This year, we have been unable to host Open Days, on-site within the Primary Phase. Therefore, the GFM Primary Phase have made a virtual tour to introduce Gomer Junior and Rowner Junior School to prospective parents/carers. The ‘Open Day Video’ provides viewers with an introduction to some staff, a tour of the school and an
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“Awesome day – because I used a Chromebook for all my learning.” Henry Harman, Year 7 Recognising the need to equip their students with tech, the GFM hosted a Chromebook Launch Day on Tuesday 3 November 2020. To launch the scheme, a whole day of blended learning planned around the use of Chrome books, was provided
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Today, pupils across the GFM took time to pause, reflect and remember on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month. The GFM fully recognises the importance of Remembrance Day and is especially mindful of our service community at this time. Ahead of today, pupils across the GFM have had the
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Today marks the second cross-MAT Professional Learning day for all teaching staff and classroom based support staff colleagues across the GFM. Today, colleagues across the GFM will be joining together for training which has been organised by the GFM Institute of Education and will be facilitated by colleagues across the GFM.
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You are warmly invited to join the GFM Awards 2020 celebrations. We will broadcast live from 6pm on Thursday 22 October. Good luck to all our GFM nominees who have been invited to join us online and huge congratulations to every one of you. Please click on the link below to access the event.
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The GFM recognise the importance of sharing and value learning from one another to change attitudes, develop our outlook and enable us to best serve our community. In this video, our Director of the Institute of Education (IOE) David Higginbottom meets with our Primary Phase Executive Headteacher Georgina Mulhall to launch GFM Talks 2020-2021.
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The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the Tes Schools Awards 2020. It’s been revealed, today, that the GFM has been shortlisted for the Tes STEM Team of the Year award. In the same category, one of our junior schools, Gomer Junior, was delighted to be the overall winner in 2018.
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One important part of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils, parents and our communities is testing for coronavirus. We all have a duty to make sure that the right people have access to get tested at the right time. Every time a test is used inappropriately, a person with Covid-19 symptoms may miss out on getting tested.
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10 Students from both Bay House and Brune Park have achieved brilliant success during the prestigious 8 week international Connected Delegates Programme for Model United Nations this term. Over 300 students aged 16-17 attended in total from India, Spain, Qatar, Ireland and the UK and learnt about the United Nations, how Model United Nations conferences
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We would like to thank our community for the response to letters from our school leaders describing our thinking about how to manage the start of the new school year. The majority have been supportive of the two week transition period, recognising the need for caution in managing reopening. We recognise, however, that for some this is seen as an unnecessary way to mitigate the risk of the virus.
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