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| Second Green Flag awarded May 2009 | |
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After two more years of hard work by all the members of the eco-council, we have been awarded our second Green Flag. Visit our Eco-Council pages for full details CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! |
| Fitter School Challenge May 2008 | |
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All the children from year 1 to year 6 took part in two fitness tests within school. The tests involved skipping, throwing and catching a ball and jumping. At the end of
both tests we submitted our results on-line to the Fitter Schools
Challenge, following this we have now been awarded the title of
the 'UK's Fittest Primary School 2008'. |
| Eco-Schools - First Green Flag awarded May 2007 | |
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Eco-Schools is a programme for
environmental management and certification, and sustainable development
education, for schools. Its holistic, participatory approach and
combination of learning and action make it an ideal way for schools
to embark on a meaningful path to improving the environments of
schools and their local communities, and of influencing the lives
of young people, school staff, families, local authorities etc. Congratulations and thanks to
Mrs Smith and the Eco-Councillors for all their hard work. |
| HOSCARS 2007 - KS2 Winners! | |
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This competition was launched as a celebration of how Hertfordshire schools are using digital video to support learning and teaching. Our year 6 children have used digital video cameras to make short
animated films. We entered the best film, called 'Space Man' into
the KS2 category and were very pleased to win a JVC Digital video
camera as winners of the group. |
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Accreditation
of School Self Evaluation - awarded February 2006
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Evidence was gathered through a scutiny of school documentation and a series of 17 interviews with staff, governors, parents and pupils. Accreditation is structured around three themes: Culture - is self-evaluation embedded within the school's culture? Procedures - does self-evaluation form part of the school's routine work over the course of the year? Impact - does self-evaluation make a demonstrable difference to the continues improvement of outcomes for learners, in terms of standards, progress, personal development and well-being? In Summary - "the school's many successes, strong position and excellent reputation are a clear result of its very effective and rigorous self-evaluation that involves all stakeholders. The assessors have no hesitation in forwarding Bovingdon Primary School for the accreditation of its approach to self-evaluation." Click on the image to download the full report |
| Particularly Successful Schools 2004/5 | |
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On 7th December 2005 David Bell, Chief Inspector of Schools published a list of particularly successful schools and colleges for 2004/5. Schools in the list are those which, when they were inspected, were found to be very or extremely effective at providing high quality education and ensuring that their pupils achieve very well Bovingdon Primary School was included in that list.
Martin Mangan - Headteacher receiving the award from Maurice Smith - Her Majesty's Chief Inspector. |
| ICT Mark - awarded February 2006 | |
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Bovingdon Primary School is one of the first schools in the UK to receive the prestigious new ICT Mark. The new quality mark recognises schools who can demonstrate they use ICT to support all learners and all school activities. The ICT Mark is awarded by Becta, the governments lead agency for ICT in education, and recognises the success that Bovingdon has in developing a strategic approach to its use of ICT across the whole school. Bovingdon was one of just 20 schools asked to pilot Becta's self-review framework. The framework helps schools create and implement plans for ensuring they use ICT effectively. As part of this pilot scheme, Bovingdon had to be rigorously assessed by an independent external assessor on their whole school approach to ICT from leadership and vision through to learning and teaching in the classroom. It builds upon and will eventually replace the Naacemark, which Bovingdon already holds. (See below) In order to gain the new award,
the schools had to demonstrate that in addition to meeting the criteria
set for Naacemark, they met criteria focusing on pupils' progress
in ICT capability, the impact of ICT on attitudes and behaviour
and pupils' progress. |
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NAACEmark (awarded Dec 2004) The Naacemark has been developed by Naace, in association with Becta. It is an award which recognises a school's success in developing and implementing a strategic approach to ICT. It provides a framework for using ICT to enhance teaching and learning and provides opportunities for the school community to develop ICT capability. Working towards and gaining the Naacemark enables schools to move forward with the knowledge that they are implementing recognised good practice. Bovingdon is only the 6th Primary school in Hertfordshire to achieve this QA mark of excellence in ICT. Martin Mangan and Claire Hughes will be receiving the award certificate in January at the BETT exhibition in London.
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Dacorum Sports Awards 2003 Miss Cohen and Miss Ainscough receiving the award for the most Sporting Primary School of the year. Who's the famous boxer with them? Sponsored by The Gazette and Waitrose
(Answer: Sir Henry Cooper) |
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Arts Mark Silver Artsmark - recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts. An Artsmark is awarded to schools who show a commitment to the full range of arts - music, dance, drama and art & design. It is a national award scheme and is managed by Arts Council England. The Artsmark is available to all schools in England. It is awarded after an application, assessment and validation process. |
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Basic Skills Agency The Quality Marks provide a framework for schools and adult basic skills programmes to improve what they´re doing in terms of basic skills. By basic skills we mean reading, writing, spelling and maths. |
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Healthy Schools The National Healthy Schools Standard is designed to give as much practical support as possible for schools to create an enjoyable, safe, productive learning environment and to minimise potential health risks. This means specific work on issues like drug misuse, sex and relationship education, physical exercise, safety, bullying and healthy eating, as well as strengthening an ovreall awareness of the social and emotional well-being of staff and pupils.
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Investors in People The Investors in People Standard is based on four key principles: Commitment Planning Action Evaluating • Being recognised as an "Investor in People"
involves a number of steps: |
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Hertfordshire Quality Standards HQS is quality assurance scheme for providers of early education and childcare in Hertfordshire. These providers include after school clubs, childminders, day nurseries, pre-schools, nursery and reception classes The award reflects that the setting or childminder meets the HQS criteria and provides a high quality service.
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2002 School Achievement Award The scheme was originally developed to celebrate the achievements of schools that have either made significant improvement or are high performing. It achieved this, and over the three years that the scheme was in operation, nearly 13,800 schools won awards. Round three was the last round of the scheme. The School Achievement Awards Scheme is now closed. |
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Activemark Gold Awarded in February 2004, this award certifies that Bovingdon Primary School has achieved an Avtivemark award in recognition of its commitment to promoting the benefits of physical activity and school sport. Special thanks to Claire Ainscough |
