What an exciting start we have had to the new academic year. Our Primary and Early Years teaching team have been incredibly impressed by the energy and enthusiasm that all our students have shown this week. 

We have had some fantastic online lessons, with live music and PE sessions where all the students have actively participated. We have also been focusing on our IPC and Brain Waves so our students can take an active role in their own learning, reflecting well on the skills they are using and developing.

Our Year 6 students have been learning how to use Google Classroom in addition to Seesaw and Zoom; our Year 6 teaching team have been extremely pleased with their mature and responsible attitude whilst they have been learning these new skills and are already seeing them taking more responsibility for their own timetables and becoming more independent. This will support their ongoing progress and ensure they are ready for secondary school next year.

We have also very much enjoyed meeting all the students this week as they came to collect their resources. It was very exciting to see them – and how much they have grown! It was also such a pleasure to see them speaking to their classmates, they showed that excellence and kindness are still at the heart of our school and we are so proud that our new students were able to see what TBS has to offer, both for their academic and social and emotional development.

Congratulations to all our students on such a fantastic start, we are very excited about the year ahead.

What a fantastic start to our new academic year. We have been truly amazed by our new students who have been creative in their approaches to learning, adaptable when responding to new and unpredictable challenges, and genuine in their interactions with teachers and peers. We would also like to commend our returning students, who have approached their online learning (and campus activities) with maturity and thoughtfulness.

Our online lessons have quickly regained their momentum and are offering students genuine learning opportunities. Our students have quickly formed positive habits, are engaging in live activities and discussions, and have already started the important process of identifying ambitious targets to aim for this year (both academically and holistically). The confidence and creativity of our students when using online applications has been so impressive and this truly reflects their development as effective learners in a digital age.

We have had some highly valuable opportunities to engage with our students this week. On Monday, our Mentor-Parent Teacher Consultations allowed all of our students and families to connect and learn more about 

the year ahead. Throughout the week we have had our students on campus, meeting their mentors, connecting with friends (new and existing) and collecting important resources for their learning. It was lovely to see the joy and happiness within our students as they interacted with their peers in what must feel like a very long time.

We must also say a huge congratulations to our Year 7 students who have successfully completed their first week of Secondary school. The students have been outstanding in adapting to new teaching and learning methods, as well the unique expectations of Secondary school. We hope that our Year 7 students are enjoying the opportunities and challenges that have presented so far, and we look forward to sharing in their achievements this year.

Congratulations to all of our students, we are so proud of your achievements and progress so far.

The TBS learners have been working hard completing a variety of challenges in their learning this week. Harnessing the Learning Animals powers of resilience, respect, communication, cooperation, thoughtfulness, enquiry, responsibility and adaptability, learners from Y1 to Year 6 have completed a variety of tasks from designing new stadiums to learning new languages. Applying a variety of IPC skills along the way, our Primary learners have certainly shown that we have some gold medal engineers, artists, athletes and linguists amongst us.