Headteacher’s News Dear Parents and Carers,

I am delighted to be wri�ng to you at the end

of another very successful year and I am

pleased to share more of our students’

achievements in this newsle�er.

This is very much a �me of welcomes and

farewells. It has been a pleasure for our staff to

meet so many of our incoming Year 6 students

during their recent induc�on. They were a

credit to their schools and it was wonderful to

see them all looking forward to joining us at

Bromfords. It has also been a pleasure to welcome Year 5 students to taster days during this half

term.

We have also had to say goodbye to our Year 13 and Year 11 students this half term. Both cohorts

have contributed massively to life at the school and we

wish them well for the future. For many of our Year 11

students it will be a brief farewell, as we will be welcoming

them back to Sixth Form in September. The recent Sixth

Form induc�on day was a resounding success and it was a

pleasure to see so many students back in school within a

few days of the end of their GCSE exams.

As ever, the term has been very busy and has included a

host of successful events. These have included the

Wickford Arts Fes�val, Celebra�on Evenings for all year

groups and the primary school athle�cs event.

Thank you for your support this year.

Mr Daniel Gee

Headteacher

The Bromfords School

and Sixth Form College NEWSLETTER

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School Dates For Your Diary!

End of Summer Term

students finish on:

Friday 21st

July 2017 @ 12.15pm

Start of Autumn Term 2017-18

Years 7 & 12 students return on:

Tuesday 5th

September 2017 @ 8.30am

Year 13 students return on:

Tuesday 5th

September 2017 @ 11.15am

Rest of school return on:

Wednesday 6th

September 2017 @ 8.30am

Iceland Photography Compe��on All students who a�ended the Iceland trip at Easter this year had the opportunity to enter into our

photography compe��on. We had a range of fantas�c photographs which show the beau�ful

scenery of Iceland. Mr Coulson and Mr Edwards judged the compe��on and chose the winning

photographs below.

1st

place

Robyn Benne-

2nd

place

Samuel Armsden

3rd

place

Ted Gowers

Exam Dates For Your Diary

Results Day

Thursday 17th

August

A Level Results

7.30am – 9.00am (Year 13)

AS Level Results

9.00am – 10.30am (Year 12)

Thursday 24th

August

GCSE Results

10.00am – 12 noon

Well done to all who entered their beau�ful

photographs. These can be viewed in the library.

Miss L Philpo�

Teacher of Art and Technology

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Under 15 Girls’ Handball Team Congratula�ons to the U15 Girls’ Handball Team, they came third in the

regional round of the handball compe��on. The compe��on was fierce

compe�ng against coun�es such as Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and

Norfolk. All the girls worked really hard to progress to this stage, however on

the day they just couldn’t convert their scoring chances into goals. Then again,

there is always next year ladies, I look forward to the challenge.

Mrs R Clout

Year 11 - Year Leader

Under 15 Boys’ Handball Team Congratula�ons to the U15 Boys’ Handball Team who finished second in the Eastern Region round of England

schools’ Handball Compe��on. The day was dominated by

some excellent and hard-fought matches being played.

The boys had a fantas�c run up to the final, bea�ng teams

such as HerCordshire, Norfolk & Bedfordshire.

Unfortunately, despite being unbeaten throughout the

group stage and the semi-final, the boys had the misery of

losing in the final on a penalty shoot-out. This was aDer a

monumental effort to win the game and having an

honourable men�on from all those there as to how well

they played. It is in these hard spor�ng moments that we

learn and hopefully equip ourselves with the skills to

overcome them in the future. There are some bright

futures within handball and sports for these

young men, good luck to them all.

Mr I Morrison

Teacher of Physical Educa�on

Girls U15 Handball Team Boys U15 Handball Team

Robyn Benne� George Allison

Chloe Crocker Teddy Baker

Jenni Ferrier-Cook Callum Barre�

Alesi Harris Shea Burge

Rachel Heath Connor Dobson-Amos

Rachel James Jake Farthing

Erin Mullen Olly Harper-Commons

Tyla Sartain Obakeng Molefi

Molly Scarborough Aaron Nelson

Anastasia Stanhope-Hudson

Under 14 Gymnas�cs Success A massive congratula�ons to Robyn Benne�, Brendan Grimble, Macey Marra, Harry Vorley and Ashleigh Barker as they

competed in The BSGA Na�onal Finals on Sunday 7th

May. We took the long trip to Stoke-On-Trent and represented

the South East Region in the Na�onal Finals. To represent the school in any na�onal compe��on is a wonderful

achievement and I am very proud of them. The whole squad worked really hard to be there and should be very

pleased with their seventh place. This is seventh in the whole country. Well done to you all, and I look forward to

beginning training next year.

Mrs R Clout

Year 11 - Year Leader

African Drumming Workshop On Tuesday 16

th May, approximately 55 selected students from Years 7-10

took part in an African drumming workshop delivered by Dan Sceats from

Essex Music Service. For students already taking GCSE music and those

who have opted to take it next year, this workshop was important as

African music is a unit they have to study for their exam. They will be able

to transfer the knowledge and skills learnt during the workshop to their

studies in the classroom. For other students, a�ending the workshop was

a reward for their consistent hard work and posi�ve aItude during music lessons this year.

Mrs L Hudson

Head of Music

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Year 4 Superhero Day at The Bromfords

School and Sixth Form College In May, 45 Year 4 students from Grange Primary School

spent the day at Bromfords with staff from the English

Department. The students took part in a range of

ac�vi�es exploring the world of the Superhero and the

techniques used by writers to create them. By the end

of the day, students had created their own Super

Heroes and wri�en a short piece about them in ac�on.

All the staff involved were impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the students and by the work that they produced

throughout the day. When asked if they had enjoyed their visit, the students' responses ranged from "awesome" to

"Gr-r-reat". Hopefully it will not be too long before we get to work with them again.

Our thanks go to all the visi�ng staff and students from Grange Primary School and for all our Year 7 Ambassadors who

gave up their break and lunch�me to come and support the event.

Mrs G Power

Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator and Primary Liaison

Jack Petchey Awards

Theo (Year 7)

Theo has se�led brilliantly into life at the school and tries hard in all of his

lessons. He is keen to help and gives some very good answers in class. He

has also volunteered to help new Year 7 students understand what our

school is like by visi�ng them in their primary schools and talking to them

when they visit the school.

Theo has donated his money to the SEND Department.

Elif (Year 8)

Elif is absolutely outstanding in

Technology. She has excelled in food and in

tex�les and RMT, she has completed

excep�onal work. She is a fantas�c role model

for others in her class. She always manages to

complete her own work to a brilliant standard

and at the same �me supports others who

struggle or who lack understanding. Elif is

always smiling, a joy to teach and tries to excel

at everything she puts her hand to.

Elif has donated her money to the Drama

Department.

Skye (Year 9)

Skye has been nominated for the Jack Petchey Award as she is a shy student

who is overcoming challenges. As well as working hard in her lessons, she

gives up every break and lunch�me to come and help in the Library, when

she deals with the book returns and issuing new books to students. She is a

definite asset to the Library and the wider school.

Skye has donated her money to the Art Department.

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Year 7 Poetry Recital Compe��on ADer the Easter break, Year 7 students spent a half-term studying poetry. One

of the homework tasks set was to choose a poem that meant something to

them and to prac�ce reci�ng it for a performance. The aim was twofold:

firstly, to get students engaged with poetry and secondly, to begin to develop

their skill and confidence in public speaking.

At the end of the half-term all students recited their chosen poems to their

classes and a winner was chosen to go forward to the final. The finalists

were: Ruby Anderson, Alarnna Eple�, George Kerbyshire, Lucy Peale, Lucy

Skeggs and Cris�ano Wilson.

The final took place during a special assembly on Friday 16th

June with finalists performing their recital in front of the

whole of Year 7. Despite feeling very nervous, all finalists performed incredibly well and the judges, Mrs Rainey (Year

Leader for Year 7) and Miss Bailey (Assistant Head and Head of English), found it difficult to choose a winner. However,

due to the drama�c delivery of her poem, Lucy Peale was announced the winner.

The English team would like to congratulate all the finalists and also every student for taking part.

Mrs G Power

Primary Liaison and Key Stage 3 Coordinator for English.

The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College

Ski Trip 2017 During Easter 2017, 62 students and 8 staff travelled to Sunday River, USA for an

adventure in the snow! Fabulous snow condi�ons saw some great skiing, with

all making excellent progress. Beginners made their way from the nursery slope

to the various peaks on offer and the experienced skiers found some great

skiing on the slopes. An awesome �me was had, both on and off the slopes and

then we made our way South to New York City, via a shopping mall (Ralph

Lauren took up plenty of luggage space!).

Once shopping was undertaken, and an overnight stay in New Jersey, we travelled to New York City to take in the

scenes and views of ‘The Big Apple’.

Thank you to all of the staff, students and parents for a fabulous trip. Here’s looking forward to 2019 and the next trip

to Colorado!!! Keep Easter 2019 free!!!

Mr K Ford

Head of Faculty - Arts and PE

3Sixty Bike Display Team Visit On 23

rd June, Years 7 and 8 were visited by

the 3Sixty Bike Display Team who

between them hold eleven world records.

During the displays, they showed the

students how they perform some of their

tricks, whilst focusing on doing so in a safe

and controlled way in order that the

students can start developing their bike

control. Students also managed to ask

3sixty insighCul ques�ons about their

tricks, bikes and careers.

Mr T Marshall

Teacher of Geography