Black Country news and blogs Sunday 13 December 2015
Barr Beacon School
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Leaders of the Future: Lifesavers 
Barr Beacon School 11 Dec 15
We would all like to think we would be cool and calm in an emergency situation.
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Young Chef Competition
Barr Beacon School 11 Dec 15
Well done to the eight ‘ budding Chefs’ Morgan Garrand 9B2, Sohan Bhandari 10B1, Callum Burnet 10B1, Josh Holsey 10B1, Hollie Thornhill 10C1, Kenya Heath 9 M1, Scott Robinson 10W1 and Ushnah Badar 10W1 who have taken part in the Rotary Young …
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Germany Trip Updates
Barr Beacon School 9 Dec 15
Day one: “All arrived after a long day travelling, eaten dinner and now unpacking and getting an early night ready for our adventures tomorrow!” Day two: “Lovely weather today, even the sun is out! Spent the morning browsing the Christmas …
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Politicians For The Day
Barr Beacon School 8 Dec 15
Students from Barr Beacon School have been to London to experience the realities of being an EU politician.
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Beacon’s Got Talent 2015
Barr Beacon School 30 Nov 15
An array of acts auditioned for our annual Beacon’s Got Talent 2015 live show.
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Exam Certificates
Barr Beacon School 19 Nov 15
Exam Certificates for Summer 2015 are now in school.
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Make a Noise About Bullying!
Barr Beacon School 13 Nov 15
This year the Champions Against Bullying Committee will be joining in with the national ‘Making A Noise About Bullying’ campaign.
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Lichfield Cathedral Trip
Barr Beacon School 10 Nov 15
Lichfield Cathedral – 17/11/2015 On Tuesday 17th November the RE department will be taking KS4 to Lichfield Cathedral.
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Awards Evening 2015
Barr Beacon School 9 Nov 15
Awards Evening will take place on Tuesday 10 th November 2015 at Walsall Town Hall.
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Children In Need 2015
Barr Beacon School 6 Nov 15
On Friday 13th November 2015 we will be holding a non-uniform day for Children In Need.
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Confidential Information Form
Barr Beacon School 5 Nov 15
Have you returned your Confidential Information form? A short while ago we issued the Confidential Information Form for your child, which contains very important information which we need to keep up-to-date, including medical and contact details.
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100% Attendance
Barr Beacon School 22 Oct 15
Once again we have celebrated those pupils who have had 100% attendance for one year or more.
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Meet Your New Librarians
Barr Beacon School 16 Oct 15
The time had come to recruit new librarians for our library here at Barr Beacon School.
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Changes to 934 & 936 Buses
Barr Beacon School 8 Oct 15
Changes to 934 and 936 Public Service buses from 25th October National Express have informed us that their 934 and 936 buses will be changing from 25th October as a result of Diamond Bus withdrawing their 56 service.
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World Mental Health Day
Barr Beacon School 5 Oct 15
World Mental Health Day is the annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy.
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Summer Reading Competition Winners
Barr Beacon School 1 Oct 15
Barr Beacon School are committed to encourage pupils to participate in wider reading.
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Black History Month
Barr Beacon School 1 Oct 15
For Black History Month this year we are celebrating people who are experts in their fields, including scientists, mathematicians, astronauts, actors, authors, sportspeople and many more.
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Careers Fair & Conference
Barr Beacon School 22 Sep 15
Parents and Carers: You are invited to our careers conference.
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Activity Week 2016 – Residentials
Barr Beacon School 22 Sep 15
Next year there are 5 Residential trips during Activity Week (11th-15th July) at the end of the summer term, where students will depart on Monday and return on the Friday.
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Girls into STEM
Barr Beacon School 22 Sep 15
Some of our Year 9 girls spent a day at the University of Birmingham, taking part in various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) related workshops.
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Admissions 2016
Barr Beacon School 17 Sep 15
Open Evening will take place on Thursday 17th September 2015 , 6:30pm-9:00pm.
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Preparation for Medicine
Barr Beacon School 17 Sep 15
Going to read Medicine at university is a popular destination for Barr Beacon sixth formers and we pride ourselves on how we successfully prepare students for accessing one of the most competitive degree courses.
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‘Tumbling To Success’
Barr Beacon School 17 Sep 15
“When I first started tumbling four years ago I couldn’t even do a forward roll,” says Oliver Dean in Malvern House.
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Recruiting teachers of the future now!
Barr Beacon School 15 Sep 15
Being awarded SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training) status means we can recruit and train our own fully qualified teachers.
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Rome – Philosophy & Ethics Trip
Barr Beacon School 8 Sep 15
The Religious Studies department are pleased to offer pupils studying GCSE and A Level Philosophy and Ethics the exciting opportunity to visit Rome in February 2016.
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Barr Beacon Nature Reserve – App
Barr Beacon School 27 Aug 15
A new interactive App designed for Barr Beacon is now available for free for both iPhone and Android smart phones.
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Return To School
Barr Beacon School 25 Aug 15
Pupils will return to school on Wednesday 2nd September 2015.
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Superstar Students – A-Level Results!
Barr Beacon School 13 Aug 15
With 22 A* grades and the vast majority overall at B grade or above we know our students have earned what they need to access the best possible destinations.
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Exam Result Dates
Barr Beacon School 30 Jul 15
Year 13: A-Level results will be available from 7am in the iCentre on Thursday 13th August 2015.
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Summer Newsletter 2015
Barr Beacon School 20 Jul 15
It has been a very busy term here at Barr Beacon, you can read about all our latest events and success stories below: Summer Newsletter 2015…
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Activities Week 2015 Blog
Barr Beacon School 13 Jul 15
Activities Week updates will be uploaded below throughout the week and on the Barr Beacon Twitter.
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Summer Reading Challenge
Barr Beacon School 9 Jul 15
All current year 7 8 pupils are invited to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge to be in with a chance to win a Kindle Fire and earn valuable House Points.
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Sports Awards Evening
Barr Beacon School 9 Jul 15
On Tuesday 7th July Barr Beacon hosted its first ever Sports Award Evening.
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Barr Beacon’s Budding Writers
Barr Beacon School 8 Jul 15
Four excellent writers from year 7 and 8 have been selected as winners of the Young Writer’s Competition to appear in a publication of Grim Tales.
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Year 8 STEM Day
Barr Beacon School 3 Jul 15
This week Year 8 had a full day of STEM activities and it certainly went off with a bang.
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Beacon Pupils Declared ‘Geniuses’
Barr Beacon School 3 Jul 15
33 pupils of our pupils have been invited to join MENSA .
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Sixth Form Induction 2015
Barr Beacon School 30 Jun 15
Current sixth formers and those joining us in September have been competing in a series of western themed games as part of their second induction day.
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How Safe Are Your Children Online?
Barr Beacon School 30 Jun 15
We take e-safety very seriously.
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Prom 2015
Barr Beacon School 26 Jun 15
Thursday 26th June saw the sun shining down on the beautiful grounds of Hogarth’s Hotel where staff eagerly awaited the arrival of our Year 11 Prom guests.
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Meet Our New Prefects
Barr Beacon School 26 Jun 15
On Wednesday 24th June, our newly elected Prefects attended a very formal assembly with the Headteacher.
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Sky Sports – Living for Sport
Barr Beacon School 23 Jun 15
On Monday 22nd June the PE department welcomed Commonwealth Gold Medalist Judo player, Tom Davis.
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Numeracy Week June 2015
Barr Beacon School 22 Jun 15
Numeracy week will run from Monday 22nd – Friday 26th June.
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Beacon Students Hailed as Heroes
Barr Beacon School 16 Jun 15
Barr Beacon School has been chosen by Birmingham Children’s Hospital to be one of their ‘Hundred Heroes’ for 2014-15.
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Walsall Parkrun
Barr Beacon School 15 Jun 15
On Saturday 13th June 12 Barr Beacon pupils participated in the Walsall Parkrun.
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Barr Beacon School 12 Jun 15
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Loughborough University PE GCSE Visit
Barr Beacon School 11 Jun 15
On Tuesday 9th June the Year 10 PE GCSE group travelled to Loughborough University, to learn about what University offered and they received lecturers from some of the top experts within their field.
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BIG S.M.I.L.E. Sports Day
Barr Beacon School 8 Jun 15
On Friday 5th June, 16 Barr Beacon pupils were taken to Wolverhampton University to take part in the BIG S.
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Are You Ready For Paper 2?
Barr Beacon School 5 Jun 15
To help you to prepare for the second maths GCSE paper, the calculator paper, we have compiled a list of topics that could appear.
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“I Love Geography” Event
Barr Beacon School 4 Jun 15
On Wednesday 3rd June year 8 participated in The Royal Geographical society “I Love Geography Event”.
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Year 11 Celebrations
Barr Beacon School 2 Jun 15
We are very proud at Barr Beacon of our Year 11 cohort and we have thoroughly enjoyed working in partnership with you for the last five years and look forward to working with those of you who are staying on at Sixth Form.