Bay Students Show Courage, Resilience and Initiative by taking part in Leadership training!

Students were given the opportunity to complete a leadership course on Academic Tutoring Day. Students could train to be one of the following:

Library Leader

Sports Leader

Gym Leader

Mental Health Ambassador

Media, Event Journalist and Photographer

Alfie (Year 7) and Tilly (Year 8) took part in the Media, Event Journalist and Photographer Leadership course. They did a fantastic job and here is their article about all of the activities taking place on the Academic Tutoring Day.

Library Leaders:

Today 5 students, named Jenny, Rhianna, Sophie, Maisie and Charlie, took part in a library leadership training session to become Library Leaders.

Rhianna said, “I love the library. I am here everyday and it will be nice to help others.”

Jenny said, “I love reading. I could read fluently at age 5 and loved reading to my mum and dad. I want to share my love of reading with  others.” 

Mental Health Ambassadors

A group of Year 9 students trained to be Mental Health Ambassadors. They learned all about mental health and how to understand it. They were learning the importance of mental health and the differences between good and bad mental health.

One student named Aydin G said, 

We've been learning about the importance of mental health and how to teach Year 7 and possibly Year 8 students about mental health. It is a good opportunity to learn about mental health.

Sports Leaders

During the Sports Leaders training, Year 9 and 10 students worked on communication and good ways to help others as a team. 

Grace said, “ I was keen to do the training so I can work with other people such as the Primary schools, this leadership qualification is a ticket to help others.” 

Mr Bricknell, one of the teachers training the Sports Leaders said that they were warming up with games like Tic-Tac-Toe with bibs and playing blindfolded activities to strengthen communication skills guiding their partner through an obstacle course. He said the students had a lot of fun. Now they have completed their training the sports leaders will work with local primary schools leading sports events such as tournaments and sports days.

Gym Leaders:

5 students chose to do gym leadership classes and were enjoying doing some warm up activities with some stretches.

Two of the boys taking part said that they chose to do it because the course sounded appealing and that they had a passion for being in a gym. They thought it was good fun and their favourite activities such as the weights and the leg press had good benefits for fun and their social life.  

Year 11 Exams and Study Practise

A company named ‘Positively You’ came in today to talk to our Year 11’s about how they can revise and study without coping with stress. They learnt many study skills, including If they start studying for 20 minutes and build up the time, it can help with their concentration. Year 11 students also took part in Maths and English workshops. 

Mrs Shannon, Associate Assistant Headteacher said,

I organised this session with ‘Positively You’ with Year 11’s to motivate, inspire and encourage them to learn different ways of studying for their exams. They can do this by practising the skills they need to learn by listening to the tips and doing a practical lesson together.

All of the students were really engaged in the activities, keen to develop their leadership skills and excited to put these skills into practice. 

Media, Event Journalist and Photographer

Aflie and Tillie did a superb job learning how to be Media, Event Journalists and Photographers. Alfie was confident in interviewing people and had a natural journalist talent alongside his creative writing skills. Tilly had a good eye for photos and was keen to learn new skills. 

Parent Meetings

Parents and carers came into school to meet with their child’s tutor to discuss their overall progress and review their targets. The parents we spoke to said they really enjoyed the meetings with their children’s tutor.