December 2018
Scouts Night Owl Camp 1st Farnsfield Scouts joined over two hundred other members of the Scouts this October in the annual Night Owl incident hike and camp at nearby Sherbrooke campsite in Calverton. The Scouts worked hard in a night walk of six miles through the countryside around Calverton. Teams consisted of no more than seven young people and involved seven incident bases where the scouts took on some challenges in the dark. The young people had lots of fun and worked hard hiking over newly ploughed fields at night, while map navigating their way from point to point. The Scouts spent an evening before the event preparing themselves for their walk;
becoming familiar with survival bags, first aid kits, warm clothing, sensible footwear and waterproofs. The young people had to carry their own water and spare clothing in order to be prepared, in case of themselves or a fellow walker getting cold or wet in the winter conditions. During the day the Scouts worked towards their Outdoor Challenge award with fire lighting and cooking on open fires. They did a range of activities including archery and sledging on the campsites sledge run! Farnsfield Scouts meet weekly during term time at the Farnsfield Village Centre. If you would like to find out more, please contact Group Scout Leader Chris Blockley, on 07779324341.
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy celebrates good Ofsted result Inspectors say, “…the rate of pupils’ progress has increased”, and that pupils used words such as, “amazing’, ‘brilliant’ and ‘caring” to describe their school. Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy is celebrating the news that its Ofsted inspection has shown that it continues to be Good,-with significant signs of improvement since its previous Good report. Published on the 30th October, the report says of The Flying High Trust and the school’s Head Teacher, Mrs Anne Ingle that, “…together you have effectively led improvements to the quality of teaching, learning and behaviour across the school. As a result, the rate of pupils’ progress has increased…Leaders work effectively as a cohesive team. The trust, members of the
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