Bullers Wood School for Boys
Opening
September 2017
Chair of Bullers Wood Multi-Academy Trust – Mr
Len Webb
Executive Headteacher: Mr Ben Greene
Headteacher Designate: Ms Anne Gouldthorpe
This Morning’s Programme
Introduction
Short Visit to Year 7 and 8 Lessons
Refreshments
Presentation
Q&A
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Why?
• Parents of students talked about not having similar for
their sons/boys in mixed sixth form
• Bromley is an area of high need –increasing shortage of
school places. Pupil projection data demonstrates the
need for additional secondary schools – significant
shortage from September 2017
• Bulge already in primary (primary schools taking on
additional forms of entry)
• Increased migration to the area
• New housing construction attracting families
• Shortage of school places in neighbouring boroughs –
Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Addressing Basic Future Need
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Our Vision
• Six form entry boys’ school (180 in each year group)
• Share all the core values and academically high aspirations of
this school
• Outstanding academic achievement
• An unremitting focus on teaching and learning
• A genuine conviction that each boy has the potential to achieve
and enjoy success within a culture of high aspiration and
traditional values of courtesy and respect
• Healthy, happy, resilient and successful young people and
adults
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Key Characteristics
• To provide high quality teaching & learning experiences in a
modern technologically rich environment
• To provide an academic education with an emphasis on the
EBacc subjects and Sport.
• To provide extensive extra-curricular opportunities beyond the
academic curriculum so that boys can find their niche,
experience success and develop self-confidence.
• For boys to excel and exceed their predicted educational
outcomes.
• A strong and caring pastoral system that underpins and
supports boys’ academic progress.
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Curriculum
• To provide an excellent grounding in the core subjects (English, Maths,
Science, Computing, Religious Education, Personal Development and Physical
Education) as well as the Humanities, a Modern Foreign Language, the Arts
and Design and Technology.
• We believe that effective communication and mathematical skills in both
English and Maths ‘opens doors’, and allows young people to access and
achieve success across other subjects. Therefore we will place significant
emphasis on the teaching of these skills
• A high proportion of curriculum time will be allocated to the study of Science.
This is to develop scientific concepts and skills in depth and have the
opportunities to problem solve through experimentation
• Our Computing curriculum will teach programming
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Curriculum
•Although we are committed to offering an academically based curriculum, we
want our students to develop their practical and aesthetic talents. Therefore we
include Art, Music, Drama and Technology
•We will always design our curriculum around the strengths and needs of each
Cohort and will be flexible in our approach to grouping students by aptitude.
We recognise that one size does not fit all
•We want all our students to achieve success and in order to do this we will put
specific interventions in place to ensure that boys can achieve their best and we
will seek out and provide opportunities for them to excel in areas where they
have potential, a gift or talent
•We will offer a full programme of enrichment and extra -curricular activities.
Our target in the first year of opening is to have 100% of students participating
in at least one extra- curricular activity.
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ATC
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Bringing the current ATC Squadron into the Boys School
It will operate out of the school on Mondays & Wednesdays
We will work in partnership with the ATC
Deliver some extra curricular activities to younger boys e.g.
field craft
• Boys will be able to join when they are 13
• They will offer the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze award to boys
when they are 14
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SEND
• Bullers Wood School for Boys will ensure that students with SEN are admitted on an
equal basis with others in accordance with our admissions policy
• Shared expectation that regardless of their specific needs, SEND students will be
offered inclusive teaching that will enable them to make the best possible progress in
school and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community
• There will be a range of provision to support students with communication,
interaction, cognition and learning difficulties, social, mental and emotional health
problems or sensory or physical needs
• We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure that students are not disadvantaged
• The range of support deployed will be tailored to individual need following thorough
assessment by internal or external agencies
• Our support will be designed to enable boys with SEND to work towards becoming
independent and resilient learners
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The School Day
• Will begin at 7:45am
• And finish at 2:20pm
• Giving ample time to get involved in Homework clubs,
enrichment and extra curricular clubs and activities
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Site & Planning
• Planning application will be submitted in the next few
weeks and if successful:
• For the first year students will be in a two story,
temporary, modular build.
• This will be quite well equipped – computers/science
equipment etc.
• Our catering contractor will be able to provide cold
‘grab bag’ type lunches
• Main build will open in September 2018
• Public consultation in the form of an exhibition on
Wednesday 29th June from 3:30pm – 8pm in the Main
Hall on this site
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Bullers Wood School for Boys
Admissions
• Stand alone application made directly to the School
• Application forms and Admissions Policy available on
www.bwsboys.org
• Can apply for a place at Bullers Wood for Boys as well as
making 6 choices on Bromley’s Common Application Form –
therefore you will hold two offers
• The seed point will be the gate on the Bickley Road
entrance to St Hughes Playing fields (proposed site)
• Application deadline:
Friday 31st October 2016
• Provisional Offers:
Monday 20th February 2017
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Key Dates
• Wednesday 29th June 2016 3:30pm – 8pm – Site & Planning
Exhibition
• Saturday 17th September 2016 9:30am – 12:30pm – Open
Morning
• Thursday 6th October 2016 - Planning Application Decision
• Application deadline Friday 31st October 2016
• Provisional offer dates Monday 20th February 2017
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Section 10 Consultation
• We will be running this again
• It is a 7 week consultation process where we ask everyone to complete
a questionnaire on our website
• You will be asked if you agree to the Secretary of State for Education
entering into a funding agreement with us.
• You will be asked about our Admissions Policy, site and other matters
• We have to record objections and support for the School in a report that
is submitted to the Secretary of State for Education
• Saying that you want the school will make a big difference as she has to
prove to the Government that this school is needed
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Bullers Wood School for Boys