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Energy Quest Gains Momentum

Year 8 students took part in an ‘Energy Quest’ workshop. The workshop is a school programme that encourages young people to find out all about sustainable energy and learn about associated engineering careers. The interactive STEM workshop was packed with hands-on activities,...
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Full STEM Ahead at Salford

In December the STEM team took 21 students to Salford University for the GCSE in action event. This was a jam packed day full of brilliant lecturers. The lectures included “What happens when the Universe ends?”, “Medicine in action”, “Deep sea exploration” and “Zap, the story of...
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On An Energy Quest 

Year 8 took part in an interactive STEM workshop called ‘Energy Quest’. It was a day packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories of how engineers are constantly problem solving. Each student explored different sources of energy that could be...
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Stupendous STEM

We are pleased to announce that under the leadership of Mr Bunn, the Academy has recently received acknowledgement of our work in STEM by being the proud recipients of the national ‘STEM Ambassadors’ Award. STEM stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This means...
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Bring it On!

On Wednesday 4th October, Mr Bunn and 14 Year 8 students visited the ‘Bring It On’ event at The Stadium of Light.  This is an event where STEM companies showcase the amazing opportunities that they have for young people that will be looking for a career in the next ten years....
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The Big Draw

Big Draw STEAM powered (adding ARTS to STEM) took over tutor groups last month where pupils were asked to become architects and redesign famous local buildings, inspired by a piece of scrunched up paper! Pupils developed their creativity, team work and presenting skills. Feedback...
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