Enrichment Activities – Summer Term 2025
Calling All students – Discover New Opportunities with Macmillan’s Enrichment Activities! Looking to try something new, learn valuable skills and have fun? An enrichment is the perfect chance to do just that! Whether you want to explore a new hobby, build on existing skills, or meet like-minded people, there’s something for everyone. Have you […]
Spring Term Newsletters
Hello and welcome to the Spring edition of the Year Group newsletter. As you can see in the links below, it has had a bit of a makeover and is now in a new format. It is also bigger and better, which means we can bring you more news on what our students have been […]
Recognition and Reward – Celebration
This term has seen exceptional performance from students in all year groups. Recognition and Reward now form a higher mark within the Macmillan celebration culture, through initiatives such as the new departmental postcards, Tutee of the Week, the department recognition wall, and the end-of-term reward trips, to name just a few. This last week has […]
Semi-finals bound!
The Post 16 men’s football team continued their impressive season with a dramatic 5-4 victory over Gateshead College in the quarter-finals of the league cup. Macmillan started strong, with Callum and Zac firing in two early goals, setting the pace for a dominant first half. Zac and Harrison came close to extending the lead […]
Launch – Recognition & Reward
At Macmillan Academy, we take immense pride in celebrating the achievements and efforts of our students every day. With this in mind, we are excited to announce the official launch of our new Recognition & Reward programme, designed to highlight student accomplishments in a meaningful way. Praise Postcards: A New Way to Celebrate SuccessThis week […]
Year 10 Sports Leaders
This week, over 100 students from one of our Trust schools, Archibald Primary, visited our PE department to take part in a fun-filled, skill-building PE session led by our very own Year 10 students. This was part of the BTEC Sport course, which requires our students to prepare and lead a session, helping them develop […]
Royal Navy Visit
Recently, a team from the Royal Navy visited the academy to work with a group of students on a variety of tasks designed to develop transferable skills. The students, from different year groups, including Year 9 and the Post 16 Advance group, took part in numerous activities focused on teamwork, communication, and strategy. The sessions were […]
LEGO League Challenge
Macmillan Academy students recently took part in the exciting First LEGO League Challenge, showcasing their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in a competition that brings STEM learning to life. It was a fantastic day filled with innovation, collaboration, and plenty of LEGO! Our team worked hard to design, build, and program a LEGO robot to […]
Simon: A Future in Medicine!
Huge congratulations to Simon B on receiving an offer to study Medicine at Hull York Medical School! This incredible achievement is a testament to his hard work, dedication, and passion for the field. Throughout his time at Macmillan Post 16, Simon has benefited from expert guidance, one-on-one mentoring, and a supportive learning environment that […]
Ski Trip 2025
Macmillan Academy Students Hit the Slopes in Claviere, Italy! A lucky group of 27 students and staff from Macmillan Academy set off on an unforgettable 8-day ski trip to Claviere, Italy, last week. Nestled in the stunning Italian Alps, Claviere boasts amazing slopes and breathtaking scenery – the perfect setting for an action-packed adventure in […]
