Pupils in Bloxwich Academy’s Book to Film club had a visit from a few special guests this week. Staff joined the pupils reading “Goodnight Mister Tom”. Pupils and staff share the reading of the book each week. Following the special guests, pupils comments included “I really enjoyed it”, “it was great”, and “I cant wait for next week”. Each week, staff will be joining the Book to Film Club. It runs on a Tuesday and Thursday from 3:10pm-4:00pm
Bloxwich Academy held their annual Macmillan Cake Sale on Thursday 26th September. Staff kindly supplied the cakes, with Sixth Form pupils offering to support with the sale. Bloxwich Academy do this to support Macmillan and make a valuable contribution to a charity that works to support millions of families across the country. Pupils came at break time to support the event and we were able to raise £408.12 for a fantastic Charity.
Thank you to all of the staff and pupils at Bloxwich Academy.
Milo-Fox is taking part in the Combat Stress Cycle September challenge!
This year Milo-Fox will be taking on Cycle September With his Mom and Dad and cycling 250 kilometers to raise vital funds for life-changing mental health treatment for veterans.
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For over a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Today, they provide support to veterans from every service and every conflict.
He is taking vital steps towards ensuring veterans can get the support they need.
Well done Milo!
A huge congratulations to all our pupils who achieved 100% attendance last year. Each of these dedicated pupils received a 100% attendance badge and a £25 gift voucher as a reward for their fantastic commitment.
Let’s aim high this year! Parents, your support is crucial in helping our pupils reach their full potential. Encourage your child to aim for 100% attendance this year- every day counts!
As part of our Personal Development Curriculum, we are looking at pupils’ safety in the community. On Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th September 2024, pupils in years 7-10 experienced a fantastic performance and interactive assembly promoting awareness of gang association relating to knife crime and county lines, online perceptions and the laws surrounding this. Pupils were made aware of the statistics relating to knife crimes and the powers of Stop and Search, including the risk of joint enterprise and being charged for crimes for any association with an unlawful action.
Pupils were given strategies to stay safe and protect themselves in the community. Pupils were reminded that “We are a Telling School” and to report any concerns or to ask any questions to staff members in school including form tutors, teaching staff, Head of House and Leadership.
We would like to thank Saltmine Trust for supporting Bloxwich Academy and promoting the message of safety in the community.
If you have any questions relating to this performance, please contact Miss Williamson via postbox@bloxwichacademy.co.uk
Celebrating Perfect Attendance: Roman Wins Attendance Award and a New Bike!
We are thrilled to announce that Roman, a dedicated student from Year 3 has achieved an incredible milestone last academic year 2023-24 – 100% attendance! His commitment and dedication to being present every single day has not only made him a shining example to his peers but also earned him a very special prize.
As part of our school’s initiative to encourage consistent attendance, pupils with perfect attendance throughout the year were entered into a raffle for a brand-new bike. The lucky winner, drawn from the hat, was none other than Roman! Congratulations!
This achievement is a testament to his perseverance, responsibility, and enthusiasm for learning. Maintaining perfect attendance is no easy task, and we are proud to recognise Roman’s outstanding effort.
Roman, enjoy your new bike! We hope it brings you as much joy as your commitment to school has brought to all of us. Let’s all be inspired by Roman and continue striving for excellence in the year ahead.
Well done, Roman!
Schools across Matrix Academy Trust have been recognising the International Day of Democracy (15th September).
International Day of Democracy began in 1997 and it is based on the principles of equality, liberty, and justice. Democracy is essential for human rights and development.
Schools will be considering the meaning behind the international day, but also our modern British values – democracy and individual liberty.
We practise democracy in all of our schools by electing pupils to take on various roles and responsibilities on behalf of their peers including Form Captains, School Council Representatives, Personal Development Ambassadors, Anti-Bullying Ambassadors and Careers Champions.
We will be celebrating democracy in our schools across the week by voting for our peers and encouraging our pupils to take on these fulfilling roles for the academic year ahead.
We are proud to present our Bloxwich Academy School Council. This is a fantastic opportunity and promotes the democracy we have in place to enable our pupils to freely elect their representatives. Our School Council have already started to showcase their ideas to promote and drive our Bloxwich Values. We have a number of exciting projects that they will take a leading role in moving forward. Well done to each of you for making this valuable contribution to Bloxwich Academy.
To celebrate International Literacy Day, Bloxwich Academy are promoting the 16 by 16 challenge to emphasise the importance of literacy and the power knowledge, reading ability and being literate can have on individuals and their future and how they can shape our society.
To support the 16 by 16 challenge, please also see our English curriculum. We ensure our English curriculum enables pupils to access the knowledge needed to read critically and write imaginatively, adapting for a variety of forms. Pupils will develop a love of reading through a variety of increasingly challenging texts. We ensure that the broad skills of language, structural and contextual analysis are integrated and built within our curriculum, and across each year. We do this through a diverse variety of topics and genres (fiction and non-fiction).
Meet our staff workload and wellbeing group who meet regularly to discuss staff wellbeing and to continue to look at ways in which we can work most effectively and reduce teacher workload. At Bloxwich, we are committed to promoting staff wellbeing and really value staff voice as part of this.
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Bloxwich, Walsall
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