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TES Schools Awards 2019

The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the TES Schools Awards 2019.

Secretary of State For Education Opens The New STEM Centre In Gosport

Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP, visited Gosport last week for the official opening of the new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education centre. That’s Solent TV came along for the ribbon cutting. Based at Bay House Academy Sports Hall, this is the latest in a number of projects that is backed by

Headteacher’s comment: Scout

In the Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust (GFM) we have recently welcomed a four-legged friend to help support our students – in the form of Scout, my chocolate Labrador. Each year group at Bay House School and Sixth Form has received an assembly from Scout (named after the protagonist of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a

Headteacher’s comment: Broadly Speaking

It is vital that alongside the National Curriculum subjects, our children receive a broad variety of experiences and opportunities in order to flourish. Recently, the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Damian Hinds published the ‘Activity Passport’; inspired by the National Trust’s Book: 50 Things to do Before you are 11 ¾. This

Team GFM Wins Portsmouth Faraday Challenge!

January 30 was a fantastically exciting day for the GFM and the young engineers we have within our schools. Two joint Bay House and Brune Park teams competed in the Portsmouth University Faraday (STEM) Challenge against a wide entry of competitors including Portsmouth Grammar School and Portsmouth High School for Girls. We are hugely proud

Headteacher’s comment: Schools attacked by data

Cathy O’Neil’s book called Weapons of Math Destruction makes you think about how things can be potentially destroyed through using data in an unthinking way. In education we are expected to have more and more data about the children we teach. Schools are provided with big data informing them how their pupils compare with other

Have you ever considered a career in teaching?

Teacher Training Opportunities – Primary and Secondary Routes Information evening – Thursday 8 November 2018 5pm to 7pm at Bay House School For more information please contact our Initial Teacher Training team. Email: itt@gfmat.org Phone: (023) 9250 5205

WorthLess? Campaign

Please click on the link below outlining information about national action from Head Teachers in regards to the WorthLess? Campaign. WorthLess? Campaign Information Letter

Bay House School students take part in European theatre performance

Where Have All The Flowers Gone – a European theatre performance by Werdenfels-Gymnasium, Lycée Ozanam and Bay House School. The Bay House cast of students were joined by students from Lille, France and Garmisch-Partikinger in Germany in June for a truly European theatre performance. The performances in Gosport mark the end of a most extraordinary

Gomer Junior School is blooming marvellous!

Gomer Junior School has been awarded five gold Gosport in Bloom awards, 1 silver award and the Gosport in Bloom 2018 Best School Award! Some of the school’s Gomer Growers, who garden all year and in all weathers, attended a special ceremony at Gosport Town Hall to pick up their awards. They were presented with