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• Staff Wellbeing

  Tue 18 Dec 2018 Mrs Cox-Wall

  We take staff wellbeing very seriously in the Bridge. Teaching and supporting learners is very rewarding but can be stressful and demanding at times and the long autumn term is challenging. 

  We have well-being activities every half term and decided to use a whole INSET day to devote to staff wellbeing with activities around team building, working with other staff you wouldn’t normally spend time with and participating in things quite out of our comfort zones!

  After a delicious breakfast served by Carol and Amanda we split into two groups with half of us joining a fab Christmas card craft workshop with Daisy from Bottles and Brushes and the other half of us relaxing in a professional yoga class with Kelvin. We swapped after a coffee break, all the comments were positive and the smiling faces were a pleasure to see! 

   We are also completing a staff survey on wellbeing this week and will review the outcomes to plan for next term! 

  

• Y10 visit to Compasssion Church Bridgend

  Thu 13 Dec 2018 Ms Lawrence

  This half term in English, Year 10 have been preparing their GCSE English Oracy assessment under the topic ‘citizenship’, set by the exam board. Year 10 have been writing a persuasive speech encouraging their listeners to be better citizens by helping the homeless. During our research and lessons about the homeless, year 10 showed great compassion for people in this situation and wanted to be able to help.

  As a class we made a list of essentials that we think homeless people may miss out on, things such as : toothbrushes, toothpaste, wet wipes, bottled water, gloves, hats and much more.

  Year 10 then made up 15 ‘care packages’ for the homeless to have over Christmas. The Compassion Church in Bridgend is holding a ‘Pamper The Homeless Day.’ As a class we took a trip to the Church to drop off our care packages and hear what the project had done and were doing for the homeless. We listened as the Church workers told us about the conditions homeless people sleep in and sometimes when the temperature gets to freezing the Church opens its doors for homeless people to have somewhere to sleep away from the streets.

  Whilst we were there we met 2 previous homeless people who due to the Church’s support had both since found accommodation. One of the homeless people told us that some nights he still cries himself to sleep with happiness as he can’t believe he finally has his own home. Year 10 were thanked immensely by the church and the 2 previous service users. 

  The whole class were a credit to the PRU with their understanding and behaviour whilst at the Church's project and preparing the care packages.

  

• Right of the Month December

  Wed 05 Dec 2018 Mrs Cox-Wall

  The whole school assembly this week was about article #23 "the right to special care and support to live a full and independent life if you are disabled".

  We heard 2 inspiring stories of grown ups who had faced a disability, one visible and one not visible and how they had dealt with those and were now living happy, independent and successful lives.

  We may have disabilities like the two stories we heard or those on the wordle and we are entitled to help and support to live our lives and achieve our potential. Our Bridge Values also include this "enable everyone to achieve their potential".

  

• Shoeshare donation

  Wed 05 Dec 2018 Mrs Morris

  KS3 took our "Shoeshare" donation to Clarks Shoes in Porthcawl this week, they were very pleased with the amount of shoes donated from everyone (staff and pupils) across the Bridge. If you contributed, thank you!

  The money Clarks donates to charities in developing countries helps support children to go to school. All children have the right to an education #article 28