Weekly Highlights 15/08/2025

Weekly Highlights is a weekly newsletter sent by the BVIS Leadership Team to parents, providing updates on notable news and activities at the school. The newsletter consists of three main sections: updates from the Principal, Head of Primary, and Head of Secondary.

Mrs. Deirde Grimshaw, Principal

Dear Parents,

New Staff at BVIS

Updates and Upgrades 

As part of our ongoing strategic planning, we have again been very busy over the summer break to ensure that our campus facilities are the very best that our students deserve ensuring they receive the highest quality educational provision, coupled with further enhanced learning opportunities. 

I am pleased to report that all scheduled updates and upgrades to our campus have been completed on time and to the highest standards. Here are some of our major projects: 

Our newly designed and upgraded Secondary Canteen allows a high-quality dining experience to match the high quality of food that we offer. 

The upgrade of our auditorium with state of the art retractable tiered seating for audiences of over 400. It allows everyone to have an excellent view of the stage and performances. 

The Atrium and Sunken Garden have both had upgrades making them much more inviting and cooler in terms of temperature for events and students to enjoy.

The primary playground has been enhanced with some exciting new playground equipment that will challenge and bring enjoyment to all!

A refurbishment of the toilets and changing facilities in and beside the Sports Hall on the 3rd floor. 

An upgrade of some classrooms in secondary and primary including the Learning Tech room in Primary and the windows to classrooms on the 2nd floor. 

Website – Parent Essentials 

All essential information needed to support your child at BVIS can be located in the Parent Essentials section on our school website's homepage in just 2 clicks: 

1. Click the 3 lines on the right-hand side of our Homepage

2. Click on the ‘Parent essentials’ link at the right hand side of the page

Here you will find:

Key dates for the academic year 2025/26 

This year’s academic calendar to download 

Parent Handbooks

Monthly menus to help choose your child’s lunch

Information about how to order uniform

Presentations from previous parent seminars 

Over the weekend, I encourage you to familiarise yourself with this area of the school’s website and ask the following questions with your child(ren): 

1. What are the start and end dates for each term this year? 
2. What time should you arrive at school and when should you be picked up at the end of the day? 
3. What lunch options will you choose next week and what are the main allergens outlined in each menu? 
4. Do you have the correct uniform and if more is needed how can I order it? 
5. If you need to ask for help or support, who should you go to first? 

Next Week’s Highlights

Contact Us

Should you wish to contact your child’s Class Teacher(s) or Form Tutor directly, we encourage communication to be written in the language you most feel confident to use. 

Parents may also find it useful to contact their child’s class teacher(s) or form tutor directly for all individual queries about their academic work/social and emotional wellbeing in school. Individual contact details can be found in the Parents’ Handbooks or via our Primary/Secondary Receptionists. 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend ahead full of care and kindness to others.

Child Protection

The health, safety and wellbeing of our students remains the number one priority at BVIS HCMC.

Should you have a concern for the welfare of any child in our school, please refer to our Safeguarding poster below: