National Children's Choir

Auditions are now open for the National Children's Choir. All information can be found on their website:

https://www.nccgb.com/auditions-will-open-for-registration-on-friday-11th-september/

Mrs Casling, Co-Head of Music

Please click on the link here to access all our Safeguarding Updates

Mr S Auckland
Deputy Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Lost Property 

Please may we remind parents/carers to write your child's name on all of their belongings so that we can return any lost items to them. If belongings are handed in to us, and they are named, we will contact the student directly, so please ask your child to check their school email account to see if we have messaged them. 

Click on the link here to report any lost property or email us directly via reception@bexleygs.co.uk.

Thank you 

Reception Team

Co-curricular Sports Programme

Our co-curricular sports programme is up and running. For new students, there's no need to sign up, just come along to whatever you'd like to try. The timetable is updated termly on the BGS Opportunities website, which can be found via the school homepage and following the "information" link. If you have any questions, please speak to your PE teacher.

Mr Lines, Head of PE 

How Clear is Your Mind’s Eye?

Close your eyes and picture a red apple. Can you clearly see its vivid crimson skin, or do you just "know" what an apple is without seeing an actual picture in your head?

Mental imagery is our ability to create sensory experiences in the brain without direct input from our eyes. It turns out that people experience this internal "mind’s eye" on a vast spectrum, anchored by two fascinating ends:

• Aphantasia: The complete absence of voluntary mental visual imagery. People with aphantasia cannot visualize scenes or objects—when asked to picture an apple, they see only blackness, relying instead on conceptual thought.
• Hyperphantasia: The opposite extreme, where mental imagery is exceptionally vivid. People with hyperphantasia experience mental pictures as crisp, detailed, and rich as real-life high-definition photos.

Because how we see the world inside our heads shapes how we learn, remember, and process emotions, researchers are eager to better understand this spectrum.

Help us learn more! One of my former psychology students is currently leading a research study to explore how these differences influence our daily lives.

Whether your internal imagery is crystal clear, completely pitch black, or anywhere in between, your experience is invaluable.

• Participant Criteria: Open to anyone aged 18–70.

Want to take part? For full study details and information on how to sign up, see the poster below!

Mr Asker, Psychology teacher