Annual Report 2010-2011

The British School of BrusselsAnnual Report 2010-2011

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Contents

REPORT FROM ThE ChaiR OF ThE BOaRd OF GOvERnORS | 4

REPORT FROM ThE PRinCiPaL | 6

REPORT FROM ThE viCE PRinCiPaL (SECOndaRy) | 8

REPORT FROM ThE viCE PRinCiPaL (PRiMaRy) | 10

FinanCiaL STaTEMEnT | 12

EXaMinaTiOn RESULTS | 19

yEaR 13 LEavERS and ThEiR dESTinaTiOnS | 28

FRiEndS OF BSB | 32

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Report from The ChaIr of The Board of Governorsalthough i may not be well known to you, my links to BSB are very strong. My three children attended BSB from 1994 until 2008 and are now embarked on either pursuing their professional careers or finalising their university education. i am immensely proud of the benefits and opportunities that BSB has given to my children and hope that your children can benefit from the BSB experience too.

I have served the Board of Governors since 1994, chairing the former foBsB from 1997 to 2000, Treasurer from 2000, vice Chair of the Board of Governors from 2007 and accepting the Chair of the Board of Governors in october 2010.

I would like record my sincere thanks to Mrs saskia höfgen, my predecessor, for her tireless effort and encouragement in supporting BsB during her 6 year tenure on the Board including 3 years as Chair.

I would also like to offer a tremendous vote of thanks to dr Brenda despontin, our former Principal, who retired from BsB at the end of the 2010 – 2011 academic year. dr despontin successfully led BsB through a significant amount of change brought about by the recession of 2008. dr despontin took some difficult and, in some cases painful, decisions but I can assure you that BsB is now stronger than ever before and well positioned for the future. dr despontin also left a legacy to BsB through vision 2020, a road map for BsB to grow from being good through great to being a world class school over the next 9 years.

as you are aware, Mrs sue Woodroofe accepted the position of Principal last year and I am sure that you will support Mrs Woodroofe in her transition from vice Principal secondary school to Principal to lead BsB into the future.

BsB will continue to encourage its students to perform to the very highest level of their academic capabilities and to instil in them a lifelong love for learning. BsB will help students develop their personal and social skills, including an international outlook, to succeed in the ever-changing world around us. BsB students will be supported to appreciate, enjoy and excel in whatever their interest or talent are be it sport, music, art and theatre. BsB will foster a safe, friendly and caring environment as well as making students aware of others less fortunate than themselves.

The Board of Governors will continue to assist the Principal in realising the aspirations, values and implementation of the Philosophy and objectives of BsB through the Whole school development Plan. The Board of Governors will also ensure that BsB has a long-term future and remain robustly financial viable.

assisting the Board of Governors, there are seven very active sub-groups: Curriculum & Learning, finance, human resources & Compensat ion, Market ing, Premises, Governance & Co-options and ICT where much of the ground work is performed prior to making recommendations to the Board of Governors. There is extensive voluntary involvement from parents and other external parties in these sub-groups which is crucial to the work of the Board. I would like to thank everyone involved

for their time and their significant contributions. If you are interested in contributing your particular skill set, I would be very interested to hear from you.

finally I would like to thank all people who do so much to support the BsB: the staff, parents and students who make it all worthwhile.

I wish you all a happy and successful school Year.

Ian Backhouse Chair, Board of Governors

august 2011

‘ BSB will continue to encourage its students to perform to the very highest level

of their academic capabilities and to instil in them a lifelong love for learning.

BSB will help students develop their personal and social skills, including

an international outlook, to succeed in the ever-changing world around us.’

‘ Finally I would like to thank all people

who do so much to support the BSB:

the staff, parents and students who

make it all worthwhile.’

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Report from The PrInCIPaLThis is adapted from the Principal’s address on awards Evening 2011.

it is difficult to explain to adults outside education just what is so special about working in a school. it is especially hard if their own school days were less than happy. i always think i have been blessed with finding a career which gave me challenges, opportunities and great joy in abundance. i loved school myself, and i suppose i have really never left. it is a privilege to be part of the life of a young person, sometimes steering an individual through a tricky personal time, often introducing subjects or activities which will lead to careers and lifetime passions. That truly is a special opportunity. i am always delighted to receive visits, letters and emails from students i taught who are now successful in whatever sphere, and i have a particular affection for those whose stories i shared when things were not going so well for them.

My career started here of course, fresh from university in 1973. BsB

was three years old, and I joined when the first public examination

classes were being launched. It was an exciting place to be, and

my experiences here convinced me that I did want to teach. We

had no technology, of course, not even mobile phones, and there

was no theatre, nor a proper cafeteria, but there was a pioneering

spirit and a vision which reflected a passion for education, for all

nationalities and all ability levels.

I learned so much in those early years, and was delighted, when

I returned in 2008 as Principal, to recognise the same ethos and

atmosphere, the same happy community, the same busy place.

There is much to celebrate about this last year at BsB. We have

enjoyed excellent examination results last summer, at GCse, a level

and IB, and our senior students are starting a range of courses at

universities all over the world. We were immensely proud of them

all. The Primary school’s Integrated Learning Themes have evolved

this year into an exciting set of learning opportunities, creating

independent learners with enquiring minds. Creating bilingual learning

opportunities for 2012 and beyond has been an exciting challenge

and this will evolve into a special feature of BsB I am sure.

schools never stand still, and change is part of the fabric and culture,

and especially at an international school with a regularly changing

student body. But the one single sea-change I have experienced

in the years since 1973 has been the embracing of technology

in schools. Just recently I was given a lesson by our director of

ICT using an iPad. I could see immediately how that device would

enhance learning experiences, and suspect they will be clearly in

evidence in BsB classrooms soon, but I do wonder sometimes

what a young teacher today will be using in thirty years’ time.

outside the classroom this year, we hosted maths competitions,

football, rugby and gymnastics tournaments and we enjoyed far too

many sporting successes to mention them all here, but we were

especially proud when our first Xv won the IssT rugby. BsB held an

outstanding Book Week attracting authors from a range of cultures

to engage all ages in the school.

here at BsB we provide many opportunities for each student

to discover just where his or her strength lies, and so we have

our debaters at The hague, our economists writing essays, our

public speakers at the BBC/Telenet awards, our environmentalists

working at their woodland conservation project, whilst their primary

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counterparts grow delicious strawberries in the school garden. We

have talented artists and poets, and some of that work will be in

evidence in the new magazine “Tapestry” scheduled for publication

this autumn. We have gifted musicians entertaining us at concerts,

and at the spring Music festival. We are privileged to attend some

quite extraordinary drama productions throughout Primary and

secondary schools, and unforgettable performances in challenging

productions such as “Tis Pity” last autumn.

It has been a special year for the senior section, of course, where

the first school President, Katie Berkley, and her vice President,

Will Woodroofe, led a team of subject, sport and house captains

and provided excellent role models for the younger students. The

launch of the three houses of Pantlin, Goodman and firman has

been a popular development, and the “Tervuren Cup” was awarded

to the winning house for the first time last term.

This school has always encouraged students to think beyond the

walls, and the work for charity over the years has been extraordinary.

2010-11 was no different, with a host of charities supported. Cas

students were active locally, and particular mention is owed to those

who spent time at “Carina” a home which houses alzheimer sufferers.

Using their languages, our students made friends with the residents

who really appreciated their visits. We had some special events too,

such as the fashion show for hIv and the amnesty concert. and I

shall never forget all those pink balloons launched on Pink day.

But this year’s personal highlight has been the launch in the african

Museum of “Best of Both”, our very own charity which will guarantee

the ongoing links to schools in Ghana. We have helped already

with water holes, and welcomed a visit from the regional director of

TraX. now, there are exciting possibilities for videolinks and visits,

and I shall watch from afar the development of this truly special

initiative. some of the funding for this charity has come from the

efforts of our parents’ group, the friends of BsB. I remain eternally

grateful for their unfailing support throughout the year, and indeed

for all the parent volunteers whose time and commitment ensure

we have such a rich programme of activities for the children here.

so much of what makes BsB such a vibrant and busy place,

however, is due to the energy and commitment of a team of

dedicated staff who often spend many hours of their own time

accompanying trips, leading expeditions, coaching teams or simply

sharing a lunch hour to enjoy a game of chess with a student. I am

immensely grateful to them all, and thank them for their loyal support.

so here I am, back where I started 38 years ago having had the

unique privilege of ending a career where I began. What a joy! What

a pleasure to adapt the experiences I have accumulated along the

way to then help shape the future of a school which undoubtedly

once shaped mine. That is special and precious. I will always

consider myself extremely fortunate, and I thank the Board for giving

me that opportunity.

I hope the students at BsB will remember to carry success with

humility but to strive for excellence always. May the future hold much

happiness for them and may they always cherish the values they met

here. They have learned at BsB that it is possible to work cooperatively

without barriers of nationality, language or creed. They have learned

to enjoy learning and to respect what it brings, aware that knowledge

and wisdom are two different things. They have learned to care for

others beyond their comfortable routines and learned to think of their

responsibility for the future of this wonderful planet. I hope they will take

the world by storm, making a difference where a difference needs to

be made. I hope they will be proud to tell the world they were students

at this wonderful school. But I urge them to remember:

never be so determined to reach your goal that you forget to be

compassionate. never be so worried about material possessions

that you forget those with none. never be so proud of what you’ve

achieved and what you’ve become that you forget where you

started and the people who loved you then.

I wish them a life rich in wonder, joy and success but above all I

wish them friendship, happiness, love and much laughter.

The future looks exciting for BsB with a stunning new building

promised within the next few years. sue Woodroofe will be a

wonderful Principal, and I wish her every success. Leading a school

is simply the best job in the world, and I shall miss many of its

magical, often completely unexpected moments of great joy. next

year we will see the olympic Torch passing proudly from runner to

runner across the UK and that’s very much how I see the handover

to sue. I have been honoured to carry that torch as Principal for

a while, and now pass its safekeeping to sue, to carry the bright

flame that is BsB, with great pride and excited anticipation, into the

decades ahead.

dr Brenda despontin

Principal

august 2011

‘ The future looks exciting for BSB

with a stunning new building

promised within the next few years.

Sue Woodroofe will be a wonderful

Principal, and I wish her every

success. Leading a school is simply

the best job in the world, and I shall

miss many of its magical, often

completely unexpected moments of

great joy. ’

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Report from The vICe PrInCIPaL (seCondarY)This is a very special report for me to write, my last as head of the Secondary School. as ever the students have inspired and encouraged me and i never cease to be full of admiration for their commitment to all that BSB has to offer, on the School campus and beyond its gates. and this year, much of this was led from within the student body via a new Presidential structure and increased responsibilities including Subject and, most specially, house Captains. it seemed most fitting that the 40th anniversary year saw the launch of a house system in the school, led by staff and students and named after the three founding members of our School; Firman, Goodman and Pantlin. it has been wonderful to see how the houses have so quickly established themselves as part of BSB life and are leading to an increased vertical coherence and identity throughout all year groups. The 40th anniversary house assemblies, for students across the whole school, was a real highlight for everyone on Leadership Team last december.

our examination results were again strong, and particularly so given that we are an inclusive school, welcoming students of all abilities and from all language and educational backgrounds. at IB yet again we impressively overtook the world averages for scores above 30, 36 and 40. There can be no doubt that the IB diploma programme is now well established in the school and the results over recent years testify to what is possible with a committed team of teachers and students with an excellent work ethic. a Level results were in many ways identical to last year, which was no surprise as it was an almost identical academic cohort of a Level students. however, in particular we are pleased to have increased the a* - C grades, so pushing the lower grades upwards. We were particularly pleased at the introduction of the aQa Baccalaureate qualification this summer, which includes the prestigious extended Project Qualification. This provides a new opportunity for a Level students to push themselves the extra mile, voluntarily, to stand out in their university applications. as such, this first cohort of results was very pleasing and we look forward to watching this develop further in the future.

The a Level a* continues to be aspirational for BsB students, however, and this will be a focus for the future as its power as a super grade will undoubtedly increase in the coming years. The (I)GCse results were also very similar to last year’s, including seeing the same increase in the a*-C scores that we achieved at a Level. overall, fourteen students achieved all a* and a grades, with a further six achieving the same but with one B! I am always particularly proud of those students who arrive here with little or no english at the beginning of Year 10, or those who are moved half way through GCses and arrive at BsB in Year 11, who usually achieve super results – this is a unique feature of GCse life at BsB and most other schools I know of would not accept such students at such stages. To us, they are part of what makes this BsB learning community so special.

This year, we have a first, however; 100% of the graduating class of Year 13 are now embarking upon a course of their choice. We were delighted, particularly in this difficult year in the UK, to have 76% of our students going on to

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their first choice of university, with a further 20% to their second choice. The remaining 4% were either successful through clearing or have started planned gap years and will go to university next year. This level of success can only be achieved through excellent careers’ advice at initial application stages and accurate predictions of ability on the part of teachers. We continue to send students out from here to a range of international universities and this will be enhanced in the coming years by a new International Careers’ team appointed at the school with specialist international experience themselves. This year, we had three offers from oxford and Cambridge, two of these were accepted and achieved, the other student achieved the grades but chose instead to go to Imperial College London as the course was better suited to him there.

however, as I always say, a school is not just about examination results, important though they are. This past year saw another challenging and inspiring Book Week with a growing international flavour. We were taken out of our comfort zones by a stunning senior drama performance of ‘Tis Pity and moved to tears at times by an evocative Christmas music concert in st Jan’s church in Tervuren; fortunately laughter was the predominant emotion in the younger drama productions! We hosted IssT football, an international Mathematics competition and GIsGa gymnasts; events which brought the whole community together and involved some real generosity on the hosting front by our families. We were pleased to come second in the football, gaining promotion into the first division again. february allowed some of our superb ‘mathletes’ to perform in a different way during a weekend of fierce competition along with some fabulous science achievements in national and international competitions. March saw our gymnasts vault and back flip their way to some great GIsGa results, our swimmers achieve many personal bests and our triumphant rugby team return as IssT Champions. In May, we had two students in the top ten of the Belgian national final of the BBC & Telenet Public speaking awards – and their skills were both impressive and inspirational. It is also a privilege to have watched some of our Cas students in Years 12 & 13 make regular visits to a residential home for people with alzheimers, using their french, to encourage and support them. The mural they produced was a particular triumph to jog he patients’ memories about key scenes in Brussels and I look forward to its official unveiling this october. of course this is all on top of the numerous other competitions, trips and events across all departments and I want to thank the staff personally for all that they do beyond the classroom to inspire and excite the students, providing a range of opportunities for them to benefit from.

however, I could not let this annual report pass without proper acknowledgement of a particular project and a particular group of students. our awareness of Ghana and its issues, in particular the region of Bolgatanga which we now support

directly, was writ large throughout Charities Week in the midst of the fun and laughter. however, in establishing the links with a particular region, some of our senior students went one step further and actually set up a BsB charity; Best of Both. The work required to research this was extensive; they had to meet international lawyers, host a visit from a member of the Trax Ghana project to discuss possibilities, meet with website designers and organise a major launch, press releases etc in order to make their dream a reality. The aim of Best of Both, as the name suggests, is to have a genuine exchange of cultures and respect for one another; what is the best we can learn from Bolgatanga and its people, and what is the best that we can give of ourselves to them. Between bottling our own water for Charities Week to sponsoring two current and one former BsB student to cycle the length of the UK during 10 days of their summer holiday, to the support we received from the friends of BsB, we are on the verge, as I write, of being able to provide three bore hole wells to the three villages we support which currently so not have a clean water supply. This is a stunning achievement in our first year of partnership. after another staff visit during the summer, we plan to send our first group of students and staff there together next July to make a difference practically and understand the region for themselves.

We all know that any annual report can only ever scratch the surface of the activities in a given year, especially in a school as busy as BsB. however, it is with enormous pride in a wonderful team of staff and the most delightful students that I hand over the secondary school reins to Paul starkie. Under his leadership, I look forward to the coming year with continued confidence, a real sense of anticipation and the highest hopes for continued success in all aspects of our secondary school life.

sue Woodroofe, Vice Principal and Head of Secondary School

august 2011

‘ Our examination results were again

strong, and particularly so given

that we are an inclusive school,

welcoming students of all abilities

and from all language and educational

backgrounds. ’

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Report from The vICe PrInCIPaL (PrIMarY)The Primary School enjoyed a very full and successful year last year. The staff continued their focus on learning by beginning the year with a very informative training session entitled ‘Learning to Learn’ together with their Secondary School colleagues. This all day workshop, led by a facilitator from UK, emphasised that the process of learning is learnable. We were encouraged to teach explicitly a wide range of learning strategies to the children to help them become more independent and to see themselves as life-long learners and inquirers. it also taught us more about learning styles and multiple intelligences. This led into further work within the Primary School on our assessment for learning programme with its focus on formative assessment by the teacher and the teaching of self and peer assessment strategies to the children.

as part of our focus on student learning, we sought new ways of having the children share their knowledge, skills and understanding with a wider audience. We wanted to further improve the home-school partnership and parental involvement at the same time. Therefore we introduced curriculum information letters which were sent home at the start of each new Integrated Learning Theme to enable parents and other family members to be aware of upcoming learning and to be able to contribute at home or in school as relevant and appropriate. The introduction of open afternoons was another popular development. at the end of each theme the children were asked to invite their parents to their classroom to show them what they had been doing and to give an opportunity for them to articulate their learning and understanding. Members of the management team also met with groups of students from each year group at the end of each theme to discuss learning and to have feedback from the children regarding the Integrated Learning Themes and our inquiry based approach. The Year 6’s hosted their second ‘Celebration of Learning’ exhibition at the end of the year as a culmination

of their progress and achievement throughout their Primary school Years. all the children are certainly demonstrating an increasing ability to talk about their learning using appropriate vocabulary and it is clear that they are developing their skills of reflection and evaluation. They are becoming much more learning-oriented than performance-oriented; they believe that effort leads to success and they believe in their own ability to improve. They are increasingly more concerned with improving their competence rather than proving it and merely gaining satisfaction from doing better than others.

outside the classroom, the children were fully engaged in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. as always the sports programme was very full and we participated in matches against other schools in europe and the UK. our children were regularly praised for their exemplary behavior and sportsmanship – we are proud of their ambassadorial skills. The children who attended the ski trip during the easter holiday were even commended for their exemplary behaviour as hotel guests in Italy.

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We hosted the GIsGa Gymnastics competition again this year and the children performed very well in front of their home crowd. They also looked after the many visiting gymnasts and were excellent hosts. our netballers went to their annual tournament in the UK and improved on their previous performance in this their second appearance. Given the only netball courts in Belgium are at the BsB, the girls do very well as this tournament is virtually their only competitive experience of the game. The hockey teams enjoyed a successful season and other children were able to represent the school at football, basketball, handball, athletics and cross-country. The dolphins won the Brussels Junior swimming Championships in fabulous style for the fourth year running – congratulations to all concerned and here’s to a record fifth consecutive win.

for the sports days this year, the children competed in their house teams of firman, Goodman and Pantlin for the first time with firman finishing as winners on this occasion. We plan to incorporate more house events beyond sport next year and introduce Primary school house Captains to further develop the sense of belonging to a house and engendering team spirit.

We continued to strengthen our links with other schools in the area. Last november we were delighted to host a science and Technology day to which we invited Year 6 age students from local and international primary schools to participate in hands-on learning in these subject areas. our science and dT departments and Year 6 teachers did a great job organising the day and the visiting schools were very keen to continue this project next year and even to introduce events focusing on other areas of the curriculum. We had a very successful exchange with the Japanese school with reciprocal visits between students and staff organized by the eaL department.

Last year was heather Grant’s final year as head of Primary Music and she had planned a full calendar of events as usual. The Christmas concert was in Tervuren Church so the Junior singers performed alongside the older students. The Primary school concert was at the start of the third term and then the climax was the summer Concert at the end of the year. The Year 5 and 6 singers enjoyed their annual trip to disney to perform at the end of term and this year were on the main stage with their images beamed on to surrounding large screens. They felt and looked like real superstars! our sincere thanks to heather for all she has done for the school in the music arena for the last 16 years.

Charities awareness took on a new guise last year as we moved from our established focus on Charity Week to a year-long programme of activities that continually brought our minds back to the various charities we support in order to make a difference all year rather than just a one-off effort.

The link with Ghana has made the children realise how they really can help make a difference somewhere else in the world as well as giving their support to local charities.

The biennial Book Week took place in october 2010. The Book Week Committee worked extremely hard to ensure a great programme of visiting authors and poets which led to some inspired writing by the children. It is always a very special week which has been part of the BsB way since the foundation of the school. The Committee is already busy preparing for the event in october 2012!

The latter part of the year was spent preparing for the introduction of the three bilingual french/ english classes in reception, Year 1 and Year 3. This renewed focus on language learning is also to include the introduction of dutch at beginner and mother tongue level for children in Years 3 to 6. as always, as one year draws to a close, we have plenty to look forward to, continuing to develop as a learning focused school and driven in everything we do by the possibility of improving learning for all.

Carole denny, Vice Principal and Head of Primary School

august 2011

‘ The Year 6's hosted their second

'Celebration of Learning' Exhibition

at the end of the year as

a culmination of the progress and

achievement throughout their

Primary School Years.’

‘ The latter part of the year was spent

preparing for the introduction of

the three bilingual French/English

classes... this renewed focus on

language learning is also to include

the introduction of Dutch at beginner

and mother tongue level for children

in Years 3 to 6.’

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FinanCiaL STaTEMEnT

Mural produced by BSB students as a service activity to Alzheimer

patients at the "Carina" Residence Belgium 2011

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FinanCiaL FiGURES € actual actual Budget

As at end year 30 June: 2009/10 2010/11 2010/11

FiXEd aSSETS

Cost 42.326.372 43.124.379 42.776.372

Less: Accumulated Depreciation 26.396.830 27.882.599 27.861.188

net Fixed assets 15.929.542 15.241.780 14.915.184

GUaRanTEE dEPOSiTS 1.007 1.007 1.007

CURREnT aSSETS

Tuition Fees Receivable 16.771.764 16.362.350 16.771.764

Less: Provision Doubtful Accounts 663.596 701.526 663.596

Net Tuition Fees Receivable 16.108.168 15.660.824 16.108.168

Stocks 183.701 126.113 183.701

Miscellaneous Receivable/Accruals 46.330 146.514 46.330

Cash/Short Term Deposits/Cash Funds 15.993.805 17.048.431 16.022.588

Investments at Market Value 1.763.431 1.996.320 1.763.431

Memo: Total Cash and Investments 17.757.236 19.044.751 17.786.019

Total Current assets 34.095.435 34.978.201 34.124.218

CURREnT LiaBiLiTiES

Accounts Payable 1.625.164 1.431.951 1.625.164

Accrued Salary Expenses 4.051.743 4.030.549 4.051.743

Other Payables 74.182 87.999 74.182

Tuition Fees Invoiced/Received in Advance 23.573.801 23.288.170 23.573.801

Total Current Liabilities 29.324.890 28.838.668 29.324.890

nET CURREnT aSSETS (= current assets less current liabilities)

4.770.545 6.139.533 4.799.328

TOTaL nET aSSETS 20.701.093 21.382.320 19.715.519

Represented By:

Accruals 63.000 51.626 63.000

Provision Social Security Litigation 0 0 0

Realized gain on sale of fixed assets 0 300 0

Surplus for the year 1.357.559 692.301 371.985

General fund at start of year 19.280.534 20.638.093 19.280.534

TOTaL GEnERaL FUnd 20.701.093 21.382.320 19.715.519

BSB BALANCE SHEET

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Maths Quest 2010

BSB INCOME AND EXPENDITURE



PUPiLS/STaFFinG

Pupils FFPE 1125 1066 1049

Pupils - Average Financial Total 1220 1161 1140

Teaching and Support Staff 128,05 126,66 125,65

Administrative Staff 33,20 31,24 31,20

Other Staff 46,88 45,34 43,87

CaPiTaL EXPEndiTURE

Buildings/Land Improvements 160.669 75.378 200.000

Furniture and Equipment 691.830 340.437 250.000

TOTaL 852.499 415.815 450.000

SChOOL inCOME

Tuition Fees 25.287.688 24.700.269 24.291.104

Other 2.320.090 2.393.529 2.336.492

TOTaL 27.607.778 27.093.798 26.627.596

SChOOL EXPEndiTURE

Payroll:

- Teaching and Ancillary Staff 14.599.141 14.933.026 14.659.298

- Administrative Staff 2.950.184 3.010.277 2.837.060

- Maintenance/Site 728.123 692.602 745.088

- Cleaning 690.780 631.456 706.875

- Other -197.822

Pension 1.499.147 1.374.527 1.515.866

Other 4.930.831 4.735.288 4.599.449

- Educational 835.946 898.320 852.665

- Educational whole School 304.635 180.341 160.733

- INSET 82.030 82.008 83.671

- Administrative 184.372 159.954 163.059

- Marketing 188.795 255.374 162.571

- ISS 240.932 237.487 220.751

- Maintenance 354.813 259.239 261.909

- Utilities 299.258 313.924 305.243

- Other Operational 757.743 639.075 672.901

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- Catering 597.233 597.648 609.178

- Bus 879.310 882.183 896.897

- Community 10.413 9.686 10.621

- Other 195.351 220.049 199.250

Depreciation 1.480.166 1.485.768 1.464.358

TOTaL 26.680.550 26.862.944 26.527.994

SURPLUS/dEFiCiT SChOOL 927.228 230.854 99.602

FinanCiaL inCOME

Bank Interest 72.780 247.371 272.383

Payment differences 21 216

Profit on exchange 16.267 4.475

Profit on stock 3.547

Gains on Investments

Misc Financial income 78.582

TOTaL 171.196 252.062 272.383

FinanCiaL EXPEndiTURE

Unrealised loss on investments

Write back unrealised loss -294.286 -232.889

Other financial cost 23.686

Payment differences 69

Loss on exchange 6.642 17.405

Bank charges 4.754 6.099

TOTaL -259.135 -209.385 0

SURPLUS/dEFiCiT SChOOL 1.357.559 692.301 371.985

after Financial operations

EXCEPTiOnaL inCOME

Sale of fixed asset 0 300

TOTaL 0 300 0

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Book Week 2010 BSB INCOME AND EXPENDITURE(continued from page 15)



SURPLUS/dEFiCiT SChOOL 1.357.559 692.601 371.985

after exceptional operations

TRanSFER TO GEnERaL FUnd 1.357.559 692.601 371.985

anCiLLaRy aCTiviTiES

net Surplus/deficit:

Bus Service 81.354 146.252 82.980Courses and Building Rentals 7.062 2.688 7.367Sports Centre/Community Club 68.268 84.843 69.633

Catering -121.330 -141.644 -123.756

SURPLUS/dEFiCiT anCiLLaRy aCT. 35.354 92.139 36.224

Student artwork

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Book Week Guests 2010

EXAMINATION RESULTS 2011

iB LEvEL - nUMBERS PER GRadE

Explanation of IB Examination Results

• Six subjects are studied concurrently

• One subject is taken from each of six groups

• At least three but not more than four are taken at Higher Level (HL). The others are at Standard Level (SL)

• The exams are graded from 7 (highest) down to 1. 3 is considered a pass.

• A maximum of 45 points are available for each student (42 points from the six subjects, plus 3 bonus points for Theory of Knowledge/Extended Essay (TOK/EE)

SUBJECT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

English A1 HL 1 0 8 1 0 0 0

English A1 SL 1 7 13 3 0 0 0

French A1 HL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

French A1 self taught SL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Dutch B SL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

French A2 HL 0 2 1 1 0 0 0

French A2 SL 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

French B HL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

French B SL 4 6 2 1 1 0 0

German B HL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

German B SL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

Japanese B SL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Spanish B HL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Spanish B SL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Business.& Mngt. HL English 1 3 2 2 0 0 0

Business & Mngt. SL English 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Economics HL English 4 1 0 1 0 0 0

Economics SL English 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Env. & Soc. SL English 1 1 4 1 1 1 0

Geography HL English 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Geography SL English 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

Hist. Europe/ME HL English 0 3 2 1 1 0 0

History SL English 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Psychology HL English 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

Psychology SL English 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Biology HL English 2 3 5 1 0 1 0

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SUBJECT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Biology SL English 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

Chemistry HL English 3 3 4 3 2 0 0

Physics HL English 3 2 2 0 0 0 0

Physics SL English 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

Computer Sc. HL English 0 1 0 0 3 0 0

Computer Sc. SL English 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Further Maths SL English 0 1 2 1 1 0 0

Math. Studies SL English 0 1 1 4 0 1 0

Mathematics HL English 3 4 3 4 2 1 0

Mathematics SL English 0 2 2 2 4 1 0

Film HL English 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

Film SL English 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Music HL English 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTaL 36 65 63 30 18 5 0

% 16.6 30.0 29.0 13.8 8.3 2.3 0.0

Subject entries: 285 (inc. TOK, EE)

number of diploma candidates: 34

number of Certificate candidates: 3

number of successful diplomas: 30 (6 Bilingual)

average points for diploma: 35

highest diploma score: 43

average grade per subject: 5.51

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EXAMINATION RESULTS 2011(continued from page 19)

GCE advanCEd LEvEL 2011 nUMBERS PER GRadE

Explanation of GCE examination resultsGCE – General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level

• AS Level (Advanced Subsidiary) is taken at the end of Year 12

• A Level (Advanced) is taken at the end of Year 13

• Exams are graded from A* (highest) to E (minimum pass); six levels of attainment with a U grade which is ungraded/fail.

SUBJECT a* a B C d E U Total

Biology 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3Business Studies 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5Chemistry 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2Computing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1D&T: Product Des. (3D) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2D&T Product Des. (Textiles) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2Drama & Theatre Studies 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5Dutch 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4Economics 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 10English Literature 0 6 1 4 3 0 0 14Fine Art 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 8French 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 11Further Mathematics 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6Geography 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5German 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5Government and Politics 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 7History 1 5 5 1 2 1 0 15ICT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Maths 0 5 4 6 1 1 1 18Media Studies 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 9Music 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3Music Technology 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2Physical Education 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4Physics 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5Sociology 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 9Spanish 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4

TOTaL 8 44 48 38 15 6 1 160

GRadE a* = 5% GRadES a* + a = 33% GRadES a* - B = 63% GRadES a-C = 86% GRadES a-E = 99%

SUBJECT EnTRiES: 160 nUMBER OF CandidaTES: 55

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GCE a/S LEvEL 2011 nUMBERS PER GRadE

SUBJECTS a B C d E U Total

Biology 4 1 1 0 1 4 11

Business Studies 2 5 7 9 1 1 25

Chemistry 3 0 1 1 0 0 5

Computing 0 0 2 3 1 1 7

D&T Product Design 1 2 0 1 1 0 5

Drama &Theatre 3 1 2 0 0 0 6

Dutch 5 4 1 0 0 0 10

Economics 2 6 7 5 2 1 23

English Literature 5 6 5 2 2 0 20

Fine Art 7 1 2 1 1 0 12

French GCE 11 5 4 2 0 1 23

Further Maths 3 1 0 0 0 1 5

General Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Geography 5 2 2 1 0 0 10

German GCE 2 0 1 1 1 0 5

Government and Politics 2 1 1 1 0 0 5

History 5 4 2 1 2 0 14

Information & Communication Tech. 0 0 5 2 2 0 9

Leisure Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Maths 8 8 8 7 0 2 33

Media Studies 3 3 4 2 2 0 14

Music 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Music Technology 3 2 1 0 0 0 6

PE 0 0 1 2 1 1 5

Physics 6 0 4 3 2 1 16

Sociology 0 1 1 4 0 5 11

Spanish Option A 6 3 1 1 0 0 11

TOTaL 88 56 63 51 19 18 295

GRadE a = 30% GRadES a-B = 49% GRadES a-C = 70% GRadES a-E = 94%

TOTaL EnTRiES: 295 no of candidates: 112

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Students worked on the Belgian

Special Olympics' events team

FOUndaTiOn COURSE 2011 - yEaR 12/13These consist of recognised external adult qualifications and the results are shown below

QUaLiFiCaTiOn Entries Passed

Edexcel Level 1 Adult Literacy 6 5

Edexcel Level 2 Adult Literacy 2 2

Edexcel Level 1 Adult Numeracy 9 8

Edexcel Level 2 Adult Numeracy 7 3

AQA Science at Entry Level 3 1 1

European Computer Driving Licence 5 modules 5 modules

aQa BaCCaLaUREaTE RESULTS 2011The results for the AQA Baccalaureate for our first cohort were excellent. BSB achieved one distinction, four merits, and two passes.

a* a B C d E U

ExtendedProject

3 2 2 0 0 0 0

distinction = A or A* in all A Level Subjects, including the Extended Project, pass in General Studies and Enrichment Diary

Merit = C or above in all A Level Subjects, including the Extended Project, pass in General Studies and Enrichment Diary

Pass = E or above in all A Level Subjects, including the Extended Project, pass in General Studies and Enrichment Diary

dRaMa RESULTS 2011 – LaMda(London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)

The results for the Drama examination were excellent. From 61 students, we achieved only 2 fails, 19 passes, 21 merits and 19 distinctions.

MUSiC RESULTS 2011AB (Associated Board) Examination

Examination (March) Examination (June)

EnTRiES TOTaL 42 59

Distinction 8 19.10% 3 5.10%

Merit 14 33.30% 17 28.80%

Pass 19 45.20% 35 59.30%

Fail 1 2.40% 4 6.80%

ROCK SChOOL EXaMinaTiOnThe results for the Rock School examinations were excellent with 100% pass rate at Debut Performance level. At Graded examination level 100% pass rate of which 19.5% were awarded a pass, 41.5% with merit and 39% pass with distinction.

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GCSE/iGCSE 2011 - nUMBERS PER GRadE

Explanation of GCSE examination resultsGCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education

• GCSE's are taken at the end of Year 11 in the Secondary School

• Each subject is graded from A* (highest) down to G; eight levels of attainment and a U grade which is ungraded/fail

• The C grade is regarded as a satisfactory level of attainment for the student of average ability

• The standard benchmark for UK schools for a student is five GCSE grades between A* and C

SUBJECT a* a B C d E F G U Total

Drama 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

D&T Resistant Materials 1 6 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 23

D&T Textiles 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 8

Dutch 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

English Language 13 25 26 28 1 0 0 0 0 93

English Language & Literature 6 24 41 16 4 0 0 0 0 91

Fine Art 11 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 22

Fine Art (SC) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Food & Nutrition 1 5 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 22

French 27 15 13 10 4 1 0 0 0 70

Geography 19 11 3 7 2 3 0 0 0 45

German 6 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 16

Graphic Communication 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 6

History 19 21 12 7 2 0 0 0 0 61

ICT B 0 8 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 26

ICT B (SC) 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 9

Mathematics 26 18 26 15 7 2 3 0 0 97

Music 1 10 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 17

Physical Education 2 2 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 26

Religious Studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Science 42 33 34 34 22 11 4 2 0 182

Spanish 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22

all subjects 201 207 220 154 52 21 8 2 0 865

* The GCSE French results include students in Years 9 and 10 taking GCSE French early. Mathematics and English results include all re-takes.

GRadES a*-C = 90% 5 GRadES aT a*-C = 94% GRadES a*-a = 47% GRadE a* = 23%

SUBJECT EnTRiES: 865 nUMBER OF CandidaTES: 137

Scene from 'Tis Pity'

Drama Performance

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COMPARISON OF EXAMINATION RESULTS 2011

GCE a LEvEL %

UK national average iSC* (independent Schools Council) BSB

Grades 2010 figures 2011 figures 2010 figures 2011 figures 2010 figures 2011 figures

A* 8.1 8.2 18.17 19.07 9.8 5.0

A* + A 27.0 27.0 52.03 52.88 33.5 32.5

A* - B 52.2 52.6 - - 64.7 62.5

A* - E 97.6 97.8 99.25 99.38 98.3 99.4

* Many ISC Schools have a selective intake and/or selective exam entry. BSB has a mixed ability intake and does not operate a selective exam entry policy.

GCSE %

UK national average iSC (independent Schools Council) BSB

Grades 2010 figures 2011 figures 2010 figures 2011 figures 2010 figures 2011 figures

A* 7.5 7.8 29.5 31.4 22.9 23.2

A* + A 22.6 23.2 60.2 61.4 48.4 47.2

A* - C 69.1 69.8 95.3 95.2 86.1 90.4

5 x A* - C (inc Maths

and English)- - 93.1 93.4 88.6 93.3%

5 x A* - C (inc Maths, Eng, Sci,

MFL)

- - 80.7 79.8 79.3 83.3%

international Baccalaureate diploma

BSB 2008 figures

BSB 2009 figures

BSB 2010 figures

BSB 2011 figures

Worldwide 2010 figures

Percentage Pass Rate 88.2 97 92.6 87.9 78.2

Percentage of Students with 40 or more 12.1 8.6 7.4 15.2 5.3



Mean Diploma Points Score 31.3 32 33.5 34.4 29.6

Highest Points Score 42 42 40 43 45

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PRiMaRy aSSESSMEnT and TESTinG

Explanation of examination results

At the end of each year, children from Years 1 – 6 take external tests produced by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in English and Mathematics. The results of these tests allow us to see how our children are progressing in the core areas. We publish the Year 6 results annually.

The results are reported as a National Curriculum level which enables us to see how our children are progressing compared to levels expected in schools in the United Kingdom.

The results are graded as follows:

• The expected level of attainment for children of this age in the UK is level 4

• Level 5 indicates attainment well above average

• Level 3 is below the level expected of children at this age.

As there are a significant number of children who join BSB throughout the academic year with little or no spoken or written English, it is also difficult to track performance through the School as the population is relatively transient and therefore the cohort of children within any one Year Group is constantly changing. All results should be viewed in the context of each individual child.

All parents received the results and information relevant to their child as part of the end of year report. Against UK national expectations, the results for BSB children achieving Level 5 are pleasing.

As always, we have analysed the data fully and will respond to the areas of learning and particular cohorts of children who need additional attention and support.

year 6 results 2009 2010 2011

Level 4 and above

ENGLISH 90% 86% 88%

Reading 93% 93% 91%

Writing 73% 76% 78%

MATHEMATICS 93% 90% 96%

Level 5

ENGLISH 47% 48% 54%

Reading 57% 62% 60%

Writing 24% 33% 32%

MATHEMATICS 57% 50% 49%

International Schools Assessment (ISA)

In February 2011, 159 students from Years 5 and 6 participated in the International Schools Assessment (ISA). This is the first year the Primary School has participated in this type of assessment. The ISA is designed specifically for schools with a diverse range of students from different educational systems. The assessment provides student-level information about what individuals know and can do as well as class and school-level performance. Analysis also enables the school to make relevant comparisons, between like schools. These are schools with a similar ratio of English speaking background students to non-English speaking background students.

In Mathematics and Reading our children performed at above average or well above average levels.

Our children’s writing results were average or above average in comparison with similar schools. Having completed the trial this year we have decided to participate manually in the ISA. Students in Years 5 and 6 will take the tests in October each year so that teachers can use the results to inform their planning and teaching. Results will be reported to parents and we will publish results in the Annual Report from September 2012.

Y6 Overall Mathematics Y6 Overall English

Y6 Reading overall Y6 Writing overall

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

49%

4%

47%

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Maths 2011 Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

54%

12%

34%

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Overall English results 2011

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

31%

9%

60%

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Reading 2011Level 5

Level 4

Level 342%

22%

36%

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Writing 2011

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YEAR 13 LEAVERS AND THEIR DESTINATIONS

Surname name University Course

ADEDEJI Adebowale University of Lincoln Accountancy and Finance

ALBRET AlexanderRegent's College, London (incorporating Regent's Business School, London)

Screen Writing and Producing

ALMOND Jacqueline Leeds University Osteopathy

ANDERSEN (Kamprad) Robin(Gap year: Defered Entry 2012: Linnaeus University, Sweden)

Business

BABBS Megan Swansea University Biology

BARFOOT Theo Imperial College London Biomedical Engineering

BELFIELD Alice University of Glasgow Classics/French

BERKLEY Katie The University of Nottingham History

BERNUZZI Federico University of East Anglia Biochemistry with a year in Europe (4 years)

BEYNON Christopher Cardiff University Economics

BORKIN Hannah The University of Sheffield French and Linguistics

COURT Sarah University of Leeds Childhood Studies

CUDDY Emma Southampton Solent University Public Relations and Communication

DALTON Jack University of East AngliaApplied Computing Science with a Foundation Year

DIMITRAKOPOULOS-DIZ Danae Goldsmiths, University of London Media and Modern Literature

DOWSETT Laura Loughborough University Drama

FALCK James ULB or other Belgian university Music or Multimedia / Journalism

FANG Hanwei Imperial College London Biology

FLOYD Priscilla The University of Reading Italian

GANDHI Rutul Bournemouth University Design Engineering

GASKELL Andrea University of Winchester History: Primary (4 years QTS)

GEHANI KarunaUniversity College London (University of London)

Information Management for Business

GOFFAUX Julie ULB or Louvain-la-Neuve Bio-Engineering

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GREGORY Daniel The University of BirminghamMaterials Science & Technology/Materials Engineering

GUPTA Ravinia University of Bath Business Administration (Sandwich)

HAN Kyung Hee Korean University tbc which one

HENROT CamilleGap Year in China to learn Mandarin. Defered Entry 2012: Smith College, USA

Engineering

HOWSHAM JackUniversity College London (University of London)

Chemical Engineering

HUXHAM Arthur Defered entry 2012: RSC, Stratford Performing Arts

IGOE Michael The University of Hull Human Geography

IRELAND Ashley Canterbury Christ Church University Performing Arts

KOSTER Isabelle Univerisity of Utrecht Medicine

LAMB Bobby Northumbria University Design for Industry

LEES Remi University of PortsmouthEngineering and Technology with Foundation Year

LEGG Jessica University of BathSociology with Human Resource Management (Sandwich)

LOROT Atikah University of Sussex Geography and International Development

LUCAS Rosie Brighton Art College

LUYKX Aditi(Retake) Defered entry KU Leuven 2012 for TEW (toegepaste Economische wetenschappen)

Applied Economics

MARKOWICZ Sean The University of Warwick Philosophy, Politics and Economics

MARKS Laura Plymouth University Graphic Communication and Typography

MATHEN Rebecca Plymouth University Business Management

MCRAE Cameron University of the West of England, Bristol Media Practice

MOSS RebeccaUniversity College London (University of London)

History of Art

NEWTON Maddie

Gap year to study languages in ULB, Brussels (German, Dutch and French). Defered Entry 2012: University of Maastricht.

European and Comparative Law, English track

NILSSON Jesper The University of BirminghamBusiness Management (Year in Industry) (4 years)

PAASIKOSKI Maiju TBC

PERRY Michael University of Leeds Mathematics (3 or 4 years)

PHILLIPS Charles Loughborough University Criminology and Social Policy

PIERCE Ryan University of Winchester Business Management

PRENTICE Amourie ULB, Brussels Medicine

PRESCOTT RobynKing's College London (University of London)

Nursing Studies with registration as a nurse (Adult Nursing)

ROBACH Michael Breda University Film, Television and Digital Media Production

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ROBERTS Rachel Michigan State University, USA Criminal Justice

ROCCA Louis Leeds College of Music Music (Production)

ROSSER Katy University of East Anglia English Literature

ROSSER-BRIGHT Abigail Southampton Solent University Social Work

SHAH Manali London College Fashion International preparation for Fashion

SHAH NishilCass Business School (City Univerisity London)

Business Administration

SHAH Sagar Oxford University Engineering (4 years)

SHAH Samvar City University Management (3 years or 4 year SW)

SHAH Shenil Boston University, USA Business Administration

SHAH Shonit University of Cambridge Chemical Engineering (via Engineering)

SIMATAA Cliff Gap year. Defered entry 2012

SIMMONS David Canterbury Christ Church University Police Studies

SWART Stephen Tilburg University, Netherlands Economics

SYVÄNTÖ Meri Tuuli Gap Year. Defered Entry 2012: Finland

SYVÄNTÖ Pinja Gap Year. Defered Entry 2012: Finland Biology or Dentistry

THESIA KashishThe University of Kent OR George Washington University, USA

International Business OR Business & Economics

THOMPSON AlexandraThe Arts University College at Bournemouth (Formerly Arts Institute at Bournemouth)

Film Production

TOKAJ Piotr Imperial College London Computing (International Programme of Study

TOMLIN Catherine The University of Birmingham Geography with Year Abroad

TOMLIN Lizzy The University of Manchester Politics and Modern History

TREVAYNE EtienneGap year. Defered entry 2012: University of West London

Recording Arts

TRIPP Maisie The University of Sheffield German and Business Management

URQUIDI Esti The University of Nottingham Architecture

VAN DE VEN DylanTEW, Gent (toegepaste Economische wetenschappen)

Applied Economics

VERHEYDEN Sofie KU Leuven Bio-Engineering

VERHOEVEN Ysaline KU Leuven Psychology

VIRANI Shrey University of Westminster Business Management

WEIGHILL Alex Northumbria University Mathematics with Business

WOODROOFE William The University of Birmingham History

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‘ This year, we have 100%

of the graduating class

of Year 13 now embarking

upon a course of their choice.

We were delighted, particularly

in this difficult year in the UK,

to have 76% of our students

going on to their first choice

of university, with a further

20% to their second choice.

The remaining 4% were either

successful through clearing

or have started planned gap

years and will go to university

next year. ’

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FRiEndS OF BRiTiSh SChOOL OF BRUSSELS COMMiTTEE MEMBERS 2010 - 2011

Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Despontin

Chair FoBSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Enevoldsen

Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Wiggins

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Pritchard

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mason

Primary School Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Woodfin (Lower Primary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yvonne Eyres (Upper Primary)

Secondary School Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maureen Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Chamberlain

Parents’ Information Centre Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Farrar

Chair Youth Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Short

Charities Committee Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Tomlin

Health & Safety Committee parent representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori McVey

Primary School staff representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Christian and Bernie Millar

Secondary School staff representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Shram and Simon Jones

FRIENDS of THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BRUSSELS (FoBSB)

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Report fromTHE CHAIR of FRIENDS of THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BRUSSELS

Is it a year already – how time flies when you’re having so much fun whilst achieving so much! It seems like it was only a few months ago we were celebrating the School’s 40th birthday. The 2010/11 academic year has seen Friends of BSB (FoBSB) operating for the first time as a new entity replacing what was the Contacts Group, PAC and PTJC. We have many new faces on the Committee replacing some very, very experienced people.

As you will see from the accounts, our annual income is equivalent to an extra student on roll and we think that the FoBSB must focus as much (if not more) on “friendraising” than “fundraising”. To that end we have worked very hard on improving the quality of our information for new families through the use of electronic sign-up sheets, more graphic presentation packs for new families (downloaded from Families Online) and an upgrade of the Parents’ Information Centre.

On the subject of funds raised, we have made significant changes to the “allocations” process, eliminating the need for committee meetings to discuss small amounts of money and moving that decision to the Head of each School, its staff and parent representatives from the FoBSB. Similar changes for the monies given to the Charities Committee has been put in place and we are working on something similar again for the Sports Department. We have completed/closed historical allocations as many were more than two years old, hence the huge reduction in “pending” allocation monies left on the balance sheet.

We are also raising our “volunteer” links with local organisations so that we may form closer links with the people involved. To this end we have helped the School in formalising its sponsorship policy. Partnership and collaboration with our suppliers and neighbours remain key and can be beneficial commercially.

We have more formally linked ourselves into the governing body and its sub-groups (especially Premises and Marketing) in order to align our mutual strategic intent to spend hard-raised funds wisely. On the suggestion of the compliance sub-group, both the Chair and Vice Chair of FoBSB will be parent governors in the future. On the recent parent governor election we also introduced electronic voting to reduce paper trails and administrative efforts for the final parent position.

We have continued to run our traditional events with significantly improved processes leveraging School systems wherever possible (such as the ordering of soft drinks which allows us to use the School’s supply chains and storage). These processes can then be easily shared with other groups such as scouts or hockey who are running similar events and perhaps the best example of leverage so far has been with GISGA.

Bringing all of the different parties together has allowed us to reduce committee effort significantly reducing emails via our class/tutor representatives. We want to further encourage improvements with more of the School bodies and our trip organisers to be more proactive in their planning so that we can get the requests in a timely, efficient manner, thus improving further the links into the School support teams to whom we are indebted.

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We have introduced many other changes especially the adoption of electronic sign- up forms and the use of the Messenger and Families Online. With the introduction of the new security systems some of the informal communication opportunities reduced significantly, so we introduced the use of remote access for signing up to events and activities, eliminating pieces of paper. We have shared and learnt too by helping the School with the organisation of the hosting for the international Maths competition last year, which went very smoothly thanks to the efficiency of the department and the parent support.

As with any organisation some of the changes we have driven can cause anxiety and confusion before people enjoy the warmth of the sustainable improvement, making life easier for the next group of parents/volunteers. No doubt we have a little more of that to come this year but it is important to keep driving the changes so that our resources (which are 100% voluntary) are used effectively and we must thank the Leadership and the Extended Leadership Team who continually help and guide us.

That said, we have ‘had a ball’ and indeed the year ended with the Bond Ball which was the culmination of great teamwork, creativity and a joy to attend. For those who were there it must have been quite a shock seeing several Aston Martins and a casino in a marquee! We raised almost twice as much as the year before for our nominated charities of the Belgian Guide Dogs Association and the School’s Best of Both. For the former, we will sponsor/adopt a named dog in order to build some continuity. The Best of Both contribution sponsored Oli Ivens, Sam Davies and former student, Tom Allitt, with their cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in the summer. With this contribution to their total, all of our four partner schools in Ghana wil now have an on-site borehole well for drinking water – brilliant!

Finally, can I say a huge thank you to anybody who has helped us throughout the year, from putting books out for the book sale on a Friday evening, helping with the Youth Club or in the PIC, flipping burgers, organising/attending language clubs or trips etc. There are a few people who have left the country and the School (Ali Berkley, Brenda Despontin, Sara Tomlin, Fiona Farrar, Lori McEvoy and Martine Smeulders). We thank them for all of their help and wish them and their families well for the future. Several people have just stood down at the end of their tenure such as Sarah Woodfin and Rachel Short and no doubt they will still be closely involved. We also welcome several new people; Dawn Read, Claire Cherry, Emmanuelle Collignon and Andrew Girvan who are all taking roles within FoBSB in the coming year and in all cases they were already involved last year – thank you.

In next year’s report we aim to be celebrating cashless booking of trips, electronic event organization and bookings, connected calendars online, our support of another royal event and the London Olympics; especially as next year’s summer ball is Olympic themed.

We wish you and your families a great year and look forward to meeting those we don’t know yet; helping others can be fun, so come and help us!

Tony enevoldsen

Chair FoBSB

august 2011

‘ ...we have ‘had a ball’ and

indeed the year ended with

the Bond Ball which was

the culmination of great

teamwork, creativity and a

joy to attend.’

FRIENDS of BSB - FUNDS FLOW STATEMENT (Including Youth Club)

2010/2011 2009/2010

Opening Balances

Cash and Bank Accounts 26.190 23.857

Accounts Payable 0 -3.656

Youth Club 6.987 7.871

33.177 28.072

Cash inflows

Christmas Bazaar 10.358 10.002

Books/Car Boot Sales 4.710 5.614

Summer Ball 3.575 2.000

Other Income 845 711


23.684 22.066

Cash Outflows

Allocations 13.947 9.529

Newcomers BBQ 1.034 0

Charitable Donations 3.968 2.000

General Expenses 843 809


23.833 16.961

Net Cash Flow -149 5.105

Closing Cash Balances

Cash and Bank Accounts 28.818 26.190

Accounts Payable -2.932 0


33.028 33.177

Outstanding Allocations 1.074 10.825

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Documents

Annual Report 2010-2011