FoBHS (and often the school too) use Form Reps as one of the ways of communicating with parents/ carers. The Form Rep WhatsApp group is updated each year with the nominated Form Reps for that academic year.

What is a Form Rep?

A parent/ carer who is responsible for passing on information to parents/ carers in their form group and representing their form at events like Coffee with the Head. Often the role is shared between 2-4 parents in a form. Form Reps can change every year, or they can remain the same from Year 7 – 11. There should be at least one rep per form, and we should be informed of any changes.

Why do it?

It’s a great way of connecting with other parents/ carers in your form and getting to know parents in other form groups (if you want to)! It’s not time-consuming, but it makes a huge difference to FoBHS. You also get an early heads-up on information such as the release of tickets for the Year 7 – 8 Disco!

What is involved, and how much time does it take?

As much or as little as you want! At a minimum, it’s passing on info via WhatsApp (sometimes Classlist) to your form group, which averages one communication/ week in the school term.

In addition, you may choose to organise gifts for teachers at the end of the academic year or organise parent/ student out-of-school socials (before you start Year 7 and at the end of the Autumn term pre-Christmas). This is completely up to you/your Form group.

Form Reps will be invited to meet with Ms Bond, our Headteacher and the Chair of FoBHS at the start of the academic year and Year 7 parents support the organisation of the Christmas Fair in December, guided by the previous year’s team.

The Beaconsfield High School Lottery is part of the Your School Lottery. Tickets are £1 each, and you can buy as little or as many as you like. You can even set up a monthly Direct Debit or recurring card payment to buy them. 40p of every ticket goes to Friends, 30p goes to the BHS prize fund and 6p goes to the jackpot. Every week, a draw for the BHS prize fund takes place (like a raffle) and a BHS ticket holder will win. The £25000 jackpot is an odds-based lottery where six numbers need to be matched in a row. You can buy your tickets by clicking the image above and the more tickets sold, the greater the amount of money raised for FoBHS (for example, 100 people/tickets for a year = £2080).

From Year 7 - 8 Discos to Quiz Nights and BBQs.  When the tickets go on sale, they can be purchased here!

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After graduating from the University of Warwick with a MEng in Computer Science, Gemma worked for 10 years as a software developer at Goldman Sachs, also getting involved in diversity recruitment. Looking specifically to encourage more women into the sector, she retrained as a teacher and worked from 2017 as a teacher of Computer Science at Beaconsfield High – working with Mr Jennings to take the first GCSE, AS and A-level cohorts through to their exams. Since taking a break from teaching, Gemma works in software development for a crypto/AI infrastructure company and manages a property development portfolio including a Grade II listed former pub in Shropshire.

I’m excited to get more involved to raise much-needed funds for the school. As part of my role as treasurer, I aim to use technology to make fundraising easier for parents and the community.

Having studied media at the University of Arts’, London College of Communication, Khristina has built a career delivering strategic Marketing and Communication campaigns for businesses across the globe, from Silicon Valley tech start-ups to well established brands and today, a global energy management and sustainability business. Khristina recently pivoted in her career and took on the role of heading up Commercial Operations which requires strategic planning, negotiations and careful execution – just some of the skills Khristina brings to her role as FoBHS as Secretary and Comms support.

With my varied experience, and a daughter currently at Becky High, my role supports the school to raise much-needed funds, which enable us to build on the amazing environment our students benefit from during their education, learning and development journey at Becky High. I know the efforts will support my daughter and provide many opportunities for those joining us in the future!