The Spring Hoc Age magazine, full of pupil achievements, events, trips and good news stories across the whole school, is now available online.
“We carried some nice accolades and recognition into the current (Spring) term. Public attention was grabbed as national XC champs, a willing supporter of public benefit partnerships (Independent Schools Council), for wellbeing initiatives (‘Times Educational Supplement’), social mobility (‘Independent School Parent’), academic results (‘The Sunday Times’), value for money (‘The Daily Telegraph’) and, in the language of the Independent Schools Inspectorate, as an all-round ‘excellent’ school.
At this time of year when the blossom comes forth around BGS and life is renewed, we can look forward to the future with confidence. But this is Bradford, Yorkshire and there’s no hubris. We are proud of our collective achievements and remain honest. Plans are afoot to keep moving forwards, to improve and news of soon-to-be expected developments will follow. Creating the conditions for young people to thrive is the name of the game, and we are on with it!
Once again, the pages that follow in this latest edition of ‘Hoc Age’ provide an impression of the calibre of our young people and an insight into their busy and rich lives. Enjoy …”
Simon Hinchliffe, Headmaster
“The children in the Junior School have collaborated on a variety of projects and activities during the Spring term. In the process, they have developed their teamwork, communication and leadership skills.
Year 5 pupils embarked upon their own self-directed enterprise project which they carefully planned and ran to generate a profit. The Year 6 STEM ambassadors worked together on an exciting digital project run by the European Space Agency, where they created code to send a digital message to the International Space Station! The whole school joined together to celebrate World Book Day, taking part in a whole school activity to share their favourite books and love of reading with each other across all year groups.
The Spring term has seen a welcome return of the school residential with Year 4 pupils embarking on a visit to an outdoor education centre. This represented the first Junior School residential for two years due to the pandemic. The whole year group took part in a number of exciting activities including climbing, raft building and crate stacking. Learning to work together with others, effectively, is an important life skill and I have been delighted with the teamwork displayed by the children.
Our Junior Journalists have been busy working as a team to ‘lift the lid’ on life in the Junior School. I do hope you enjoy finding out more about events in Clock House this term.”
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