Enrolling onto the Bloxwich Academy Football Programme will allow students to complete their education whilst having the opportunity to play football at a competitive level.

Students will undertake a 2 Year, Level 3 Sport qualification either Extended Certificate (worth 1 A-Level) the Diploma (2 A-Levels) or the Extended Diploma (3 A-Levels). This will be decided dependant on the other subjects studied by the student.

Students will complete internal, external and synoptic units throughout the course which will be graded in line with the specification. 

Students will train everyday either on the football pitches, in the Fitness Suite or complete hydro sessions in the swimming pool. All sessions will be run by licensed FA coaches focusing on individual, unit and team performance within games. The team will play in the British Colleges League on a Wednesday afternoon travelling around the County including Stoke and Birmingham to fulfil fixtures.

Alongside their studies they will have opportunities to:

• Watch matches throughout the year at Premier League grounds and Wembley.

• A European football trip has been organised to run in 2023 which will incorporate training at professional grounds and 3 matches against overseas opponents.

• Gain a recognised refereeing qualification.

• Gain pathways to continue their education in England or opportunities to obtain Scholarships in the USA.

• Attend trials for semi-professional clubs.

Bloxwich Football Academy Trials will take place on Saturday 25th June, for current Year 11 students who are starting Year 12 in September.

To register your interest, please email: jhamnett@bloxwichacademy.co.uk

Pupils at Bloxwich Academy are working on ‘Autism Acceptance 2022’ in form time every day this week. Topics include ‘What is autism?’ and making pupils and staff more autism aware; through animation, a question and answer session and a quiz.

Pupils will learn about how they can help society a better place for people with autism, both within Bloxwich academy and the wider world. We strive to be an inclusive school and teach the importance of celebrating difference and understanding so we can become great citizens of the next generation.

You can read more about Autism Acceptance Week HERE.

This term 91 pupils have taken part in the Artstart Project. They had the opportunity to learn from Motionhouse Theatre Company in workshops lead by performers as well as watching their performance of WILD. Pupils then created their own piece based on what they had learnt to perform in front of an audience. We are immensely proud of what 7T1, 7W1, 9A, 9B and 9C dancers created and their confidence to get up and perform after so long off stage. We can’t wait to see what these groups do in Performing Arts in the future.

In November, our Year 11 English Literature pupils had the pleasure to watch Blood Brothers on Stage at the Hippodrome. Pupils had the true experience of being an active audience, enabling them to appreciate the musicality and craft behind the stage production. All pupils reflected positively on this experience, taking away key ideas regarding social inequality and injustice in society.

Since the start of the academic year, Year 10’s have indulged in a modern-prose play ‘Blood Brothers’ set in Liverpool in the 1970s. They’ve explored the plot and the dynamics of characters such as Mickey and Edward and how the author conveys them, as well as other characters in the play. They’ve gone back in time to explore how the social and political issues affected the path the two brothers took; eventually leading to their demise.

Year 9 pupils took part in the Walsall Arts for All programme, and, along with other pupils, have been working with a professional artist to create an original artwork around the theme of community cohesion and celebrating cultures.

Fourteen Walsall schools have been involved in this programme, and the participating pupils from each school were invited to attend a private exhibition of all the artworks at Darlaston Town Hall, before they are installed back at their respective schools.

Pupils were excited to finally see their hard work showcased and were honoured to open the exhibition to the public.

We will be serving up our annual Christmas dinner on Wednesday 15th December 2021

Main Course

• Roast Turkey/Roast Pork/Roast Beef with honey and mustard
• Roast Carrots
• Roast Parsnips
• Stuffing
• Roast Potatoes
• Cauliflower Cheese
• Sprouts
• Yorkshire Pudding
• Vegetarian Option
• Quorn Roast served with the above vegetables

Dessert

• Christmas Pudding and Custard
• Chocolate Fudge Cake and Cream

The final week of term saw Bloxwich open their doors to the Scholastic Book Fair as a chance to inspire reading for pleasure among our pupils. The book fair allowed pupils to browse and purchase titles from award-winning authors and see the range of genres and styles in writing. The fair as buzzing every day, with pupils eager to extend their book collection. Remember- reading at home is one of the best things you can possibly do!

Year 7 have spent their first half term studying gothic fiction and to celebrate, gothic the department dressed up as famous literary gothic characters and decorating their classrooms – a fantastic effort team English!