We have now made 336 visors, 54 wash bags, and 9 sets of scrubs for local health and care workers. The science department have also donated masks and goggles. All sent out to various hospices, care homes, psychiatric hospitals and the NHS. Heartfelt thanks to all involved!
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is very clear that braids are allowed to be worn in school.
If parents/carers have any issues, there are clear procedures in place which they can follow for their concerns to be addressed.
Mr Crawford has been using the laser cutter to make 70 visors this week, that we are donating to the NHS to help keep their incredible staff safe. Very proud of how our school has continued to fulfil our commitment to the
#YearOfCommunity
at this difficult and unprecedented time.
We are incredibly proud to announce that Mr O'Connor was awarded the 2023 'Contribution to Education' award at Saturday night's
#BirminghamAwards
This is in recognition of his work as Vice Principal; for all of the incredible work he does in the community & championing charity.
Very proud to see that the wash bags that Ms Dane, Mrs McGowan and Mrs Jones have been busy sewing have made their way to nurses at the QE hospital. We will never be able thank hospital staff enough for all they do for our community.
The visors that have been made in school over the past weeks have made their way as far as Liverpool. These visors were distributed by Ms Baptiste's sister, to her colleagues. A huge thank you to these NHS heroes. 💙
Ms Dane has now made 40 PPE gowns for Birmingham community healthcare trust. Running total on scrubs is 24! Amazing work in our
#Yearofcommunity
- Well done Ms Dane 💙
Mr Crawford has been using the laser cutter to make 70 visors this week, that we are donating to the NHS to help keep their incredible staff safe. Very proud of how our school has continued to fulfil our commitment to the
#YearOfCommunity
at this difficult and unprecedented time.
169 new visors this week bringing us to a grand total of 1266. This week they’ve been distributed to local primary schools, as well as workers at the QE, Sutton Coldfield, the women’s hospital and even as far as Portsmouth!
Amazing work. Now we wait for more acetate!
We are incredibly proud of our Yr11 students who achieved some amazing results today.We are also delighted to be welcoming so many back in to the 6th form, best wishes to those starting new chapters elsewhere.We loved having the chance to see you again & celebrate your successes.
What a beautiful morning in
#KingsHeath
to pause to notice the synergy created from our nearly completed new build, in the beautiful shadow of our existing building.
In true Bishop Challoner spirit our staff have raised an amazing £900 to allow for Scarlet to get her dream wig. Massive thank you to everyone and an even bigger thank you to Miss Spencer for all her support.
A lovely way to end a busy term...a gorgeous performance from our staff choir singing some festive favourites. Merry Christmas from all at Bishop Challoner, hope everyone stays safe. 🎄🎅🏼
@bc_friends
Ms Dane has also been busy sewing wash bags which will be sent to the QE hospital for staff to use to wash their uniforms in. Lots of sewing volunteers are needed to make scrubs for hospitals in the UK currently:
#YearOfCommunity
We are delighted to announce that
@MicrosoftEDU
has awarded our school
#showcaseschool
status: one of "an elite group of schools that exemplify the best of teaching & learning in the world today".
Well done to all: this is a hugely exciting time for innovation in the school👏👏
Mr O’Connor has completed a total of 17 half marathons. He will be completing his final marathon this coming Saturday all for his charity quest!! Well done Mr O’Connor this is amazing achievement and all for a good cause!! 🏃🏻♂️
PPE Update: a total of 927 visors made in school so far. They have been delivered to healthcare professionals across the Midlands, Liverpool and even as far as Wales! Ms Dane has also now made 22 sets of scrubs and 24 headbands for healthcare professionals.
#YearOfCommunity
💙
If any parents / carers who are working for the NHS are in need of a visor to help keep them safe whilst at work then please contact Mr O’Connor e.oconnor
@bishopchalloner
.bham.sch.uk and we will arrange to get some to you.
#thankyouNHS
#staysafe
We have now made 336 visors, 54 wash bags, and 9 sets of scrubs for local health and care workers. The science department have also donated masks and goggles. All sent out to various hospices, care homes, psychiatric hospitals and the NHS. Heartfelt thanks to all involved!
Serial TV quizzer Mr Robinson is at it again! You will be able to see him on
#universitychallenge
on BBC2 on Monday evening at 8:30pm. Good luck to the
@unibirmingham
team!
We have put together a virtual welcome tour video for year 6 students who will be joining us in year 7 next year. We are looking forward to welcoming you, and hope that this helps you to prepare for your transition into year 7
#BCTransition
We are incredibly proud to announce that Mr Ebrahim has been shortlisted within the final 50(!!!)for the
#GlobalTeacherPrize
🎉
He has been recognised for his incredible achievements in computing. You can read more here:
@STEMLearningUK
@BishopChalComp
We’re thrilled to introduce you to the top 50 finalists of the US $1 million
#GlobalTeacherPrize
2023, in partnership with
@UNESCO
&
@DubaiCares
Let’s join together & shine a light on the tireless work and dedication of these 50 inspiring educators.
#TeachersMatter
Huge congratulations to all of our students collecting their results today.
It has been an incredible morning and a joy to celebrate with students and their parents 🥳👏🏆
A huge congratulations to a former pupil of ours Amarie on getting a scholarship at Wolves...we couldn’t be prouder!! Well done ⚽️!!
@Wolves
@bc_friends
@BCPEDepartment
We have now made 336 visors, 54 wash bags, and 9 sets of scrubs for local health and care workers. The science department have also donated masks and goggles. All sent out to various hospices, care homes, psychiatric hospitals and the NHS. Heartfelt thanks to all involved!
A massive congratulations to former pupils of ours winning this amazing award!! Well done lads we are all proud at BC!! Hard work clearly pays off, their food is top quality!!
#welldone
#britishstreetfood
#champions2020
@BCCSix
🍗
The biggest of thank yous to the incredible staff at
@EntertainerToys
for their support with the
@PrimaryTolkien
@brumirish
2022 Christmas Toy Appeal. We have come back with a huge haul that is sure to put hundreds of smiles on faces on Christmas morning.
Such a lovely buzz around school this morning. The sun is shining and the ladies in the canteen are busy preparing a special lunch to celebrate . Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone ☘️
A huge thank you to
@EntertainerToys
for having us!
Students from BC and
@DunstansPrimary
have been in store today to buy toys for the
@brumirish
Toy Appeal.
Thank you to everyone who has supported so far - still time to donate!
We will be celebrating the grand opening of our new build on 7th July, with a range of activities & performances.
This event is open to the public; including past & present students, staff & their families, as well as our local community. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Wow! A superb art exhibition last night for the South Area Network - have a look at some of our students' work 👇👏
A big thank you to
@MyBCU
for hosting, and to all colleagues and students from across the network for all of their hard work and creativity.
@BChallonerArt
Well done to Henry, Tom, Aiden, Samuel and Noelie who represented Moseley RFC U15s on the first team pitch on Friday. A strong performance ensured a win against Alcester under the lights. Well done lads 👏 💪
@MoseleyRugbyFC
An amazing 630.8kg of food and toiletries were unloaded and given to the foodbank this year! What a difference this will make for families this Christmas!! A big thank you once again to everyone who donated.
#yearofcommunity
@BC_Chaplaincy
@bc_friends
Congratulations to one of our best computing facilitators and teachers here at
@BishopChalloner
!
Luke has completed his GCSE
#ComputerSciemce
subject knowledge enhancement programme 👨🏻💻
#CSA1000
A- Level Results Day 2023!!
Fantastic results from our Year 13's today, you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves and the hard work you put into your studies! 😀
#Alevelsresultsday
#alevels2023
Congratulations to all of our students collecting their results today. It has been an incredible morning and a joy to celebrate with students and their parents 🥳👏🏆
As we welcome our new Year 7 today, we are also celebrating 70 years since the school opened its doors for the very first time.
As part of the celebrations, we would like to invite our whole school community -past & present- to our Platinum Jubilee Remembrance Event
#savethedate
We have been looking through the archives & have found some amazing photos of staff & students through the years.
This picture is of staff from 1953. We are going to drip feed more pictures, so please tag any ex BC staff or students so they can see if they can spot themselves!
Year 6 have already made an incredible impression on the school with their fantastic behaviour this morning. We hope they enjoy their day with us today.
Check out our staff and students on Irish TV, showcasing the wonderful work of the school. Well done to all involved we are lucky to have such talented pupils.
@brumirish
@irishtv
Thank you
@heroeshampers
for surprising our staff with two incredible hampers. You really have brightened up our day with such a generous gift and wonderful, thoughtful idea. Thank you also to those who nominated us 🙂 was a lovely surprise.
We are excited to announce that we will be opening up our doors and putting on a special Christmas lunch and games and events for members of our community and past students, to celebrate our Platinum Jubilee year.
Please help us to spread the word - details are below. 🎅🎄
We are so excited to share this new space with our students 👷♂️👷♂️. A huge well done and thank you to every single person who has made this possible - such a wonderful addition to our school.
The Bishop Challoner community send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family and all the people Her Majesty inspired throughout her lifetime of service.
Eternal rest grant unto her. May she rest in peace.
Amen
Window installation taking place on the new build along with first fix installations inside. English department starting to get excited for the new English block
Some of our students delivered our collection for
@FoodbankB30
today. As a school, we donated 411kg of food, the equivalent of 1600 meals for families in need over the Christmas period. A huge thank you to everyone who donated.
#YearOfCommunity
Congratulations to our students who presented at Birmingham Council Chamber today. An incredible experience for our young people and they were superb. By far the youngest panel competing today and we came second!!! The team were presented with a cheque for £225.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Today, we paused to remember: school fell silent for 2 minutes & the Last Post was played
#Remembrance
Every day, we will be posting short video clips from around school for all of the year six students who will be joining us at Bishop Challoner in the next academic year. First up, is the auditorium.
#BCTransition
Only just got hold of a photo. But here's Will O'Sullivan our keeper from a few years ago. Now being chosen to play for England!!!!! So proud of him! Best footwork we've ever seen from a keeper. Loved a nutmeg!
@bpsfa
@England
And here they are… another huge congratulations to our team of
@NCSC
2022 Cyberfirst Champions. Well done girls!! Such a huge achievement 👾🏅🥳
@BishopChalComp
Every year, BC's Art dept creates space and opportunity to commemorate the past. For Armistice Day 2020, we focused on local women and their stories from WW2. Each has their portrait and story exhibited outside of the school. What an honour to showcase our local heroes!
The staff at Bishop Challoner enjoy a challenge, so for the month of March they decided to collect Easter treats to be donated to the local foodbank. Think you will agree, they more than completed the challenge. They were delivered on Monday.
#yearofcommunity
@FoodbankB30
We are thrilled to be able to share with you our recent inspection report from the Catholic Schools Inspectorate.
The report is available via our school webpage at
We are excited to launch our 2023 Christmas Toy Appeal, in association with
@brumirish
.
Schools across Birmingham are working together to support families in need this Christmas.
A former ex student of ours Ben Birch is raising money for Macmillan in memory of his mom and also for cardiomyopathy in memory of Logan Kehoe also a former ex student of ours. Please see below how you can support this amazing event
#birchkehoecup
As promised, a
#throwbackthursday
picture from the 2000s - the class of 2001-02. We also have the “pull a funny face” version - like this post if you would like to see!
We are looking forward to welcoming back our students next week, here is a reminder of start dates:
Wednesday 7th September - Year 7, Year 11 and Year 13 return
Thursday 8th September - all year groups
Thank you.
On Mondays, the drone club meet after school. 💻🪰
We love seeing all of the innovative ways that our young people use the drones and all of the images and videos they create.
Give
@BishopChalComp
a follow to find out more about the range of clubs they offer.
Our upstairs maths block toilets are now completed. The bright colours & open plan look has gone down very well with our students & staff. Work continues on our ground floor toilets. These developments will give these areas a fresh modern feel to them.
News just in!!
@EntertainerToys
have agreed to help us with our appeal - this is incredible news & we are so grateful for their support.
Please do donate or help us to spread the word, so we can support as many families as possible this Christmas 🎄🧸🪁