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Fundraising for F1 in Schools National Finals

Some of our students who are raising funds to attend the National F1 in Schools Finals will be holding a cake sale on Friday next week. Please support them by sending your child in with a small amount of cash to purchase some of their baked items. Every contribution helps and is greatly appreciated.

We will also be holding a non‑uniform day on our final Friday next week to further support this fantastic opportunity for our pupils.

50% of the money raised will go towards helping our pupils access and participate in the F1 event.

The remaining 50% will be used to purchase additional defibrillator and anaphylaxis kits, enhancing our current provision and strengthening the medical support available for pupils, staff, and visitors on site.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and continued support.

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

Please remember to bring a container to take your food home in.

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

Please remember to bring a container to take your food home in.

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Well done to Year 7 students, who have worked really hard on their Book Reviews in Library lessons this week!

#ambition

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For our students' safety, please be aware that we will be closing the Windmill Lane exit at the end of the day today. Students will exit via the Bath Lane or Park Avenue exits.

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Auditions for our next School Musical will be available from breaktime today in the PDC. It promises to be a very exciting production, although it will be hard to beat our production of Grease at Christmas!

The name of the new musical will also be revealed at breaktime...

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Last night's Year 11 football fixture was a great success. The boys represented themselves, the Academy and the year group EXCEPTIONALLY.  I did not once have to speak to anyone about their conduct, and when I did at the end it was to praise them.

Additionally, they won the game 3-2 to progress into the semi finals, where they will play either SUTTON or ASHFIELD. Well done boys!

Mr Turton

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Year 10 have been practicing their piping skills this week by piping cream cheese frosting onto their carrot cake muffins. Great effort Year 10!

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After chatting with a number of our Y11 students who are still deciding on their A‑Level subjects, we’re excited to let you know that the Iceland trip is now open to all Y11 Geographers who plan to stay on at Brunts Academy Sixth Form — no matter what courses you finally study next year.

We don’t want any one passionate about geography to miss out on this incredible experience, so if you’re continuing with us in Sixth Form, you’re warmly invited to join the trip!

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This week, students had a special assembly to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day , delivered by Mr Irons #Respect

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We are immensely proud to be recognised through the TASS Dual Career Accreditation. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to ensuring that talented young athletes at The Brunts Academy are supported to excel both academically and in their sporting pursuits.

Our students work incredibly hard to balance these demands, and this accreditation validates the flexible, personalised and high-quality support our staff provide to help every athlete reach their full potential.

We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with TASS to deliver outstanding dual career opportunities for our students. #ambition

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This we, we completed an amazing two days of mock interviews for Year 11 students - 270 interviews over two days 14 employers each day.

We hope Year 11 gained a valuable insight into the world of interviews. Thank you to all our employers - we couldn't have done it without you! #ambition

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This week, KS4 students had the opportunity to take part in a 2-hour nail art workshop delivered by 'Nails by Chelsey'. Chelsey has 15 years' experience in the industry as is a qualified educator in the industry.

Students were taught five designs and had a great time being creative with the techniques they were taught.

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We have identified students for this half term who should be attending sessions after school for English and Maths to support them in achieving the next grade. Letters were sent home to parents and carers before the Christmas break. Please encourage your child to attend.

We also hold intervention sessions during form time on a Thursday and Friday. For this half term, we have identified students for English, Maths, History and Geography. These sessions are not optional for students as they fall in the school day.

If your child has been identified for this intervention this half term, please check in with them about this. Groups will change next half term.

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These are open sessions where any pupil is welcome to pop along with their lunch for a bit of revision and exam technique practice.

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Year 11 Mock Examinations - Commence 26th Jan

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Year 11 Mock Examinations - Commence 26th Jan

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Year 11 mocks begin on 26th January. Students have been provided with a generic timetable for this and personalised timetables will be issued the Thursday before exams begin. A booklet was sent home to parents and carers containing revision strategies to use and topics that students need to revise for their exams. These documents have also been placed on the Year 11 Teams area for students.

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Friday 3rd July 2026 @ John Fretwell Centre, Mansfield

Pupils receive full details of this celebration event and the eligibility criteria required to be eligible for this reward - exciting!!

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Please click on the image to view the latest Careers Newsletter with advice for all students.

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

To continue our  'Revision Strategies' teaching in lesson time, we have shared how best to use 'power of retrieval' when revising. Please click on the image to view the information.

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Year 8 have been making board games in DT. They played them before evaluating. We think you will agree they all look fab! #proud

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Well done Erin who has applied to the University of York to study Bio Medical Sciences! #ambition

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Well done Abi who has applied to the University of Chester to study Professional Policing! #ambition

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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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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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This week, we have a ROLLOVER in Feed a Family Friday!

And next week, there will be a Valentine's Draw on Friday 13th (VERY LUCKY FOR SOME) for all those in school all week.

We will be sharing the love 😍❤️💘💕 with an attendance and behaviour challenge...

•Non-uniform for all students (donations to Emergency life-saving equipment and our F1 Team) on the gate - suggested donation £1

•Sponge throwing at break (wet the teacher)

•Bake sale

•In school all week with no V2s, isolations or suspensions - and YOU'RE IN THE VALENTINE'S DRAW

•Chocolates, Valentine's gifts, pizza lunches and of course, our JUST EAT voucher!

League leaders this week:

Y7-6 98% Ms Lee 🙂

Y8-2 98.6% Miss Brooks ☺️

Y9-1 95.8% Mr Spiers 🤗

Y10-10 100% Mr Carter 💯

Y11-1 99.2% Ms Hoole 😀

Y12-3 98.9% Miss Grimmer/Miss Watson 😁

Y13-1 97.5% Mr Barratt 😄

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Our Rewards Shop is now open every break for students to buy items using their reward points. We now have in stock:

Footballs

Tennis Balls

Fidgets

Selection Boxes

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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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Timetable info: 2nd February - 6th February WEEK 2

13th February: Students break up for half-term at 3.00pm

23rd February: Students return to the academy

24th February: GAT Sports Festival (Yrs 7 & 9

5th March: World Book Day

9th March: Year 9 Options Meetings

13th March: INSET day - academy closed to students

16th March: Year 9 Options Meetings

19th March: Year 12 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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We are hosting a Parents Careers Coffee Morning on Tuesday 10th February, via Teams at 10.00 - 10.45am.  If parents would like to join, please scan the QR code above or email the Careers Adviser directly at cgoodwin@bruntsacademy.org  by Thursday 5th February so that we can add you to the meeting.

The first Parents Careers Coffee Morning is aimed at all parents/carers.  The aim of this initial meeting is to introduce parents to the Schools Careers Advisor and explain the role.  We will also provide some information on signposting to careers information.  We have a special guest, Tracey Swift, from employer MillerKnight,  who will be sharing information about apprenticeships supporting National Apprenticeship week.

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After chatting with a number of our Y11 students who are still deciding on their A‑Level subjects, we’re excited to let you know that the Iceland trip is now open to all Y11 Geographers who plan to stay on at Brunts Academy Sixth Form — no matter what courses you finally study next year.

We don’t want any one passionate about Geography to miss out on this incredible experience, so if you’re continuing with us in Sixth Form, you’re warmly invited to join the trip!

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Please click on the document to view this half-term's enrichment opportunities for students.

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Please click on the image to view information about our new Rowing Club!

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Please click on the image to view information about Netball Club.

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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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Food Practical Reminder: Fajiatas & Wraps

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Food Practical Reminder: Fajiatas & Wraps

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