Headmaster’s Update February brings us to the half-way point in the school year. Lots of things have happened since September, and a vast amount of work has been done. All of those connected with St Bees School have worked incredibly hard to make it a success. Visitors so often comment on how good the school looks and the nice feeling … Read More
Full Circle Newsletter St Bees School Issue 24
Headmaster’s Update it is amazing to think that we are almost at the end of January, though both mornings and evenings are noticeably lighter now. This gives us a bit more time to show visitors our fantastic grounds and facilities, and it was good to have the opportunity to meet more prospective pupils and their families this week. We are … Read More
Full Circle Newsletter St Bees School Issue 23
Headmaster’s Update It has been another very busy week welcoming visitors to the school and showing them what we have to offer, even though this became rather difficult when the fog closed in and we were struggling to see anything at all! That said, all visitors seem to have enjoyed learning about our heritage, our fantastic facilities, our high-quality care, … Read More
Full Circle Newsletter St Bees School Issue 22
Happy New Year. We are looking forward to 2019! In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings, transitions, doorways, and so on. He is usually shown as having two faces as he looks both back and forward. This is the reason we start our calendar with January, a time when people traditionally look back on the old year and … Read More
Issue 21 – Full Circle Newsletter
Looking Back at the Term It seems like only yesterday that we were planning for opening, but now we arrive at the end of our first term…and what a term it has been! It was wonderful to see so many people in the chapel on the first day as we joined together to start on our adventure; and then to … Read More
Issue 20 – Full Circle Newsletter
Festivities Christmas is approaching fast and we have had a week packed with festive fun here at St Bees School. Some of you will have noticed the Christmas tree that is now standing tall in the quad. We have been told that this is the first time a Christmas tree has been placed there, and we have had so many … Read More
Issue 19 – Full Circle Newsletter
Open Day Update On Saturday 24th November we held our first Open Day since officially opening. It was a pleasure to see many people come to the School to discover more about what we are doing. Our visitors got to try their hand in a science experiment in the chemistry lab as well as a swift lesson in Mandarin Chinese … Read More
Open Day – 24th November 2018
Come along to our Open Day on November 24th from 10am – 12 noon to experience: A talk by the Headmaster to all visitors Tours of the school and grounds, get to taste a mandarin lesson and see the Science lab in action! A chance to talk to Trustees, Admissions, The Headmaster, The Bursar, Teachers and other staff A light … Read More
Issue 18 – Full Circle Newsletter
“This is a good school” – OFSTED 2018 It’s official! All schools are inspected by Ofsted within their first year but we were still a little surprised to get the call just six weeks after we opened, and even more so when we realised that Ofsted thought we were far longer established, much bigger, had pupils in all year groups, … Read More
Issue 17 – Full Circle Newsletter
Remembrance The time around Remembrance Sunday is always poignant, though perhaps never more so than this year when we commemorate one hundred years since the Armistice. It came into force at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, though it was actually agreed several hours earlier. A route had been agreed to bring a railway carriage … Read More
