Bentley Wood High School

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At Bentley Wood High School for Girls, we are proud of our fine record of academic achievement within our safe, caring, stimulating environment where pupils learn happily and well. We encourage each girl to develop a wide range of skills and interests, to achieve her personal best, and to work co-operatively with consideration for all members of our learning community at all times.

Bentley Wood High School aims to establish a cooperative and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn happily and well. We value all members of the school community equally, seek to develop their skills and abilities, and encourage them to contribute to all areas of school life.

We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for each pupil which will help her achieve her best, develop her confidence, and encourage her to be a thoughtful and active member of society. We consider that our aims for our pupils are best achieved through a close partnership between school and home, and we work together with parents to ensure their daughters' success.

We pride ourselves on delivering a curriculum across all key stages that provide for all abilities, challenging the ablest, and developing skills and talents for all groups of students. Through creative, inspirational teaching our students can hone in on their strengths and develop skills in areas where they may be less confident. This enables all students to achieve their very best.

At Bentley Wood, we believe that History teaches so much more than just some 'dusty old facts from the past and we aim to provide an experience that will stimulate our students and develop a life-long interest in the subject. Employers and academic institutions place a high value on skills developed through the study of History. In particular, they are impressed by the ability of Historians to research, analyze and present information. Above all, History helps us to think logically and put forward reasoned arguments.

Our world is littered with fellow historians who have achieved success in a variety of areas, from television to politics, acting to singing: TV presenter Louis Theroux, Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Hollywood actress and model Miro Sorvino, Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin and of course ex history teacher Sting. We hope that our history students at Bentley Wood will go on to do great things in the future too.

Bentley Wood High School Vision, To realize our vision we are determined to be

• An inspirational, inclusive learning school, with the highest expectations, where each person is enabled to achieve their personal best
• A community and family-centered school where we work in partnership to empower, support, and prepare young women with the resilience to meet local, national and global challenges
• A safe happy school, appreciative of our natural environment that recognizes and aims to meet the diverse educational, social, physical, and emotional needs of every individual
• A reflective and responsive school where strong and inspiring leadership is promoted with students and staff at every opportunity

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