Private School News

New Pupils Cause a Stir at BEDFORD MODERN JUNIOR SCHOOL!

Bedford Modern Junior School has been home to a large Teddy Bear wearing a BMS boy’s school uniform for the past ten years. The bear is known to Junior School pupils as “Mr McIver”, as he was presented to the School by Ian McIver, a committee member of the OBM (Old Bedford Modernians’) Club.

As Bedford Modern School is a fully co-educational school, the bear has now been joined by another Teddy Bear dressed in a BMS girl’s uniform. This new bear was bought at Peacocks Auction Centre in Bedford recently, and is a gift to the school from the OBM Club. School uniforms for both bears have been made by Mrs Leonie Zdziarski, a dressmaker and former BMS parent.

Richard Wildman, Bedford Modern School Archivist and OBM Club Secretary said: “Knowing that Mr Yelland, Headmaster of Bedford Modern Junior School was keen to add a teddy bear in BMS girl’s uniform to accompany “Mr McIver”, the OBM Club was very glad to donate the new bear. The Club is grateful to Mrs Zdziarski, a very skilled dressmaker, for making the uniform.”

Photo: A selection of Bedford Modern Junior School Year 3 pupils with the Teddy Bears wearing school uniform