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  Year 9 students make fidget blankets for care home residents

  Published 10/10/18

  A group of Year 9 textiles students are making individual ‘fidget blankets’ for people with dementia at a local care home.

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  Prize giving 2018

  Published 21/09/18

  Explorer Conrad Dickinson was Guest of Honour at Brooke Weston Academy’s Prize Giving 2018. He spoke about how his early adventures led to both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and he has achieved the ‘Polar Trilogy’, travelling unsupported to both North and South poles and travelling across Siberia. He encouraged our students to aim high and gave them valuable life lessons during his inspirational presentation.

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  Students see butchery skills

  Published 03/09/18

  More than 50 students saw butchery skills in preparation for their Year 9 food and nutrition course. James Edwards from Stilton Catering Butchers jointed chickens and showed them ways of producing burgers, to prepare them for a gourmet burger competition where they have to formulate their own flavourings.

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  Students get the scoop on ice cream museum!

  Published 26/07/18

  A group of GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition students explored a street food market and visited the Scoop ice cream exhibition at The British Museum of Food on a recent trip.

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  Stanley's Ice Dance success

  Published 19/07/18

  Congratulations to our Year 9 student Stanley Evans who has won his first British title in the recent British Solo Ice Dance Championships.

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  BWA team presents at final of Northants County Schools Challenge

  Published 10/07/18

  Well done to the team from Brooke Weston Academy whose innovative idea to develop a road safety app won them a place in the final of the Northants County Schools Challenge.

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  BWA students go through to finals of County Schools Challenge

  Published 06/07/18

  Congratulations to Year 9 students, Callum Slattery, Dylan Lewis, Callum Broomfield and Stanley Evans, whose innovative road safety idea has been selected for the final stage of a county-wide competition run by Northants Police and Fire service.

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  BWA students present County Challenge ideas on road safety

  Published 18/06/18

  Students have been presenting innovative ideas to senior leaders at Brooke Weston Academy, in order to promote road safety as part of the County Schools Challenge, a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style competition run by Northants Police and Fire service.

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  BWA team win certificates in first ever debating competitionItem Title

  Published 10/05/18

  Well done to our Year 9 students who were placed fifth out of 28 teams in the regional heats of the PIXL ‘Up for Debate’ competition, the first event of its kind they had competed in.

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  Bookbusters shadow Carnegie and Greenaway Awards

  Published 27/04/18

  Students from Brooke Weston Academy are shadowing the Carnegie and Greenaway book awards, reading and comparing the 15 shortlisted titles and taking part in an event with other schools in June.

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  BWA siblings win British Brass Open Youth Champions 2018

  Published 27/02/18

  Congratulations to three Brooke Weston students Daisy (Year 8), Joe (Year 9) and Max Oram (Year 10) who competed with Youth Brass 2000 (YB2K) in the British Open Youth Contest in Lancashire and came away as the British Youth Champions 2018.

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  BWA students celebrate Harry Potter at CBA

  Published 05/02/18

  A group of Brooke Weston Harry Potter fans were invited to take part in a celebration of J K Rowling’s unforgettable series of books at an event that was held at Corby Business Academy.

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