On the last week of term, pupils performed in the school production of Slick the Musical. Since the start of the academic year, pupils have been working on the production after school and the Performing Arts team are incredibly proud of the dedication and commitment they have shown to produce a fantastic show. A range of pupils from year 7 to 13 performed – with year 7 students playing lead roles. Both nights were a sell-out and we cannot thank you enough for your support. We are incredibly proud of the performers and are already excited for our next musical production!

This week we will be joining the global Safer Internet campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology.   Safer Internet Day 2020 is taking place on Tuesday, 11 February 2020. The theme this year is “Together for a better internet”.  

If you want to get involved or brush up on your eSafety knowledge head over to our Parent Platform where we upload guides on everything from what individual apps do to helping you have conversations with your children about eSafety.

February is LGBT History Month! We want to use this month as an opportunity to celebrate the strength and spirit of the LGBT community. Over the coming weeks, we will be posting a variety of LGBT icons, animals and historic events over on our Twitter account as well as updating this page with our posts.

On Thursday 28th November Bloxwich Academy held its first celebratory Awards Evening.  The evening was an invite-only ceremony in recognition of the outstanding achievements and attributes of our pupils in the Academy.

It was with great difficulty that teachers tried to narrow down and select their nominations but those who won the awards were truly deserving of them.  The night was filled with music and dance performances that further showcased the many talented youngsters in the academy.  It was a heart-warming evening in which both teachers and parents felt immensely proud of our children’s successes.

West Midlands Police has been made aware of an App called “UNICO LIVE”.  The app is publicised as age-restricted 12+ and designed for young people to upload videos of them performing, singing and dancing etc. It has come to our attention that there is inappropriate content on the platform involving young people which is being investigated.

The content does not appear to be monitored and we urge you to raise awareness widely to increase vigilance and reduce the likelihood of any child being sexually exploited. Please discuss at the earliest opportunity with your family.

On Tuesday 17th December 2019 pupils are invited to have a traditional Christmas dinner during lunchtime.

The options available are as below.

In a blink of an eye our Year 11s are a term through their final year of GCSEs.  In readiness for their English Literature GCSE, and preparation for their Mock examinations all Year 11 attended an adaptation of A Christmas Carol.  The performance was held at Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham on Tuesday 26^th November.  The show presented an excellent portrayal of Charles Dickens’ classic Victorian novel that explores the importance of family and being charitable to those in need.

We are happy to launch the brand new Bloxwich Academy website. We hope this makes communication between school, parents and pupils easier and more effective.  Our website is updated on a weekly basis so please use this to stay up to date with everything going on around school. Our school letters will be uploaded onto the website so you can stay informed along with regular news and event details.

Along with the new website launch, we have also joined some new social media platforms so we can really shout about the successes of everyday life at Bloxwich Academy, please take a few moments to follow us on the following platforms.

• Twitter – @bloxwichacademy
• Facebook – @bloxwichacademy
• Instagram – @Bloxwich_Academy