The latest secondary news
Thanks to the staff and students of Kettering Science Academy who hosted the latest leg of the ‘CEO on tour’ event. Dr Andrew Campbell spoke to a range of staff and students about the inspirational and extra-curricular activities that take place at the Academy.
Year 9 Students from Brooke Weston entered an innovation challenge run by local global distribution company RS Components to design a new layout for their Innovation Truck and succeeded in beating 25 schools and winning five new computers worth over £500 for the school.
Congratulations to Sixth Formers, Taylor Cordell and Joseph Moore, who have each achieved the rare feat of maintaining a 100% attendance rate since they started at Thomas Clarkson Academy.
Corby’s Labour parliamentary candidate, Beth Miller, talked to Sixth Formers at Brooke Weston about her career route, political aspirations and why voting is so crucial for young people.
Congratulations to Mrs Karen Hearne who has been appointed the Trust’s first Director of Science. Mrs Hearne is a very experienced teacher, having been at Brooke Weston Academy since it opened, and Head of Science for the past three years.
Students from Brooke Weston Academy staged two barn-storming shows of the classic musical ‘Grease’.
Good luck to Brooke Weston Trust’s Director of Finance, Debbie Tysoe, who is fundraising for breast cancer charities by taking part in the Moonwalk this Saturday. In order to prepare Debbie has had a tough training regime, even doing an 18-mile route around our Corby schools!
Brooke Weston Academy ’s careers adviser, Mr Andy Primmett, is retiring after 20 years in the role, having worked with thousands of students to help them form their career ideas.
Congratulations to Corby Business Academy’s Young Enterprise company, Happy Hands, that has won first place in a national competition for having the best trade stand.
Cricketers from three of our Trust secondaries toured the Northants county ground before playing each other in a tri-tournament.
Brooke Weston Academy student Tommy Sims was thrilled to be selected to play for Northampton Saints at a prestigious rugby competition.
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A recent monitoring inspection by the Department for Education has found that Thomas Clarkson Academy is ‘improving solidly’ and that intervention strategies to drive up standards of teaching and learning are taking effect.
