At St Ambrose Barlow RC High School in Salford the school bell has been discontinued in 2. of music. Instead, a 30-second instrumental version of a Beatles' song or a track from the Lion King now breaks 3. the school day. read on
Some days the school has a theme - Abba, film soundtracks and disco have all been popular. European national anthems were recently used to tell pupils when their lessons started and finished as the school had a Europe day. Students can also make 4..
"I want students to like being at school and that even includes 5. it sounds," says head teacher Marie Garside. "The students love the music. They really listen to the songs and often ask what certain tracks are so it 6. an opportunity to teach them something. You often see them dancing and singing along in the corridors as they go about their business, it really 7. the mood."
The traditional school bell has been 8. its appeal for a while. Teaching unions have had their issues 9. it. They've previously warned that if it's rung too loudly it can damage the hearing of pupils and staff. 10. the same can be said of an Abba soundtrack.
The idea looks like it could catch 11.. Garside says she's had a lot of calls from other schools interested in 12. more. And does she feel any nostalgia for the shrill ring of the old school bell? "I don't miss it at all. It was piercing, like a drill. No-one wants to listen to that."
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