Brigshaw High School
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Allerton Bywater
Joined July 2011
Thank you so much to Rob & Lindsay Burrow & Jamie Shackleton who visited Brigshaw today. We were so proud to hand over to Rob a cheque for over £2000 (more than double our target) for MND & the new Leeds Hospital Charity. Still time to donate:@Rob7Burrow
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YR11 students - please try to avoid the news and remain calm - the pledge I made to you in March remains:.irrelevant of the grade awarded by the exam board students would be accepted onto Level 3 courses if their teacher feels they are capable & would be successful on the course.
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Instead of using our break to do a Tik Tok:.Today we stood 2 metres apart, wore black and were silent for 8 minutes 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd.#BlackLivesMatter
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100% attendance for year 7 students today & looking amazing in their uniforms - what a great first impression 😇👏😃.
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Whole school RED non-uniform day: Show racism the red card
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Huge congratulations go to Shona who achieved a very impressive 10 Grade 9s!! Only 250 students in the entire country achieve this amazing set of results. We are very proud of you Shona and all of your fellow Year 11s 😁🎉🎉👍
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The art and technology department has donated a number of PPE items to Leeds hospitals to help our brave NHS workers. Thanks to Mrs Stenholm for organising this.
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Newcastle University to read medicine for these 2 amazing young ladies!
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Thank you to all parents/carers, Yr 7, 8 & 9 students & staff for our Academic Review Day today-well over 90% attendance & such wonderful, positive comments from all parents-we really appreciate your support. It was so lovely to see our students again-we have missed you! 👨🏫👩🏫👏😇.
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Remembrance Day at Brigshaw - thanks to the choir for singing & Mr. Hammond for Playing the Last Post & Josh & Cadets representation & the whole school 2 minute silence. #LestWeForget
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A fantastic first day for year 7 - great engagement & wonderful smart uniform - looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
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WOW - so impressed with the Remote Learning opportunities provided by all teachers - thank you to parents for their positive comments and support and huge well done to students:.#BetheBestyoucanBe.
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£345.73 raised on Christmas jumper day for the food bank - many thanks.Staff & students looked great! Photos to follow 🎅🎄👏.
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What a fantastic day our new year 7 have had in school today! We will do it all again tomorrow.
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Over 90 live lessons today & the head & other staff enjoyed remote meetings with all of YR11 & 13 - we miss you!.Key worker and vulnerable students also in school - thanks to our pastoral team, SENCO, HLTA's, TA's and Interns and all support staff. 😇😀👏.#BetheBestyoucanBe.
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Part 1:.Thank you to our wonderful parents for their supportive messages:."In a world where everyone has an opinion & it’s always right (in their eyes) I wanted to let you know we are so grateful.".
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OUR BRIGSHAW MASKED SINGER WINNER - the very talented Matilda R! 🎤👏
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Form tutors will be making phone calls over the next fortnight to check all their students are well - many thanks to staff and also to students and families for their lovely messages - we do miss you! 🌈.
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Whole school attendance nearly 94%. Students are wearing masks and respectfully following safety rules - WELL DONE! Lots of positive points and rewards.#BetheBestyoucanBe 👏.
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Looking forward to welcoming all students back this week - do watch our video below:. Year 7 - see you tomorrow! 😁.Huge thanks to James T - brilliant job! 👏
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Thank you to all parents - 97% attendance in school & impeccable wearing of masks- well done to all students! Staff really enjoyed their lessons - lots of positive points awarded! Calm & sensible following of new school procedures - #proudheadteacher.#BetheBestyoucanBe.
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Well done YR10 & 9 students - impeccable, respectful behaviour when in school for your testing - lovely to see you! Huge thanks to the wonderful testing teams for looking after our students so well. 👏😀😇.
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Another great day in school - 97% attendance for YR11 & YR10 - only 7 students absent - AWESOME! Staff are really enjoying their lessons - great engagement with learning. Calm, respectful behaviour around school - WELL DONE! #BetheBestyoucanBe.
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Proud headteacher - wonderful to watch our yr8 boys win the final 34-6: stylish & disciplined team performance. Well done Kane M - well deserved player of the match. Thank you Mr. Brennan & Mr. Parkinson & the many families supporting!
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Brigshaw remembers: The Last Post played in the quad
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01/03/2018: Brigshaw is closed today, expecting to be open again tomorrow, please check the website for more details.
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So proud of the wonderful Brigshaw staff and YR11 students - WELL DONE!
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Well done team Brigshaw - student attendance 90% & all lessons taught by Brigshaw specialists - really good engagement for learning today - you made us really proud.Year 11 & 13-we have personalised independent learning folders for each of you tomorrow & yr11 lessons on GCSE Pod
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Over 600 students with no negatives were invited to the Reward Cinema Trip - well done - amazing achievement!
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Congratulations to Mikey Goddard Yr10 BKAN upon being selected to represent GB Junior Gymnastics Team in the forthcoming Berlin Cup.
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To every single member of staff at Brigshaw. Thank you so much for everything you are all doing. You are not just teachers, you are all absolutely amazing superstars. Our boys are so lucky to attend such a fantastic school with such dedicated and caring teachers. We thank you all
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Remembrance Day display in school - thanks to Ms.Garner & Ms. Hughes & Mr. Cookson & students
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Sky News will be broadcasting live from our 6th Form Centre on Thurs 22nd Aug providing coverage of our GCSE results day! If you do not wish to be on camera, don't worry, that is absolutely fine. Hoping lots of students will want to share their good news with the nation!!🤞🎉🎉😀.
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So proud of the amazing Brigshaw students - well done - you worked so hard for these results!
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Lovely way to end the week - delivering Freya her very well earned first prize for Brigshaw’s Bake off!
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Thank you to the East Silc staff & students who supported the fundraising. Our students were so proud to have their photo taken with the legend - Rob Burrow. @Rob7Burrow
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Lovely phonecalls from several parents today thanking all Brigshaw school staff for everything they are doing - MANY THANKS 😇👏😃.
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Today at Brigshaw we remember in classrooms: poems starting every lesson, a presentation & at 11 the whole school 2 minute silence. A clip of our choir (pre lockdown) singing "In Flanders Field" & the student parliament will assemble (socially distanced in bubbles) on the quad.
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Great to be back in school with all staff today - lots of exciting workshops on teaching & learning & behaviour for learning. Drone photos attached & welcome back video to follow shortly!.#BetheBestyoucanBe
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YR13 students - we are still awaiting Ofqual guidelines for appeals - please enjoy your celebrations, ignore the news and we will be in touch when guidelines are updated. Do contact us if you need any support. We are very proud of you. X.
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The winner of this week's raffle is: Estelle C: WJAS (Year 7). Estelle has made an exemplary start to life at BHS.
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Our staff are looking forward to welcoming our new year 7 students. Please enjoy this virtual tour of the school and meet some of our staff:.
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One of our Year 7 students, Eleanor Walmsley has been helping an army of volunteers to make these laundry bags for PPE for the nurses at LGI. 150 bags have been made by the team who are now moving on to making ear protection. Pictured are the grateful staff. Well done Eleanor!
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An amazing DOE awards evening - 80 students awarded- huge thanks to all staff & well done to all students & thank you Ms.Rand for 11 years supporting over 500 students - we will miss you 😘
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Well done team Brigshaw a fabulous full first week: YR7 top attendance & YR11 not far behind. All year groups doing really well & thank you to families for keeping unwell children at home.Well over 200 students now in the 6th form-great to see some students returning from college.
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Thank you so much for the kind donation of over 200 Easter eggs for our high & primary BLP school students 👍👏😁
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65+ live lessons attended by students today. Well done to students in years 7-9 for their great attendance and engagement with learning - remember to follow your timetable of pre-recorded as well as live lessons. Great feedback from staff - WELL DONE! 👏👨🎓😇👍👨🏫👩🏫.
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Over a thousand first lateral flow tests successfully completed - students were exemplary - so good to see them. YR13, 12 and 11 - second tests also completed and we can't wait to welcome them back into lessons tomorrow! 👏😇😀🎉.
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The class of 2021 - Wall of Fame. Looking forward to celebrating amazing GCSE results with YR11 students tomorrow & completing their sixth form registration!
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Pantomime in school today - great fun! Happy Christmas 🎄 everyone X
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Students took a few minutes to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
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Students voted overwhelmingly for us to look at a better system of food queues - watch this space in 2020!.
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Friday is a non uniform day. It gives pupils a chance to wear their rugby tops. Letters have been emailed home.
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Brigshaw High School has managed to secure Government support for a major rebuilding project to create new state-of-the-art learning facilities
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Over 1000 people visited Brigshaw High School today - thank you 👏.
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More money raised for the food bank from yesterday’s non-uniform - thank you to all Brigshaw families. 27 families receiving food parcels this weekend 👍.
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Thank you to everyone at Brigshaw for your hard work & dedication during these difficult times.I really appreciate & understand the time & effort that goes into online learning & you should all be applauded.I hope that you can all switch off,have a fantastic break, you deserve it.
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Well done Riley - winner of the FSE School Banner Design Competition - thanking our wonderful NHS 👏
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Wow - our first production for 2 years- 2 years ago I wept as we had to close school. Tonight it was tears of joy as the amazing Brigshaw students performed! We’ve not had a parental audience for over 2 years - thank you Brigshaw families!
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Great to welcome our new staff to school today: students will already be familiar with Ms. Horner in English & Ms. Andrews in MFL. Huge welcome to Ms. Hopkins in PE & Ms. Newsome in Business/ICT 👏👍😀.
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Over £850 raised today by our non uniform at Brigshaw High School, going to @pwhospice and @RugbyLeeds.
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Part 2:."It isn’t an easy situation to navigate & will be ever changing from a resource level to the number of pupils in class. However we will get there because there is more good in our world than bad.".Team Brigshaw - THANK YOU.
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All students have been provided with their own mini whiteboard, whiteboard pen and rubber. No time is wasted handing out/collecting in. We are using them to gauge the progress of all students during lessons. Please ensure students have them every day in school.
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DOE at Brigshaw - thank you to all of our staff who have supported hundreds of students over the years - life changing. #BetheBestyoucanBe
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Thank you James for making this wonderful video - we have such talented students and thank you to all staff but most of all:. THANK YOU NHS 👏.
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What a great day: over 99% attendance for both YR10 & YR12. YR10 looked really smart in their uniforms & staff have commented on their great engagement for learning. They were really respectful of enhanced hygiene routines and social distancing-WELL DONE & see you next Monday 👏.
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Congratulations to Ruby O in Bronte - great effort in week5 & an excellent start to year 7 at Brigshaw 👍😊👏
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BBC Children in Need appeal today. Total raised to date is a fantastic - £966.12. Non uniform raised £750.87 and Post 16 students raised an additonal £215.25. Thank you to all who organised and supported the events.
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More wonderful parental messages: I wanted to say thank you for all the tremendous work you are all doing, while putting yourself and that of your families at risk everyday. We as parents feel that we couldn't have sent our boys to a better school as they are both doing so well.
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Fantastic to welcome students back to Brigshaw High School today - great attendance, punctuality and behaviour for learning- 2019 is going to be a really successful year #BetheBestyoucanBe 👍👏😁.
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We couldn’t be prouder of our very own Harvey Smith who has been named in the starting line up for @England_RL academy team and will play against France this weekend. We’re all behind you Harvey! Hard work in the classroom and on the pitch!
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Best wishes to all students starting GCSE exams today - you have worked really hard - deep breath - you’ve got this! .#BetheBestyoucanBe 👍😊👏.
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Dance Showcase - just awesome performance by all students- huge thanks to Ms. Beardshall & all staff who supported & to all parents/carers #BetheBestyoucanBe
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Donut Wall - Our reward event for the top 4 students in each tutor group, was a great success at break time today.
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Welcome back Brigshaw - whole school attendance over 94% & WELL DONE YR11 - only 4 students absent - nearly 99% attendance! Great performance in their first mock English exam - staff are so impressed 👏😇.#BetheBestyoucanBe.
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Thank you to all Brigshaw families - attendance nearly 93% - thank you for keeping unwell students at home. Huge thank you to staff - no supply teachers needed - Brigshaw specialist teachers delivering all lessons. Have a wonderful weekend & well earned rest! 💤.
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Flamingo land buses are on the way home. Huge thanks to staff - incredible effort when most other schools have finished - thank you & well done to all students- impeccable behaviour!
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62% of Brigshaw grades are A*-B & students are going to great Unis: Durham, Newcastle, Exeter, Manchester, Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Kings College London, Sheffield, Lincoln,Hull,Huddersfield,Liverpool, Northumbria,Bournemouth,Plymouth,Teesside. Alfie E has signed for Leeds Rhinos!
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Happy half term holidays to all of our students and their families - have a look on Class charts to see the great video made by our wonderful Inclusion team - enjoy!.We miss you.Stay safe X.
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FSE Design Competition. We are delighted to announce that out of 2,100 entries to the competition we have a proud winner - Riley Andrews Y7. FSE were very impressed with his design talent and will deliver the banner for display on our school gates soon. Well done Riley!
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The Christmas Fayre raised lots of money for charity - many thanks to students, staff & families! .Hepworth. £739.93.Rowntree. £528.41.Wilberforce. £421.84.Bronte. £322.14. Total. £2012.32.
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TDY comes through Kippax - well done yr7 - a credit to the school - thank you staff 👏.#BetheBestyoucanBe.
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Thank you Brigshaw families!."Hi Mrs Scott.I just wanted to drop you an email to say that I think the way you present and teach your lessons are brilliant. The slides are clear and easy to follow for the kids and makes it a lot easier for them! Thanks and I hope you're ok."😀👏🇪🇸.
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Brigshaw's first #HotChocolateFriday this morning. Really proud of these 4 young men who on their way home helped one of our parents with a very poorly toddler. #BrigshawHotChoc
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Super League debuts for past student Alfie E and current Sixth Form student Harvey S. We are so proud boys!. #Resilience
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National World Book day in school today - staff dressed up as characters and a form quiz matching staff with their favourite childhood book - Thanks Ms. Hird.
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Brigshaw - we are still a community - just now in 1000 homes (thanks to @RachelPiXL for the inspiration) - THANK YOU to the wonderful James T for compiling this inspirational video.
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We are so proud of Tom who is passing out of phase one training with Royal Navy tomorrow and will continue his journey into phase 2 in accelerated apprenticeship program for marine engineers. Well done and best wishes to Tom.
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Nearly £1000 raised for #ChildrenInNeed2019 & well done Wilberforce - top house today in the fundraising 👏.
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YR 11 prom - MANY THANKS to Ms. Gaitley for the amazing organisation & to all staff for attending & supporting our wonderful YR11 students.#BEtheBestyoucanBe
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