Brooke Weston |  |
| Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 |
Brooke Weston | |
| Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 |
Fundraisers
Brooke Weston maintains links with the local community, offering specialist Masterclasses to primary children, supporting charity endeavours and providing support and expertise for the new Corby Business Academy.
It is the aim of the Brooke Weston Governors that our students are involved as actively as possible with the community we serve and we encourage interaction with local groups. Our students raise a substantial amount of money each year for local, national and international charities. Examples range from sponsoring the building of a primary school in the Gambia; support for the Teenage cancer Trust association; the Joshua Foundation; the Chinese Earthquake Appeal; Oxfam; and more locally, Lakeland's Hospice.
Student representatives from Brooke Weston participate in the Parliamentary Youth Forum chaired by the local MP. Students work with local action groups.
Students are involved with industry through placements, commissions and curriculum projects.
Brooke Weston was proud to be among the first cohort of Leading Edge Schools announced in 2002. As a Leading Edge School we offer advice, consultancy and training to other schools both locally and nationally.
At present we are developing a series of projects: These are a literacy project to support students across Corby; a training programme for the newly qualified teachers in Corby and development of a Corby Virtual Learning Platform to support the delivery of vocational teaching materials.
Brooke Weston is a Masterclass provider for talented and gifted children in local primary and secondary schools. Established Masterclasses are offered in English, science, mathematics, ICT, design technology, art, drama, media, French and humanities.
We have developed a range of successful ICT-based learning resources. In use by well over 200 schools, this material is making a real contribution to raising standards across the country. Profits from this venture are re-invested into Brooke Weston and have funded a replacement astro-turf, refurbishment of the science, art and design technology departments, the purchase of two new minibuses and ICT upgrades.
Corby Business Academy opened Sep 08
Profits from the trading company have also been used to sponsor the new school in Corby. Working with the Garfield Weston Foundation and Bee Bee Developments, Brooke Weston is proud to be a sponsor of this new school. We have also provided full educational consultancy for this school, which, it is hoped, will match the achievements of Brooke Weston.
Parents in Partnership combine to provide activities and social events which benefit students. These include providing refreshments at parents' evenings, organising social events such as quizzes and providing Sixth Form students with practice interviews in preparation for university applications.
Parents of prospective students wishing to visit Brooke Weston can do so during the designated open week, usually in the last week of September (the precise date will be advertised in the local press). Senior staff are always available to answer queries or to offer explanations about any matters relating to admissions. We offer places to students on the basis of our admissions criteria included in this pack.