Shirebrook Academy

If you have walked across the Northern boundary of the school site in recent months, you will have seen and possibly walked on the new public footpath constructed by Bowmer & Kirkland.

Previously, access from Pear Tree drive to Common lane was via an undefined footpath following a rambling route through brambles and bushes.

The new footpath has created much easier access on a compacted stone path, with the vegetation cut well back to aid movement along the route.

In time the boundary fence for the Academy and Stubbin Wood will be brought closer to the line of the footpath. 

Bowmer & Kirkland have done a great job and we hope the community get some really good use out of this new amenity.

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Shirebrook Academy Community Fun Day
Saturday 7^th July 2012, 12.00-4.00pm

In July 2011 Shirebrook Academy opened its doors to the community with its first annual Community Fun Day. Over 1500 people attended the event, enjoying a variety of activities including bouncy castles, a climbing wall, family learning workshops, live music and much more.

We are now in the process of planning our second Community Fun Day. This community event aims to encourage local residents, families and young people to engage in a wide range of sports, games, play, youth, cultural, art and most importantly, fun activities at the Academy. It is hoped that the second Academy Community Fun Day will be an ideal community vehicle that brings together a multitude of partners in our local neighbourhood that can work together to promote a wide range of information and services to local people in a positive and relaxed way. Read the rest of this entry →

Sunday 25^th March

There is just over a week until the Sport Relief Mile heads to Shirebrook and it’s not too late to enter.  On Sunday 25^th March the event will take place on the pit tip trails at the back of Sports Direct.  You don’t have to be sporty to take part and you can choose to walk, jog or run 1, 3 or 6 miles knowing that all the money raised will help to change the lives of people living unimaginably tough lives right here on our doorstep, across the rest of the UK and in some the world’s poorest countries.  So why not participate with your family or your mates, enter the Mile by going to www.sportrelief.com and search the Shirebrook Mile.

Additional activities will also be taking place on the day which includes the Extreme Wheels Team, sports activities, a raffle and various stalls promoting health and physical activity.  What you waiting for, do something amazing and sign up today.

I am delighted with the Ofsted Report and it is a reflection of the hard work of staff, students and parents / carers.  What I am most pleased with is how much the Inspectors praised our students both in effort and behaviour.OFSTED Monitoring Inspection letter. February 2012

Shirebrook Academy recently held its second annual Literacy week from Monday 20 February -Friday 24 February with the theme for this year being F.L.A.R.E (Finding Literacy and Reading Exciting.)

F.L.A.R.E was selected as it is a pun on the word ’Flair’ which all students need in order to succeed in English and because it also links to the forthcoming Olympic games and to the symbolic Olympic torch.

During the week, each year group had a special F.L.A.R.E assembly with presentations linked to Literacy delivered by Lindsay Ward (AST/Literacy leader) and James Edwards (Teacher of MFL/ Literacy leader) and  were also entertained by outstanding F.L.A.R.E dance performances by highly talented Y10/Y11 BTEC Dance students: Natalie Cooper, Helena Burdett, Leah Key, Shannon Unwin and Charley Darby.

On Monday 24 February, Year 11 student, Danny Butler read ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ to an entranced group of over 60 students in the Library whilst on Tuesday, professional storyteller Pete Davis came into Shirebrook Academy, to instruct students on the ‘Art of Storytelling’ during Tuesday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry →

Whilst most people are gearing up for the London Olympics, last week Shirebrook Academy students celebrated six months to the beginning of an equally important event due to take place in London this summer, the Paralympic Games.

Paralympic Awareness week allowed students of all ages to gain an insight into the types of disability sports which will feature in the games, and in doing so experience participating in sports with a disability of their own. Competing in sports such as Boccia, Goalball, Table Cricket, Seated Hockey and Seated Volleyball, students simulated many forms of disability such as cerebral palsy, blindness and mobility problems. Read the rest of this entry →

Shirebrook Academy has been awarded a grant of £7900 to support other schools in their area to get involved in London 2012 and make the most of opportunities available through the official London 2012 education programme ‘Get Set’.

Schools across England that are engaged with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were invited to apply for a grant of up to £8,800. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have worked closely with the Department for Education, who are funding the scheme, called ‘Plan your 2012’. Plan your 2012 offers schools that join the London 2012 ‘Get Set network’ reward and recognition scheme the chance to share their passion for the Games, inspiring and engaging
 
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JUNCTION ARTS PROJECT OLD SCHOOL IS RECOGNISED BY LONDON 2012 INSPIRE PROGRAMME

 Junction Arts: a participatory arts organisation delivering exceptional arts projects in the East Midlands for over 30 years.

 Old School Junction Arts latest project has been granted the Inspire mark by the London 2012 Inspire programme. Project participants are pupils from Stubbin Wood Special School and Shirebrook Academy.

The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises innovation and exceptional projects that are directly inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Old School will actively promote the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect. The young participants will work together to create an excellent and high quality archive and resource. Read the rest of this entry →

On Monday 27 February all Year 7 students had their timetable suspended in order to participate in a Maths Activity Day in the main hall.  All students worked in groups for the whole day and competed against each other to win one of five prizes – students got the opportunity to complete a Maths trail around the Hall, paper folding to make various shapes and then make giant footballs out of paper!

The pupils we well behaved and it was lovely to see them working together and helping each other to do their best, and enjoying Maths in a different environment.  Congratulations must be given to all those that took part, staff and students alike!