Year 9 Expeditions
Year 9 Students Embark on Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions. Almost all of our Year 9 students are taking part in their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) expeditions over the coming weeks — a key milestone in their journey toward achieving the award. This week, a group of around 20 students completed their two-day […]
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 […]
Mic Drop: Your Voice. Your Story. Your Podcast
Want to create your own podcast? Mic Drop is your chance to learn from Bauer Academy’s media pros and get hands-on in a professional-grade studio at Middlesbrough’s new KFC Youth Foundation Youth Hub!
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 […]
Mind – Be Heard
Be Heard is a free non referral drop in service that is open to all young people within the borough, there are no postcode restrictions, and all young people are welcome to attend either location. The sessions are probably best suited to YP who are possibly one or more of the following: Low level SEND. Struggling […]
Easter Holiday Hub
The KFC Youth Foundation Easter Holiday Hub is taking place Tuesday 22nd – Friday 25th April 11-2pm each day. The Holiday Hub is free and open to the first 32 young people to sign up. The hub is sign up only and must fill out the form before attending.
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 […]