On Tuesday 21st January at 3.30-4.30 maths will be working with the UKMT to bring you the first ever maths webinar. This webinar will introduce modular arithmetic, a beautiful and powerful way of thinking that is important in number theory, and more broadly in mathematics, computer science and cryptography (it’s an amazing opportunity if you […]
Last half term year 7 have been completing against each other on times tables rock stars. On the Wednesday before Christmas, we took the time to celebrate some of their successes. Corey was awarded for being the fastest year 7 in the school, he is able to answer a question in 0.59 seconds. Rebecca was […]
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Today we held our very own General Election. Over the last ten days all students have been reading different manifestos and developing their knowledge and understanding of General Election during the PD curriculum before casting there final vote today. It was great to see so many students want to vote. The outcome of the election […]
As part of their GCSE PE and BTEC PE course , pupils from Yr 9 and 10 have visited Manchester United. The day included a tour of the stadium, dressing room, visit to the museum and a lesson on food, nutrition , training and match preparation. Our guides were excellent and, as always, our pupil’s […]
On Saturday (30th November), 17 students from all year groups within the academy completed a sponsored walk, in aid of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, from Sir Thomas Boughey Academy to the Bet 365 stadium. So far students have raised over £750 and we hope to raise over £1000 when all money has been collected. We […]
What is Young Teen Fiction (YTF)? Staffordshire’s Young Teen Fiction Book Award is aimed at KS3 pupils, age 11-14, who live or go to school in Staffordshire, or who use Staffordshire Library Services. It is an opportunity for young people to read an assortment of fiction and nominate titles they have enjoyed. Are you a […]
Yesterday our newly formed Young Engineer of the year team attended the launch event for this years competition, Sent Into Space. This took place at Newcastle-Under-Lyme College. Over the next few months they will be building a module to send their own science experiment into space before recovering their craft and analysing their findings. Regular […]