Aspire Act Achieve

Aspire – Act - Achieve

An innovative and forward thinking school of 1750 students, Brookfield has the resources and breadth of opportunity of a large school, combined with the warmth and friendly atmosphere of a much smaller one.
At Brookfield, we offer our students the strong foundations of support and challenge that achievements are built on. Our aim is to:

• inspire dreams and aspiration
• instil self-belief and personal resilience
• nurture a ‘can do’ culture, where students and staff alike can achieve more than they might have thought possible

Brookfield is a school at which young people enjoy their learning, where there is a strong sense of belonging and where every student is valued, where we actively seek out and nurture every child’s talents and help them to develop the personal qualities and inner strengths required in a demanding and ever changing world.

Happiness, success and personal fulfilment, to be the best that they can be: these are the things that we all want for our children and these are the things that are at the heart of Brookfield, where we help our students every single day to aspire, act and achieve.

Welcome to our school.

Mrs R Allan, Headteacher

“A school that offers something very special for its students.” OFSTED 2016

Taste of Game

Once again, the Year 10 Hospitality and Catering students were treated to a visit from Taste of Game and BASC South East, with the focus on creating an awareness of where our food comes from and the use of game in cooking. Michelle Nudds joined us with a brace of pheasants and a wonderful demonstration was had on how to pluck and prepare the birds for cooking. The students were quite intrigued, with the demonstration and a couple of students even came up and had a go at plucking. The students then portioned out the pheasant and cooked the meat to make tasty, fresh Pheasant Fajitas.

Christmas Cookery

This year Christmas Cookery took a slightly different slant and the club was run by invitation only. This proved to be very successful and the student enjoyed making the dishes and obviously sharing them with others too. Recipes like Shortbread, mince pies and reindeer biscuits were made, and students seemed to really enjoy the informal relaxed environment that was offered.

Look out in the bulletin for a possible Easter cookery club coming up.

Performing Arts Enrichment

Recently, a group of approximately 40 year 8 boys and girls – selected by one of their performing arts teachers – took part in our second Enrichment Day. Led by Ms Lisby (drama), Mr Cull (music), Ms Fenner (dance), the students rehearsed and performed an extract from 'Grease’ which involved the famous song ‘Summer Loving’. It was an busy, frenetic! but ultimately rewarding day which culminated – after much choreography, acting and a singing practise – with a presentation to a group of parents in the drama studio. Although the students had only had a limited time to prepare, the performance was fantastic and very impressive, highlighting what these Enrichment Days are designed for.

A big thank you to the students for taking part and responding in such an enthusiastic way, and to Ms Lisby, Mr Cull and Ms Fenner for giving up their time to make the day such a success.

Mr Chance

Photography Trips

Some weeks ago our GCSE Year 10 Photography students enjoyed an evening at Gunwharf Quays. Our Grand Finale was the opportunity to take some light painting experiments in front of and around the Spinnaker Tower from the Spice Island.

Amy arranged the group beautifully to undertake a light painting group shot. The outcome of which is attached. Our students were fantastic company and they had a great time making the most of any opportunity to get that perfect photograph from just the right viewpoint. The photo is a very positive reflection of our trip and is a good news story to share on our website or via twitter.

We had a similarly successful trip to London too. Students visited The Barbican; St Pauls Cathedral; City Hall; the Millennium Bridge and The London Eye to take photos in response to ‘Structures and Unusual Viewpoints’.

Both these trips had the same ‘focus’ and that is to build-up a portfolio of high-quality and thoughtfully considered photographs that they can use in this and future projects.

Spanish Enrichment

On the 14th November year 8 pupils took part in a Spanish enrichment experience held at Sarisbury Junior School. They worked in carousel groups where they learnt about various aspects of Spanish culture. One rotation consisted of flamenco dancing lessons led by a professional flamenco dancer, with an aim to create a production to perform to parents later in the day. Pupils also had the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary on Mexican foods by creating some homemade guacamole from scratch and then the took part in a role play, in which our year 8 pupils acted as waiters to the year 6 “customers”, practising a vital skill for their speaking exams and any future visits to Spain. Finally, students participated in abstract art lessons using oil pastels to create their own Picasso-inspired masterpieces.

Some of the comments from the pupils on the day include:

We were taught a flamenco dancing routine which was my favourite part!” (Alexia G05 )

I enjoyed the food tasting the most because it was fun to serve the year 6 pupils” (James  R07)

My favourite part was the drawing because I liked smudging and blending the colours… to show emotions and different perspectives” (Issy  – R09)

Thank you for an enjoyable day" (Emma - RO2)

The visit to Sarisbury was an incredible experience as, not only were our pupils treated to an enjoyable and educational day, but it also gave the year 6 pupils a chance to meet some of our year 8 pupils so they will already know some friendly faces upon arrival into year 7. Hopefully this will make the transition a little less daunting for them and they will be inspired to continue their Spanish studies throughout their time at Brookfield.

Year 10 Hospitality & Catering’s Pop-Up Restaurant

On the 30th November 2018, Year 10 Hospitality and Catering students ran Brookfield’s second Pop-Up Restaurant. This was the culmination of hours of planning, which involved working out a menu, writing time plans, advertising, costing and working out the nutrients and allergens of the meal.

The basis of the menu was the butternut squash and the giant pumpkin grown in our very own garden by the Dig-It crew. The students made roasted butternut squash and pumpkin soup served with a homemade crusty bread roll and to finish, a festive gingerbread reindeer biscuit.

Students were split in to 3 teams with a head chef in charge of producing each of the three courses. On the day they all worked incredibly hard to ensure the food was cooked and ready on time for service. Students also ran a delivery and take-out service for staff on duty.

20 staff attended the event and it was invaluable for our students to get a small taste of what it is like to work in a commercial kitchen and to serve customers. We raised an amazing £60 profit from the event which will be used to maintain the school garden.

Well done Year 10 and a massive thanks to all the staff that attended, including Mrs Sandford who came in on her day off!

Ms Sinclair.

Newsround Enrichment Day

"The annual Brookfield School Report day went incredibly well with the highest level of initiative from our year 8 students. Students were incredibly well prepared and planned beforehand and during the initial part of the day. Before interviewing and filming a number of students and teachers on their chosen topics.  Time management skills were tested as groups had to then prepare their article ready for uploading to the Brookfield website.

All students who took part finished the day much wiser about the competitive, interesting and immersive world of journalism. They should also be very proud of the stories, videos and images they created and that will be posted onto our Brookfield website very shortly.

A final, special thank you to Miss Fowler and Miss Andrews who prepared, organised and led this very successful day."

Mr Chance

For more on this, and students' reports and videos, please see the Brookfield Newsround School Report section: Brookfield Newsround School Report

French Enrichment Day

A group of talented and hard-working Year 8 French students had the magnifique opportunity to take part in an Enrichment Day this March at local primary school; Saint John the Baptist Church of England Primary School. The day was off to a fantastique start with a French themed café where our linguists introduced themselves to the primary school children and their parents. After this, Brookfield students went in teams of twos or threes to give some aide to St Johns’ teachers delivering French themed activités.

The classes involved a variety of engaging tasks where our students could help the KS2 pupils with French vocabulary. The activities included: dot-based artwork in the style of Georges Seurat, creating a comic strip based on a French video where Minnie Mouse runs out of croissants, lots of vocabulary games and even creating French fact files.  

Our students had a lot of fun being les profs in the lessons and there were clearly a few prospective teachers within the group.  At break some of our students were even invited to go tête-à-tête in some playground games with the younger years.

St Johns’ staff spoke extremely highly of our students’ exemplary behaviour, polite manners and wonderful willingness to get involved and help the children.

It was évident that the students really enjoyed themselves and we are so proud that they all made the most of the opportunity to practice their language skills, as well as their leadership skills, with all students splitting up in class in order to individually run small groups and help the maximum number of students possible.

Year 8 Enrichment Day for PE & Maths on Thursday 24th January

Recently, a group of approximately 45 year 8 students were selected by the Maths and PE teachers to participate in our Enrichment Day. The day was planned and delivered by both Miss Boulter and Mr White, and involved students investigating the requirements for endurance cycling compared to sprint cycling and presenting their findings.

After a short introduction about the requirements of the day and the skills and attributes required to be a world-class cyclist, students began their own investigations. These involved undertaking a range of physical tests, recording the data and analysing it. Students then used their own data to create an ‘Athlete Profile’ which drew conclusions as to their own cycling skills and, finally, presented their findings to the rest of the group and the lead teachers in the Minerva.

Overall, Miss Boulter and Mr White led a fantastic day for all involved.

Teaching & Leadership Positions

Current Vacancies

If you are an aspirational professional who shares our core values and wants to make a positive difference to the lives of the young people at Brookfield, then please complete the appropriate forms. (If you are unable to complete online, please print and complete and send to the school address (Brookfield Community School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 7DU), for the attention of C.Bagley).

Before applying, why not visit us during the working day: Please contact Carole Bagley at c.bagley@brookfield.hants.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

You are advised to read the guidelines for completing the application form for teaching staff.

Useful Teaching Vacancy Downloads/Links

Teaching Forms to Complete

Forms should be submitted via email to recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk (please remember to identify which vacancy you are applying for).

When completing an application form in relation to an Upper Pay Range role for teachers, the relevant definitions for the purposes of the school’s pay policy are:

• ‘Highly competent’ – there is evidence to show a minimum of 4 good/outstanding lesson observations including data which shows students’ good/better progress over time. The teacher is able to demonstrate in students’ performance data that he/she has contributed to the improved practice of colleagues effectively fulfilling a mentoring or coaching role and thereby contributing to whole school improvement.
• ‘Substantial’ – the teacher is able to demonstrate, through the evidence available, that he/she has played a critical role in the life of the school by providing a role model for teaching and learning and/or making a distinctive contribution to the raising of students’ standards and/or taking advantage of professional development and uses the outcomes effectively as evidence in an improvement in students’ learning.

Brookfield Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All posts are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Brookfield Community School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Support Positions

Current Vacancies

If you are an aspirational professional who shares our core values and wants to make a positive difference to the lives of the young people at Brookfield, then please complete the appropriate forms. (If you are unable to complete online, please print and complete and send to the school address (Brookfield Community School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 7DU), for the attention of C.Bagley).

Before applying, why not visit us during the working day: Please contact Carole Bagley at c.bagley@brookfield.hants.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

You are advised to read the guidelines for completing the application form for teaching staff.

Useful Support Vacancy Downloads/Links

Support Forms to Complete

Forms should be submitted via email to recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk (please remember to identify which vacancy you are applying for).

Brookfield Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All posts are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Brookfield Community School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.