. Here you will find a / ^^fl' Bradon Forest continues to be at the
comprehensive list of events and gallery ,J ill . i Ring Clowns forefront of the role ICT can play in terms of
pages that illustrate the depth and range of `1° The teaching and learning for both students and
the work produced at Bradon Forest. This year we have had ten staff. Every teaching room in Bradon Forest
music concerts, three artists' workshops, nine professional has its own interactive whiteboard. Our
theatre company productions and ratio of students to computers is now 3:1 -
this ensures that ICT can be used when
twelve Bradon Forest shows. To
appropriate across the curriculum. We are a
celebrate our continuation of specialist
national lead school in ICT achieving
status we are hosting our annual
excellent examination results and national
summer arts festival...
awards including an ICT Mark, NAACE
in a Big Top Tent! The mark, Becta finalist in 2008 and we are a
four day event will see designated ICT Support School by SSAT.
tA' ative Fairytales' over l000 participants
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performing a wide variety of shows, including 9TH ' 2 H
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live music, new drama, musicals, dance, art 20" Or , Hou ',earnin
exhibitions, circus acts and much more! We
Our extensive Out
also have the pleasure of presenting shows by
of Hours provision Ay.
local primary schools, professional companies has continued to -';•
and many more local cultural organisations flourish and a
during this exciting festival of arts. See l ; range of clubs and
Y^
www.bigtopfestival.co.uk for more WK societies are
information. offered. On our 1 estiles Group
website the `Out of Hours' button will take
Our Specialism around the School you to links for the range of activities. Also,

Having specialist arts status means that not only can we throughout the year, we offer a variety of
continue the exemplary work throughout the arts faculty, but subject specific GCSE clinics and subject
enrichment
we can also support events and projects in other subjects. For
activities, as well
example, we have, for the second
as an annua
year running, assisted the Science
skills
Department with their Wow Show,
seminar for Year
which was designed to help Year 7 _ ii students. Our .`'
students consider the many `Why?' Out of Hours
and `How?' questions about provision has 1 e Plastic Fiction rock band
everyday activities. The theatre has Onati French Play been very successful and, in 2006, was
also welcomed back Onati, a French recognised nationally under the Quality in
and German theatre company, who have once again performed Study Support (QiSS) Framework.
their multi-lingual shows to Bradon
Forest language students. In addition Our provision of free bus tickets for students
we have hosted the second annual involved in any Out of Hours/extra-curricular
L
` `Wake and Shake' festival for the PE activities to go home using service buses was
r
' ry department, involving local primary praised as an example of excellent
^ k . schools. practice in our QiSS assessment.
Year 7 WOW Show ..........................................................................................................

See more of what we get up to at www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk