BWA students grow their own fabric
Published 13/11/17
Students in Year 8 are growing their own fabric from bacteria to help better understand the importance of sustainability in the textile industry.
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Read MoreBWA students attend CCF Remembrance and Beret Parade
Published 13/11/17Brooke Weston Academy students received awards and berets at a ceremony held by the Brooke Weston Trust Combined Cadet Force. The event comprised a Remembrance ceremony and parade. It was attended by parents and Trust leaders, including Principals and CEO, Dr Andrew Campbell.
Read MoreYear 7 trip to Leicester Tigers
Published 07/11/17A group of Year 7 students visited the home of Leicester Tigers to watch them claim a victory against Gloucester Rugby in their defence of the Anglo-Welsh cup title.
Read MoreSixth Formers CERN trip
Published 06/11/17A group of 12 Brooke Weston students visited CERN near Geneva, to talk to particle physicists about the ground-breaking research at the site, which is the world’s largest experiment.
Read MoreBWA music teacher wins Pride of Northamptonshire awards
Published 31/10/17Congratulations to Brooke Weston’s guitar teacher Mr Paul Balmer who has won three different awards at the 2017 Northamptonshire Pride Awards.
Read MoreBWA Students have work published in national magazine
Published 30/10/17Congratulations to Brooke Weston students Kirndeep Dhassi, Lana Green, Seren Devine and Eliza Donnelly who have all had their book reviews published in the latest copy of ‘Teen Titles’, the book review magazine for teenagers.
Read MoreBrooke Weston celebrates outstanding Progress 8 score
Published 23/10/17Brooke Weston are celebrating a fantastic Progress 8 score of +0.57, which ranks them as one of the top four schools in Northamptonshire and in the top 5% of schools nationally.
Read MoreBWA senior netball team retain their District Champions title
Published 23/10/17Congratulations to the Brooke Weston senior netball team who played in the District Championship at Bishop Stopford School to defend their title as District Champions and succeeded in winning the title again.
Read MoreSixth Form students take time out to ‘breathe’
Published 23/10/17As part of their PSHE lessons students in Year 12 have been taking part in reflective workshops where they were able to take some time out of their busy first term in the Sixth Form to relax and reflect.
Read MoreBrooke Weston Pre-Learner road safety sessions
Published 12/10/17Students in Year 11 were invited to take part in a pre-learner road safety morning where they experienced driving a car and riding a motorbike for the first time as well as having an hour of classroom road safety education.
Read MoreBrooke Weston Academy Governors’ Newsletter
Published 11/10/17The Governors at Brooke Weston Academy are seeking to forge closer links with parents/guardians of students at the school so that news, views and ongoing developments can be shared. As a result they have produced a pdf newsletter (attached). We hope that you enjoy reading about school events and the Governors’ plans for, and work with, the Academy.
Read MoreStudents take part in dissection workshop
Published 11/10/17As part of Biology week at Brooke Weston, students from all years were invited to attend an after school biology dissection workshop to learn about the different parts of the body and how they work.