Life at Hoe Bridge School

Summary Garen and Ben, parents from Hoe Bridge School, discuss their connection with the school and the factors that led them to choose it for their children. They highlight the nurturing environment, tailored education, and holistic development provided by the school. The importance of individual attention and the development of life skills are also emphasised. The parents discuss the involvement of their children in sports and extracurricular activities, as well as the unique opportunities, such as Forest School and Design Technology, offered by Hoe Bridge. They offer advice for parents starting the independent school journey and emphasise the importance of meeting children where they are and embracing the school community. Takeaways Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#45 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with Alexandra Arnold, Assistant Head Academic who has recently joined the school. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#44 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with Assistant Head Early Years, Eve Williams. We explore whats Early Years in Hoe Bridge is all about. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#43 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with Old Hoe Briginan, Ehsan Khan. We learn about his lasting memories and his international hockey career. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#42 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode Arabella talks to Headmaster Mr Chris Webster about the New Academic Year So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#41 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with, Vicky Sturgess the Head's PA and Julie Wixted a Pre-Prep Secretary, Old Hoe Bridgeian and current parent. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#40 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with, Tim Suenson Thorpe an Old Hoe Bridgeian and current parent. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#39 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with, an Old Hoe Bridgeian Indy Sheriden. We find out what it was like being the prize giving speaker, what Indy is doing and how she got her job and Indy provides advise into how to get into film and special effects. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#38 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with Head of Seniors and Head of Geography Brent Peal. We learn where his love of geography comes from, how young people at Hoe Bridge links between their strengths and extra curricular activities and we learn his ideas on mobile classrooms. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#37 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're speaking with Head of School, Theo. We find out how it felt to become Head of School, what Theo finds difficult being Head of School and we learn some of his memories throughout his time at Hoe Bridge School. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#36 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing about Amanda Willis, Head of the Pre-Prep. We will find out whats been happening in the Pre-Prep and why the youngest Pre-Prep pupils are called Twigs. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#035 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing about Kimia in year 7 pupil, and her role as Connie in Malory Towers. We will find out how it is being an actor whilst being at school and how Kimia coordinates schoolwork around being an actor. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#034 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing about James Shone's Charity I Can & I Am, and we hear about how the charity helps inspire confidence and 'inflate balloons of self belief'. We also hear about James' rowing challenge and who James would choose as his driving companion. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#033 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. In every episode we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. Now, in this episode we’re back talking to Headmaster, Chris Webster. Chris is about to update us on what’s been happening at school over the last few months, how things are going with the expansion to Year 11, and how he’s hoping the school will be different by the end of this academic year. But we also find out what Chris got up to in the summer holidays, what does a Headmaster actually do when not in school? So come with me now as we speak to Headmaster of Hoe Bridge, Chris Webster. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#032 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing about GAP students, Hoe Bridge welcomed GAP students from Australia and New Zealand to come and work to the school before moving on to their university careers up until 2018. Today, we are talking to two of the 2005 ‘Gappers’, Ellie and Tom who have a very special ending to their Hoe Bridge story. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#031 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing back from the original Headmaster Robin Barr of Hoe Bridge back in 1986. Robin Barr, will take us back and talk about how the School came to be, and his thoughts on how Hoe Bridge School has changed over the years. So come with us now as our host, Arabella takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#030 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're hearing back from one of the pupils who left the school a few years ago. Jamie Clements of 'The Breath Space' talks to us about his experience as a boy at Hoe Bridge School, where he went to university afterwards and how the school helped him. But we also get to understand all about the importance of breathing properly and how it can help us all. So come with us now as our host, Tracey, takes us into this conversation. Jamie's own podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man-down-the-anti-man-up-movement/id1513504795 Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#029 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we meet Head of Science David Bray, we find out why Mr Bray became a science teacher and his favourite scientific experiment. We also discover more about science week at Hoe Bridge School and find out how pupils are excited by the world of science. So come with us now as our host, Tracey, takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#028 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we are excited to catch up with an alumni of Hoe Bridge school who really is making a name for him self in the music industry. We find out how a cheeky message resulted in him signing for the Dirty Hit label. How he found his style of music and his future plans. We also discover what advice he would give to todays Hoe Bridge Pupils. So come with us now as our host, Tracey, takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool

#027 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what it’s really like. Every week we’ll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. In this episode we're celebrating Hoe Bridge School's recent sport successes with Sarah Thornton-Pickering, Orla & Annabelle - our Head of Girls Games and two of the Year 6 girls. So come with us now as our host, Tracey, takes us into this conversation. Hoe Bridge School online Website: www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk Instagram: hoebridgeschool Twitter: HoeBridgeSchool