Latest News Stories from Brooke Weston Academy
- Read MorePublished 24/02/22This year sees the 25th anniversary of World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March. Celebrating 25 years of bringing a love of reading to young people while looking to the future to develop a culture of reading for pleasure for future generations. World Boo
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Students Fundraise For Hearts on Valentine’s Day
Published 24/02/22Well done to Brooke Weston Academy Year 13 students Adwoa Abeka and Nicole Mutengo who decided to organise a fundraising event to coincide with Valentine's Day to help raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. They set up a rose delivery s - Read More
Scholastic Book Fair – Thank You!
Published 22/02/22Thank you to all our students, parents/carers and colleagues who supported the Book Fair by purchasing books and stationery. From the purchases you made we had our most successful Book Fair to date, with a revenue of just over £1000, and have e - Read More
BWA Sixth Form Open Evening
Published 22/02/22Brooke Weston Academy were delighted to welcome prospective students and their parents/carers to our recent Sixth Form Open Evening, which allowed them to find out more about life in our Sixth Form. It was an excellent opportunity to meet with our Su - Read More
Book Fair ‘Design a Book Cover’ Winners
Published 21/02/22Congratulations to Harriet Simpson 7S, Goda Kensminaite 8N and Evie Chambers 8W, whose book covers’ all won a prize in the Book Fair ‘Design a Book Cover’ competition. Students from Years 7 and 8 had to design a cover to be in wi - Read More
Maggie Selected for National Cross Country Championships
Published 18/02/22Well done to Year 9 student Maggie Gancheva, who recently represented Brooke Weston Academy at the Anglian Cross Country Championships in Ipswich where she came second in the Junior Girls category. She has now been selected to represent the county at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships; the most prestigious race of the season, on 19th March in Kent, where she will be competing against the best students across the country to compete for the honour of being the best in the country.
Maggie, who is a member of Kettering Town Harriers; one of the leading athletics clubs in the Midlands, said, ‘ I was really happy to be selected for the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships because I have been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time. I am also pleased because I did so well in the trials I get to be first in the pen meaning I will have the best possible start on race day.’
In preparation for the race Maggie said, ‘It’s very interesting how the training plans work. My training varies with short and long sessions, which will help increase my stamina and speed, but 1-2 weeks before races as big as this, my coach puts me on a taper so I am nice and fresh for the race. My aspirational goal is to come in the top 8 because you then get selected for international competitions but I will be extremely happy if I manage to get in the top 100 out of the whole of England, that would be a very big achievement for me.’
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Scholastic Book Fair
Published 17/02/22Brooke Weston Academy is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in the library from Wednesday 16th until Monday 21st February. Students will have the opportunity to purchase books as well as stationery and posters. Cash payments are acceptable for all goods - Read More
Moore Accountants Give BWA Students An Insight Into Apprenticeships
Published 14/02/22Brooke Weston Academy were delighted to host a visit from Moore Accountants in Corby, who spoke to our Year 11, 12 and 13 students about the fantastic opportunities available in accountancy apprenticeships, as part of National Apprenticeship Week. - Read More
Standard Chartered Bank Apprentices Visit BWA Sixth Form
Published 14/02/22Former Brooke Weston Academy student, Amelia Duncan, paid a return visit to Brooke Weston as part of the Alumni National Apprenticeship Week. Amelia and fellow apprentice, Lauren Tooze, both from the Standard Chartered Bank in London, provided our si - Read More
BWA Takes Part In NSPCC Number Day 2022
Published 10/02/22Brooke Weston Academy has raised over £1000 to donate to the NSPCC as part of Number Day 2022; a nationwide maths-inspired fundraising event, where schools across the UK raise money for the NSPCC while also celebrating the importance of maths a - Read More
Students Showcase Their Skills At The National Cook-Off Finals
Published 03/02/22Brooke Weston Academy students Tiff Tomkins Year 8 and Maggie Gancheva Year 9, both competed in the finals of the Inspiring Culinary Generations (ICG) competition which took place in Bournemouth on Friday 28th January. Tiff was one of only 5 stude - Read More
Thanks To Everyone Who Donated To The Foodbank Appeal
Published 01/02/22We would like to thank our students, parents, carers and staff for their generosity and support for the Corby Foodbank appeal that took place during the Christmas festivities last term. Donations of food, toiletries and household essentials wer