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First Football Match of the Season by Rio E

On Thursday 26^th September 2019, The Brades Lodge played a school called Keyham Lodge in Leicester for the first away fixture of the season.

The day didn’t start as we wished, we came to school at normal time, waiting anxiously for the school minibus to arrive from Shenstone. We were…

Category: Secondary

Farm Visit

A mid week break in the stormy weather allowed us to make an impromptu visit to a local farm. Surprisingly, the children were very nervous about feeding the animals, however confidence soon flourished with time. Riley also got chased by a flock of geese.  

Category: Residential

Fashion Week

Our contribution to Fashion Week this week are these 100% self expressive painted t-shirts, painted by the residential pupils. It was great to see their engagement and excitement when exploring colour. 

Category: Residential

Welcome Back!

It's been lovely having the pupils back in residence for the evening. Despite changes in the school day and sleep in nights, they've settled in well, bringing with them positive energy and excitement for activities. We've made the most out of the stunning weather, heading offsite to local parks -…

Category: Residential

Sailing Trip September 2019

Day 1

A prompt meeting at 10:30am on Sunday 8^th September was a good omen as we planned to depart by 11:00am but were actually ready to go at 10:50am.

There were no tears, only supressed smiles from parents and carers at the thought of a week apart from the students.

Caleb…

Category: Secondary

School's out!

You can't deny that 'school's out!' feeling...the exciting thought of an endless summer holds the excitement for the last week of term......our end of term trips to Drayton Manor have been successful, with children grinning and sharing stories of their brave rollercoaster travels...we've also…

Category: Primary

Careers Speed Network Event

Pupils form year 8 and 9 had the opportunity to meet and interact with over 100 employers from a variety of different backgrounds. Pre work for the event included creating a question sheet for to ensure the pupils gain the maximum from the event as possible. As it was attended by over 300 people…

Category: Secondary

Is it over there?

This week has kicked off with a spot of orienteering...learning to read a map by recognising objects and (most importantly!), making sure it's the right way up!

Category: Residential

The Power of Drawing

Being able to draw is a skill that be carried forward throughout school life and beyond...it promotes positive well being through relaxation, a way to communicate ideas, develops fine motor skills and nurtures self expression and the creative side. Over the past couple of weeks in residence, we’ve…

Category: Residential

Sandwell Valley Park!

Wow! What a place Sandwell Valley Park is! The kids found the playground equipment super fun...challenging their climbing and balancing skills and allowing the freedom to be really creative with play. If you're in need of ideas for the summer holiday, Sandwell Valley Park is the place to go! They…

Category: Residential

Fun in the sun

Well what a miserable week for weather!! It's had us retreating indoors and focusing on art, social play and developing sporting skills in the gym. We've had the pleasure of a newly arrived staying for part of the evening which added to the fun, excitement and play opportunities...and here's a…

Category: Residential

Adventure Farm

What a beautiful evening to head to the Adventure Farm for the end of half term trip. All the recently born farm animals were about, including these adorable sleeping piglets!

Category: Residential