Ludlow Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2021
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
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ADVERTISING FEATURE<br />
enjoy the bedstone<br />
experience<br />
By Mr Toby Mullins,<br />
Headmaster of Bedstone College<br />
Without doubt, the past 18 months have<br />
cast some kind of shadow over all of us.<br />
Many of us lost family, friends and loved<br />
ones during the Covid pandemic; but<br />
the repercussions on young people – not<br />
always recognised by the media - have<br />
been immense.<br />
School life is not just about academic<br />
education. It’s how the adults of<br />
tomorrow learn social skills, empathy,<br />
care and consideration for others – and<br />
a healthy streak of competitiveness,<br />
ambition and determination to succeed.<br />
Our teenagers form lifelong friendships<br />
during senior school and sixth form.<br />
They also learn the importance of being<br />
punctual, polite and patient. We hope<br />
they learn respect – for their peers and<br />
for their elders.<br />
The isolation brought about by the<br />
various lockdowns robbed our young<br />
people of a whole year’s school life. Most<br />
parents, even those with the best will<br />
in the world, admit they struggled with<br />
home schooling – particularly when trying<br />
to carry on with their own careers, mostly<br />
‘working from home.’<br />
The lines between home and the<br />
workplace became blurred as did the<br />
delineation between school and home<br />
life – and that can’t be a good thing. For<br />
anyone.<br />
Now that life is slowly beginning to return<br />
to some semblance of normality, we at<br />
Bedstone are determined to strive above<br />
and beyond our regular ‘call of duty’ to<br />
give our students back their true ‘school<br />
life.’ We can’t wave a magic wand, nor<br />
can we bring back those many lost<br />
months. What we can do is pull out all<br />
the stops to give our students the best<br />
school experience we can provide, both<br />
academically and socially.<br />
We have made several important changes<br />
to our curriculum – and this is just the<br />
start. We want to ensure all our students<br />
can access the best route to achieve their<br />
personal ambitions and goals. For some,<br />
that will mean fast-track tuition, which will<br />
require personal dedication. But that’s not<br />
for everyone.<br />
We have repositioned our 6th Form<br />
to reflect the current trend towards<br />
apprenticeships, and training preparation<br />
for the world of work, as well as a<br />
stronger focus on students gaining<br />
places at the very best Universities both<br />
in the UK and abroad. Bedstone is now<br />
in a position to take advantage of fastemerging<br />
opportunities, whilst retaining<br />
the caring ethos and focus on pastoral<br />
care for which it is well known.<br />
Our multi-cultural 6th Form accepts<br />
exceptional students from all over the<br />
world. Members of our teaching staff<br />
speak a large number of languages which<br />
enable students to settle in more quickly.<br />
We demonstrate tolerance towards each<br />
other; being confident enough to respect<br />
each other’s opinions and views – putting<br />
others before ourselves.<br />
Unique Features of the Court 6th Form<br />
• The University Guarantee Scheme<br />
shows the confidence that we<br />
have in our product. Having agreed<br />
the University destination for the<br />
student early in the Lower Sixth, the<br />
school offers a £5000 cash back<br />
guarantee if the student does not<br />
achieve that place.<br />
• A bespoke one-to-one tutoring<br />
system that will ensure that<br />
students are on track throughout<br />
their time in the 6th form. It will also<br />
give parents the opportunity to view<br />
their progress, both in academic<br />
and personal development terms,<br />
as they move through their courses.<br />
• Industrial Mentors will be allocated<br />
to each 6th form student. They will<br />
be encouraged to think about their<br />
possible future careers and will then<br />
be allocated an external mentor.<br />
This ‘guide’ will help them towards<br />
their goal whether that is a place at<br />
University, an apprenticeship or a<br />
job opportunity.<br />
• The introduction of an International<br />
Baccalaureate programme for<br />
September 2022, offers an<br />
opportunity for talented students<br />
with an all-consuming passion to<br />
pursue their ambition of a career in<br />
their chosen area.<br />
So, it may have been a year of sadness<br />
and uncertainty. Moving forward, we<br />
anticipate the next 12 months will bring<br />
excitement, opportunity and a new<br />
sense of dynamism to the classrooms<br />
at Bedstone. Buckle your seatbelts – it’s<br />
going to be a terrific ride!<br />
Bedstone College<br />
Bucknell, Shropshire SY7 0BG<br />
admissions@bedstone.org<br />
01547 530961<br />
www.bedstone.org<br />
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