As a fantastic end to the term, students from Year 10 ran their annual Christmas markets over two consecutive days where sweets and home made gifts were sold to raise money for charities.

Hundreds of students took part in this year's annual Christmas Showcase. The concerts featured acts including instrumentals, short plays, choral and classical arrangements and dances. Performers included Year 7 choirs, the Orchestra, Year 13 BTEC group, lower and upper school dance groups as well as Year 10 drama students.

Brooke Weston computer science teacher Ray Chambers has been named as one of four UK teachers to be included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2017. Now in its third year, the US $1 million award is the largest prize of its kind.

Sixth Form biologists at Brooke Weston saw an hour-long autopsy video in preparation for practical dissection lessons this week. The subject of the film was a 17-stone woman and her autopsy, filmed by the BBC, focused on the effects that obesity has on the human body.

Brooke Weston Academy was delighted to welcome a VIP party to the school which included the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Mr David Laing and Mr Alexander de Capell Brooke, a member of our founding family.