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Spring 2019
A Vibrant Christian Learning Community
Following the new appointments to the senior leadership team we sadly say farewell to Carol
Rushton who after many years of loyal and committed service to the school leaves us this week to
pursue other opportunities in school leadership. Despite a big presence in the life of the school,
Carol has requested a low-key farewell, but I am sure you will join me in wishing her the very best as
she embarks on her next exciting adventure. In addition we also say goodbye to Carrie Wright as
Headteacher’s PA and Office Manager as she explores new opportunities.
The Bishop’s community charter which is the outcome of the work of our recently formed ‘Action for
Change’ group of students has now reached completion and is displayed in each form room
signed by the students. The student council have recently been active in working with form groups
on our school vision planning. When this is completed, the outcomes combined with those from
staff, governors and parent forum will be condensed into our new school vision. We hope to have
this completed by the end of the summer term to share with you.
On a recent visit to our school, the headteacher from John Kyrle High School, Nigel Griffiths recently
chaired a cross section of students in a student voice panel to gain an insight into their perceptions
of school improvement. He reported that all students were polite and largely positive about all
aspects of our school. They described strengths as; being taught well to be safe through assemblies
and skills for life, the school being inclusive and tolerant where learning needs and disabilities are
met. All students reported that they would recommend the school to a year 6 parent.
Extra-curricular opportunities this term have been abundant. Our teams in Rugby, Basketball,
Netball and Cheerleading continue to impress. Our student ambassadors have enjoyed successes
as the best prosecuting team in the County Mock Trials competition, County Schools Karting
Championship winners, Lady Taverners U15 Indoor Cricket county winners and top senior choir of
Herefordshire Performing Arts festival which yielded a prize of £50. The talents of all our musicians
and performers were celebrated in the epic Spring Music Concert. In addition, students celebrated
World Book Day, took part in trips to Berlin and Austria (skiing) at half term, and explored the use of
Science in a forensic workshop. Year 11 students have been supported by a range of revision
opportunities such as small group intervention at form times, exam preparation techniques from the
company Elevate and extra-curricular revision sessions at lunchtime, after school and more planned
for the Easter holidays. The dedication of our staff in supporting these extra-curricular opportunities
is to be commended.
Year 11 students are now in their final preparations for the summer exams and will be working hard
over the Easter break with revision and lots of exam practise. There are a number of revision
workshops which are taking place in school over the Easter holiday which are available on the
school website.
As we remember Jesus' sacrifice for mankind, we can also think of our
own lives and how we can help others. Please have a safe and restful
Easter break.
Forthcoming Events 29th April 2019 - Junior Maths Challenge 18th May 2019 - PFSA Fun Run and Stalls 24th May 2019 - Cake Sale 13th June 2019 - Parent / Carer Forum 1st - 5th July 2019 - Enrichment Week 5th July 2019 - Year 11 Prom 9th - 10th July 2019 - Year 10 Three Colleges Taster Days 11th July 2019 - Sports Day 11th July 2019 - KS3 Presentation Evening Art/Tech Exhibition 18th July 2019 - Last day of Summer Term 2019
Student News
Trampoline Success for Becky
Becky competed in the West Midlands
Regional Trampoline and DMT qualifiers in
Cannock. She came 3rd in trampoline out of
a group of 30 qualifiers and 2nd in DMT which
means she has gained a place in the West
Midlands Team to compete against the rest
of the UK at the Barclaycard Arena in June.
We wish her all the best for June.
British Schools Karting Championships (BSKC)
A group of boys from BHBS have been involved in the BSKC and on
13 March took place in the local semi-final.
They finished their races – 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 3rd. (from mixed places
on the starting grid e.g. at the back for some races) and Fergus got
the fastest time of the night!
There next race will be the finals on the 8th May in Milton Keynes. We
wish them the best of luck.
News St Pauls Church - Car Parking Permit From this Easter, vehicle access and parking at St Paul’s Church, on a Monday to Friday during term time, between 8:15 and 9:00am and between 2:45 and 3:30 pm will only be available for those with Car Park Permits issued by St Paul’s Childcare Services and on a day when their children are attending St Paul’s Childcare Services. Despite regular requests for the parents of schoolchildren not to use St Paul's Church drive to drop off their children or park their car, the problem of serious congestion has persisted. This has meant that legitimate users of the car park (ie those taking young children to and from the nursery, Childcare staff, and church service attendees) have been unable to park their cars. In addition the huge number of vehicle movements has made it very dangerous for the hundreds of pedestrians including many young children going to and from the schools and nursery. An accident is waiting to happen, but together we can stop it. The car park will be regularly patrolled to enforce this requirement and we respectfully seek your co-operation to make St Paul's Church a safe area and a place where users of the premises can park. Thank you very much for your help and a very Happy Easter. Rev Nick Armstrong, Vicar of Tupsley & Hampton Bishop Keith Pratley, Grounds Manager, St Paul’s
News
Pupil Premium Funding
Additional funding is awarded to all schools, so that they can support students who
fall into one of the following categories:
Currently receiving Free School Meals (FSM)
Entitled to FSM within the last six years
Children who have been looked after by the local authority
Children with a parent who has served in the regular armed forces, within the last 6
years.
Research, several years ago, identified that students in these circumstances
were less likely to make good progress. The Pupil Premium Grant is therefore
awarded to all schools, so that they can make a difference.
Most of the funds we receive are directed towards teaching, learning and
pastoral support. Funds are also allocated to support students with extra-
curricular trips, revision books, course materials and school based extra-
curricular activities. Please bear this in mind if you would like you son/daughter
to participate in a trip as we may be able to assist financially. Students may
also benefit from intervention classes if we feel they are struggling.
Our Pupil Premium Strategy for 2018-19 and details of how the funding has
been spent in the last academic year can be found on our website, under the
heading ‘Student Matters’.
There are currently 218 students at Bishop’s who are entitled to the Pupil
Premium Grant. We monitor this group very closely and report regularly to the
Governing Body about progress in general terms (individual students are not
mentioned).
To ensure that our Pupil Premium list is correct, we rely on information from
parents and carers. We welcome contact from you, if you feel that your child
should be entitled to the grant, but has not been recorded as such. If you
require any further information or wish to discuss pupil premium funding further
please do not hesitate to contact us. The DfE document The Pupil Premium
Conditions of Grant 2018:2019 contains more details.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-
2018-to-2019/pupil-premium-2018-to-2019-conditions-of-grant
Governors News Governor News The Governors have had another busy term with meetings of the four Committees, and a Full Governors’ Meeting. It has been pleasing to see how progress is being maintained towards our Ofsted targets. The Governors have been very impressed with the many achievements of the students within the school and the way in which they take up the vast range of extra-curricular opportunities made available to them. We recognise that these extra-curricular events would not happen without the dedication of the members of staff, who give of their time so generously, to enable this to happen. We say farewell and thank you to Mr Rob Patterson who is leaving the Governors. He has made an excellent contribution to the work of the Governing Body, in particular as Link Governor for Science and Special Educational Needs. As a result there is a vacancy for a Parent Governor. We will be seeking nominations at the start of the Summer Term. If you are interested in finding out more about being a Parent Governor then please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk to the Governors, Carol Langstaff, who will be happy to give you further information clerk@bhbs.hereford.sch.uk . Happy Easter to you all! Tim O’Byrne – Chair of Governors
Student News Dancing Success Jade Spencer & Sophia Griffith-Walker are an All Girl Ballroom & Latin Couple. The girls have been dancing together since October 2017 but competing on the National Circuit since February 2018. The girls started their respective dance careers from an early age with Hereford based Nicola's School of Dance, competing on the UKA Circuit, winning both their age categories. The girls decided they needed a new challenge and to compete regularly all over the country. The girls had had private lessons with both Daniella & David Trueman from Dancetastic Academy Wolverhampton and decided to move Dance Schools. Upon doing this they are now competing on a National level against the top All Girl Couples in the country. The girls are extremely dedicated, travelling to Wolverhampton each Saturday for lessons and most Sundays for competitions. Their first year has now ended in the National League and they have ended up Latin All Girls 15th out of 113 and Ballroom 11th out of 80. The New League has started for 2019 and they are currently top of this League for Latin. Sensational Swimming “The British Blind Sport swimming gala is an event in held in the UK for visually impairment or blind young people. I have taken part in this event for the past three years and won GOLD and SILVER medals. To take part is a huge achievement and has made me realise that being disabled doesn't matter as we are all the same. This event has made me want to go further in the blind swimming world. I’m hoping this success can continue as it has helped to build my confidence and it may lead to bigger and better things such as the Paralympics in 2020. Thanks to the British Blind Sport charity for holding this event at Birmingham University, with thanks to them for the use of their facilities.” James Galvin
Student News Red Box A Huge Thank you to the ladies from @RedBoxHereford for delivering a Red box to our school. It is jam packed with supplies for any female in our school who needs them. The box is located in Student Services. If you just ask at Student Services for the red box they will show you where it is. You can also ask Mrs Barker in room 53 about it.
Charity/PSFA News The Charity / PFSA Committee have two exciting events coming up in support of the schools chosen Charities: The Little Princess Trust and Children with Cancer UK and would be delighted with your support. Saturday 15th June – Fun Run All welcome (approximately 5K). Entry fee: £5 adults and £2.50 children Saturday 22nd June – Charity Golf Day £120 per team of four – male, female or mixed (To include round of golf + carvery). If you would like to enter either of the above events or know of anyone who might like to sponsor a hole on the Charity Golf Day for a donation towards the Charities then please let Jane Browne know (Tel: 01432 347508)
Extra Curricular News
Wednesday 27th February 2019
Our visit from SODY
By Hari Priya Rao year 8
Today on the 27th of February we had an awesome and unique surprise as we were
fortunate to have the very talented and inspirational singer and songwriter Sophie
also known as SODY come to our school! She gave all of the year 8’s in our school an
inspirational talk; and told us about her life. How she went through bullying and
cyber bullying all through secondary school and how she broke free of it and put all
of her pain and feelings into music. She made me feel so thankful for having amazing
friends, teachers and the people who love me.
SODY and her story inspired us so much from her amazing voice to her music as she
played us three songs. Two she had written by herself which were inspired from her
own life and one very popular song “Thank U Next” by Ariana Grande. She was
really relatable and made it a very fun and moving afternoon. She made us as an
audience feel connected with her and reminded us that just one compliment can go
such a long way and can entirely turn around someone’s day. Most importantly I also
learnt that or doing something nice that is little or big could actually be just what
someone else needs! We are now also much more aware of the cause and solutions
about bullying and also that if we are being bullied, we must consult anyone we
trust such as friends, family, teachers and carers etc...
However the one thing that stuck with me, and the one thing that I hope will never
forget was the rule by Sody ”It’s cool to be kind”
Sody thank you so much for coming to our school and inspiring us in a fun and
awesome way.
Haripriya Rao CLTExtra Curricular News
Andrew Taylor is hard at work training for
the London Marathon which takes place
on April 28, which he will run in the name of
charity Children With Cancer UK.
He has been running for this charity for
nearly four years, so far raising nearly £5,000
for his chosen cause.
This will be his second London Marathon
and one that he hopes will help to bring
hope, support and the chance to ring the
bell that signals the end of treatment for all
the families that living with cancer.
If you would like to sponsor Mr Taylor his
fundraising page is: www.justgiving.com/
fundraising/andrew-taylor2019
Summer rewards trip
Following the success of last years rewards trip we are planning on
repeating the visit for several students at the end of the summer term. The
purpose of the trip is to praise students who have maintained a very high
attendance and received lots of rewards. Data will be collected from our
information management system to identify the top 12 students in each of
years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Our current plan is to take the group to a local
restaurant for breakfast and then watch a film at the cinema. We will be
back in school by late morning.LITERACY NEWS World Book Day 2019 To promote literacy and to celebrate our love of reading, students and staff celebrated World Book Day 2019 by dressing up as their favourite book characters. We also had a competition for the ‘best dressed character’ from each year group. It was an exciting day with lots of enjoyment from students seeing their peers and teachers dressed up in character. All students received a World Book Day Token to exchange for a free book or to put towards a book of their choice
LITERACY NEWS Scholastic Book Fair Thursday 4th April - Thursday 11th April saw the return of our hugely popular Book Fair. Students were given the opportunity to purchase the latest titles, all at half-price, whilst also supporting us in being able to source books for the library. Launch of ePlatform- eBooks and Audiobooks for students March has seen the launch of our new initiative to promote reading. Students are now able to loan free eBooks and Audiobooks through the ‘ePlatform’ App which is also accessible from the school website. Students now have 24/7 access to a large catalogue of best-selling books, in digital and audio format, in addition to our well-stocked print library in school. Students are also able to customise the layout of books to support their reading preferences. The service also enables students who are on the Accelerated Reader programme to search for appropriate books. Students have received a demonstration of how to use the service through their English lessons. ‘ePlatform’ is already proving to be very popular with students!
TECHNOLOGY NEWS STEM Success for Technology Students For the past few weeks, Hereford and Ludlow College have delivered after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Clubs for the benefit of our Year 8, 9 and 10 pupils, in partnership with three of our local schools here in Hereford. Pupils have attended one of three STEM Clubs in either Engineering, Computing or Music Technology, learning new skills in these subject areas and working together to apply what they have learnt through project-based learning. This initiative has been very successful and well received, and the pupils have been a credit to themselves and their respective schools. Engineering students had a chance to understand engineering processes with a variety of activities including requirements capture, problem solving and one off manufacture, with a chance to use CAD, test and measurement equipment, and use of our electronics and mechanical engineering workshops at HLC. Their final outcome was to create a Bat detector and casing for use outdoor. Music students had an opportunity to understand the "behind-the-scenes" production processes involved in modern-day Music Production. There was a variety of activities including Digital Audio Workshop programming to basic studio recording. Their final outcome was a music composition when needed to be digitally mastered. Computing students learnt various computing processes with a variety of activities including programming a game using the python programming language and an opportunity to experience unreal engine, whilst experimenting with virtual reality. All courses were a huge success with all students graduating with invaluable experience of their chosen skill and college life. They were awarded a certificate of achievement by guest presenter, Alison Hodge, Professor of Engineering Leadership at Aston University. Tom Richards: Design & Technology STEM co-ordinator
MATHS &
COMPUTING NEWS
Maths Challenge 2019
Mathematicians in Years 9, 10 and 11 enjoyed great success when they participated in the UK
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge recently.
This is a national competition for able mathematicians where the best are awarded certificates.
The following students were among the top 40% and will receive a bronze certificate:
Richard Holden
Isaac Morris
Holly Cannan
Ellie Newton
Joel Straker
Cameron Burt
Owen Collier
Ewan Page
Bonnie Walker
Alex Quinn
Adam Hinksman
Samuel Dominguez-Middle
Katy Holmes
Edward Cox
Toby Soden
Morgan Churcher
Peter Randell
Malak Abdallah
Eleanor Makin
Scott Taylor
Bethan Scrivens
Madison Shephard
Samuel Fitzer
Jessica Ewing
Joe Clark
Abi Cannan
Jay Semple
Neave Turner
Lewis Hart
James DempseyMATHS &
COMPUTING NEWS
Maths Challenge 2019
The following students were among the top 15% and will receive a silver certificate:
Vivienne Morley
Daniel Morris
Matthew Banks
Gabriella Mitchell
Thomas Hey
Rebecca Bryant
Lucas Pinches
Harriet Oaker
Becky Mages-Pigott
George Lawrence
Lucy Coleman
Xander Hallett
Imogen Spencer
Aaron Jeffs
Kiera Bishop
Ellie Macleod
Oliver Izzard
The following students were among the top 5% and will receive a gold certificate:
Lucian Judge
Zak Mitchell
Joshua Gough
George Taylor
Eden Lloyd
Ethan Forster
Angus Martin
Sam Hollins
Jacob Tong
Isobel Lawrence-McQueen
Congratulations to all of these and to the rest of the participants.
We had 8 extremely talented mathematicians who achieved such high scores that they will move
onto further stages of the competition.
These were Lucian Judge in Year 9, Zak Mitchell and Joshua Gough in Year 10 and George Taylor,
Eden Lloyd, Ethan Forster, Angus Martin and Sam Hollins in Year 11.
Lucian, Zak and George were best in their respective years. Zak and George were joint-best in
school.ENGLISH NEWS Carnegie Book Award 2019 It’s that time of year again when a small group of keen readers from BHBS start reading the short-listed books for The Carnegie Medal. This prestigious title is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding children’s fiction book published in the same year. Students from a number of Herefordshire schools have the opportunity to vote for their favourite book and enjoy a day out at the Shire Hall. The day is organised by Herefordshire Library Services, where we discuss the books short-listed and have a guest speaker who discusses their passion for reading and writing. We’re all busy reading the books in time for the day the winner is announced, as well as preparing for the short performance we will present to the other schools that attend the day at the Shire Hall (Miss Marsh, Mr Merrick and Miss Smith).
ENGLISH NEWS
Year 7 – Shakespeare
All Year 7 students studied a
Shakespeare play at the start
of the Spring term and
enjoyed looking at various
aspects of Shakespeare’s life
and theatre. My class made
their own replica theatres and
the standard was extremely
impressive. Miss Griffiths and I
had the difficult task of
deciding on the winners (Miss
Smith).
In English we have been learning about Shakespeare, mainly The Merchant
of Venice. During this topic we were asked as homework to make a model
of the Globe Theatre. The whole class received a treat and house points,
but 5 lucky winners received a prize. I was lucky to be one of those winners
and won a gift card for Waterstones, which I can’t wait to use! Caitlin
Hughes CLU
During the Spring term our class were looking at The Merchant of Venice,
where we studied Shakespeare, his personal life and the Globe Theatre. As
homework, we were all set the task of creating a scaled-down replica of
the theatre, which was first built in 1599. It consists of a round shape, black
and white walls with timber frames, a thatched roof and wooden doors.
Some students even decorated the inside, using their imagination by
making the stage, balconies and even audience out of lolly-pop sticks and
plasticine. We all enjoyed making our own versions of them, and it was
interesting to see everyone’s interpretation of the theatre. Enola Holt LRU.PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Our Mock Trials Competition On Saturday the 9th of February 2019 our BHBS Mock Trial team competed in the Hereford schools’ mock trial competition at the Hereford Magistrates Court. This trip was so educational, inspiring and interesting in every aspect. I personally felt very welcome as everyone was so hospitable and everyone showed great sportsmanship. It was very fun to compete as it was something very unique and different from the usual sports fixtures and music competitions that we often do, as it incorporated drama, debating and performance skills. For me, the best part, and most fulfilling part of our trip, was when we all received our well-deserved awards, applauded the other teams and celebrated our achievements. We as BHBS achieved our award for the” Best prosecution team”, we had so much fun and this visit especially made me appreciate the amazing people who work in court and in the system of justice to give us our justice. I can’t wait for next year as now we know our “WWW’s and can’t wait to work on our “EBI’s”. I would highly recommend trying mock trials as it is fun and is something different. I have also met so many smart and kind students and made so many new friends. Finally thank you to our teachers, parents and the hardworking people who arranged the mock trials competition. It was a very enjoyable experience! By Haripriya Rao CLT
PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Congratulations to all of you who came to schools on Bikes, Scooters or walked to support our Big Pedal efforts in 2019. It was a great result. First place regionally and 28 nationally. A wonderful effort. Well done. We are very proud of each and every one of you.
PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS
Model UN Trip 2019
On Friday the 8th of March, a group of students went
to St Mary’s High School to take part in the second
Model UN. Bishops made up 3 different countries –
Japan, Turkey and Russia – and in them we had to
research the countries opinions on the two topics
given to us. Each group had an average of 3 or 4
people in them which meant that there were around
2 people from each country researching each topic.
These topics were ‘Criminal Justice Responses To
Cybercrime In All Its Forms’, due to the fact that it had
been internet safety week no too long ago and
‘Advancing Economic Parity For Women’, as it was
International Women’s Day on the day.
The day consisted of two speeches from each country talking about the topics.
Then a time when ally countries came together to decide upon three or four bullet
points which the countries believed either helped enforce the topic or help
reduce the topic. Finally a debate was held to agree upon all of the points made,
within this debate countries could question the points and ask whether they would
help their country. For ‘Advancing Economic Parity For Women’ the points which
won were:
To gradually enforce a reduced pay gap
To create a law or punishment for whoever won’t agree
To collect funding from richer countries and
organisations to begin this goal
These points were chosen because they showed to
decrease conflict, controversy and increase cohesion
in the working environment. For ‘Criminal Justice
Responses To Cybercrime In All Its Forms’ the debate
became even more heated.
It was a rewarding and valuable experience. We
would like to Thank Miss Clark from Whitecross for
organising it with the staff at St Mary’s High School in
Hereford. We look forward to working with you all to
host it next year.MFL / Humanities NEWS
Berlin Trip 16th – 18th February 2019
Early on Saturday morning we left school for our trip to Berlin. We had plenty of time
at Luton to get food before the trip and even saw a celebrity (Dan Snow) and his
family heading out on a flight before ours.
On arrival in Berlin we left our luggage at the hostel and made our way on a 3 hour
walking tour, taking in an overview of the history of this amazing city. It was nice to
stretch our legs after being on the plane for a couple of hours and the weather on
arrival was superb. The students were great and didn’t whinge once, despite many
of them having no sleep at all Friday night, choosing to talk all the way to Luton!
On the Sunday we made our way to Sachsenhausen concentration camp in
Orienburg. This was an hour’s journey out of Berlin on the tubes and trains. Students
were moved by the walking test track at the camp, where political prisoners in
particular were forced to walk for hours, in ill-fitting shoes, in all weathers around and
around to test shoe designs. The accommodation, as pictured was appalling and
obviously upsetting. Some light relief was afforded by the sight of an open
MacDonald’s at the station, and was increased when it was found we had time for
students (and certain staff!) to go in.
We followed this up by coming back to the centre of Berlin to the Holocaust
Memorial. We had visited the styli the night before but now went under the memorial
to the museum. Some of the stories of Jews and other minority groups were heart-
breaking; a real reminder of why we must
continue to work hard to prevent atrocities like
this from happening again!MFL NEWS “When we went to the Holocaust museum, it was overwhelming to hear the stories of the Jewish people and that of the Nazi leaders.” – Jacob Tong SRQ Bowling was a good chance to let off some steam on the Sunday evening, and souvenir shopping was also evident on the Alexander Platz. Our final day started with more great weather. We went over to the Wansee House to see where the Final Solution to the Jewish Question was signed. It still seems crazy that such a beautiful venue could be the home to such a horrible crime. We then finished our visit by jumping in to the Cold War era, and heading to the Stasi Prison, where political prisoners were interrogated from the 1950s until the end of divided Germany in 1989. Many students found this quite intimidating, and shocking, especially as it happened so quickly after the end of the atrocities inflicted by the Nazis. Germany’s distressing past didn’t improve post WW2. Once back at the hostel we made it to the airport on time. After a slight delay we made it home just after midnight on the Tuesday morning. Tired but the students were a real credit to themselves and the school and made all the planning and preparation totally worth it. Next trip – Battlefields in July!!!
Science
Four students from The Bishop of
Hereford’s Bluecoat School
enjoyed an exciting day out to the
School of Chemistry at Birmingham
University on Wednesday 3rd April.
This was to attend the Salters’
festival of Chemistry. Whilst at the
university, the students were given
free rein, under careful supervision,
to complete two Chemical challenges whilst competing against 15 other schools
from the region. Despite the Chemistry laboratories being somewhat larger and
more advanced than what they were used to, the students worked safely,
efficiently and pulled together as a team to come second out of the 16 schools.
The day was finished off in fine style by a stunning and entertaining demonstration
by one of the university lecturers. This demonstration included cooking with liquid
nitrogen, how to use and control
chemical clocks and how students
could be illuminated by
chemiluminescent reactions. As a
reward for their hard work, the
students were then presented with
their certificates and prizes for their
teamwork as well as their practical
skills. Throughout the day, the
students were complimented
multiple times on their behaviour,
from the lab technicians at the university to passengers on the train. An excellent
day was had by all and one of the students, when asked how the day could be
improved, said “make the day longer”. Following the success of the day, the BHBS
Science department is now looking to welcome the staff of Birmingham University
School of Chemistry to the school to run some workshops with our students, in order
to help inspire them with the
benefits of a career in Chemistry.
D Jones
April 2019Music and Drama Spring Concert Our termly event took a slightly different turn at the start of the March- the dance theme was not just limited to our Musicians. We were joined by Sophia Griffiths-Walker and Jade Spencer with their championship winner ballroom routines, the school’s tumblers and our Cheerleaders, who thrilled and worried us all with the scale of their performance. The audience were then expected to participate in a surprise Ceilidh, called by Esther Kay, our flute, theory and voice peripatetic teacher. Finally our massed item celebrated our long serving compere’s favourite tune, Dancing Queen, as well as involving the audience some more with ‘Shake Your Tail Feather’. Hereford Performing Arts Festival 2019 The last week of March was a bit hectic in the Music Department as we decided we’d dominate the festival this year. We took the entire department on the Monday to perform in the school Music Making Class. The rules stated two contrasting pieces, so 80 of our students performed ‘O Fortuna’ from Carmina Burana and ‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA. The adjudicator mentioned he never thought it would work when our instrumentalists took the stage, then was overwhelmed when our choirs joined them. In his feedback he said ‘This performance had style, musical entertainment of the first order (with some moves as well!) Most musical balance throughout.’ Chamber Choir performed in the Hymn class and our male singers, Jake Dixon and Alfie Johnston were singled out for praise in the ensemble’s commended performance. The Chamber Choir were also awarded a distinction for their performance in the Secondary School Choirs class. Winners of that class were our Show Choir, who pipped Chamber Choir by one point- the adjudicator’s comments included ‘well controlled, with a lovely soloist (Niamh Erwin)’. They were awarded Senior Choir of the Festival, winning £50.
Music and Drama Woodwind Grade 4 1st Grace Rogers Joint 2nd Alicia Brandreth and Isobel Kitchener Woodwind Duet - Intermediate 1st Isabella Wilkinson & Imogen Spencer Woodwind Jazz Solo 1st Carys Davies 2nd Alicia Brandreth Woodwind Grade 5 Joint 2nd Carys Davies Wind Chamber Group Transitional 1st Isobel Kitchener, Flo Walker, Grace Rogers, Grace Edwards Wind Ensemble Intermediate 1st and Gold certificate winners Bishops Flute Group Winners- The Advanced Clarinets in the Advanced Wind Ensemble class (scoring 89) and are going to play in the Festival concert! Eden Lloyd – won the Open Woodwind Jazz solo (scoring 90!) Jude Spencer won Piano Solo Class, grade 1. In addition, the following people took part and played really well: Lucy Whittall- medallist, 2nd in the Grade 3 Piano Solo class. Katie Jones- 2nd in the Musical Theatre Class and 3rd in the vocal class. Sophie Earlstone and Grace Rogers – Duet Spencer Savory, Stephen Holden and Joe Wright – trio Sophie Earlstone –Grade 5 solo
Music and Drama Wind Ensemble Transitional- 1st and only entrants BHBS Sax Choir Guitar Army- Distinction and the only entrants into the Guitar class. Brass Group were commended and were the only ensemble entered. We’d like to thank our team of expert peripatetic teachers, the parents who have given up their time to support our concerts and various ventures and our Senior Leadership Team for their emphasis on the Performing Arts and the opportunity to compete.
Physical Education Year 11 rugby The season finished on a massive high for the year 11 rugby team. We travelled on Wednesday 27th of March to the Worcester Warriors Sixways Stadium to play South Bromsgrove in the Cross county fruit bowl final. This was a game between the winners of the Herefordshire County League and the Worcestershire County League. It was also a repeat of the North Midlands plate ¼ final game back in November which Bishops won 11-10 on a wet and windy day. Conditions were much better this time round and enabled a fast paced end to end game. Bishops took the lead with two early tries, only to allow South Bromsgrove to hit back with two of their own. Bishops then scored again to re-establish the lead only to see this be taken away again after a superb individual try from the South Bromsgrove fly half. This levelled the scores at 17-17 going into the last 10 minutes of the game. With 5 minutes to go Bishops then added a superb team try of their own under the posts to retake the lead 24-17. Bishops then had a penalty in front of the posts with 3 minutes remaining on the clock. They opted to kick to the corner and have the lineout. They lost possession of the ball and defended for their lives to stop South Bromsgrove from scoring another try. Bishops regathered possession and saw the final 90 seconds out to retain the Fruit Bowl trophy.
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