Click here to read the latest edition of In the Know, which highlights just some of the many achievements and activities that have taken place within the Academy during the
A wonderful afternoon spent with our students who were cooking for their parents and carers. Our visitors were treated to spaghetti bolognese, curry and fajitas. Students did an excellent job
We are really proud of our student leaders who represented the school as part of the Relationship Reset project. Working online with schools up and down the country, students discussed
Local entrepreneurs Dan and Mark of FD2 ITC, visited school today to deliver an enterprise workshop. Students designed ‘hoodies’, implementing design techniques, balancing this with practicalities. Along the way students
A fantastic opportunity to bring history to life today for our Y8 students as they visited the Black Country Living Museum. This is to enhance their curriculum, where they are
Students have started to work on inventing a new chocolate product, using the same process that is followed at Mondelez. A virtual trraining session yesterday introduced the project, on Friday
A group of Y10 students visited the PwC offices in the centre of Birmingham to get an insight into a successful business. Students were impressed with the environment and learned
It was a pleasure to take a mixture of Y9 and Y10 students to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts so that they could experience first-hand the high-quality work in
We will be spending assembly and tutor time discussing and learning about the importance of Armistice Day this week. Tutor groups will be creating their displays where they write messages
We are providing lots of opportunities for students to contribute to the school community. We have Y11 prefects, a key stage 3 and 4 school council as well as ambassadors
The Careers Fair is an annual school event that takes place in October. This year it was better than ever with over 25 visitors from local colleges, schools and businesses.
The Brilliant Club – Scholar’s Program The following Y9 students have been selected to be part of the first cohort to participate in the Scholar’s Program. Students have already visited
