On 26 & 27 June we were delighted to host the BAE Roadshow who visited the GFM and performed to 2000 pupils: Gomer Junior School, Enterprise Academy, Y7 and Y8 from both our secondary schools, and representatives from local Gosport and Portsmouth schools.
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The Fresh Air Gym at Rowner Junior School was unveiled with the help of Royal Navy personnel from HMS Sultan in Gosport. The state-of the-art facility includes a range of activity stations.
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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 2019.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Read moreBUSINESSES, schools and volunteers have been recognised for their efforts to help young people achieve their potential. It came as scores of nominees gathered at Lakeside North Harbour on Tuesday evening for the return of the EBP South Amazing People Awards. The popular fixture celebrated its 20th anniversary last year with a glitzy outing at The Solent Hotel and Spa and revellers were no less
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THE CHILDREN OF Gomer Junior School have performed a special rendition of their anti-bullying dance to parents, teachers and peers. The Year 6 performance involved 30 pupils and was the culmination of four days of activities in recognition of anti-bullying Week. The dance was choreographed under the expert tuition of hip hop dance teacher, Chris
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