BWA staff members celebrate 20 Years in Information Technology
Congratulations to two of our longest-serving IT staff who are celebrating 20 years of service at Brooke Weston Academy and the Trust.
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Congratulations to two of our longest-serving IT staff who are celebrating 20 years of service at Brooke Weston Academy and the Trust.
Students from Brooke Weston Academy made and decorated gingerbread houses with an emphasis on ‘healthy’ decorations. Five students from Year 9 took part as they were the winners of a healthy eating burger competition and selected students from Year 7 were also invited to take part.
Brooke Weston’s Principal, Mr Peter Kirkbride and Director of Education Miss Trish Stringer have been getting into the festive spirit by helping the restaurant team serve more than 1,100 turkey dinners over the past two days, donning Christmas hats and attire to dish out the festive fare.
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.
Brooke Weston's head groundsman Mr Paul Twamley has been accepted into the 2018 London Marathon and will be running in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Following years of research, teachers at Brooke Weston have been working across departments to introduce robotics into DT and have succeeded in bringing IT and DT together to enable students to make and programme robotic bugs.
Congratulations to Brooke Weston’s guitar teacher Mr Paul Balmer who has won three different awards at the 2017 Northamptonshire Pride Awards.
Fitness instructor Natalie Hannah from Brooke Weston gym took on the 12k Uventure Mud Run complete with 48 challenging obstacles. Natalie, who also works as a science technician at the school, did the race with six team mates, including her husband.
Welcome to Mrs Clare Scott who recently joined Brooke Weston having worked as a careers advisor within schools for more than 14 years, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and experience of working with young people.
Mr Darren Hooper, Brooke Weston Academy’s DT technician, took part in a gruelling 24-hour bike ride alongside current national and world champion endurance cyclists.
Brooke Weston Academy’s Head of Belief, Philosophy and Ethics, Rachel Coombe, is making a long term dream come true by taking up a teaching post overseas.
Brooke Weston’s teachers Mr Troy Rutt and Miss Christina Kelly are looking forward to the challenges of their new roles overseas. Mr Rutt is moving to Malaysia while Miss Kelly will be teaching in Qatar.
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