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Evennett Backs Bexleyheath Academy's Miahcats

David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, visited Bexleyheath Academy in Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, on Friday morning (17 May) to meet with a group of pupils who are trying to raise funds for an exciting new project.

The Year 9 group are hoping to enter Greenpower racing events, but have to design and build their own environmentally-friendly car in order to compete. The pupils gave a presentation to Mr Evennett about their plans and discussed both the construction and project management involved. Their team will be called The Miahcats, named after their tutor and Head of Construction Rakib Miah.

Greenpower racing events are organised by the Greenpower Education Trust and aim to inspire young people to change views about engineering by encouraging links between schools, industry and the community.

Mr Evennett said “I was impressed by the dedication and excitement I saw from the pupils, which was apparent in their presentation and discussion. I believe that projects like this are vitally important in encouraging young people to work together and highlighting the importance of STEM subjects. I will be supporting the Miahcats on their quest and hope that they can make it to the grid. If you are a local engineering firm interested in sponsoring the team so that they can get this project off the ground, please do contact them via Bexleyheath Academy.”

Mr Miah said "The pupils have made me very proud. They are role models to their peers and perfect examples of what can be achieved with hard work, enthusiasm and determination. The level of commitment and professionalism shown by the students is phenomenal especially at such an early stage. If they continue this way, I am certain the pupils can all look forward to very lucrative careers ahead of them"

Whilst at the School, Mr Evennett also met with the new Principal, Carl Wakefield, and the Chairman of the Governing Body, Mark Spicknell.

The students who took part are:
Kara Amy Lark
Marcos Dos Santos
Ellese Povey
Ashley Green
Claudene Alberts
Elisha Hassan

Businesses interested in sponsoring the project should contact Mr Rakib Miah at Bexleyheath Academy on 020 8303 5696.
 

The National Enterprise Challenge (TNEC)

Year 9 and Year 10 BTEC Business students The National Enterprise Challenge (TNEC), Friday 10th May 160 Year 9 and 10 BTEC Business students had the privilege to take part in the National Enterprise Challenge (TNEC).  TNEC is an inter-school competition that is available to all secondary schools in the UK.  The challenge in the words of Lord Alan Sugar, ‘gives schools the opportunity to harness pupils with key employability skills’.

On the day, the students were set a specific enterprise challenge, and were organized into in teams of six.  The challenge involved creating a brand new innovative product and during the course of the day, students were asked to brand the product, draw up a marketing plan (4 P’s) with straplines and logos.  Each group delivered a 30 second elevated pitch to the visiting TNEC facilitators and the groups were then shortlisted to eight successful groups. The prize for the winning team was a guarantee of a place in the UK finals to be held at the Troxy Centre, East London on 1st July, during which time they are expected to participate in a Q&A session with very special guest, Lord Sugar himself.  Therefore, you can imagine that the competition and expectation was very high indeed. With lunchtime to prepare, the eight finalists, in front of all present including 3 judges, presented their creations.  It was a hard decision to choose one because all students provided a very professional delivery with limited resources and time. Flavalets, a runner-up team of Year 10 students created a drink that was in the form of a tablet.  The tablet could be dropped into a glass of water to make a refreshing drink.  They not only presented the pitch but also created a very humorous advert which they acted out to the judges. Zac Isak who was also a part of a runner-up team Technobrella said ‘Friday was a very fun and engaging day for me and my team, they (TNEC) gave us a once in a life time opportunity to harness our business mind and learn from a fantastic business event, away from the classroom’.  Zac’s team presented an innovative business to business umbrella creation which had a built in projector via the spokes to project corporate advertisements as well as measure weather conditions and weather forecasts via a 3G mechanism.

However, the winners who will represent Bexleyheath Academy at the finals with a very convincing pitch were ‘Me-Check’: Walid Jama Nikolas Jinadu Temitope Ogunniyi-Aderleke Hamzo Mahamud Mouhamadou Dieng Abdirahaman Mahamed

Disneyland Paris May 2014

Just to let you know we are now accepting deposits and payments for Disneyland Paris May 2014. This trip is currently only available to years 7 and 8.

If you wish your son or daughter to go, then he or she must collect a parental consent letter from their tutor, have it signed return the letter with two passport size photos and a deposit of £130 to Mr CM Bradford in room T1.1 as soon as possible to be allocated a place.

You can pay by a variety of methods:

1. By logging into the Parent Pay system and clicking on the Disneyland Paris option.
2. By cheque, crossed and amde apyable to "Bexleyheath Academy".
3. By depositing the cash at reception and having it signed for.

You can then opt to pay monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or even by making a final payment in one go as long as the cost of the trip is paid in full by Easter 2014.

Should you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Mr CM Bradford on the school number. (020 8303 5696)

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Barclays Bank Visit

The Academy was invited by Barclays Bank to take part in a project being run in the Bank to look into talent development and career mobility for people who are in their early careers. Barclays also wanted to include young people under 16 years old within the project.

Six Year 10 students volunteered to take part in a focus group, to find out how they perceive the future of work. The students left the Academy, accompanied by Miss Knight and Mr Telfer, on a Friday at midday not really knowing what to expect. Two train journeys later they arrived in Canary Wharf in the centre of Docklands and made the short walk to The De Vere Venues Conference Centre.

The students were greeted by a facilitator who took them to a conference room and they set to work. The focus of the session was to imagine what work and life would be like 30 years in the future. The students could be as creative as possible. Once a consensus was reached within the group the students then devised a presentation to put over their ideas.

The students then joined a bigger group of Barclays Bank employees and senior executives to deliver their presentation, which was done in the form of a television news item and interview. This innovative approach was very well received by Barclays and impressed everyone present. While the students were giving their presentation two professional artists were drawing their ideas to form a mural.

Before the end of the afternoon the talent manager from Barclays approached the Academy staff to say that he was so impressed with the students that he was keen to work with Bexleyheath Academy to help develop talent of our young people before they entered the world of work.

Congratulations are due to the six students who all contributed their individual and unique talents to such an excellent end result:

Aishat Alli
Beaulah Muchenje
Harry Dressel
Daniel Fryer
Hannah Osman
Zak Shinware

The Miahcats

The Miahcats have always been a close group. We have prided ourselves on being there for each other through the good and bad. They have always been very proud of their school environment and know the meaning of hard work. They have always been eager to prove that you can work hard in school but have some fun along the way.

Throughout the years we have taken photos to document our changes from Year 7 to Year 9. It's always fun to look back at how they have changed and always a pleasure to show the parents, especially on the most recent academic review day.

This year, as well as documenting our changes and progress as a group, it was decided by Kara Amy Lark that we should show some of the other pupils who have come along to our departments and have enjoyed the hard work necessary, as well the fun. The title decided by Kara shows what we sometimes forget. It is all about the students. You may not always remember a bad lesson but you're probably likely to remember the good times and the memories you create.

Kara Amy Lark and Amy Wishart (pictured) stayed after school on Thursday as they were eager to get the collage wall finished on time to show the parents. It shows how proud they are of the school and our group. Led by Kara they were helped by other students along the way.

The collage wall and title embellishes what Bexleyheath Academy is all about - Pride through achievement.

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Bexleyheath Academy Newsletter - Summer 2013

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Laura Dockrill visits Bexleyheath Academy

On Tuesday 30th April, Laura Dockrill, author of Darcy Burdock, Mistakes in the Background, Ugly Shy Girl and Echoes, visited Bexleyheath Academy to talk to over 170 primary students from St Thomas More and Upland Primary Schools. Laura spoke about her inspiration for writing, ideas, how she got started and she also read extracts from her latest book Darcy Burdock. Laura signed copies of her book for the students before they left and the students were so enthused that they had started to read her book straight away. Laura also did a workshop with some Y7 students in the Upper School Library during Lesson 3 and got them to write about their feelings for food a subject close to her heart! The morning was great and everybody was infected with her enthusiasm and zest for writing and life.

Mighty Musicality of Bexleyheath Academy

Mighty Musicality of Bexleyheath Academy took place on the 19th and 20th of March. A staggering £1,158.86 was raised through the two concerts and this money will be spent on a new digital piano for the school hall for future performances.

More pictures and videos to come soon.

Ebbsfleet United Football Tournament

The U13 & U16 girls football teams participated in the Ebbsfleet United 6-a-side Football Tournament today at Leigh Academy Technology College in gale force winds and torrential rain. The girls were a credit to the school which included four sixth formers who also gave up their time to help coach the two teams. The U13 Team (years 7/8) won the tournament and the U16 team (Years 9/10/11) placed 3rd.

Induction Days

Starting Year 7? Try our 'Moving up Book'

The interactive 'Moving up Book' shows what new Year 7's have said about starting Secondary School and answer your all important questions.
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Bexley Primary School Spelling Bee

On Wednesday 20th March, 11 primary schools from the Bexley area competed in the 4th annual Primary Schools Spelling Bee. The schools  were Lessness Heath, Christchurch, Upland, St. Thomas More, Gravel Hill, Barnehurst, Danson, Bursted Wood, Old Bexley, Hillsgrove and Pelham.

It was a very close, exciting competition and all the participating schools did extremely well. However, Danson Primary School was a very worthy winner with 72 points, Bursted Wood came second with 64 points and Old Bexley CE Primary School came third with 62 points.

The Danson students, Jeevana Thavarajah, Dhruti Halai and Manisha Halkhoree were each presented by Mr Wakefield with a winners certificate, a dictionary kindly donated by W H Smith and a £10 book token. Danson School were also given a framed winners certificate.  All the other students were given a certificate for their magnificent performance and taking part.

Trip to Civic Office Bexleyheath

8 students visited the Civic Office in Bexleyheath, the pupils were a credit to the academy and their behaviour was exemplary. In fact they were the best behaved bunch there (and I’m not being biased). 

The question and answer session at the end of the day held in the Civic Chamber was really good and pupils got to ask questions of TFL, Bexley Bus garage, Transport police and council officials about issues that concerned them, there were some very good questions asked by pupils, they really put the panel on the spot.

Out of the four workshops all but one of our pupils opted for the first aid workshop, and some commented that they thought it would be a good idea if the academy were to run first aid coursed for pupils.

Coca Cola Real Business Challenge

Coca Cola Real Business Challenge Friday, 15th February 2011, London Final Kia Oval Cricket Ground It was a pleasure to escort 8 successful Year 10 Business students to the event above recently. To reach the ‘London Final of the Real Business Challenge’ hosted by Coca Cola, the students had participated in an enterprise challenge comprising of creating, planning, marketing and costing of an healthy soft drink.

The competition involved 250+ schools in the South East and 89 schools in London. The London final comprised of the top 10 schools in London and the students were issued a new challenge on arrival to Kia Oval. The challenge involved the Special Olympics and the students had to create and record a Radio Advert raising awareness of the event, create a promotion campaign for the event, cost the promotion plan with a restricted budget and present the plan to 3 top executives from Coca Cola (in front of around 150 participants).

The students who comprised of Jared Baseley, Jasvir Kaur Neta, Jack Scott, Danny Dixon, Erol Sarafat, Harry Starbuck, Bernadette Obode, and Luke Symonds. The students worked extremely hard on their promotion plan in what was a very difficult and competitive environment. Erol Srafat remarked after that is was the most difficult business challenge he had taken part in but he had enjoyed the day immensely and had learned lots of new business skills. To reach the final was an achievement in itself and we are very proud that they represented Bexleyheath Academy. Well done! Lisa Hobbs Head of Business

Bexleyheath Academy Literacy and Numeracy Policies

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Bexleyheath Academy Curriculum 2012/13

Dear parent/carer, please find the Academy's 2012/13 Curriculum offer for all Key Stages below. Should you have any questions relating to this then please email Mr Jones at cjones@bexleyheathacademy.org

Bexleyheath Academy Curriculum 2012/13

Bexleyheath Academy Progress and Attainment Data - February 2013

Dear parents/carers,
Please find our most up to date progress and attainment data. This will now be updated every data capture which occurs every six weeks.

Mr C A Wakefield
Principal

PLASC by Subject

Y7 to Y11 Summary Booklet Feb 2013

Bexleyheath Academy Sixth Form College Trailer

Here is a fantastic video created by A-Level Media students James Sims, Ola Fatogun, Paige Mundy and Matthew Quigley to promote the Sixth Form College.

Click here to view more media work from students

"93% FIVE A*- C GCSEs!"

OUR BEST RESULTS EVER

We are delighted to announce that hard on the heels of our 92.1% A Level Pass rate, 93% of our Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE passes - the best ever GCSE results Bexleyheath Academy students have ever achieved and a massive 15% on last year!

This year also saw another rise in the number of students achieving 5 passes with English and Maths.

Among our best Year 11 students were Ellen Cosgrove, Jamie Dixon, Bethanie Short and Jaspreet Sadhra, who between them gained 17 A*grades and 23 A grades. (read more)