Showing items for tag “Academy life”

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  Oakley Vale Head Boys and Girls meet their counterparts at Brooke Weston

  Published 29/11/18

  Oakley Vale’s Head and Deputy Boys and Girls enjoyed visiting their older counterparts at Brooke Weston Academy and learning more about their roles.

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  BWA awarded an SSAT Leading Edge Innovation Grant

  Published 21/11/18

  Brooke Weston Academy has successfully won an SSAT Leading Edge Innovation Grant which will fund an ongoing research project into the impact of an ‘interleaved curriculum’ for Year 7 students.

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  BWA students meet Jacqueline Wilson

  Published 16/11/18

  Keen readers from Brooke Weston Academy had the amazing experience of meeting best-selling children’s author Jacqueline Wilson and learning about her writing career and inspirations.

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  CCF cadets' success at Trust Remembrance Parade and Awards ceremony.

  Published 14/11/18

  Well done to all of our CCF cadets who took part in the Brooke Weston Trust’s Annual Remembrance Parade and Beret Presentation Ceremony and congratulations to those who received awards and promotions. One of our students, Acting Cpl Tate Eppey, received the Best First Year Cadet award.

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  BWA Sports Colours Awarded

  Published 13/11/18

  Congratulations to the 22 athletes from Brooke Weston Academy who have been presented with Sports Colours for their achievements in a range of competitions and disciplines.

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  Geography department awarded Quality Mark and accredited as Centre of Excellence

  Published 12/11/18

  Congratulations to the Geography Department at Brooke Weston Academy, which has been awarded the Secondary Geography Quality Mark and accredited as a Centre of Excellence for its teaching.

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  Remembrance assemblies at Brooke Weston Academy

  Published 09/11/18

  Brooke Weston Academy held Remembrance assemblies to commemorate all those affected by conflict and war.

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  Claire emphasises mental health support available to students

  Published 29/10/18

  School counsellor Claire Pope-May is seeing an increase in students being referred to her and says that good mental health is as vital as good physical health for the young people in our care.

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  Driving experience for Sixth Formers

  Published 17/10/18

  Sixth Formers at Brooke Weston Academy got behind the wheel during driver experience sessions run by local instructors.

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  DfE project director visits BWA to see LED and PV project results

  Published 04/10/18

  Brooke Weston Academy was delighted to show an ESFA Project Director around its newly completed energy reduction project, where LED lights and PV Solar panels have already yielded thousands of pounds worth of savings in their first few months of operation.

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  Baroness Young visits Brooke Weston Academy as part of the Peers in School scheme

  Published 01/10/18

  Brooke Weston Academy hosted a talk from a member of the House of Lords to encourage students to become more engaged with the political and parliamentary process.

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  Inspirational talk by Polar Conrad Dickinson

  Published 24/09/18

  Conrad Dickinson was guest speaker at Brooke Weston Academy’s Prize Giving where he told students and staff how his love of adventure started early and progressed to him being the first and only Briton to complete the Polar ‘Grand Slam’ travelling unsupported to both North and South Poles, as well as leading a team to Siberia. More recently he was part of the ‘Walk with the Wounded’ team, including Prince Harry and wounded servicemen, who trekked to the South Pole.

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