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EXAM RESULTS
Our exam results continue to improve. In 2009 we were the 7th most improved school in England. More details here
Our results for 2010 are even better:
49% obtained 5 or more GCSEs with English and Maths
69% obtained 5 or more GCSEs
A 'progress score' which will, for the 3rd year running, place the school in the top 5% of schools nationally for the progress made by students from Y7 to Y11
Our highest achievers this year include:
Edward with 12 A/A*s and 3 Bs
Georgia with 15 A/A*s
LBTS is proud to be the only non selective local school. These results are another great step forward for LBTS but we expect to get even better results in 2011!
6th FORM AND INCLUSION CENTRE
The government has confirmed that all of the funding for our new 6th form and Inclusion Centre will be given to the school. The highly publicised cuts to the government school building programme (BSF) does not affect LBTS.
This is fantastic news and we look forward to seeing the builders on site and admitting our first group of students to our new 6th form in 2012. This is one year later than we hoped but we know that it will be worth the wait!
Year 10 students with attendance of 95% or above went to
YEAR 9 ATTENDANCE REWARD TRIP
Year 9 students with attendance of 95% or better were taken to Chessington World of Adventures on Friday 16th July. Everyone had a fantastic time and will be making sure they have excellent attendance records again next year!
YEAR 8 ATTENDANCE REWARD TRIP
Year 8 students with attendance of 95% or better were taken to Chessington World of Adventures on Friday 16th July. Everyone had a fantastic time and will be making sure they have excellent attendance records again next year!
FAIR TRADE
LBTS students went to
PROJECT DAY BUDDHIST ART
Y9 students recently visited the
Students have started to prepare their costumes for the Thames Festival. The theme is Egyptians.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Last week Toisin competed in the National English Schools Athletics Championships. Toisin threw a distance of 10.67m and finished 7th in the Junior Girls Shot Putt. This is an amazing result when you consider she was competing in the 12-14 year old category but is only just 13!
YEAR 8 TRIP TO THE WETLANDS CENTRE
On 14 July Y8 visited the London Wetlands Centre. The students identified a wide variety of bird life and learnt the importance of wetlands.
On Monday 5 July Y11 and Y9 students visited the O2 to celebrate the work of London Citizens this year. London Citizens is a leadership programme which our students have been taking part in throughout the year. As part of this the Y9 students developed a community cycle hub called "Pedal Power" which is open to all and based at Old Lilian Baylis.
BERNSTEIN PROJECT
The Bernstein Project is a 1 year project at the South Bank Centre which celebrates the life of Leonard Bernstein. He was the leading composer and conductor of the 20th Century whose work includes West Side Story. As part of the Bernstein Project a group of our students performed 2 shows of his musical 'Mass' to over 3000 people in the Royal Festival Hall.
LBTS PROM 2010
As part of our Y11 Leavers Prom students and staff voted for their very own Prom King and Queen. It was a wonderful evening made all the more special by the amazing buffet provided by the Business Support Unit and the limos provided by Edexcel for those students with 95%+ attendance in 2009/10.
SPORTS WEEK AT LBTS
The PE department held many events to celebrate this national event.
DELICO TEOBALDO VISITS LBTS
On 30 June Portuguese students took part in a workshop run by Delcio Teobaldo who is a leading Brazilian writer. The workshop was about heritage and background and how language is a way of preserving a culture! One exercise involved students passing around a piece of string which represented the various interactions people have with each other and how important this was.
Y8 RIVER
Y8 recently went on a guided tour of
ICT TRAINING FOR PARENTS
Over the last six weeks a group of parents have been spending their Saturdays following a course introducing them to the world of ICT. Sue Tovell from Lambeth CLC has taught them about the different parts of a computer system and e-safety, as well introducing them to a variety of software packages including word processing, photo editing and the internet. All the parents had a great time as their confidence increased and many have expressed a desire to move on to a more advanced course. We are hoping to run a similar scheme in the future, if you think you might be interested then please contact Jon Wilson at school to find out more.
TASTER DAY FOR YEAR 6
As part of the Y6 Taster Day students carried out a number of activities in science.
