On Thursday 9th October 27 Barr Beacon sixth formers completed the UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge.

Year 12

Joe, James and Nathan

Year 13

Panni, Raghav, Mustafa, Emilia, Royce, Malika, Ryan, Muhammed, Aryan, Gurleen, Jessica, Morgan, Krishnan, Nabi, Summyr, Sultan, Nihal, Emily, Ryan, Manjeevan, Emily, Joshua, Sami and Clara.

This problem solving challenge is designed to challenge the best mathematicians.

Out of the students who competed we have 6 students who received Bronze certificates and 6 students who achieved Silver certificates.

Our students had an exciting opportunity to attended a special careers event at the Silverstone Museum. The aim of the event was to showcase careers in motorsports. Students met employers, universities and current students and apprentices. They discovered there are multiple opportunities to join the industry, from racing and engineering, through to social media and business teams. 

There was also the opportunity to explore the engaging museum exhibitions and learn about the history of Formula 1.

As a final treat, F1 cars drove around the circuit and students were able to see the Haas cars close up in action.

It was a fantastic event and a very enjoyable day for all involved. 

📸 Congratulations to our talented Barr Beacon photographers! 🎉

Our pupils shone brightly in the annual Rotary 'Young Photographer' competition, taking home:
🥇 1st Place Senior
🥈 2nd Place Senior
🥇 1st Place Intermediate
🥈 2nd Place Intermediate

Such fantastic achievements — we clearly have some budding photographers in our midst! 🌟👏

On Thursday 25th September 4 Barr Beacon Students competed in the UKMT Mathematical Olympiad For Girls Competition. 

P Ambrus Yr 13, E Chamberlain Yr 13, H Patel Yr 12 and I Priest Yr 12 used  their problem solving skills and their mathematical abilities to guide them through one of UKMTs hardest challenges. 

They had to answer problem solving questions such as:

Congratulations to those who participated in the challenge, certificates to recognise their achievements will be issued to the participants. 

The Sixth Form Sports Afternoon proved to be a fantastic event filled with energy, excitement, and community spirit.

A wide range of traditional races brought out the best in every participant. Students gave it their all in the egg and spoon race, three-legged race, bean bag race, and the ever-thrilling relay races.

A special congratulations goes to 6B1, who were crowned overall winners of the event.  

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Autumn sees this beginning of the Fall but this should not mean your attendance does! As we break up just before Halloween we would like to celebrate those whose attendance is excellent during this first Autumn half term and give them the chance to celebrate Halloween with some excellent prizes. Pupils with 95%+ attendance are twice as likely to achieve 5+ English and Maths than those at 90% and yet that is only two weeks more of schooling per year. The national data shows that pupils with high attendance are more likely to be healthier , happier and enter successful careers.

As a part of our commitment to reading in Barr Beacon School, we encouraged our Year 7 pupils to fill in an application form for BBC’s Blue Peter Book badge. The Book badge was designed by one of the UK’s best-known illustrators, Sir Quentin Blake; who you might know from bringing to life characters such as Roald Dahl's BFG and Matilda.

Application Form