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07/06/23

Our talented caretaker, Mr Robinson, has taken some stunning footage of the school and surrounding countryside at sunset. Take a look!https://t.co/NHdjGjX7gZ pic.twitter.com/ERJO8OvCf0

25/05/23

Y7/8 students got creative making scenes featuring their favourite historical event/person using an egg, art materials & their imagination. Eva won with her Floregg Nightingale scene & Victor was runner up with his take on Henry VIII and his 6 wives. Look how creative they were! pic.twitter.com/kDEPYocv2O

24/05/23

Introducing our new Senior Prefect Team for 2023-2024. With Jack and Sienna as Head Students, Gracie and Jared as Deputies and Kamana and Ewan as Assistants, we're sure to see lots of positive impact around the School. pic.twitter.com/iNX8xpT34c

22/05/23

It was great to celebrate the last day with our amazing Y13 students. They have all been a credit to the School and we wish them all the best of luck with their upcoming exams and future careers. pic.twitter.com/GihTagnJOI

22/05/23

Well done to Will & Will who played for Canterbury U14s v Beeston in the Hockey National Plate Final in Nottingham. One was Captain of the Team & the other scored a hattrick to win 4-2 resulting in third overall. The Kent Team also won in the SE Regional league the same weekend pic.twitter.com/J4zJwsU0xP

19/05/23

A great one point perspective drawing by Noah in Y7 for our Art of the Fortnight. Students are learning how to use one point perspective to create a sense of depth in their drawings & will be moving onto drawing street views next before learning about two point perspective. pic.twitter.com/7FfExTKMFs

15/05/23

It's Mental Health Awareness Week so can we remind students & their families of the resources we've already directed them to ie Kooth, plus for parents, Parents Mental Health Support/Advice for Your Child/Young Minds for young people’s mental health & the adults they live with. pic.twitter.com/24Mf4B2J1q

15/05/23

Wonderful pic of the School's pond from our talented Caretaker and his drone! pic.twitter.com/dTJbiOFZU5

11/05/23

Thank you to all those who have booked their Y5 child onto our Taster Morning in June. This event is now full.We are looking to meeting everyone and having a fun morning.

10/05/23

Fabulous trips to London and with our Spanish exchange visitors! pic.twitter.com/EmkcQw36sE

05/05/23

Some of our Y13 & Y9 students were delighted to be invited back to play at the Kent MS Centre this week for a Coronation themed tea providing jazz music underneath red, white & blue bunting as guests arrived. Visit https://t.co/sblUyIM1GS for more information about their work. pic.twitter.com/ea9ePl9pvo

02/05/23

Year 5 students from local primary schools attended a Maths workshop at BCGS last month when they explored number theory as well as properties of negative numbers. Despite working in a new environment, they produced some superb team work and loved every minute! pic.twitter.com/hSdl67sSgW

28/04/23

This week Y8 students have been investigating the theme of their identity in art & have created a side profile portrait silhouette shape filled with complex overlapping drawn imagery & text, linking to their identity & favourite things. pic.twitter.com/7ilFIGkzIX

28/04/23

We're hosting our annual Y5 Taster Morning again this year on Saturday 24 June. Please go to our website to view the details & complete the electronic application form if you would like your Y5 primary school child to sample a small taste of life at BCGS.https://t.co/svYOEOxg5A pic.twitter.com/1lLnrT11kY

19/04/23

A date for your diaries - the Immunisation Team will be with us next week, on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 April pic.twitter.com/WFbSVAenSq

06/04/23

Well here's something a bit different - Kinball and Sitting Volley Ball in UV PE! Brilliant fun! pic.twitter.com/kPYIMHFMOi

05/04/23

Another fabulous pic from our talented Caretaker! pic.twitter.com/Uy0TCzlmZN

05/04/23

If you like the plans for the youth hub to support young people of canterbury click https://t.co/NCTyRshf3P to add your support to our planning application pic.twitter.com/43yCxu0JPL

05/04/23

An amazing visit by a group of Japanese Teachers who taught a group of Y8 students all about calligraphy, origami and the Japanese language. pic.twitter.com/orrZyNQMUH

03/04/23

Well done to our Y13 students who raised over £150 during the Y13 Charity Week and a big well done to one lucky winner in Y13 who won the “Guess the Name of the Bear”! pic.twitter.com/p4aXaaFUXJ

03/04/23

Maria Sibylla Merian, naturalist and scientific illustrator, was born in 1647. She collected insects and raised silkworms as a young girl, and was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly and document metamorphosis. Watch our video with : pic.twitter.com/3Vy8HJWXmw

31/03/23

BCGS, BMS & SLBGS participated in the Debate Club Tournament won by BCGS with student prizes to BCGS/BMS for excellent debating skills:Guns should be outlawed in AmericaMobile phones should be banned for primary school children The death penalty should be reinstated in the UK pic.twitter.com/igFE3heMZf

30/03/23

Fantastic visit enjoyed by Y12 Mathematicians from BCGS to the School of Mathematics at the University of Kent, where they attended lectures and took part in hands-on activities. A very enjoyable and enriching day! Thank you pic.twitter.com/yRTMWXYF2E

27/03/23

Good luck to the BCGS Girls Netball Team taking part in the District Netball Tournament this week.

23/03/23

A new free & confidential scheme operated by Citizen Advice supporting people in Kent who are struggling financially or need support to manage the rising cost of living has been launched https://t.co/Rwyqt0zSEx. Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, freephone 0800 808 5622 pic.twitter.com/9axqWCl69j

The Journey to Accreditation

We became an accredited Thinking School, by Exeter University CEC, in March 2015 and an Advanced Thinking School in July 2017. We are one of very few Advanced thinking schools in the United Kingdom.

The Journey towards Thinking School Status

 

Year 1: 2012-2013

The main Thinking School focus was Thinking Maps. 

 Additional Foci:

  • Thinker’s Keys .
  • Thinking Hats 
  •  P4C trialed in Y7 extracurricular club.

 

Year 2: 2013-2014

The main Thinking School focus was Thinking Hats 

 Additional Foci:

  • Habits of Mind 
  •  Thinker’s keys 
  •  Review of Thinking Maps

 

Year 3: 2014-2015

The main Thinking School focus was Habits of Mind 

 Additional Foci:

  • Review of Thinking Hats. 
  •  Continue to train staff on Thinking Maps and Thinking Hats. 
  • Thinkers’ keys 

 

By December 2014, three main foci had been introduced and these were starting to become embedded practice in lessons and tutor time by both students and staff. Evidence was collected routinely throughout the three years to support the accreditation process, which took place in February 2015.

Since 2015, the Teaching and Learning Team together with both staff and students Drive Teams, have continued with our dissemination of practice, research and training to further embed thinking strategies across our community and the Trust. 

 

Our Journey beyond advanced Accreditation

In July 2017, the School was accredited as an Advanced thinking school by the University of Exeter.

There are five key areas for accreditation as an Advanced Thinking School: Dissemination of Practice; Evaluative Research; Professional Development; Differentiation; and Whole School Assessment.

The school has continued developing and rolling out a range of tools that are used consistently across subjects in all year groups, as shown in lessons, displays, work produced by learners, pastoral activities and within our online Portals.

 

The School has a commitment to sharing experience and practice in the community, such as an SLE programme (School to School Support) and Year 5 Thinking Schools projects in feeder primary schools.

The Journey to Accreditation

Promoting the Thinking School ethos to students, parents and visitors is explored through an introduction to “Thinking school” in all international visits ( Spain, Korea, Japan, Sweden), a ‘Thinking School Room’ at school events, and via training for new teachers, students, parents and carers. Barton Court has also recently become a Thinking Hub school for Kent and Medway and this commitment is expanding further with our close link with Thinking Matters. Our dissemination of practice is at local, regional and international level.

Thinking Matters

Our dissemination is evident more widely, with examples such as presenting workshops at the Thinking Schools International conference in Swindon for the past three years.

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