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

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

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

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

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These are the first of our 'Black History Month' food dishes - amazing flavours with just the right amount of heat ! Thank you to our brilliant catering team for this week's creation. It really was a taste sensation!

Next Thursday is African Chicken stew with rice.

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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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Arbor App Messaging
We have received feedback from some parents/carers that they are not receiving in-App messages through Arbor. Rest assured that we are working with Arbor to try and understand why this is happening. As a fail safe measure, and to ensure parents/carers do not miss any communication, all letters we send will go into our weekly Padlet and onto our website. Thank you for your patience.

Parent Forum – Get Involved
A reminder about your opportunity to join our 'Parent Forum'. If you’d like to be involved, please complete the form here: Parent/Carer Forum – Fill in form

Wishing you all a great weekend,

Mr Fisher

Executive Principal

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We’re keen to hear from parents and carers who would like to be part of our Parent/Carer Forum at Brunts Academy.These forums provide a valuable opportunity for academy leaders to share upcoming changes, gather feedback, and discuss improvement priorities. Your insights and suggestions play a vital role in helping us shape the best possible experience for our pupils. The forum will meet four times throughout the academic year, with sessions held at Brunts Academy. Refreshments will be provided, and we hope to create a welcoming and collaborative environment. If you’re interested in joining, please complete the short form below. Once we’ve gathered expressions of interest, you’ll receive a personal invitation to our first meeting via email.Thank you, as always, for your continued support.Mr C FisherExecutive Principal

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Please click on the image to view various activities happening next week to raise awareness of bullying. Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are working hard to share positive messages to the Brunts Community!

Monday: Odd Socks Day

Friday: The Great Brunts Bake-Off! Open to staff and students - please bring your bakes in on Friday. There are prizes for the best bakes!

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We are delighted to have retained the national Quality in Careers Standard - Gold using the Career Mark approach provided by Complete Careers! #ambition

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Well done Jackson in Year 9, who secured a place on England Men's U15's Emerging Talent Camp, St George's Park, Burton upon Trent.

He attended over the half term and shared a couple of pictures with us! #ambition

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The Year 8 boys football team got their Town Cup campaign off to an emphatic start this week, beating Holgate 6-0. The boys showed great ambition in their performance.

Most pleasingly, the boys showed high levels of respect for their opposition representing the Academy exceptionally.

The boys will play All Saints in the next round!

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Some brilliant Chicken Fajita and Homemade Wrap dishes from our Year 9 food students over the last two weeks. Well done!

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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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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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Great first session with Year 12 Reading Pairs mentors supporting our younger students! #ambition

#NationalYearOfReading2026

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Our year-to-date attendance remains significantly above the national average, with a 2.1% improvement on last year's end to Half Term 1 - nationally a challenging time to improve attendance. There's still room to push ourselves even further, so let's end this half term on another high!

League Leaders from before Half Term:

7-6 98.3% Miss Lee 💜

8-6 97.8% Ms Ward 💜

9-2 97.8% Mr Johnson 💜

10-1 98.3% Mrs Lindsay 💜

11-8 100% Mr Felfoldi 💯

12-1 98.1% Mrs West 💜

13-1 98.3% Mr Barratt 💜

#AttendanceIsEveryone

#AmbitiousAttendance

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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 access our latest safeguarding Newsletter for parents at the end of Half Term 1.

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Timetable info: 10th November - 14th November WEEK 1

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

19th December: Students break up for Christmas holiday at 3pm

5th January: All students return to the Academy

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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NEC School and College Leavers' Festival

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NEC School and College Leavers' Festival

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Please click on the image or the link below to view information about the National School and College Leaver festival on 25th November:

The National School & College Leaver Festival | NEC

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Applications are now open for National Grid’s 2025–2026 Youth Insights Panel for young people aged 14–19. This is a fantastic opportunity to share ideas directly with National Grid leaders, explore STEM careers, and shape the UK’s journey to Net Zero. Apply by 11 November.

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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:

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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The Brunts Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. 4,122 likes · 296 talking about this · 3,568 were here. The Brunts Academy Official Facebook