May I extend a very warm welcome to parents, carers and students of year 8. It is our aim to embed the Bulmershe ethos and core values into our year group by rewarding the positives and building relationships between home and school. 

The second year of secondary education will focus on students developing their skills and knowledge across a wide range of subjects at KS3. Students are also given the opportunity of broadening their curriculum and taking more responsibility for their learning, behaviour and progress. We strive to make the transition from Year 7 to Year 8 a smooth one, offering continued support and guidance from our form tutors.

I encourage you to support your child's progress at Bulmershe by discussing what they are learning and supporting them with their homework. Encourage independence and resilience; they will find things hard and get things wrong but that's OK and together we will support them to get it right.

We hope that this page will support children and parents alike, providing you with a point of contact for the Year 8 tutor and pastoral team, and other useful information.

Mr Chandler

The Year 8 Team

Assistant Headteachers Year 8

Mrs K Lewis - klewis@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Ms C Thomas - cthomas@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Head of Year 8

Mr D Chandler - dchandler@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Year 8 Engagement Manager

Mrs K Brown - kbrown@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Tutor Team

8XB - Mr M Hood - mhood@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8XU - Mrs A Zalaki - azalaki@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8XL - Mr E Broughton - ebroughton@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8XM - Miss M Samuel - msamuel@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8XE - Miss M Howe - mhowe@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

8YB - Dr S Smith - stsmith@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8YU - Dr N Jigounova - najigounova@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk / 
Mrs A Hoque - ahoque@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

8YL - Mr F Tomas - ftomas@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

8YM - Mr M Danyaal - mdanyaal@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

8YE - Mr J Ashworth - jashworth@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

Pastoral Team

If you have any concerns regarding your child's education or welfare in school, please contact your child’s form tutor in the first instance and copy in the Head of Year and Engagement Manager

Pupil Premium students in Year 8

There may be financial assistance available for Pupil Premium pupils for school trips and other activities but individual enquiries to the school should be made regarding this assistance.

Please contact the school office on 0118 9353353 or alternatively, email reception@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk who will pass on your enquiry to Mr Staton, Assistant Headteacher who manages Pupil Premium funding.

Key Dates 25 - 26

Y8 Curriculum Evening- 14th October in the school auditorium

Y8 Parents' Evening- 16th April 2026 - 4pm - 7pm (Online)

Y8 Land and Wave trip - w/c 22nd June - Limited Spaces - More details to follow

Y8 Leadership and Challenge Options Presentation - Date TBC - will be in May 2026. Details to follow. Click  to find out more about what Leadership & Challenge is all about.