School Council

Chaired by our Head Girl and Head Boy, the School Council is a vibrant, active, essential student voice of the school which currently comprises 31 students from Year 7 to Year 13: each Year Group is represented by at least two students.

There are seven areas of focus for the School Council which are student-derived and also fit with aspects of the School Development Plan:

Teaching and Learning
Ethos
Mutual Respect
The Edge (whole student development)
Eynsham Partnership Academy (EPA) – working with our primary schools
Environment
Charities

Each project that the School Council decides on fits into one of these seven areas and is approved by the Headteacher and the Governing Body. Each project lasts in the first instance either 3, 6 or 12 months and each School Council representative may be involved in one or more projects.

The School Council meets formally as a whole body six times a year, with the first meeting of every year being a whole day off-site to plan for the coming year. Project groups also meet with their designated Staff School Council Coordinators in between these meetings as and when needed. The School Council also presents formally to the School’s Senior Leadership Team as well as to the Full Governing Body.

Previous School Council projects have included:

Anti-Bullying
Student Stress Busting Week
Sheltered outdoor areas
Building and maintaining a school allotment
Raising the profile of the School Council both in and out of school
Raising money for charities
Re-vamping of the schools ‘Respect’ agenda
Working with the EPA primary schools

News

Posted on: 21/10/2022

Syrian Link Project

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Posted on: 25/08/2022

GCSE and Level 2 BTEC Examination Results Summer 2022

Students produce excellent GCSE and Level 2 BTEC results

This year’s cohort of GCSE students have successfully overcome the disruption and resulting challenges of the pandemic years to achieve unprecedented results in their exams.

Headteacher, Craig Thomas said:

“We are delighted with the excellent GCSE and BTEC examination results that Bartholomew students have achieved. These are a reflection of their fantastic commitment and the high-quality teaching they have received. All our students should be justifiably proud of their efforts through the most challenging of times. I am extremely proud of the staff and students at Bartholomew School. It is wonderful that their hard work and commitment has been rewarded in this way.”

Headline KS4 figures are as follows:

28% of grades at Grade 8+
45% of grades at Grade 7+
70% of students achieved 5+ in English and Maths
83% of students achieved 4+ in English and Maths

The success at Bartholomew School includes many exceptional individual performances with 22 students achieving eight or more Grades 8 and 9.

We are delighted that our students will now be able to move on to their next stage, whether at Sixth Form, apprenticeships or other pathways.

These fantastic results reflect our dedication to nurture students at all levels of ability and reward them for their positive attitudes, hard work and resilience.

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Posted on: 18/08/2022

A Level Examination Results Summer 2022 Press Release

Students produce excellent A Level and Level 3 BTEC results

This year’s cohort of students have successfully overcome the disruption and resulting challenges of the pandemic years to achieve unprecedented results in their exams.

Headteacher, Craig Thomas said:

“We are delighted with the excellent A Level and BTEC examination results that Bartholomew students have achieved. These are a reflection of their fantastic commitment and the high-quality teaching they have received. All our students should be justifiably proud of their efforts through the most challenging of times. I am extremely proud of the staff and students at Bartholomew School. It is wonderful that their hard work and commitment has been rewarded in this way.”

119 students made a total of 348 A Level entries, with the following headline figures:

42.2% of grades at A*- A
72.4% of grades at A*- B
92.8% of grades at A*- C
100% of grades at A*- E

8 students made a total of 12 Level 3 BTEC entries, with the following headline figures:

66.6% of grades at Distinction*
75.0% of grades at Distinction* - Distinction
100% of grades at Distinction* - Merit

The success at Bartholomew School includes many exceptional individual performances with 26 students achieving three or more grade A*/A results at A Level and D* at BTEC.

We are delighted that our students will now be able to move on to their next stage, whether at university, apprenticeships or other pathways.

These excellent results reflect our dedication to nurture students at all levels of ability and reward them for their positive attitudes, hard work and resilience.

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