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Children will make good progress if they feel happy and secure in their surroundings. Form teachers get to know their pupils very well and are able to address their individual concerns and needs. All the staff are available to help any girl with a problem and the children feel confident about talking to adults, knowing they will be treated with sympathy and respect.
The staff are always happy to talk to parents, either informally in the playground at the end of the day or by appointment. Any concerns will be swiftly dealt with and resolved. Likewise, the school will contact parents if they are worried about their child. Having said that, there are very few issues and the children are very happy in school. They are friendly, kind, considerate and very supportive of one another. They take pleasure in and celebrate each other’s successes and enjoy team work. Year 6 Prefects take an active role in duties around the school and House Captains and Vice Captains organise activities for pupils in their House. At lunch time ‘family dining’, with one child from each class around a table, provides a lovely opportunity for girls to get to know children from other classes.
The School Nurse
The school nurse, Mrs Hodson, is a regular visitor to Beardwood Bank. She runs first aid training sessions for the older girls and is always on hand if there are any medical concerns. The school secretary, Mrs Brooke, is also first aid trained and is excellent at looking after the children when they are unwell.
Lunches
In the words of one Beardwood Bank pupil,
“This is not just food, this is Westholme food!”
Thank you for your enthusiasm Lucy!
The lunches at Beardwood Bank are excellent! We have our own kitchen, providing traditional, home-cooked menus on site daily. All the children have a school lunch and love the huge variety of dishes on offer. Each day there is a choice of soups, sandwiches or wraps, a large salad bar, jacket potatoes, pasta and sauce and of course a full cooked lunch with accompaniments and vegetarian option too. To finish there are always hot or cold desserts and lots of fresh fruit. All our ingredients are of a high quality and sourced locally and we are able to cater for a variety of specific dietary requirements.
