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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

BIST visit Bromsgrove UK

January 17, 2017

I was lucky to visit our sister school in England this week, Bromsgrove UK. It was a wonderful experience seeing the many similarities between our practice and theirs. I had the opportunity to meet teachers and students and discuss how we can work together as one global Bromsgrove family and I am looking forward to […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Secondary Cross-Curricular Day

November 23, 2016

Last week, we had our first secondary Cross-Curricular Day of this academic year. This was led by the English faculty with support from Arts and Media and allowed students to work in mixed-age groups to report breaking news stories, filming and producing a final programme, which led to the top three being showcased in the […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

BIST Update

November 1, 2016

As our first half term of 2016-17 draws to close, there are so many events planned for or currently taking place! The acts for the Bromsgrove’s Got Talent final have been announced and the video that was shared by Miss Reeks has created an excited buzz in advance of the final which has been postponed […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Term 2 Update

September 28, 2016

As I mentioned a fortnight ago, we have recently been visited by our sister school Bromsgrove UK and it was wonderful to show them around the Secondary School and see all the wonderful teaching and learning taking place. During their visit, there was also the opening of the Khun Thiti memorial library where our Head […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Welcome Message for Secondary to Year 2016-12017

September 5, 2016

What a fantastic start to the new academic year! On Monday, all students, old and new, were welcomed back to Bromsgrove by Dr Moore in an inspiring assembly. Students then spent the day with their tutors learning from them and the Secondary leadership team about the routines and rules of the Secondary school, the Bromsgrove […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Anti-Bullying Week 2016

May 13, 2016

Last week was Anti-Bullying Week at Bromsgrove and our students were given time to consider the impact that bullying can have upon students now and in the future. Students were interviewed prior to anti-bullying week by BIST TV representatives, and we all got an insight into what students and teachers perceive to be bullying in […]

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International Book Week 2016

May 2, 2016

International Book Week arrived at Bromsgrove last week and it was a wonderful way to celebrate the start of the new term. A whole school assembly kicked off the celebrations as we heard from teachers about what ignited their passion for reading and also looked forward to the exciting events for the rest of the […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Secondary Assembly-Mindfulness

March 11, 2016

Our recent Secondary assembly about preparing for success was particularly thought-provoking. At this time of year, as students reflect upon their reports and recent assessment grades, it can be a stressful and worrying time, but this assembly addressed this concern. Students had the opportunity to learn about Mindfulness and how a ‘growth mindset’ can help […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Secondary Challenge Week 2015

December 8, 2015

This week was Challenge Week in Secondary, which meant students from Year 7 all the way up to Year 13 participated in a range of residential trips across Thailand. The trips had been designed to create maximum ‘challenge’, meaning that all students were taken outside of their comfort zone and took part in a huge […]

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From the Secondary Principal, Ms Ruth Young

Remembrance Day 2015

November 17, 2015

Our week started with an assembly to commemorate Remembrance Day. Our students conducted themselves with aplomb on this solemn occasion and I was very proud to see all Secondary students learning about why we remember this day with the gravitas that it warrants. On Friday, all of Secondary took part in a new House competition […]

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