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12th June 2020
Another busy week at Broadoak as we make the final adjustments to
classrooms and the building in anticipation of welcoming back a large
number of Year 10 pupils from next week. All of the staff are looking
forward to seeing them all again – although under very different
conditions from previously. Next week for those pupils it is all about
their pastoral welfare and wellbeing. Academic sessions start the week
after. I would like to signpost parents and carers to the Broadoak
Reopening Plan which is on our website and outlines the measures we
are putting in place to safeguard our pupils and staff.
The new health and safety measures being adhered
to at Broadoak this week.
It is important to recognise that most of our pupils continue with their home learning
provision. I am delighted to hear that more pupils are accessing this work and we are
recognising this with Broadoak postcards and vouchers.
The school does recognise that home-schooling can be difficult at times. I would urge
you to contact the school if you have any issues ([email protected]). I also
want to reassure pupils in all years that when it is safe for us all to return to school, we
will have plans in place to cover the curriculum required and pupils should not worry.
Key Worker Provision and Reopening to Y10 Pupils
The key worker provision for all year groups will continue for the remainder of the school
year whilst we reopen for other confirmed Y10 pupils on Monday 15 th June. Keeping pupils
safe and in turn, protecting the wider community is our first priority so please discuss the
new systems and social distancing rules with your child. Please find the health and safety
rules and the new behaviour expectations around non-uniform for returning pupils in later
pages. It is also of paramount importance that pupils are aware of the new entrance and
the rules around social distancing on their way into and out of school.
We are, of course, very keen to ensure that Y10 pupils continue to receive high-quality
face-to-face provision in anticipation of Y11 and therefore we will be providing key
curriculum content delivered by specialist teachers for the remaining 5 weeks of term.
Confirmed, returning pupils will attend school for one full day each week and this day will
not change.
Any additional Year 10 pupils who wish to attend this half term must attend a pastoral
induction prior to joining the other academic sessions and this must be arranged in
advance. Only those pupils whose parents / carers have indicated that they wish their
children to attend school for the remainder of the year will be permitted on site.
Please note that if you decide to send your child in at a later date, the deadline for letting
us know will be each Wednesday at 3pm for the following week. We will not be able to
accept late additions for logistical reasons.
Please note, all plans are subject to change as we react to demand and changeable
government guidelines.
Thank you for your support.
Thank you to parents and carers who have been supporting pupils with their home
learning as we approach Week 3 of the Core Tasks which will be set on Monday 15th
June. Teaching staff have been impressed with pupils’ commitment to completing the
work set and thank you for your questions and engagement in the dialogue on the Google
Classroom streams.
Even if pupils are joining a Pod and returning to school from next week, they should still
work hard to complete the core tasks set weekly in the Ebacc subjects of: English, Maths,
Science, History, Geography and Spanish.
Years 7-9 should complete six pieces of work a week as a minimum and submit them
back to staff via the appropriate Google Classroom. As a minimum, Year 10 should
complete five pieces of work (selecting their History or Geography option) and Spanish if
they study it to GCSE. Where these pieces of work are essential, every other subject is
just as important and work continues to be uploaded in all subjects’ Google Classrooms.
There are also Seneca resources available and Bedrock for English is infinite (pupils have
their own individual log on details).
Please see a reminder of the help sheet on ‘how to open, complete and submit an
assignment’ on the next page with the log on details for each subject area. If your child is
having trouble accessing the core tasks online, don’t forget the weekly tasks are available
from reception every Monday from midday onwards. Please only collect paper
resources if absolutely necessary, mindful of social distancing rules and reducing
unnecessary travel. If you live further afield, we can post the core tasks to you by
arrangement every Monday (please contact [email protected]).
Unfortunately, we cannot safely provide feedback on work completed on paper at this time
but we encourage pupils to keep a folder of completed work ready for when they do
return.
Learning from Home
Update
Broadoak School
Access Codes for Online Learning Platforms for Years 7-10*Core tasks are found in yellow classrooms below
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Broadoak School
Access Codes for Online Learning Platforms for Years 7-10*Core tasks are found in yellow classrooms.
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Bedrock is the school’s online vocabulary and literacy platform. It’s more important than ever for pupils to keep reading and expanding their knowledge. Each pupil will receive immediate feedback and lessons are automatically tailored to their reading age.
You can log in to app.bedrocklearning.org from a computer, tablet, phone, Xbox or PlayStation.
Well done to the following pupils. You are the top 5 pupils for time spent
on Bedrock this week:
Harrison Aikenhead 2hrs 10m
Jack McCafferty 2hrs 3m
Oliver Topping 1hr 33m
James Kilroy 1hr 31m
Amy Hamer 1hr 21m
Lockdown Reading
Who’s reading what?
There are so many ways that pupils can do even more to continue their
learning at home to include online resources such as the BBC
provision www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize and of course, this is a perfect
opportunity to read a good book.
Here Mrs McConaghie provides some inspiration and there are
recommended reading lists by year group on the following pages…
I have been re-reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte during lockdown, in an attempt
to encourage my daughter to tackle some classic literature. This is a gateway into English
literature, once you have started here it’s just a short step to Jane Eyre by her sister
Charlotte Bronte and then you can discover Jane Austen (you will thank me for that).
Wuthering Heights is a dramatic love story set in the moorland of West Yorkshire, where
the characters seem to grow out of that wild setting. The two central protagonists Heathcliff
and Cathy seem to be carved out of the vivid landscape, but they are expected to tame
their natures and behave according to the rules of society, which neither of them want to
do. It is a story packed with violence and the supernatural – the power of nature and the
human capacity for devotion. Heathcliff is one of the most challenging ‘heroes’ in literature:
a love/hate figure. Cathy is a truly flawed heroine, like a real person she is capable of both
good and bad, and the reader experiences that pull between duty and desire as she
experiences them. They are iconic lovers – think Romeo and Juliet in the wind and the rain
and the mud.
Oh and before you read it, you should listen to Kate Bush’s song ‘Wuthering Heights’ and if
you have never heard of Kate Bush, that’s another recommendation… You’re welcome.
Who: Mrs McConaghie
What: Wuthering Heights
Year: 1847
Reading List
Books recommended for you
Year 7 Reading List
A Kind of Spark
Ellie McNicoll
2020 - friendship, courage and self-belief.
A story of 11-year-old Addie as she campaigns for a memorial in memory of the
witch trials that took place in her Scottish hometown. Addie knows there's more to
the story of these 'witches', just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge
how the people in her town see her, and her autism?
Northern Lights
Phillip Pullman
1995 – adventure and fantasy.
With the gyptians, Lyra travels to the bleak splendour of the North, bearing a truth-
telling compass, she goes in search of Roger and the other lost children. The
ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
2010 – Greek mythology and fantasy.
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or
control his temper. He is surprised to discover that he is a demigod. When he gets
accused of stealing Zeus's lightning bolt, he sets off to find the thief and settle the
fight.
The House of Silk – The new Sherlock Holmes novel
Anthony Horowitz
2011 – for the first time in 125 years …
London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer visits Holmes and Watson to beg
for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap – a wanted
criminal who seems to have followed him all the way from America.
Geek Girl
Holly Smale
2013 – friendship and real life experiences.
A story of Harriet Manners, a socially awkward 15 year old English girl with a
limited circle of friends and who is the target of the school bully. Luckily, she has
her best friend Nat, who loves fashion and is desperate to become a model.
Year 8 Reading List
Noughts & Crosses
Malorie Blackman
2001 – dystopian and romance.
Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at racism
and prejudice in an alternate society. Against a background of prejudice and distrust,
intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity, a romance builds between Sephy and
Callum
Animal Farm
George Orwell
1945 – power, corruption and freedom.
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and
stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality.
One of the most satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that
records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
Can You See Me?
Libby Scott
2019 – A coming of age story about learning to love yourself.
Tally isn't ashamed of being autistic -- even if it complicates life sometimes, it's part of
who she is. But this is her first year at Kingswood Academy, and her best friend, Layla,
is the only one who knows. Something is different about sixth grade, and Tally now
feels like she has to act "normal."
Fighting Fantasy: The Gates of Death
Charlie Higson
2018 - PART STORY, PART GAME - PURE ADVENTURE!
Heart-stopping action, terrifying monsters and page-turning plotting to Allansia... expect
the unexpected! You the hero - must respond to a call for help. Your quest to the
Temple of Miracles in the Invisible City will be challenging and dangerous, and your
simple mission will soon take a darker turn as you face the legendary Gates Of Death.
Small Steps
Louis Sachar
2006 – spin off and sequel to Holes
Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin,
Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone
expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year
old disabled neighbour.
Year 9 Reading List
Catch 22
Joseph Heller
1961 – war and power.
Set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John
Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier and looks into the experiences of
airmen in the camp who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service
requirements so that they may return home.
Under a Dancing Star
Laura Wood
2018– adventure, travel and romance.
In a grey, 1930s England, Bea has grown up kicking against the conventions of the time,
all the while knowing that she will one day have to marry someone her parents choose -
someone rich enough to keep the family estate alive. When she gets the chance to, a
whole world is opened up.
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Harper Lee
1960 – racism, social inequality and good v evil.
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of
conscience that rocked it. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, it takes readers
to the roots of human behaviour - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love
and hatred and humour.
Noah Can’t Even
Simon James Green
2017– contemporary, LGBT, romance.
Poor Noah Grimes! His dad disappeared years ago, his mother's Beyonce tribute act is an
unacceptable embarrassment, and his beloved gran isn't herself anymore. He only has
one friend, Harry, and school is...Well, it's pure HELL. Why can't Noah be normal, like
everyone else at school?
The Fault in our Stars
John Green
2012 – identity and love.
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has
never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. Insightful,
bold, irreverent, and raw.
Year 10 Reading List
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
1861 – wealth, love and social class.
Humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of
becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he
finds himself in possession of ‘great expectations.’ In this gripping tale of crime and guilt,
revenge and reward
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
1959 – luminous and harrowing parable.
An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, timeless in its description of
adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the
second world war. Set at a boys’ boarding school in New England during the early years of
World War II.
Ink
Alice Broadway
2017 – dystopian, science fiction and fantasy.
There are no secrets in Saintstone. From the second you're born, every achievement,
every failing, every significant moment are all immortalised on your skin. There are
honourable marks that let people know you're trustworthy and shameful tattoos that
announce you as a traitor.
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
2003 – family, love and friendship.
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy
and the son of his father’s servant. Set in a country that is being destroyed. It is about the
power of reading, betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; exploration of the power of
fathers over sons—their love, sacrifices and lies.
Tweet Cute: A Novel
Emma Lord
2020 – contemporary romance.
A fresh, irresistible rom-com about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and
how love can be found in the opposite place you expected. Meet Pepper, swim team
captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Enter Jack, class clown and
constant thorn in Pepper’s side.
Broadoak Supports NHS Staff
During the early weeks of Lockdown and
school closure, Miss Garner was a part of a
team of Dean Trust staff making face masks
for NHS Staff. The team consisted initially of
four staff, which grew to seven when it was
clear that the demand for face masks and
personal protective equipment was much
bigger than first realised. To date the team
have made 15,000 face masks which have
been distributed to hospitals, dentists,
pharmacists and many more teams of people
who needed them most during the pandemic.
Science Congratulations
This great piece of Science work was
completed by Chloe Mumby in Year
9. It was her Core Task for Week 1
on the structure of the atom. Chloe
has correctly understood how
protons, neutrons and electrons make
up an atom and related that to
different elements in the periodic
table.
Well done Chloe.
History Congratulations
Amy Hamer produced a
fantastic History Core Task on
the dropping of the atomic
bomb on Japan in 1945. Amy
analysed the sources carefully
and used her knowledge of the
bombing to structure an
extended answer.
Well done Amy.
Location/ Time Procedure
Arrival/Departure Arrive through main gates, along the fence-line to the rear of the school and through
the gym entrance as of 15th June 2020:
• All coats/ bags to be removed and stored on the allocated rack.• Packed lunches should be transferred to a brown paper bag provided.• You must then wash your hands in the sinks provided in the gym.• You will then be escorted by a teacher to your allocated room through the rear
of the gym.
Reception Do not enter school through reception. This is for the collection of work only.
Toilets • You will be escorted to the toilets.• There will be no more than 2 pupils at one time using the toilets, one cubicle on
the left and one on the right.• Use paper towels to dry your hands and dispose of them in the bin provided.
Corridors Safe movement around school:
• Follow the arrows to all destinations.• Keep at a safe 2m distance.• Use the hand-sanitisers found around school.
Classrooms • You must sanitise hands on entry and exit of a classroom.• You will be given an allocated work space and this will be yours until the end of
term.• You will be given books, folders and equipment, these should remain in your
allocated work space.• You must wipe down your folders, equipment and water bottles at the end of
the day and leave them in your allocated workspace.• Under no circumstances should resources be shared.
Canteen • You will be allocated a table, this will be marked with your Pod number.• You will order a packed lunch during the 1st morning session and lunches will
then be left on the allocated tables.• Pupils bringing their own packed lunch will transfer it to a paper lunch bag in the
transition area of the gym on arrival and this will be taken to the canteen ready for lunchtime.
• Please sit on the markers if you sit on the long benches in the canteen to observe social distancing.
Recreational
Time
Staggered break and lunchtimes:
• No shared resources (balls etc).• The outside seating has been marked out so you can sit at a safe distance.
Uniform • You do not need to wear your school uniform so that you can wash your clothes
when you get home.
Offsite • When you leave please continue to follow the guidelines and make your way
home safely, socially distancing from our school-neighbours and the wider
community.
Stay Safe Guide A Pupil Guide for Reopening
Broadoak School StandardsDress code and
personal
appearance
• Children must not wear school uniform but new, clean, smart, casual clothes
each day
• Children can wear trainers or shoes to school
• Hairstyles must be appropriate for school – we understand that some children
may have had their hair cut short or dyed during the lockdown. To be clear, after
the first session in school (w/b 15th June) we will not accept hair cut to less than
a no. 3 or hair dyed in an unnatural colour. All other normal rules on hair-cuts /
hair styles will apply as usual thereafter.
• Make-up* is not permitted including false eyelashes and fake tan.
• Nail varnish* is not permitted including false nails.
• Jewellery is not permitted (with the exception of watches) – including earrings
and retainers and plasters aren’t an acceptable covering.
• Mobile phones* are not permitted on the school site.
• No eating / drinking (other than water) IS allowed during lesson time – see the
rules on packed lunches.
*These items must be removed if seen – jewellery and mobile phones will be sent to the Senior Leader on duty and returned at the end of the day.
Safeguarding We understand that pupils may have had different experiences during the Coronavirus pandemic and that this may affect how the pupils reintegrate into the school environment and its routines. We will be meeting with all of our returning Year 10 pupils for an induction session to support this.• We are also acutely aware that many children will be hugely anxious over the
return to school and the new rules, routines, measures. Support strategies and activities will also be included in the induction session to assist with these issues.
• TAs will be in the classroom to support the pupil’s learning but will not be able to sit as close to the children as usual.
• Members of the safeguarding team will be on site every day. Behaviour As always, poor behaviour will not be tolerated. Please see the Behaviour Policy
addendum on the school’s website:
Pupils who: • Spit, purposely cough in another persons’ vicinity or other deliberate behaviours
that increase the risk of spreading infection e.g. disposing of used tissues in an unsafe manner
• Refuse to adhere to social distancing measures e.g. 2m rules• Display behaviour that is purposely contrary to the infection control measures in
place• Leave the classroom without permission• Behave in any manner which disrupts the learning of other pupils
will be sent immediately to the Senior Leader on duty and further disciplinary action
will be taken.Finally, welcome back to the pupils who will be returning, we are looking forward to seeing you again.
Behaviour and Standards Parent and Pupil Guide for Reopening
Public Health England recommends washing your hands frequently throughout the
day and always after using the toilet and before eating/drinking. Good hand
washing should be for 20 seconds (that’s singing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice) using soap
and hot water.
Thank you for your ongoing support
and we wish all of our families well.
