Year 9 Shine
Recently a group of our Year 9 students joined the Shine programme at the University of York, exploring higher education for the first time. Shine, described as a sustained support programme for pupils from Year 7 to Year 11, partners with schools across the region. The initiative aims to raise awareness and knowledge of […]
Driving Up Attendance
Get in There… to be in with a chance of winning a young person’s driving experience! For every full week of attendance, you’ll receive one ticket for the end-of-term draw. There are 6 tickets available and up for grabs! So what is the prize… Young Driver Experience is a driving lesson for 10 – 17 […]
Health and Social Care – Careers Event
Year 10 Networking in health and social care careers event. Year 10 students studying health and social care were invited to attend a networking event to discover the many careers within this growing sector. There were 20 guests from 20 different sectors, from the typical nurse, midwife and paramedic, to a clinical scientist, a senior […]
Higher Ideas Exchange 2024
Macmillan Academy hosted its annual Higher Ideas Exchange, where students and their families gained the chance to speak with representatives from universities. Attending were all the local universities, but also those from further a field, such as Herriot Watt, Edinburgh, Loughborough University, Lancaster and Sheffield University. This year we added medical specialists from Newcastle University […]
Holiday Activities & Food Programme
Dear all, The booking site for the Christmas delivery of the Holiday Activities & Food Programme is now live. There are thousands of places for children and young people from families in receipt of benefit related free school meals to book onto. Please could you email / share the following link with those parents / […]
RSC First Encounters: Romeo and Juliet
A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight. This 90-minute version of Romeo and Juliet uses an edited version of the original language to create the perfect introduction to Shakespeare. In addition to two weeks of performances in Stratford-upon-Avon, this production also took to the road and visited schools and theatres around the […]
Year 9 Routes 2024
Year 9 students are entering an exciting time! Over the next few weeks they will make some very important decisions. These decisions will shape the next two years of their education; they will have an impact on the qualifications they achieve, what they will do after Year 11 and influence their future career choices. This […]
Chinese New Year & Mandarin Celebration
Embracing culture! Our students studying Mandarin showcased their dedication and passion earlier this week with a fantastic Chinese New Year event! Celebrating language, diversity and culture, they showed off their talents brilliantly! Well done to everyone involved – the evening was nothing short of amazing!
Year 13 Students Offered Cambridge Places
We are absolutely delighted to have two of our students receive offers of a place to study at Cambridge University. The news was met with great excitement – Harvey Hall will study Mathematics and Olivia Greer will study Languages. The hard work and commitment that both these students show to their studies has resulted in […]
Year 7 Outward Bound Experience
We wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate our students’ achievements from an incredible time in the Lake District whilst on their outdoor learning programme. Our staff and the instructors have witnessed first-hand great success, along with amazing transformations in student confidence, collaboration and resilience. Over the weeks the students have taken part in a […]