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Video Produced by the Boston High School Young Journalist Academy |
Life changes; the personal characteristics that help make us good to know, well-balanced and successful people stay constant. We aim to help our pupils to develop the characteristics that will help them to enjoy life-long success – including determination, resilience, and a willingness to work hard, both independently and with others, to achieve goals that might, at first, seem out of reach. These things, added to an ability to see mistakes as ‘feedback’ rather than ‘failure’, are as important for later success as are the high exam grade outcomes enjoyed by the vast majority of our pupils.
Ours is a caring community; we build confidence and self-esteem by showing our pupils how they can meet challenges and overcome difficulties themselves. They learn that quantities of intelligence are not fixed, that success is largely down to effort over time rather than luck, and that ‘self-esteem’ is gained through achievement in the face of adversity, rather than through adult praise for mediocrity. We teach, too, that we all ‘stand on the shoulders of others’ in life, and that co-operation is as important as competition.
Relationships between staff and students are excellent. Those relationships are the daily demonstration that we do not simply talk about caring for others and supporting each-other – we live these values daily, in countless ways, and this is what makes our community special. Sample the richness and diversity of life at Boston High School via this website; better still, come and visit us. There’s a feeling you get when you’re here that you’ll not quite find anywhere else.
Dr J G Howard
Headteacher
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Come and watch an episode of Friends and enjoy some popcorn!
Friday 25th May
Main Hall
12:45
50p
All proceeeds to the Hakusan Exchange
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Was Stratford a Good Place to Choose for the 2012 Olympics? |
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16th May 2012
On Tuesday of this week year 8 students had the opportunity to answer this question, on location, in places which will be inundated by hoardes of athletes and spectators in just a few weeks.
After time travelling by map back to 1776 we learnt how the area had once been green fields, criss-crossed by streams and dotted with windmills. By 1867 it had become a highly industrialised area which left the site with serious pollution. By 1914 the former village of Stratford was a derelict and decaying part of Greater London.
The view today, from 22 floors up at Holden Point, is different again. The scale of the Olympic developments is staggering! The area has been transformed with improvements to transport, shopping and the environment which will, ultimately, benefit everyone in the area.
However, to find out whether this is how local people see the changes students were able to conduct surveys in Stratford Shopping Centre, opposite the brand new Westfield Centre. As students carried out their research, we were approached by a member of Newham Council who asked if we would forward our results to the communities department for them to use!
A number of other data collection techniques were practised during the day, including environmental and pedestrain surveys and students were encouraged to consider how planners could extrapolate from results like ours to estimate a “bigger picture”.
After a spot of shopping at Westfield and a most spectacular hail and lightning storm we returned to Boston having had a thoroughly inspiring day which really opened our eyes to the huge events taking place there in a few weeks time.
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Careers @ Boston High School |
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16th May 2012
We currently have two part-time vacancies for a Teacher of Music, and a Teacher of Theatre Studies and Drama; both required from September 2012. Please browse to the Job Vacancies section for more details! The closing date is Monday, 21st May 2012. |
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More 'Live & Learn Like a Champion' Success! |
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8th May 2012
 I am pleased to announce that Katie Walmsley in Year 8 has achieved her silver certificate in the Live and Learn like a Champion award. Not only the first to achieve the bronze award, she is also to be congratulated for being the first to achieve a silver. She has continued with her enthusiasm and participation in a number of activities to achieve the values of Friendship, Excellence, Courage and Inspiration. To achieve the silver level she has produced a prayer on friendship, has helped at a local Sunday school doing activities with younger children, has achieved her yellow belt at Kuk Sool Wan, and participated in the school Stage and Screen evening performing ‘Disney Dazzle’ - to name just some of the activities. Katie has also been accepted as a Torchbearer for the Olympics for her charitable work, a fantastic opportunity for her.
Other pupils continue to work towards their bronze award with Amy Pearson completing her values of Friendship and Excellence. To achieve this she has learnt a ‘friendship song’ that she performed to a group of friends; she also helped other pupils with their ‘spelling bee’ competition. As well as this Amy has competed in two gymnastics competitions and, like Katie, she has been part of the group performing ‘Disney Dazzle’ at the Stage and Screen evening.
Many congratulations to Katie and Amy, keep going for GOLD!
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Health & Social Care Visits |
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3rd May 2012
Visit to Naidex National – 2nd May 2012
36 Health and Social Care students enjoyed a visit to the Naidex National show at the NEC in Birmingham. This is the UK’s largest disability, homecare and rehabilitation event. Students were able to view and try out the products on display, talk to healthcare professionals and find out information about possible careers paths in areas such as speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. The visit supported the year 9 students with the research they are currently carrying out, in preparation for their “Inclusion” project.
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Visit to Anglia Ruskin University - 26th April 2012
12 A level Health and Social Care students enjoyed a visit to the Peterborough hub of Anglia Ruskin University. This day was very informative for those that wished to enter careers in nursing, midwifery or social work. There were talks and advice provided by lecturers and professionals in each discipline. Student also took part in a range of practical activities which included taking blood pressure, hospital bed making and carrying out ante natal checks. These took place in both lecture rooms and lifelike mock hospital wards with “patients”. |
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Live & Learn Like a Champion Update |
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27th April 2012
 The Olympics are less than 100 days away. Pupils in the school are continuing to complete activities and tasks to achieve their Live and Learn Like a Champion awards. Book reviews, poems, participating in boxing, learning a friendship song and coaching kick-boxing are just some of the activities completed in helping them earn their bronze awards; as well as running a mile for Sport Relief. Students are also competing in cross country and an athletics tournaments.
Pictured below are the latest pupils to have been awarded their Bronze certificates.
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Reward Points - Prize Deadline Approaching! |
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24th April 2012
If you are in Year 11, 12 or 13, and you have reward points which you would like to exchange for prizes - the deadline is approaching! Please ensure that you collect a form from reception, and post it in the box (also in reception!) before....
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Year 11 & Year 12 |
Friday 27th April |
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Year 13 |
Friday 18th May |
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Other Year Groups |
To Be Finalised After Half Term |
More details about our reward points system and the prizes available can be found here. |
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Psychology Department Trip to Freud Museum & Science Museum |
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17th April 2012
It was an early start for sixth form Psychology students heading to London on 28th March. The first destination was The Freud Museum where students were able to see many of Freud’s personal artefacts and the actual couch used during psychoanalysis. The guide explained that the museum was Freud’s residence during the final year of his life and we saw film footage of Freud in the house and garden. After the tour of the house we went into the garden for a question and answer session. We were also fortunate that a Psychoanalyst from Argentina was also visiting the museum and she joined us in the garden – giving students a rare opportunity to pose questions to someone working within the field of psychoanalysis.
Our second destination was the Science Museum, in particular the exhibition ‘Who Am I?’ where students had the opportunity to visit and a number of interactive exhibits on a range of topics from eyewitness testimony to phobias.
The diversity of materials presented to the students during the day helped develop their understanding of how theories and studies, learned in the classroom, are applied in the real world.
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BHS Hosts Primary School Netball Tournament |
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5th April 2012
On Wednesday afternoon, 28th March 2012, children from the Butterwick, Tower Road, St. Nicholas, Gosberton, Hawthorn Tree and St. Mary’s Primary Schools attended a high 5 netball tournament at Boston High School. Hawthorn Tree won the tournament, after winning their league with 9 points, and winning the final, and St. Mary’s came second. Everyone who attended really enjoyed themselves and the children showed a lot of enthusiasm while practising and playing all of their matches.
By Amy Chamberlain and Alice Katugampola
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