BSB University

The BSB University began in 2006 and it was created to help personalize the pupils' learning at the school and teach them skills which would not normally be offered through the National Curriculum. Three times a year the pupils are offered a range of courses which they can choose from - with the Key Stage 2 pupils required to submit a letter of application outlining why they feel they should be accepted onto the course. Staff at the school run the courses and are ably supported by parents and volunteers who all have skills which they pass onto pupils. These skills have allowed courses ranging in diversity from bicycle mechanics to yoga, beginners sewing to cooking and from gardening to hat design. At the end of the academic year each pupil receives a certificate which lists the courses that they have taken and also an outline of the skills that they have learned.