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In the first two weeks, we set an ambitious goal to be above 95% attendance overall... and we smashed it! The national average was 93.5%, but we managed to achieve 95.79%. Well done to everyone for making such a positive start.

League Leaders last week...

7-1 100% Ms Rumley. Well done Miss

8-7 99.6% Miss Webb  Great job Miss

9-8 98.5% Mrs Mutimer  Superb job Miss

10.3 99.1% Miss O'Sullivan  Super work Miss

11.2 and 11.5 99.1% Mr Lindsey and Miss Shiggins - Dynamic Duo!

Chapeau to Tutors and to all the students!

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Fantastic art work from Miles in Year 9 this week. Well done!

#ambition

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Year 11 Lunchtime Intervention Timetable

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Year 11 Lunchtime Intervention Timetable

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Please click on the image to view information about the Year 11 Interventions in place to help our students during lunch breaks.

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Year 11 After School Intervention Timetable

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Year 11 After School Intervention Timetable

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Please click on the image to view information about the Year 11 Interventions in place to help our students after school.

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Please click on the image to view information about our Sixth Form Opening Evening on 9th October.

Come and explore our excellent facilities, meet our Head of Sixth Form, our staff team and our students!

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Please click on the image to view information about the 'Wired Differently' event at Portland College on Sunday, 21st September. The event is free and everyone is welcome!

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Please click on the image to view our latest Careers Newsletter, packed with information for all students and parents regarding future ambitions and the next steps.

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Please click on the image to view information about an Emotion Coaching session - specifically for families of children who are adopted, in kinship care and/or were previously in care.

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Please click on the image to view information about next week's food practical sessions.

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Please click on the image to view information about next week's food practical sessions.

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Please click on the image to view information about next week's food practical sessions.

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Dear Parent/Carer,

I’m delighted to share with you the first edition of this academic year’s Parent Newsletter.

For those new to Brunts Academy, you’ll receive a link to our Padlet every Friday. This weekly update celebrates the achievements of our fantastic pupils and includes important notices and information relevant to each year group. It’s a key part of how we keep you informed, so I encourage you to take a few minutes to read it each week—I hope you find it both useful and uplifting.

It’s been wonderful to welcome back our pupils and staff after the summer break. I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday. We’ve returned with a real sense of positivity, especially as we celebrate Brunts Academy’s best-ever GCSE and A Level results.

I’m incredibly proud of our pupils and staff for their hard work and dedication. There’s no better feeling than seeing effort pay off, and these results have given us even more confidence and determination to aim higher this year.

This week, we were also pleased to host a visit from the Department for Education, who spent time touring the site, visiting lessons, and speaking with our amazing pupils. Their feedback was extremely positive and affirmed that the work we’re doing is having a real impact. Some nice quotes from there report:

"The school has made demonstrable improvements in behaviour, attendance, outcomes, and culture. Leadership is strong and stable, and the Trust has provided effective, targeted support."

"Academic outcomes have improved rapidly and are now inline with national averages."

"Behaviour has been transformed."

"Parents now overwhelmingly report that pupils feel safe and behaviour is good."

Year 7 Residential: It was fantastic to take our new Year 7 pupils on their residential this week. They represented the academy brilliantly and made a great start to their journey with us.

Arbor App: As we continue transitioning our communication to Arbor, please ensure you’ve downloaded the app and can access your child’s account. We’ve already connected with over 80% of parents/carers—thank you! If you haven’t yet signed up, please do so to help us maintain effective communication.

School Calendar and key dates:

A reminder that parents/carers are able to subscribe to our school calendar. This will automatically sync key school dates into your calendars and give you alerts to any changes and additions - a brilliant way to keep ahead of key school events. You can subscribe to our calendar through the website using the following link: The Brunts Academy - Calendar We are in the process of uploading the academic year information with the calendar becoming live by the end of next week.

Parent Forum: I’m keen to continue working closely with parents and carers on our improvement priorities and to gather your valuable feedback. If you’d like to join our mailing list and hear more about these opportunities, please complete the Microsoft Form here: https://forms.office.com/e/JFCKPTKYLd

Thank you for your continued support. Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend.

Best wishes,
Mr C Fisher
Executive Principal

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Year 8 students have completed their Bikeability Level 1/2 or Level 3 cycling course. They represented the academy very well. During the course they demonstrated their ability to signal, right turn, left turn, U turn, give way and check minor roads, along with an understanding of some road signs, priority and road positioning. Our Level 3 riders also demonstrated priority at roundabouts.

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All up and ready for another fun packed day of activities! Breakfast…done! It’s been a great trip - we have a fantastic group of year 7's and look forward to starting them on their academic journey back at Brunts!

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We are launching the Y9 DofE programme on Monday 22nd September at 6pm in the Sports Hall. Parents are invited to come along to find out more about the award.

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We look forward to welcoming Y10 and Y11 parents and carers into our Academy on Thursday. Book you place at: https://forms.office.com/e/06zmXZW3u0

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Dear Parents and Carers,

A warm welcome to our new Year 7 families, and a friendly reminder for everyone about safe use of the Bath Lane entrance and exit.

The safety of our students is always our top priority. In recent years, we’ve sadly had two incidents where children were injured by vehicles, so we are very careful about how cars use the driveway.

To help keep every child safe, please remember:

No parking is allowed on the driveway.

The speed limit is 10mph—very slow, but vital for student safety.

If possible, we encourage children to walk or cycle to school.

If you’re driving to collect your child, we kindly ask you to park on Bath Lane, Sandy Lane, or Ravensdale Road (with over 200 spaces available). Students can safely walk down the drive to meet you.

Families of children with mobility needs or disabilities are, of course, welcome to use the accessible parking area.

For everyone else choosing to drive up the driveway:

Vehicles cannot access the site until 2:50pm.

Please queue patiently, use the turning circle, and stick to the 10mph limit.

For safety, never attempt a 3-point turn on the road—around 1,400 children are exiting at this time.

Always watch for children crossing at the zebra crossing.

We know this can sometimes mean a short wait, so we really appreciate your patience and understanding. Our staff are on duty to support safe dismissal, but as children are children, they may not always be fully aware of road conditions.

Thank you for helping us keep every student safe—your support makes a real difference.

Warm regards,
The Brunts Team
#BruntsSafeguarding

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Year 8 students have completed their Bikeability Level 1/2 or Level 3 cycling course. They represented the academy very well. During the course they demonstrated their ability to signal, right turn, left turn, U turn, give way and check minor roads, along with an understanding of some road signs, priority and road positioning. Our Level 3 riders also demonstrated priority at roundabouts.

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We look forward to welcoming Y10 and Y11 parents and carers into our Academy on Thursday. Book you place at: https://forms.office.com/e/06zmXZW3u0

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Please click on the image to view the letter to Year 7 and 8 parents/carers regarding information about Library Lessons this academic year.

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What an incredible morning celebrating with our Year 11 students as they opened their GCSE results! The pride on their faces reflected the dedication, resilience and hard work they have shown throughout their GCSE journey.

We couldn’t be prouder of this year group and everything they’ve achieved – their results truly speak for themselves.

A huge well done to each and every one of you – you are amazing!

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Please click on the image to view this half-term's edition of our Academy Newspaper, The Griffin.

It's been a long half-term, jam-packed with events culminating in three exciting trips last week and celebration evenings and assemblies to recognise the amazing work our students are doing.

Let's not forget our incredible staff members, though - they're here every day supporting students and making a real difference. In this edition, Mateen turns the spotlight on five members of staff in a bid to find out what makes them tick - and what inspired them to teach. Sadly (for us, anyway), Mr Vinson will soon be retiring from 28 years at Brunts - don't miss the Science department's send-off to him in this issue!

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Please click on the image to access our latest safeguarding Newsletter for parents at the end of Half Term 6.

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Please click on the image to view information about School Meals from September 2025.

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Timetable info: 15th September - 19th September WEEK 1

18th September: Year 5 & 6 Open Evening

2nd October: Y11 & Y13 Parents' Evening (online)

9th October: 6th Form Open Evening

17th October: Students break up for Half Term at 3pm and return on Monday, 3rd November

17th November: INSET day (Academy closed to all students)

4th December: Year 7 Settling In Evening

5th December: INSET day (Academy closed to all students)

11th December: Year 9 Parents' Evening

Don't forget the full calendar is on our academy website which you can subscribe to and link with your own.

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Virtual Reality Libraries is back this Autumn!

Get ready to be amazed by our new collection of thrilling VR experiences at your local library! With 7 experiences including Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway, and Laika, the graphic novel adaptation following the true story of earth’s first space traveller – Laika the dog!

Plus, step into immersive films with Nottinghamshire film makers, filmed and created with students from The Brunts Academy.

Arriving at Beeston Library, Worksop Library, Mansfield Central Library later this autumn. Find out more in the new What’s On guide inspireculture.org.uk/whatsonaugnov

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Please click on the image to view information regarding our Year 5 and 6 Open Evening on Thursday, 18th September from 5.45pm.

Families are also welcome to join us w/c 29th September whilst the academy is fully operational; a fantastic opportunity to see our improvement journey in action!

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With the resumption of the new academic year, to help members of the PE team, if your child is unable to participate in PE, please can the note/hospital letter be sent directly to the student’s teacher not the reception team or head of year. If students are unable to participate for long periods of time and are under any medical supervision/doctor, please send us this information to assist our support of your child.

If your child is unwell and not able to participate, please notify the member of staff who is the teacher of the group directly - via written note given to your child or a direct email would be great.

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Please click on the image to view information about our Enrichment Activities for Half Term 1.

We are delighted to offer such a wide variety of clubs during out-of-lesson periods, and hope that every students finds an activity to enhance their enjoyment of school life.

Should any activities have to be cancelled, you will be notified immediately on this platform and also via Arbor if the cancellation is at short notice.

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Parents across the UK are being urged by the government to read more - by themselves and with their children - in a bid to reverse a national decline in reading for pleasure (please click on the image to read the full report).

At Brunts, we prioritise reading and recognise how vital it is to encourage children to read to improve their outcomes. Still, there is plenty of work to be done together to ensure our children are getting the most from our reading opportunities.

From September 2025, we'll be involving parents of Year 7 and Year 8 students in their weekly Library lessons and asking them to communicate with their child about reading, along with completing a reading log (please see the 'Letters to Parents' menu for further information).

We've got plenty of other reading events, competitions and rewards coming up to give all students the confidence to enjoy reading, regardless of their ability. Watch this space!

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Parents urged to read more to boost children’s life chances

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Education Secretary urges parents to swap scrolling with reading as she launches a National Year of Reading for 2026 to boost kids’ literacy and life chances.

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We are delighted to announce we now offer a service to support our local community where pre-loved, good condition items of the Brunts Academy uniform can be donated, exchanged and acquired free of charge, by both existing students and students new to The Brunts Academy.

Please click on the image to view information about how to access The Exchange service.

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GCSEpod is now active for KS4 Geography students. This on line platform will help students learn, retain and recall information needed to achieve their GCSE goals. To access GCSEpod for Geography:

1. Go to www.gcsepod.com

2. Click login as student

3. Click sign in with Office 365

4. Click sign in with Office 365 again

5. Use your school email and password to sign in

6. Click Geography

7. Find the topic you want to revise

8. Enjoy 🙂

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Please click on the image for information on how to access GCSEpod for History.

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