What's happening at William Brookes School and Sixth Form
We’re sure you’ll be shouting for ’MORE’ when William Brookes School Musical Theatre Company perform Oliver this February.
With a large cast of colourful characters pooled from Years 7 to 13, this year’s show promises to be a big crowd puller and we’re increasing the number of performances to meet demand.
Priced at £7 and £5 concessions, tickets are now available for each of the four evening performances and can be bought from The Edge Arts Centre.
Tags: drama, performance, Performances, performing arts, The Edge
On Friday 25th November, this year’s award winners gathered to make their presentations to an audience which included Trustees and Parents.
A reception of drinks and nibbles launched the evening, where guests were able to look at the display boards that each student had prepared and have the opportunity to chat to the award winners about their projects.
The formal presentation of the student’s projects was held in the lecture theatre. The presentations were fantastic and ranged from using Powerpoint to video . Everyone put in so much effort to make their presentations, lively, informative and amusing. They certainly kept their audience entertained. At the end of each presentation, students were asked questions about their experiences.
So well done to the following students, not only on your successful applications but also on your very professional presentations:
Oliver, Claire and James, who took part in the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Sweden;
Alice – selected and took part in a ski trip to Switzerland with the Guides;
Sam, who went on a concert tour to Belgium as part of the Shropshire Youth Orchestra;
Katie, who went on a concert tour to Belgium as part of the ‘Fiddlesticks’ orchestra;
Josh, Stacey and Georgia—all learnt how to rock climb and abseil at Wolf Mountain Climbing Centre in Wolverhampton;
Kieran and Ryan - both went on a tour of the Olympic Stadium and a visit to the British Museum of Ancient Olympic Connections;
Katie and Fran were selected and took part in the Coubertin Youth Forum visit to Beijing.
Of course, every successful event is supported by valuable members of the ‘behind the scenes’ team so a big ‘Thank You’ to Lily, Kenna, Kate, Jess, Danny, Tom and Michael who worked very hard on the night to keep our guests fed and watered!
The individual presentations were pulled together by Paul Bertrand to ensure that the evening ran without any technical hitches.
And finally – All our award winners would like to thank the Trustees for the opportunities that the grants have given them.
Information about applying for next year’s J L Edwards Awards will be published after Christmas.
Tags: J L Edwards
On Monday 7 November the BBC had a crew at WBS to capture reaction to the announcement that the Olympic torch would be coming to Much Wenlock. Sixth Former Genny Capper joined Year 10 students Tara, Zach and Oli to find out who they would be talking to and a little bit about news gathering in general.
Sixth Formers Joe Wood, Katie Row and Fran Flynn gave a live broadcast interview about their visit to the Coubertin Youth Forum in Beijing, earlier this year. They also offered their thoughts on why the decision to bring the torch to Much Wenlock was the correct one.
Claire Marshall, gave Tara an interview and told her about some of her experiences as a correspondent both here in the UK and abroad. The four students were asked by the BBC to cover the event as practice for next year’s ‘School Report’ day in March, when they’ll join other students spending an entire day hunting down relevant news stories and harvesting interesting articles for the BBC website.
As part of the day’s activites, our choir performed ‘Bringing Home the Dream’, a song written specially for the Olympic Games by local composer Tom Davidson.
Coubertin delegates in the outside broadcast van
Claire Marshall gave us an insight to the world of broadcast journalism
The School Choir gave several spirited renditions of 'Bringing Home the Dream'.
Tags: Olympics
Our second Year 7 Curriculum Evening was as popular this year as it was last year! A very appreciative audience enjoyed the Performing Arts Department demonstrating how Dance, Drama and Music is delivered to the youngest members of the school.
Our main hall (Studio One) was packed to the rafters and Year 7 put on a fine display of their blossoming talent. Following the review, our audience experienced life as a Year 7 student when they attended Maths, English, Religious Studies and Design & Technology lessons to get a first hand account of the first year at William Brookes.
Thank you to all the students and staff who clearly put a lot of effort into this most enlightening evening.
Tags: dance, drama, music, performing arts
Congratulations to three of our finest runners – Josh, Georgie and Liam. They’ve built on their previous successes and once again proven their ability in the Telford Schools Cross Country League.
They all managed first place in no less than all four of their races and are now proud owners of gold medals, in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
Your first day at secondary school is a big event and there’s a lot to take in. Our new students were introduced to William Brookes School on Monday and had a lot to smile about…
This has been a record breaking year for GCSE results at William Brookes School. Our 5+ A*-C including English and Maths hit 66% and the English Baccalaureate measure 25%. This is a big improvement on last year and regains our 5+ A*-C including English and Maths above 60% for the last five years, with both core subjects of English and Maths individually achieving over 70%.
Science also achieved high pass rates with 78% of entries at grade C or better with 46 students passing all three of the separate sciences at this level. ICT and Music gained 100% pass rates with all Performing Arts achieving well.
Art was another high performing subject. 96% of our students gained 5+ A*-G, and 76% achieved 5+ A*-C, with an average points score of well over 470 points which is equivalent to nearly 12 grade C’s. Over 72% of all the exams taken at the school this year were at grade C or better!
With success stories coming from all levels of the ability spectrum, I feel that many of our students will be well placed for the next stage of their careers or lives. There are students who have lined up jobs and are already working, taking qualifications as they go, right up to students with 13 A/A* grades. 11 students gained 10 or more of these top grades with Shannon Parker, Rebecca Sheldrick, Ffion Davies, Emily Farrant, Lauren Newell, Martyn Pridmore and Vicky Griffiths being our top performers.
Exam results though are the result of two years of hard study. With coursework, module exams and then a busy summer of exams, students should feel very proud of their achievements and I extend the congratulations of all staff at the school to them. I would also like to thank our parents who support their children and the school in this taxing process. Finally I would like to thank all of the staff at school, not just teaching staff but all of the team, who help to make the school such a fantastic environment in which young people grow to become successful young adults.
Mr Geoff Renwick, Head.
Tags: GCSE Results
Our A level results this year are excellent. They are the best set of results the school has achieved in its history.
Last year we were the best achieving school sixth form and second overall in the league tables for all sixth forms in Shropshire. We have significantly outperformed last year’s record results and built upon the strengths of our caring, supportive and challenging environment that sets high expctations both in and outside the classroom.
Two thirds of all entries were at grades A* – B, which is nearly 20% above last year. Nearly 90% of grades were C and above, and this has meant that we have improved by nearly 15% on last year’s high performance.
Having taken over as Head in April of this year, I could not be prouder of the achievements of our students this year. Almost every student has achieved their place at University and this is the main priority for them. There have been some outstanding individual performances too, with Oliver Crossley achieving top marks with 3 A* and an A, richly deserving his place at Oxford University. Eight other students gained straight A*/A grades in their chosen subjects: Sam Birt, Adam Clarke, Megan Dawes, Chloe Hawker, Kate Ingram, Amy McWalters, Rebecca Lefroy and Tom Wootton. Eli Crawford and George Bilsby also deserve a special mention for gaining 2 A* grades with one B in their achievements.
I would like to take this chance to congratulate all of our students on their fantastic successes. These results have been the reward for two years of hard work by students, taught by committed and talented staff who have received the full support of parents.
I would like to thank all parties for the part they have played in achieving this fantastic set of results. From everyone at William Brookes School, we wish you well in the next stage of your lives.
