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Please click on the QR code above to apply for the Brunts Sixth Form!

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Our Year 12 students had their first career mentoring session this week. We had 7 in person mentors and 8 virtual mentors that joined us via teams. #ambition

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Please click on the image to view information regarding this week's food practical session.

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Our uniform drop boxes have arrived and are ready for any kind donations- thank you in advance!

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Our wonderful Takeover opportunity will begin Monday 8th December in A4 from 3.15-4.45pm. This will run on Monday nights until our Festival on 7th March 2026. Pupils are to ensure they have transport home each night.

A polite reminder for the following pupils to attend starting on Monday:

Mavis W- Yr 12

Dominic C- Yr 12

Jorja A- Yr 11

Daisy H- Yr 11

Adeesha 0- Yr 11

Leo C- Yr 11

Evie L- Yr 11

Evelina K- Yr 10

Demians K- Yr 10

Hayley H- Yr 10

Ethan J- Yr 10

Erin C- Yr 10

Kate J- Yr 10

Tobias V- Yr 10

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The Year 9/10 Girl's Football team played amazingly at the West Notts Tournament this week.

They showed incredible teamwork, resilience and ambition. There were some fantastic goals from Beth, Evie and Leila, which led to them being tournament winners! Well Done Girls!

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On Friday 21st November, students across the Academy were invited to take part in an Indoor Rowing Event, ran by British Rowing held at West Notts College.

10 School across Nottingham competed in both individual and team relay races. The students conducted themselves excellently, showing resilience and team spirit throughout.

Students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to try out something new and relished in this opportunity, showing great ambition. Special congratulations to the Year 7 & 8 boys' relay team, who won their event, and to Tom O in Year 8 who was placed first.

A big thank you to British Rowing for providing our students this opportunity – we're looking forward to offering more students the opportunity to try out more rowing. Watch this space!

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As part of Anti-Bullying week last week, we held the first Great Brunts Bake Off.

The bakes that our students and staff made were absolutely amazing and it was such a difficult decision for our judges but a big congratulations to our winners!

Star Baker- Elsa F - Anti Bullying Cake

2nd- Lacey M - Caramel cookie cups

3rd- Freddie B - Cat cupcakes

Also a big well done to our other entries.

Our anti bullying ambassadors held a bake sale after. As you can see all the cakes were sold! We raised £65 for the Diana Award Charity which aims to empower young people to lead on change including anti bullying.

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Christmas Jumper Day will be on Thursday, 11th December!

All students can wear a Christmas Jumper along with their usual school uniform (appropriate skirt or trousers and school shoes).

Please bring a donation on the day which we will collect at the gate. Any amount will help!

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Here is our second week of 'Rise to Revise: 8 weeks one goal!' for Year 11.

To continue our  'Revision Strategies' teaching in lesson time, the English department have shared how best to use 'chunking' when revising. Please click on the image to see a summary of how they can best use 'chunking' as shared in English lessons this week.

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Dear Parent/Carer,

We are writing to provide you with an update on our Reward Shop. It has been wonderful to see pupils spending their well-deserved reward points, and we are incredibly proud of them!

Our aim is to continue developing this incentive by introducing a wider variety of items for pupils to purchase. We have listened to pupil voice and are confident they will be excited about these additions.

We also plan to run themed sales throughout the year to coincide with events such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other key occasions - so pupils may wish to save their points for these special opportunities.

When we launched the Reward Shop, we explained that points available to spend would only include those earned during the current academic year. This was important for managing budgets and expectations. However, moving forward, pupils will be able to collect points throughout their entire school journey and save them for larger rewards if they wish.

Unfortunately, the ClassCharts system cannot manage this automatically as we had hoped.

To achieve the correct balance, we will need to carry out a manual reset of points so that the visible total reflects only those earned since September. Please note that all historical points will still be stored in the background for other awards and incentives.

From January, pupils will only see the points they have earned this academic year. To make this change, we will wipe all points from the system and then upload the correct totals in bulk. This work will take place on Friday, 5th December, during our INSET day.

We will explain this process to pupils so they fully understand what it means for them, and we are happy to answer any questions they may have.

Thank you for your continued support.

Brunts Academy

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Some lovely painting and brushwork in Mr Solly’s year 9 lesson this week! #proud

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One of our talented students, Oscar J in Year 8, is appearing in The Nottingham Arts Theatre Christmas pantomime 'Robin Hood' this year.

Panto dates are available to book via Nottingham Arts Theatre if you want to see Oscar dance his way through Sherwood Forest this Christmas! There are 20 performances and Oscar will perform in the following 10:

🌳Sunday 7th 11:00 & 16:00

🌳Thursday 11th 19:00

🌳Saturday 13th 14:00 & 19:00

🌳Wednesday 17th 10:00 & 14:00

🌳Friday 19th 19:00

🌳Saturday 20th 14:00

🌳Sunday 21st 16:00

Congratulations to Oscar on his starring role!

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Students have completed some fabulous work on their experimental projects in Year 10! ⁦#ambition

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On a very cold Wednesday (19th November), students from across our Academy headed to Sherwood Pines to compete in the District cross country qualifier against other schools across Mansfield.

Students represented the Academy excellently, showing great ambition and resilience in a very competitive and cold conditions. The top 12 students from each district would qualify to compete in the district team at the County Championship, which will be held on Saturday 31st January 2026 at Workshop College.

9 of our students successfully finished within the top 12 and have secured places on the district team, to compete at the County Championships.

What a fantastic achievement – we are so proud of you all! A special mention to Henri W, Harry B, Myanie W and Connie W who all finished in the top 3! Congratulation to all who took part and good luck to those students who have qualified.

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To launch our 'Revision Strategies' teaching in lesson time, the maths department have shared how best to use Question Level Analysis documents  (QLA) that students will receive post mocks. Please click on the image to view a summary of how they can best use them in maths and ideas of how to use them in other subjects.

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Kitchen Update

Upon further investigation, the remedial works being looked into this week are not going to provide a safe enough, long-term solution to our roof and ceiling issues. Greenwood Academies Trust have agreed to fund a new ceiling which will provide us with a long term solution. Sadly, this does mean we need to keep the kitchen closed for the duration of these works, estimated at 2 weeks.

During this time we will be providing a reduced service. Hot pasta, pizza and panini's will be added to the sandwich selection and provided during the lunch time service. There wont be any snack options available at breakfast club or break time whilst these works are undertaken. Packed lunches for those who prefer are advised. Our water fountains will continue to be available for refillable bottles throughout the day.

Phone Lines – Update

We are aware of the current issue preventing callers from leaving voice messages when contacting the academy reception desk. This has been reported to our phone provider, who are working on a resolution. We have also requested improvements to the automated options, including a message encouraging parents/carers to contact us via email.

Please note, we only have two staff members on reception. During busy periods, they manage access gates, visitors, pupil sign-ins, and phone calls simultaneously. Emailing us at office@bruntsacademy.org remains the quickest and most reliable way to reach us and receive a timely response. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to work with our provider to resolve this issue.

Trust Assurance Visit

This week, we welcomed Educational Directors from GAT to review behaviour, attendance, and inclusion. The headline feedback came from Mr Stevens, a Trust Director and Ofsted HMI who visited Brunts in 2022. After meeting pupils and staff and reviewing our graduated response and wider professional engagement, he described our school as:

“Completely transformed – a place with positivity and warmth running through its core.”

From the outset, we have focused on culture - not just what we do, but how we do it. Hearing how strongly this culture is now embedded gives me great confidence that our improvement journey will continue to go from strength to strength. Thank you to our parents and carers for your ongoing support. Together, we will deliver on our ambition to make Brunts the school of choice for our community.

Have a great weekend,
Mr Fisher
Executive Principal

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League Leaders this week:

7-5 and 7-9 96.7% Mrs Westmoreland and Mr Golding 🙂

8-9 98.6% Mr Sales 🙂

9-1 9-8 100% Mr Spiers, Mrs Mutimer 💯 Different gravy

10-9 98% Miss Hynes 🙂

11-5 97.5% Mrs Shiggins 🙂

12-2 100% 💯Mr Davison Different gravy

13-2 98.4%  Mr Barratt 🙂

#AttendanceIsEveryone

#AmbitiousAttendance

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Well done Jack who honked the "horn of opportunity " when he sent his Uni application off to Nottingham to study maths! #ambition

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Two Brunts pupils, Rex H and Tyler P were both mascots at the Ollie Betteridge testimonial match in Nottingham last night.

Both got to be part of teams with amazing players, present and past, from Nottingham Panthers and team GB, and both even got to play part of the match with them.

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Our Rewards Shop is now open every break for students to buy items using their reward points!

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A week of painting and brushwork. Year 8 and 9 are exploring watercolour and acrylic while year 10 are experimenting with oils. #proud

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A week of painting and brushwork. Year 8 and 9 are exploring watercolour and acrylic while year 10 are experimenting with oils. #proud

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We have now launched Revise to Rise, a whole-school push to give every student the tools, confidence, and strategies they need to succeed. This is about building momentum to ensure students are plugging those gaps highlighted by the previous round of mocks and ultimately improving in their in their next mocks.

Each week, different subjects will spotlight a revision strategy in lessons as follows:

§  Week 3 - Getting the most out of Question level analysis

§  Week 4 - "Chunking", Timetabling of revision

§  Week 5 - The Power of retrieval

§  Week 6 - Quick recall - Mind maps

§  Week 7 - Memory Mastery - Flash cards

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In addition, attached is a Exam Support booklet. This booklet offers hints and tips on how to be successful during the exam season, along with a page for every subject, highlighting the content to revise. The subject specific pages also signposts resources that will support students revision.

Thank you for you continued support in our journey to ensure our students to achieve the best they can.

Kind regards,

Mr J Robinson

Raising Standards Lead

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Please click on the image to view information about our Year 7 Settling In Evening on Thursday, 4th December.

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Thank you Samra (Year 7) for making this fantastic poster to support our anti bullying week! #proud

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Please click on the image to view the letter to parents/carers of Year 11 students regarding our end-of-term rewards trip.

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Please click on the image to view information about the Year 9 Parents/Carers Evening on Thursday, 11th December.

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Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – we’re taking them all on.

Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men.

Meet our Movember sixth form and staff taking part in this years Movember - wish them luck, we will be voting for the best "Tash" at the end of the month! Movember

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Please click on the image to view the letter to parents/carers of Year 11 students regarding our end-of-term rewards trip.

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Thank you to all our families who have signed up to the Arbor app. As we are nearing 100% sign-up, we will soon begin to implement some of the app's features. This will build our connection with parents/carers and strengthen communication. We have developed an area of our website designed to provide easy to follow guides that will help you to navigate various features that we will be implementing soon. It can also be used as a self-help platform if you have any queries. Parents/carers can access this area of our website here: The Brunts Academy - Arbor

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Our Year 12 students had a session delivered by Sheffield Hallam University about academic pressure this week.

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Year 11 Lunchtime Intervention Timetable - Updated

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Year 11 Lunchtime Intervention Timetable - Updated

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

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Our Creative Media Production students have been diving into the world of print media to spark inspiration for their own product designs. From bold layouts to subtle colour palettes, they've been analysing every detail - fonts, imagery and composition.

It’s been amazing to see their creativity flourish as they share their thoughts and opinions on what works, what doesn’t, and how they plan to adapt what they found for their own work.

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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 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 this half-term's edition of The Griffin, written by students for students.

It's been a busy half-term and our reporters have been following what's happening around school and in the wider community!

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Please click on the image to access our latest safeguarding Newsletter for parents at the end of Half Term 1.

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Timetable info: 1st December - 5th December WEEK 2

4th December: Year 7 Settling In Evening

4th December: Year 11 Report Home

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

11th December: Year 9 Parents' Evening

11th December: Christmas Jumper Day

15th-19th December: Year 11 Reward Trips TBA

16th-18th December: School Production of 'Grease'

16th December: Culture Day

19th December: Students break up for Christmas holiday at 12.30pm

5th January: All students return to the Academy

15th January: Year 11 and 13 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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It's almost here! Our production of 'Grease' will be on stage in the PDC from 16th-18th December and tickets are now available to purchase. Please click on the link below for details:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/brunts-academy

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Due to last year's popularity, the Library Advent Challenge is back for 2025!

All students are welcome to enter the competition, which runs daily until 19th December (with bonus prize draws on Fridays).

Simply visit the Library, find the advent calendar goodie bags and answer the book-themed quiz question attached. Questions will cover books students may have read in primary school, at home, in English classes, adapted into films, or the most popular books in our Library - so there are chances for everyone to win!

There will be a prize draw every day at 1.50pm, with winners receiving the goodie bag and its surprise contents. Students must have a book registered on their Library account and no overdue books to enter.

Get borrowing - and bagging the daily prize!

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Over the last two weeks, your child will have been reminded of how to access KayScience for their Science homework. All year groups are set new Science homework every week on a Monday on KayScience.

If your child is still having issues accessing KayScience please ask them to come and see Miss Dickinson in Lab 2 as soon as possible. If your child struggles to find time to complete their homework at home, they can also come along to Lab 13 on Wednesday lunchtime to Mr Davison at the KayScience homework club to complete it.

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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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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:

Go to www.gcsepod.com

Click login as student

Click sign in with Office 365

Click sign in with Office 365 again

Use your school email and password to sign in

Click Geography

Find the topic you want to revise

Enjoy 🙂

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

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