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07/06/23

Good luck to our Y7 students who have embarked on their End of Year exams, sitting their first two today in History and English. They've all showed great maturity and concentration in a true exam set up. Keep up the hard work Y7! pic.twitter.com/dHvjjuuylD

07/06/23

Well done to all those who participated in last month's Junior Maths Challenge and particularly students who received Silver & Bronze Awards. pic.twitter.com/QMuthUVW1i

18/05/23

Well done Myeisha for participating in the 100m & in the joint relay with BM/BCGS. Congrats also to the rounders team playing 3 games last night, winning against The Whitstable School &especially to Rahimah whose quick thinking let the last batter win an extra half a rounder. pic.twitter.com/gzPzQ4oRwq

10/05/23

Trip to see Six the Musical in Tunbridge Wells last week for Tudor History - absolutely brilliant! pic.twitter.com/XJesGEXmDP

09/05/23

Some of our Y7 students travelled to The University of Essex to graduate from The Brilliant Club last week. Having worked extremely hard they were very proud to receive their certificates, followed by a tour of the University & a chat to current University students. pic.twitter.com/I7n3RQtZmd

05/05/23

We've been enjoying Coronation Cupcakes today at lunchtime! # cakes pic.twitter.com/WmRXHxsBDQ

27/04/23

Check out the safety guide on the networking app, Wizz. It highlights the potential risks such as catfishing and explicit content, as well as offering useful advice to parents & carers. As always if you have any concerns, please contact a member of our safeguarding team. pic.twitter.com/djkVmRPxxQ

03/04/23

We raised over £135 for Red Nose Day this year! Well done everyone. pic.twitter.com/n2JJ8r1EGA

03/04/23

Our students have been fortunate to have an engaging presentation on knife crime as part of Kent Police's education drive. pic.twitter.com/NR9GdWxxut

31/03/23

BCGS, BMS & SLBGS participated in the Debate Club Tournament won by BCGS with student prizes to BCGS/BMS for excellent debating skills:Guns should be outlawed in AmericaMobile phones should be banned for primary school children The death penalty should be reinstated in the UK pic.twitter.com/6dlhsRXMNJ

30/03/23

30 students who were selected for the highest achievement points and excellent attendance, had great fun participating in a school Easter Egg Hunt. Students had to solve clues and search for tokens to collect rewards. Congratulations to our top 30 students on their achievements. pic.twitter.com/Gcgx0JhA8l

23/03/23

A new free & confidential scheme operated by Citizen Advice supporting people in Kent who are struggling financially or need support to manage the rising cost of living has been launched https://t.co/eLN17WJXbX. Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, freephone 0800 808 5622 pic.twitter.com/TbCpiGXs61

22/03/23

The NSPCC has signposted support for young people wishing to report nudes shared online. Use the Report Remove tool: Report Remove | Childline to help take down nude/sexual images & videos. Emotional support is available from Childline & the Internet Watch Foundation. pic.twitter.com/6AKWNaC4FI

20/03/23

Look what we've been awarded! pic.twitter.com/JeUhcL7v7I

13/03/23

Parenting comes with lots of challenges, which can be even more difficult if you're dealing with mental health problems. Please find below a useful link for parentshttps://t.co/00bdxb0mJM pic.twitter.com/QUr3Oy8Mel

09/03/23

Free breakfast from the National School Breakfast Prog with - setting all our students up to succeed with either a bagel or bowl of cereal from 08:00-08:30am every morning pic.twitter.com/pjod9XoLQA

09/03/23

Congratulations to all the students who entered our Art competition. Take a look at just a couple of the amazing entries. pic.twitter.com/LfziqWOKH3

25/01/23

Yesterday, the BCGS and BMS Maths Club investigated the relationship between wingspan and the flight time of paper helicopters. pic.twitter.com/Ax030MhEfw

11/01/23

Two new clubs for students to join at BMS this week! pic.twitter.com/cXfoiJvy1T

10/01/23

Announcing a new club which is open to BMS & BCGS students this week. pic.twitter.com/JZ1ZSjXoLr

09/01/23

Our fantastic new school is recruiting more teaching staff in preparation for the arrival of another year group in September. Lots of leadership roles available too. Have a look and see if something grabs your interest!https://t.co/IXCbvZDHgw pic.twitter.com/77XWSUPHh1

06/01/23

We've joined the National School Breakfast Prog with providing free healthy breakfasts giving students the best chance to learn. Breakfast can set up children to succeed, which is why all our students can have either a bagel or cereal free from every morning pic.twitter.com/GxuzMOmGdP

15/12/22

This week Year 7 students from Barton Court and Barton Manor took part in a Maths Bake-Off Challenge, using their Mathematical skills to decipher a jumbled up recipe.Their excellent cooking skills resulted in superb candy cane shortbreads! pic.twitter.com/37nFUsBufd

Breadth Thinking Tools

CoRT Thinking Lessons have been taught in schools since the mid 1970s. They have since become the most widely used school materials for the direct teaching of thinking as a basic skill worldwide.

All of this experience has contributed to developing CoRT Thinking Lessons that:

  1. Are practical and hands-on in nature.
  2. Can be taught as a separate subject–thinking skills–or embedded in existing curriculum to strengthen student learning and develop independent thinkers.
  3. Are focused on equipping students to become effective, open-minded thinkers–critical, creative, constructive, and comprehensive.
  4. Address the increasing interest and recognition for the need to teach thinking as a basic skill along with reading, writing, and mathematics; the traditional basics.
  5. Can be used in a wide variety of situations from schools in disadvantaged areas to elite schools to students being home schooled.
  6. Appeal to a wide range of ages (6-adult) and abilities (IQs of 75-140).

Breadth Thinking Tools

Think of a person setting out to learn to be a carpenter. Each carpenter's tool is designed to carry out a specific function. The carpenter learns when and how to use each of the tools one-by-one. A lot of practice is required to become a skilled carpenter. Learning to become a skilled thinker is the same approach: to make the basic operations of thinking second nature so that they are carried out automatically, smoothly, and without fuss or effort.


P4C – is short for Philosophy for Children.

Children are taught how to create their own philosophical questions. They then choose one question that is the focus of a philosophical enquiry, or dialogue.  For example the question might be 'is it ever ok to steal? 

The teacher, as facilitator, supports the children in their thinking, reasoning and questioning, as well as the way the children speak and listen to each other in the dialogue.  After the enquiry the children and facilitator reflect on the quality of the thinking, reasoning and participation, and suggest how they could improve; either as individuals or as a group (community).

P4C is intended to be a regular activity so that the children develop their skills and understanding over time.  The role of the facilitator is crucial to ensuring quality dialogue and progress, as well as integration with the curriculum.

It is well documented that P4C has an impact on children's cognitive, social and emotional development. P4C is about getting children to think and communicate well; to think better for themselves.

P4C is a thorough pedagogy with considerable academic pedigree. Professor Matthew Lipman, frustrated by his students’ lack of engagement with learning and thinking, was influenced by educationalists and philosophers such as Vygotsky, Piaget, Dewey as well as the tradition of Socratic dialogue.

If we expect pupils to engage in more creative and stimulating thought process, we, as teachers must encourage them by asking higher level questions.


Linking higher order Questioning with higher order Thinking.

  • Developed initially in 1050's by Benjamin Bloom, readapted and significantly improved by Lorin Anderson in 1990's.
  • Hierarchy of 6 developmental stages of thinking which become increasingly complex and demanding.
  • The levels of thinking can be applied to developing questioning across all levels of schooling and in areas of learning.

Breadth Thinking Tools 2

Deeper questioning and anticipated deeper response is developed from top left to bottom right.

Get pupils to come up with their own questions by choosing a word from the left-most column followed by a word from the top row.

Eg.

What Is… the time / the name of… etc

When Will… the reaction stop if I use X grams of Y?

How Might… we use photosynthesis to overcome the impact of burning fossil fuels?

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