The Year 10 and 12 girls netball team were invited to take part in a two day tournament at Condover Hall in Shropshire where the Year 12 team succeeded in winning the entire tournament.

Games lasted for 20 minutes, 10 minutes each way with a quick one minute turn around in between. Both teams only had seven players which meant they had no substitutes and played in the same league as each other due to other teams pulling out of the competition prior to the weekend.

Award winning children’s author Katie Dale visited the academy this week to help students develop their writing skills and discuss how to become an author.

Teams of students from Year 7 and 8 were invited to take part in the first Brooke Weston Trust Big Book Quiz, hosted by Corby Business Academy together with Kettering Science Academy and Corby Technical School.

Year 9 student Ella Cummins has raised £100 towards her school trip to Tanzania by organising a Mother’s Day raffle at school and in her local community.

Ella is one of 14 Brooke Weston students from Year 9 to Year 12 who are taking part in a three week expedition to Tanzania in July 2018. The expedition costs £3,495 and students have each taken on the challenge to raise the money themselves through school events, raffles and sponsorship. This is a huge undertaking for anyone and requires a great deal of organisation and motivation from every student.

Students from Year 8 enjoyed a trip to Kidzania world in London to help them make more informed choices for their year 8 options.

Kidzania is a 75,000 square foot city built for children that allows students to explore more than 60 different career options using simulations and activities. Careers included; learning how to become a pilot, acting or singing on stage or fighting crime on the streets as a police officer. It mixes learning and reality with fun and the experience teaches students essential life skills including financial and literacy skills, teamwork and independence.

Students from Year 10 were invited to attend an afternoon with author Sara Barnard together with two other schools from the Trust at Corby Business Academy.

Sara is a talented British author who has written a number of successful books aimed at young adult readers. Her debut novel, ‘Beautiful Broken Things’ explores the complexity of teenage friendships and features some challenging themes. She has been writing since a young age and gets her love of words from her dad, who made sure she always had a book to read when she was growing up.