BLS in the News 2010/11 Select a Story Philosophy Student gets Published Gough bowls them over Help I'm a Teacher get me out of HERE........ BLS Students Head for Parliament BLS Raising Money in aid of Breast Cancer Two BLS Students Head for America BLS Winners of South Cheshires School of the Year BL6 Opened by Local MP     May 2011 Philosophy Student gets Published   Philosophy student Amy Andrews gets her answer to the question, Who or What am I? published in the May/June 2011 issue of Philosophy Now.   To read hers and others answer to the question of Who or What we are, then click on the front cover of magazine to the left of your screen, or if you would prefer to read just Amys answer to the question then click on the link below.   Amys Answer  Back to  Top March 2011 Gough bowls them over   A Darren Gough visited BLS this week to give advice and encouragement to a group of students who, with staff have been practising the Cha Cha and Quickstep dances under the watchful eye of Pritchards Dance School.   On Friday 18th March they will compete with other local schools in the Strictly Schools Dancing Competition, which will be held at Nantwich Civic Hall.   Click on the photo to see more photos from Darren Gouth visit.   Back to  Top March 2011 Help I'm a Teacher get me out of HERE.........   A group of BL6 students raised money for Centre Point this month by persuading a group of their teachers to take part in a Bush Tukka Trial. Watched by the lower school, the group had to overcome their phobias and eat crickets, worms, fried maggots, pigs heart, brains and fish eyes.   The event was won by Chris Cooney, who was appropriately dressed in an Outback costume and enjoyed by all, raising over £300 for the Charity.   Back to  Top March 2011 BLS Students head to Parliament   Year 12 politics students from BLS recently travelled to London to take part in a debate about the nature of reform for the House of Lords. Rather than passively observing the debate, however, BLS students were invited to attend Parliament's upper chamber and put forward their own views. In a revesal of normal practice, it was the sitting peers who had to listen to ordinary members of the public decide their fate. The debate was chaired by the Lord Speaker herself, Baroness Hayman, and attended by notable public figures such as Bill Morris, who himself was a member of the Royal Commision on the Reform of the House of Lords.   The visit to Parliament tied in with the students' study of Britain's constitution. The students will soon benefit from a Q & A session with Baroness Newlove, a newly appointed member of the House of Lords, who will be visiting BL6 in the near future. Back to  Top December 2010 BLS raising money in aid of Breast Cancer   Two During the last week of the autumn term, a series of fun activities took place in order to raise funds for Breast Cancer. These ranged from fancy dress P.E. lessons to a lunchtime concert where the staff entertained the students in a series of variety acts.   Pictured are: The Administration staff and Leadership team performing Sister Act.   The Humanities Department entertaining with a Santa Sketch. Back to  Top December 2010 Two BLS Students head for America   Two year 10 students Kerry Green and Emily Hollinshead have been selected to play in the largest football competition that has ever been organised for women. As part of the Crewe Alexander Girls Under 16 team, they will be travelling to Dallas in Texas during April 2011, where they will be competing against some of the best women footballers from all over the world including teams from South Africa, Canada and Denmark. In addition to practising their skills, they are also fund raising in order that all members of the team will be able to enjoy the once in a life time experience. Back to  Top November 17th 2010 BLS winners of South Cheshire School of the Year Award   Headmaster Mr Andrew Cliffe proudly excepts the Trinity Mirror/Scottish Power Your Champions award for the South Cheshire School of the Year presented by Sara Day. In recognition of the schools outstanding academic success over the years and the role it plays at the heart of the community and further afield. Back to Top   October 6th 2010 BL6 opened by local MP   BL6 was officially opened jointly by the Mayor of Nantwich Joyce Stockton and the MP for Crewe & Nantwich Edward Timpson.   A wide varity of people associated with the school attended the opening those of which included Nantwich town councillors, governors past and present, parents, staff, students and ex-colleagues including Daphne Howard, who was the first headteacher of Brine Leas in 1977.   Wishing staff and students good luck for the future Mr Timpson unveiled a commemorative plaque, after which he was accompanied by students as he toured the facilities. Back to Top