Miss Trish Stringer, Director of Education for the Brooke Weston Trust, is retiring after 33 years in the profession, 27 of which have been with the Trust. Her determination to put students at the heart of all decision making is an approach which has served her well throughout her career.
Congratulations to Cdt Sgt Ethan Mathieson from Brooke Weston Trust’s CCF who has won top prize and £300 worth of vouchers in the Combined Cadet Force’s annual photography competition.
A new challenge, inspired by next year’s Commonwealth Games, has been launched at Thomas Clarkson Academy to encourage Year 7 students to take part in extra-curricular activities.
A group of prospective Oxbridge students travelled to London to meet one of Brooke Weston Trust's trustees, Mr Heneage Stevenson, who offered help and advice to prepare them for their university interviews.
More than 30 promising rugby players from our secondary schools attended their first training session as members of the newly-formed Trust elite rugby squad. They will undergo coaching throughout the rest of this year to prepare them to play in the county cup and other competitions against well-established teams, including those from elite grammar schools.
Year 6 students at Gretton primary school organised a Titanic themed tea party where the guests were given different meals depending on which passenger class they were in.
Due to its success in improving outcomes for disadvantaged students, Peckover Primary School has been earmarked to take part in a pilot study, the results of which could have impact nationally.
Congratulations to Trust Principals Carrie Norman and Leyton Smith on their designation as Local Leaders of Education, which will enable them to share their expertise to those new to the responsibility of headship.
Oakley Vale Primary School hosted a primary Trust competition and collaboration day in maths and DT.
Year 9 drama students at Brooke Weston Academy invited Oakley Vale primary school students to their first live performance of ‘The Grinch’.
Corby Technical School’s new extension, which has doubled the size of the school, was officially opened in a ceremony on Tuesday 5 December. Representatives from the county council attended, along with the constructors and architects who made the vision a reality.
Year 5 students from Peckover Primary School went on a trip to Stibbington to experience a day in the life of a World War Two evacuee. Each child took on the role of a real child who was evacuated from London to the safety of the Cambridgeshire countryside to escape the dangers of bombing in the capital.
