Secondary

Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural

At The Brades Lodge we link positive behaviours to SMSC and Fundamental British Values.  All positive behaviours are rewarded using a tiered system so that the more positive days a student has, the bigger the reward.  This video explains the opportunities that our students can expect.

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Darkest Classroom

The Brades Lodge, working in conjunction with Engage in Their Future, organised a national competition designed to stretch the boundaries of students.  The event took place at Maes Y Lade in Mid-Wales and involved team building activities, walking and caving.  The event culminated in a few…

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Brades Ski Trip

In March 2016 six students were selected to go to Le Corbier in the French Alps to try their hand at skiing.  They all excelled themselves, had a great time and were fully immersed in the ski culture.  The acquisition of new skills took place at different rates but by the end of the week most…

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Brades Gym

As a result of the Extended Schools funding we have been able to equip ourselves with a fully functioning gym to use for afterschool and dinner time clubs. This has been a real hit with the students so far!! 

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Football Update

It has been a very successful half term for the football team. In the Midland League we played a school from Coventry called Chorley and managed a 6-2 win. DJ scored a hat-trick but the standout goal was from Lewis who was in goal at the time. It was a game that required a lot of resilience from…

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We Survived the Tunnel!!

As part of the Outdoor Education curriculum the Key Stage 3 students were tasked with riding through the Netherton Tunnel. The tunnel is 2,768 m long and is pitch black. This is a real challenge and the students responded excellently.

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Ready Steady Cook

Week 3

Students were split into 2 teams, red and green. Both teams were given a bag of ingredients to make a dessert. Students in both teams worked well together and communicated ideas to come up with two different desserts. The winning team was green. Well Done to everyone!

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Ready Steady Cook

~~Week 2 – Ready Steady Cook

Students were split into 2 teams, red and green, and were given a bag of ingredients to make a dessert. Students in both teams worked well together and communicated ideas to come up with two different desserts. The winning team was red. Well Done to…

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Ready Steady Cook

Year 8’s

Week 1 – Ready Steady Cook

Students were split into 2 teams, red and green, and were given a bag of ingredients to make a main meal. Students in both teams worked well together and communicated ideas to come up with two different dishes. The winning team was green. Well Done to…

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Midlands Football League

The Brades Lodge played in Wolverhampton against Woodlands Sports College in The Midland League. This was the first time we had played against this school with the lads performing really well, and the game was undertaken in very good spirits although we lost 2-0.

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Ski Trip Updates

Day 1 - Travelling

After a long day of travelling on Saturday we arrived at the resort excited and eager to get things moving with ski and boot fitting. We sat down to a meal of leek and potato soup, followed by beef and mushroom casserole with vegetables and bread and butter pudding.  Needless…

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Football League

The school football team had another fixture as part of the Midland League. We played our old foe Linsworth. The lads started well opening up a one nil lead. Fitness started to tell as we found ourselves 4-1 down. A very spirited comeback resulted in us levelling at 4-4 but a last minute winner…

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