Bramhall Community High School

Providing a good education in our community of Bramhall

since 1967

• All students follow curriculum pathways that are right for them.

• Students achieve their best from their starting points.

• No child should be left behind.

• High attainment of GCSEs – no 'equivalents’ as used by other schools unless best for the child.

• High attainment of A/A* grades: being excellent needs growth mindset.

Academic Expectations

74% 5+A*-C 63% including En and Ma75% achieved a Maths GCSE grade C+72% achieved an English GCSE grade C+80% achieved 2 Science82% achieved Humanities GCSEs.38% achieved the English Baccalaureate.32% achieved 3 or more A*/A grades (57%A*/B)47% 5 or more A*/B

Headline Figures

Working with others in vertical groups (KS3), on themes and visits such as:

• Holocaust Remembrance• Global Development issues• Dr. Faustus• MOSI STEM visits• Trafford Centre Enterprise

• Healthy Living.• Duke of Edinburgh Awards• Staying Safe• Managing Relationships• Democracy and Parliament• The Laws of our Land• Equality• Resilience

Alternative Curriculum

What else do our children learn?

Skills for Life

Children do not start their education with us, they continue to develop

What do we provide here?• Broad and balanced

curriculum.• Different courses for

different needs.• Interests and hobbies

encouraged through a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities

What we do to help transition• Staff meeting to talk about

children.• Year 5 Modern Foreign

Languages and Drama Days• Year 6 Music Transition

Sunday• Year 6 Science and Maths

day.

Community matters to us: our school, our locality, our nation and our world.

We are a strong part of this community and your child will have the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of those who live in our communities and develop themselves.

Child Centred Education

How do we encourage community involvement?

Performing Arts at our Halle Partnership School• Christmas and Summer

Concerts featuring Senior and Junior orchestras, Swing Band, Choir, String Ensemble, School of Rock Ensembles, Y6 musicians.

• The Fairey Band/ BHS Joint Concert

• European concert tours.• Drama Productions: 13 Little

Shop of Horrors, Scrooge.• A Christmas Carol at Bramall

Hall,• Forthcoming attraction:

Bugsy Malone

Community involvement through Sport at our School

Teams and Fixtures• 50 school Sports Teams.• The only State school that

plays on Saturdays.• Primary PE Ambassadors• Students on day release to

football academies.• Sports Leaders• Sports Ambassadors

Beyond the classroom• National and international

competitors in a range of sports.

• Shared facilities for Sport with the community.

• Partnership with local Hockey and Tennis Clubs.

• European football/rugby tours

Work in our community

Supporting each other

• Light Up Bramhall• Entertaining our elderly

residents: Sunrise, Hillbrook Grange.

• ‘I Love Bramhall’ Tea Party.• Churches together• Remembrance Sunday

Service.

Our school, our people

• Rotary Duck Race.• Graduation Ceremony• E-safety information

evenings for Primaries.• Local Shops in Partnership:

the Co-op, Martin’s Newsagents, Chilli Jam.

Charities

Support by our school, our children, for our communities.

• Water Aid• Reuben’s Retreat• Traidcraft• Cystic Fibrosis• Beacon Counselling• Beechwood Hospice• The Christie’s

• Little People• Poppy Appeal• Cancer UK• Children in Need• Childline• Retrak international• Macmillan Nursing

One large community Partnerships

Artists in Residence

HalleOrchestra

STEMPartnership

Authors and Simply

Books

Four Houses

InternationalLinks

Learning and Teaching methods

Global Education Focus

Academic Visits to other countries

We gave £3,400 to each of these African Charities.....

SightsaversWater aid

Save the ChildrenAgainst Malaria

.............because our students wanted to make a difference in developing countries.

One large community Villages within the community

IgnisCreate

Terra FirmaDiscover

AuraImagine

Four Houses

• We look after our own.• More staff seeing to the

needs of students.• Healthy Competition to

build resilience.• Responsibility for

students by students.• We celebrate creativity.

• Dedicated House staff.• Subjects grouped to

share skills progression.• Staff coaching on

learning and teaching.• Student Leadership. • Student support

services.

We used to be one large school – now we are four small communities

• The Bramhall Way – expectations and high standards

• Building Relationships• Fully inclusive school with a wide range of

SEND provision• Helping children to achieve and enjoy

Student SupportGeoff Thomas

• How we look after the whole child• Family support and partnership• Liaison with external agencies

Student Support LeaderJanet Kennedy

• What does Student Leadership mean?• Opportunities school provides for leadership

development.• How Student Leaders look after Year 7 students.• What we have done for the Community.• What difference Student Leadership is making to

our school.

Student Leadership at Our School: Anjali and James

• Children are not numbers.• Children are equipped for life with us.• We nurture and care for the whole child and

sometimes their families.• We seek out children’s talents and interests.• We value respect, confidence and positive

attitude.

What does our school stand for?

Our challenge is ......

‘To raise young people, all of whom have the appetite, capacity and confidence to face the unforeseeable challenges and

uncertainties life throws at them’Guy Claxton

People you may want to ask about ....

Achievements and Standards Jon Longworth and Nikki JoynsonStudent Support and Safety Claire Lewis and Geoff ThomasSENCO Richard BowerQuality of Teaching

Paul Hunt and Gill Rule