Showing items for tag “English”

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  Students have reviews published in national magazine

  Published 01/11/19

  Well done to five students who have had their book reviews published in a nationwide fiction magazine, with the views of Brooke Weston Academy students taking up an entire page of Teen Titles!

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  Author Tamsin Winter visits BWA

  Published 30/10/19

  Award-winning author Tamsin Winter spoke to Year 7 and 8 students at Brooke Weston Academy about how she is inspired by real life issues including body image and social media usage.

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  Brooke Weston Academy hosts 'A Gathering'

  Published 14/10/19

  Brooke Weston Academy celebrated the work of its young authors by publishing an anthology of their work which was launched at ‘A Gathering’ attended by teachers, students and the Deputy Mayor of Corby, Cllr Anthony Dady.

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  Introducing our new Lead Teacher of English

  Published 12/09/19

  Brooke Weston Academy’s new Lead Teacher of English, Angela Lancini, says a love of reading and the ability to communicate well are crucial life skills for our students to develop.

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  BWA students receive books to instil love of reading

  Published 05/09/19

  All 178 of the new Year 7 cohort at Brooke Weston Academy received a book of their choice on their very first day at secondary school.

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  Author Ben Davis visits BWA

  Published 24/07/19

  Author Ben Davis spoke to Year 7 and 8 students at Brooke Weston Academy about his writing career and presented prizes to winners of the Academy’s reading challenge.

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  Trust schools attend Carnegie shadowing event at BWA

  Published 18/06/19

  Six Trust schools attended the Carnegie Shadowing event at Brooke Weston Academy where students met to discuss this year's shortlisted titles and vote for their favourites.

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  Students write welcome letters to new intake

  Published 02/05/19

  Year 7 students at Brooke Weston Academy wrote welcome letters to the incoming cohort, giving details about the school and the best ways of settling in.

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  BWA students take part in Trust Big Book Quiz

  Published 29/04/19

  Well done to our students who took part in the Big Book Quiz against peers from other Trust schools.

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  BWA announces Book Buzz winner

  Published 10/04/19

  Well done to Year 7 student Adrian Leal Fernandez who has won this year’s Bookbuzz review competition for his review of ‘Bus Stop Baby’.

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  BWA introduces bespoke study buddy for GCSE students

  Published 01/03/19

  Brooke Weston Academy has produced an ingenious ‘study buddy’, a tailored guide to help students revise for this summer’s GCSEs in bite-sized chunks.

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  Book Fair at Brooke Weston Academy

  Published 21/02/19

  There is still time for students to visit the annual Book Fair in the library which runs from Wednesday 20 to Monday 25 February, featuring the latest books, posters and stationery.

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