Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

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The opening and dedication of the new Rochester building at BennettApril 22, 2021Bennett Memorial Diocesan School were delighted to welcome to the school the Right Reverend James Langstaff, Lord Bishop of Rochester, our diocesan bishop to formally open and dedicate our brand new classroom block, named the Rochester building. The dedication and opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 21 April with a small number of invited guests […]...
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Catering at BennettApril 20, 2021From Monday 19th April we will be re-opening our food serveries to enable us to offer lunch to students in all year groups. You no longer need to book food online. Our school catering department have worked hard with us to develop a lunch offer, which we believe will appeal to students, providing them with […]...
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Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghApril 9, 2021It is with considerable sadness that we learned today the news that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died. We send our sincere condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and to members of the Royal Family from our community at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. Prince Philip will be remembered for his personal […]...
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Prayers for the return to school after lockdown on WB 8th MarchMarch 5, 2021You are invited to pray for our school community as we make the return to full school. If you would like to join our Bennett Parent Prayer Group so that you can pray regularly for our school please email Reverend Rachael on [email protected] O God, the protector of all who trust in you,we commend into […]...
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Delighted to have @Jameslangstaff officially open and bless our new Rochester building @bennettmemorial today. A magnificent occasion for a magnificent @WWMartin_Ltd building.

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As lockdown lifts, this video looks back a year to the work of teachers across the country in contributing video lessons for schools. This included 4 colleagues from @bennettmemorial in the delivery of the RE curriculum. https://twitter.com/OakNational/status/1384432715286687745

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If you would like to share a message of condolence, please visit the @churchofengland's online condolence book here: https://www.churchofengland.org/remembering-his-royal-highness-prince-philip

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Headteacher's Blog

Remote teaching: the message not the medium

There has been considerable and entirely justifiable public concern about the effects of having to access education remotely in the context of the COVID-19 national emergency and the two lockdowns it has caused thus far. The educational media are re-echoing with speculation about ‘lost learning’. Rightly a lot of the focus has been about the […]