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Poetry Live

Posted on 17 Mar, 2023 in About GMS, Curriculum, English, Events, General News, Key Stage 4, Trips, Trips Reviews

Poetry Live Reviews. On 28th February, 70 Year 11 students travelled to Oxford for the annual Poetry Live event. The website is delighted that two students have reviewed the event for us because it gives us all a flavour of what they experienced. “At Poetry Live we were able to experience readings...

Literary Festival: Spelling Bee

Posted on 8 Mar, 2023 in About GMS, English, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

As part of the GMS’s Literary Festival Week, there was a Spelling Bee competition. On Thursday 2nd March it was KS3; on Friday 3rd March KS4. Audience members watched while their team players participated in spelling words accurately. It was a great competition. In KS3, there were ten participants from...

Children’s Mental Health Week

Posted on 3 Feb, 2023 in About GMS, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

Children’s Mental Health Week runs from 6th February to the 12th February. This year the organisers have adopted the theme ‘Let’s Connect’. Finding a connection with another person is vitally important if there is something that has unsettled a person’s mental health. What is...

Yr9 Futures Day

Posted on 27 Jan, 2023 in About GMS, Events, General News, Key Stage 4, Trips

GMS’s Year 9 cohort has the exciting opportunity to attend “Futures Day” with their tutors, at Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe. Each House has its specified day: 25th January-Hawks; 27th January-Eagles; 8th February-Kites. This trip has the aim of raising awareness of possibilities...

Yr11:Bucks Skills Show 2023

Posted on 25 Jan, 2023 in About GMS, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, Key Stage 4, Trips

GMS’s Gill Southon, Careers’ Lead, has organised an important trip to the ‘Bucks Skills Show’ for the Year 11s. This is Buckinghamshire’s largest skills and careers’ inspiration event for young people, and is on Thursday 9th March 2023 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury. The...