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  Food technology teacher Mrs Wendy Wykes retires

  Published 31/08/17

  Brooke Weston’s food technology teacher Mrs Wendy Wykes is retiring after working at the school for four years.

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  Ms Coombe fulfils overseas dream

  Published 31/07/17

  Brooke Weston Academy’s Head of Belief, Philosophy and Ethics, Rachel Coombe, is making a long term dream come true by taking up a teaching post overseas.

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  Teachers leave for careers overseas

  Published 28/07/17

  Brooke Weston’s teachers Mr Troy Rutt and Miss Christina Kelly are looking forward to the challenges of their new roles overseas. Mr Rutt is moving to Malaysia while Miss Kelly will be teaching in Qatar.

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  Brooke Weston Trust's CEO visits Brooke Weston Academy

  Published 14/07/17

  Brooke Weston Trust’s CEO, Dr Andrew Campbell, visited Brooke Weston Academy on the last of his tours of all the Brooke Weston Trust schools. He spoke to students and staff about all aspects of the academy and visited a range of classrooms.

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  Brooke Weston presents Beanfield Primary with handmade display cabinet

  Published 03/07/17

  Thanks to Brooke Weston Academy's DT technician, Mr Darren Hooper, who has spent hours making a trophy cabinet for Beanfield Primary School. The finished product, made of fingerjointed plywood, features shelves and a sliding perspex screen.

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  New Trust Director of Science appointed

  Published 15/05/17

  Congratulations to Mrs Karen Hearne who has been appointed the Trust’s first Director of Science. Mrs Hearne is a very experienced teacher, having been at Brooke Weston Academy since it opened, and Head of Science for the past three years.

  She is looking forward to working with colleagues from across our Trust secondary schools to improve outcomes for students, sharing ideas and best practice between departments. The new role is about building relationships and offering support where needed:

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  Brooke Weston drama teacher selected as one of 120 teachers across the country for SSAT Leadership L

  Published 20/03/17

  Brooke Weston’s drama teacher Ms Camilla Kerr has been selected from hundreds of applicants across the country to take part in the SSAT, School Students and Teachers Network Leadership Legacy project.

  SSAT is the leading national provider of training and development for school leaders at all stages, they work together with schools to allow teachers to learn from their peers, measure improvements and celebrate each other's achievements.

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  Brooke Weston teacher is announced as runner up in the top ten teachers in the World at the Global T

  Published 20/03/17

  Brooke Weston Academy’s computer science teacher Ray Chambers has been announced as runner up along with eight other finalists and the only teacher from the UK in the global teaching competition to find the best teacher from across the world.

  More than 20,000 nominations from 179 countries were received for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. The award, now in its third year, is the largest of its kind with the winner receiving a prize of US $1m.

  All of the ten finalists from across the world were invited to attend a ceremony at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai where they attended workshops and master classes and the winner Maggie MacDonnell, who teaches in a fly-in Inuit village in the Canadian Artic was announced by an astronaut in the International Space Station.

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  Mr Chambers reaches final of global teaching competition

  Published 22/02/17

  Brooke Weston Academy’s computer science teacher Ray Chambers is one of only ten teachers from across the world to be named as a finalist in a global teaching competition, and the only one from the UK.

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  Mr Chambers becomes an SLE​​​​​​​

  Published 07/02/17

  Congratulations to Mr Chambers who is one of three teachers from across the Brooke Weston Trust to have recently been accredited as a Specialist Leader in Education.

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  Mr Chambers launches Young Game Designers competition in London on behalf of BAFTA

  Published 31/01/17

  IT teacher Ray Chambers was invited to attend the BETT education show to launch the 2017 Young Game Designers competition on behalf of BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

  Ray who previously won the Young Game Designers for mentoring students in coding was asked by BAFTA to assist them with the content of this years YGD and launched the competition nationally with The Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury.

  BAFTA is the leading British charity that supports, promotes and develops the film, television and games industry. YGD gives an insight into the gaming world as well the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences with top game makers through their annual competition.

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  Senior team serve Christmas lunch

  Published 21/12/16

  Brooke Weston’s senior team got in the festive spirit by serving 1,100 turkey dinners over the past two days. Executive Principal Trish Stringer, Associate Principal Peter Kirkbride plus Vice Principals Simon Underwood and Cristina Taboada-Naya and Business Manager Chris Stewart donned Christmas hats and attire to dish out the festive fare.

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