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BGLC has registered for this amazing ‘HEROES STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION’ supported by Boris Johnson.
To enter, students (aged 4 – 14) will need to complete an official entry form and return it to BGLC reception on or before 25th May. All entry details will be on the student bulletin and via your student email – so please keep a look out and enter! GOOD LUCK!
The Big Ask is a survey for children and young people aged 4–17 in England. The survey is split into different age groups, so you can fill in a version appropriate for your age. They have also made easy-read ‘accessible’ versions as well as a version for care leavers.
Why you should take part
This is your chance to have your say on the things that matter to you. You can say what your life is like, what you want in the future, and anything you think is holding you back.
They will use what you say to tell the people who run the country or your local area what you think needs to change to make your life better.
BCI Lockdown Legends
2 weeks before the Easter holidays, each BCI member of staff nominated 2 students who had impressed them during the recent lockdown (Jan to March). On the Friday before Easter (26th March), I presented them each with a certificate and an Easter egg by way of a thank you.
All 12 certificates, including the reason why the student was nominated and by who are here for your perusal.
Mr Brown | Head of Faculty | Business, ICT & Computing
#BGLC_BCI
BGLC will mark the minute silence today at 12pm.
Message from the Prince of Wales:
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/get-involved/day-of-reflection
Flying High!
Two years ago, after watching an older cousin have an amazing time at Army Cadets, Sienna Chavda in Year 8 decided to take the plunge and join the Sea Cadets. Many hours of boating, kayaking and camping later, Sienna has earned multiple badges, and quickly moved through the junior ranks to become a fully qualified Sea Cadet.
Each year a select group of Sea Cadets are chosen to take their Naval Airman’s Proficiency test after receiving instruction from professional pilots. Last year Sienna was delighted to hear that she would be able to prepare for this course and just before Christmas she passed it with flying colours!! This success means that she has qualified for more advanced naval aviation studies, where she’ll continue to learn about aircraft designed to operate at sea, and the planes that take off from and land on the decks of Royal Navy battleships.
Achieving this level of success at lightning speed takes real dedication and Sienna usually attends Sea Cadets two evenings a week at their base in Ross Walk near the Space Centre. Right now, of course, all the activities are virtual. But Sienna’s drive and determination are certainly not going to be stopped by a global pandemic and she already has her eye on a Duke of Edinburgh Award – something that the Sea Cadets support.
While we might expect her to be commanding an aircraft carrier in the not too distance future, Sienna is not yet certain about her choice of career. A medic with the Marines is one possibility. Careers involving biology, psychology, criminology are also all in the mix. However, Sienna is certain of one thing – the skills she is learning at Sea Cadets are not just fun and exciting, they will make her more confident and more successful – whatever path she chooses.
Congratulations Sienna!
If you are interested in finding out more about the Sea Cadets, the following link will take you to the Leicester site: https://www.sea-cadets.org/leicester
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, BGLC will be sharing stories of inspirational women in lessons, in their subjects and their email signatures and assemblies this week are about International Women’s Day. Join us in celebrating your stories of women that inspire you and #ChooseToChallenge those inequalities that still exist within the genders.
Here is our IWD assembly for your perusal:
It’s been really tough for the students as they have slogged away studying science for nearly a year now having really had little to no opportunities to undertake practical work in the lab. For many students (often boys and weaker students I have observed), being able to conduct practical work/ investigations is one of the reasons they love science, so this has been tough. We hope they enjoy it.
