Author: Ellie Stevens

Careers Day

On Wednesday 4th March we held a careers day. We invited people from different careers to talk to the pupils about their jobs, routes in to those jobs and the skills that they need. In classes the pupils also thought …
11th March 2020

VE Day

At the end of term we held a VE day to finish off our War and conflict topic. Pupils were encouraged to come dressed in war time apparel. They enjoyed a range of activities from: code breaking, shelter building and …
14th February 2020

World Mental Health Day

Brantridge School pupils took part in a themed day for World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October. The pupils took part in a “Juice and Talk” session where they got to know each other better through the use of …
16th October 2019

National Fitness Day

Brantridge School celebrated National Fitness Day on Thursday 26th September as part of promoting the health and well-being of our pupils. As part of the day, pupils took part in the following activities: yoga, outdoor assault course and Ultimate Warrior …
16th October 2019

Bonnie the therapy dog!

Every Wednesday we are joined by a therapy dog called Bonnie. She comes in to read with boys, be taken for walks and for the boys to spend time with her. A therapy dog is used in setting like ours …
30th July 2019

Outdoor Learning

During Outdoor Learning one of the pupils came up with a fantastic idea of making natural masks using the natural resources available. As a result many of the pupils have been making amazing masks. The masks have also sparked some interesting …
30th July 2019

Gardening

Since the beginning of term the boys have been taking part in gardening for their enrichment sessions in lesson 6. They have been planting a range of flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables. It has been very exciting recently as we were able …
30th July 2019

Mountain biking

Pupils from Titan class had a brilliant time when they went offsite mountain biking. After enjoying some time on the ramps, they went off on a trail through the woodland, which was beautiful and the boys really enjoyed it. It …
30th July 2019

Animal Aid

Brantridge enjoyed a visit from the charity Animal Aid who ran ‘Animal Kind’ workshops with the pupils. Pupils learnt about different animal habitats and how humans are damaging these through pollution, building and deforestation, and worked in pairs to identify …
16th July 2019

Eggs for all!

Pupils at Brantridge School were very pleased to receive a donation of Easter Eggs from The Golden Lion’s Children’s Trust. Four pupils were chosen to represent the school and collect the eggs. The eggs were donated to them by CMed …
21st May 2019

World Book Day

At Brantridge School we celebrate World Book Day every year. Pupils and staff dress as their favourite book characters. This year was no different, we had a range of book related activities from drawing your own Fantastic Beast to a …
9th April 2019

Jumping for joy!

Staff and pupils are pleased to be supporting a community interest company called Sports for Champions. As part of this Ezekiel Ewulo, a long jumper from Nigeria, spent a morning at school. He delivered an assembly on resilience and the hard work it has …
17th December 2018