TCA student completes incredible 500-mile challenge with a marathon!
TCA student Connor Loughlin, who set out to raise £500 for the NHS by running 500 miles, completed his incredible 12-week challenge - and finished with a marathon.
TCA student Connor Loughlin, who set out to raise £500 for the NHS by running 500 miles, completed his incredible 12-week challenge - and finished with a marathon.
The number of students from Corby Business Academy who have been awarded their Duke of Edinburgh’s award has rocketed by more than 100% over the past year.
One in 10 young women are unable to afford period products, according to research from children’s charity Plan International UK.
Well done to Team Pollen, the winners of the Trust Primary Believe Big competition last year, whose winning idea has been made into a story book.
Well done to student Lennie Farren from Compass Primary School whose short story was published in a book which was an Amazon best seller in the UK and Australia!
TCA’s Head of History spoke at a virtual teaching conference about the importance of teaching British history within the context of world history during her talk on representations of heritage.
Students from three of our Trust secondaries submitted nearly half a million correct answers in an online competition in just five days.
Corby and East Northants MP Tom Pursglove visited two of our Corby schools to see at first hand the measures put into place to ensure that learning continues effectively, both in school and remotely.
Jo Maraschin, the Head of History at Thomas Clarkson Academy has been selected to speak at a virtual teaching conference this weekend, where she will discuss how working in South African schools has shaped her thinking on the teaching of issues such as race and representations of heritage.
Normally our schools hold transition events and activities to make sure that Year 6 students joining us in September have a chance to look around the buildings, meet their tutors and take part in activities to help them settle into school.
Work on the new Sixth Form centre, which is currently under construction at Kettering Science Academy, is progressing well, with the build team making great progress despite strategic complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Although the winners for this year’s Carnegie/Greenaway Awards have been announced, students can still vote for their favourite titles from this year’s nominees.