Intrepid Brooke Weston Academy students took part in a freezing training weekend in Derbyshire to prepare for an expedition to Tanzania this summer. The students camped and hiked in extreme cold in stark contrast to the warm and humid African temperatures they will experience in July.
Drama students from Kettering Science Academy are preparing for a trip to Greece to take part in drama workshops and see where theatre originated.
A programme which has seen a group of rugby players from Thomas Clarkson Academy take part in training sessions with Northampton Saints coaches has led to students delivering tag rugby sessions to primary pupils.
Students at Oakley Vale Primary School have joined TerraCycle a free recycling programme funded by brands, manufacturers, and retailers around the world to collect and recycle hard-to-recycle waste and raise money for the school.
Staff and senior leaders at two of our Trust schools were delighted to host Sue Baldwin, the Regional Schools Commissioner, when she visited Thomas Clarkson Academy and Peckover Primary Schools in Wisbech.
Our CEO, Dr Andrew Campbell, talked about the many benefits of running a CCF contingent when he was one of the speakers at the organisation’s national Headteachers’ conference.
Congratulations to three Brooke Weston Academy students Daisy, Joe and Max Oram from Years 8 to 10 respectively, who competed with Youth Brass 2000 (YB2K) in the British Open Youth Contest in Lancashire and came away as the British Youth Champions 2018.
Thomas Clarkson Academy’s newly appointed Associate Principal, Richard Scott, believes he and his staff have a ‘moral purpose’ to ensure that all of their students have the best learning, life chances and motivation possible. He has previously worked in urban schools facing challenging circumstances and has implemented strategies to make real and sustained changes to young people’s education and career expectations.
Executive Principal Anne Hill is looking forward to the challenge of her new role overseeing the work of secondary Academies, school improvement and driving up outcomes for students.
Andrei Kuzin, a Year 13 student at Brooke Weston Academy had the opportunity of a lifetime when he met renowned Spanish flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin, who passed on tips on playing the distinctive music.
Brooke Weston Trust’s CEO, Dr Andrew Campbell, highlighted the importance of a collaborative multi-agency approach in order to secure funding and best outcomes for schools in areas of the country that are under-resourced or facing challenges.
Corby Business Academy’s Big Band and Junior Concert Band are set to take part in the National Concert Band Final after they both received gold awards at the regional rounds of the competition.
