BWA staff tackle 100km ultramarathon for charity
Four staff members from Brooke Weston Academy are taking on a 100km walking challenge to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Society.
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Four staff members from Brooke Weston Academy are taking on a 100km walking challenge to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Society.
Well done to three colleagues from Brooke Weston Academy who all successfully completed their first-ever London Marathon, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Brooke Weston Academy is in the top 9 per cent of state funded mainstream schools for its Progress 8 score and in the top 11 percent for its EBacc entry, based on 2018 figures.
Brooke Weston Academy students had the opportunity to get hands-on and learn about different job options available when they attended Kettering General Hospital’s NHS Careers event.
Brooke Weston Academy has been recognised nationally for its excellent results in 2018 based on data from the Department for Education and Ofsted, analysed by SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network.
Our Trust CEO and several members of Brooke Weston Trust teaching staff delivered workshops at Educating Northants, a conference which attracted hundreds of teaching professionals.
CCF sergeants Paul Twamley, from Brooke Weston Academy and Louise Jensen successfully completed an intensive course of basic cadet training so that they can better understand and teach the syllabus to students.
Congratulations to Celia Prats who has recently been designated a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE). Her career has progressed dramatically at Brooke Weston Academy.
Art teachers, who are also passionate about ceramics, have met up to share ideas and strategies about introducing the media more widely to students in two of our Trust schools. Charlotte Asprey from Brooke Weston Academy and Thomas Clarkson Academy’s Head of Art, Sarah Loosemore, first met at a Trust subject training day. They share a love of pottery, so Charlotte visited Sarah to see how the subject is taught at her school and share ideas.
Brooke Weston Academy has been ranked as the fourth top performing school in Northamptonshire according to recently released Government figures. Its ‘well above average’ Progress 8 figure of 0.61 also means that it is the top performing secondary school in Corby.
Educational trainer and influencer David Didau delivered a literacy training session at Brooke Weston Academy giving teachers insights into how to ensure children are ‘word rich’ and empowered in every subject area.
International businessman and CEO Mr Paul Murphy gave an inspirational talk on building teams when he delivered a session of our Leadership Academy programme, linking the insights gained in his successful business career to the world of education.
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