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Investors in Careers
We are delighted that Bradon Forest is the first
school in the Wiltshire/Swindon/Oxfordshire area
to have been awarded the ‘Full’ Investors in Careers (IiC) award passing
through the final assessment with flying colours. Congratulations to Mr
Hutchings (Progression Manager), Mr Winward (Deputy Headteacher), the
Progression, PSHE, Pastoral and Learning Support teams, and the students
involved - they did a sterling job. It’s great to see all their hard work and
commitment being recognised in such a positive way..
Award presented by Julie Cathcart, Head of Schools Improvement for Wiltshire

3rd Millennium Learning Award

We have just been informed that we have been successful in gaining the 3rd
Millennium Learning Award, a new ICT award. Bradon Forest has been invited to
pilot this prestigious award for schools which hold the ICT Mark. As a holder of the
ICT Mark since 2006, we were keen to showcase the excellent use of ICT by
students, teachers, governors and partner primaries. This new award is assessed on
two videos produced by the staff and students which are submitted to the national
judging panel. Mr Wright worked with members of the e-team, both students and
staff, to identify outstanding practice across the school and the
team then contributed to our video submission which you can
n o w v i e w o n h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ?
v=Mu3jmhbLJJg&feature=email
Mr Wright has worked with Mrs Purcell to make the video which hopefully encapsulates
Bradon Forest’s vision of a 3rd Millennium school as a learning community with ICT embedded
everywhere. ICT is fully integrated into every aspect of school life at Bradon. Students take the lead
to shape and form ICT use across the school and are excited by their use of ICT in all aspects of their
learning. Parents are regularly engaged with their children’s progress and education with comprehensive data reports five
times a year via our SIMS Parents Learning Gateway. Teachers are confident to incorporate new software and devices into
their lessons because they are supported with on-going training and advice. The school supports the local community
through inspiring younger pupils and their teachers at our partner primary schools and sharing our
experience across a wide educational network. We hope we have captured this vision in our
videos. In making them it has given us another opportunity to reflect on where we are
and where we are going so we have found it a really useful review exercise.

B F S I N T E R N E T R A D I O

We have recently launched our own internet radio! Russell
Prue came in to train a group of KS3 students on how to
use the brand new studio, including microphone, mixing
desk and touch screen software. The group split into teams to
cover the news, sports and school events. They learnt how to fade in and out, use
music for effect and apply appropriate jingles. The first live show was then broadcast
over the school intranet later that day, including a live music performance by one of
our resident bands!
The e-team are now working towards regular broadcasting
slots to keep their fellow students informed of school activities
and events. Due to the wide range of sports and teams with
ongoing success in local, county, regional and national
competitions, the radio team has plenty of material for
regular programmes… our very own 5Live! Keep up to date
with all our radio news on www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk

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