Year 11 Parents Evening

Date Posted: 18th January 2019

Polite reminder – Year 11 Parents evening takes place on the 31st January. If you have not already made appointments, please can you do so using our electronic booking system. Please contact the school on 01623 623149 if you need further assistance or cannot attend. Thank you

Year 11 Prom

Date Posted: 18th January 2019

please see attached letter regarding this years year 11 prom Passport to PromDownload

Steve Judge Visits The Brunts Academy

Date Posted: 18th January 2019

Fantastic to see Steve Judge with our Year 11’s today, helping raise aspirations through his inspiring personal story and encouraging us all to fight to achieve our goals

Year 8 Parents Evening

Date Posted: 18th January 2019

Parents Evening for year 8 takes place on Thursday 24th January, 4pm until 7:30. If you are yet to book your parents evening appointments with your son/daughter’s teachers, please log onto the online booking system and complete. All parents who attend will be entered into a raffle so please ensure you sign in by going to the ground floor of Dalton Block (G12) on your arrival. We look forward to seeing you.

BRUNTS SKI TRIP 2019

Date Posted: 17th January 2019

Days 4 and 5 - too much snow stops play in resort so we went bum boarding, built snowmen and igloos then skied all afternoon. Ski race on day 5.

BRUNTS SKI TRIP 2019 part 3

Date Posted: 17th January 2019

Day 3 - more snow fell, we celebrated the twins birthday and had our disco at Number 3 in Sankt Johann.

Steve Judge Visiting Brunts

Date Posted: 15th January 2019

The Brunts Academy is looking forward to welcoming keynote speaker @Stevejudge (Two TimesWorld Champion and International World Speaker)  to the Brunts Academy on Thursday the 17th  of January to do a talk to our year 11 students. For more information on this have a look at the attached link https://youtu.be/DrSzVzwj-Uk

Cambridge University Trip

Date Posted: 14th January 2019

The scholars programme trip to Cambridge University will be leaving at 7am tomorrow from the turning circle.

BRUNTS SKI TRIP 2019 – Part 2

Date Posted: 14th January 2019

Day 2 - more fantastic skiing, more snow, another silly skier gets Olaf, an off piste disaster and pizza evening...

Lost & Found

Date Posted: 14th January 2019

please ask your child to  check with reception if they have misplaced their coat in school.  We have a lot of winter school coats in Lost Property handed in, with no names in them.  Coats not collected will be donated to charity at Easter

BRUNTS SKI 2019 – Part 1

Date Posted: 11th January 2019

Day1 consisted of -12 degree conditions, plenty of snow up to our hips, the  introduction of Olaf the onesie for the silliest skier and a trip to Salzburg...

Year 8 Basketball County Competition

Date Posted: 11th January 2019

Today the students below attended the Nottinghamshire Year8/9 basketball competition at Nottingham Trent University. The students were against the top 9 schools across the county who had progressed to the competition following winning their district competition. The students despite losing all of their matches played extremely well as a team, fought for every ball in each game and had great team spirit. Regardless of the fact they only had the minimum 5 players and played every minute of court time, unlike other teams who had multiple substitutes. At the presentation at the end of the competition the girls were awarded the ‘Spirit of the games award’ for their endeavor resilience and commitment throughout the tournament.Sky Goodwin Isabel Simpson Faith WorthingtonSamara ParrEllie-Paige ParkingWell done girls you represented Mansfield and The BruntsAcademy exceptionally well!!!

Attendance Prize Winners

Date Posted: 11th January 2019

The attendance competition prizewinners for last half term are pictured below with their prizes!  Well doneto all involved.  The winner was Jude M Year 10, with runners up Aleysha C Year 10 & Tanya L Year 11.

Evolve Trust Newsletter – Autumn 2018

Date Posted: 7th January 2019

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MFL Bake- Off

Date Posted: 21st December 2018

Well done to all those that took part in the MFL Bake- Off competition.  There were lots of entries throughout with some fabulous cakes and treats produced.

Christmas Dinner

Date Posted: 20th December 2018

The Head Council enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner today with the Headteacher. 

Year 7 Disco

Date Posted: 20th December 2018

The Year 7 Christmas Disco is in full swing!

Shoe Box Appeal

Date Posted: 19th December 2018

Year 8 have taken part in this years shoe box appeal.  All completed boxes will be shared through our links with Bridge Street Methodist Church and the Soup Kitchen.  They have collected a total of 23 shoe boxes and a large hamper.  Well done Y8!!

Christmas card winners

Date Posted: 19th December 2018

Well done to Rebecca and Ruby who were winners of the Evolve Trust Christmas card competition.  Both of them will receive their prize and a framed copy of their card today.

Extra Mile Award

Date Posted: 18th December 2018

Congratulations to our Site and IT Teams for winning this weeks CEO Extra Mile Award.  The work undertaken to move all staff successfully into the new build was a big job!

Parent Panel 12th December 2018

Date Posted: 18th December 2018

Thank you to all the parents that attended the Parent Panel Evening on 12th December 2018. Please see below for a summary of the points/items discussed.

Christmas Holidays

Date Posted: 17th December 2018

A reminder that we break up for the Christmas Holidays this Friday 21st December 2018.  Pupils return to school on Tuesday 8th January 2019 as Monday 7th January 2019 is an INSET day.

Christmas Holidays

Date Posted: 17th December 2018

A reminder that we break up for the Christmas Holidays this Friday 21st December 2018.  Pupils return to school on Tuesday 8th January 2019 as Monday 7th January 2019 is an INSET day.

New lights!

Date Posted: 14th December 2018

We have new lights at the Turning Circle so it is now fully illuminated.  Thank you for your patience while we resolved this issue.

Y8 Rugby

Date Posted: 13th December 2018

There is a Y8 Rugby fixture next week, please see the flyer for more details...  

Cross Country Success

Date Posted: 13th December 2018

Massive congratulations to all students, who took part in the cross country at Sherwood Pines on Wednesday 12th December. All students represented the school excellently. Students who finished in the top 12 of each category, (of which we had 11 form years 7, 8 and 9) have progressed through to the Nottinghamshire County competition which will take place on Saturday 2nd  February. Well done to all.

National Citizen Service

Date Posted: 13th December 2018

If any students are interested in being involved with the National Citizen Service please find more information using the link  http://www.NCSYES.co.uk

Y10 Parents Evening

Date Posted: 8th December 2018

Year 10 Parents Evening is on Thursday 13th December 2018. Appointments will be available to be booked online using our electronic booking system which can be accessed via the Academy Website, please go to www.brunts.evolvetrust.org and follow these simple steps – Under Parents Information choose ‘Parents Evenings’ Click on ‘Make Bookings’ Click on ‘Book Online Now’ Complete the registration page and make your appointments

French Poetry

Date Posted: 5th December 2018

Y7 Have been writing poetry in their French lessons.  Please see the photos for some examples.  

Ben Bradley MP visits The Brunts Academy to be quizzed by our students!

Date Posted: 30th November 2018

Great to have @bbradleymp at @BruntsAcademy talking with our Government and Politics students. @evolvetrust.  A massive thank you to Ben for his time and input!

Brunts Head Council 2018-19

Date Posted: 22nd November 2018

Year 10 take part in careers workshops

Date Posted: 19th November 2018

Year 10 students have been taking part in ideas4careers workshops, to further develop their understanding of CV’s and interview skills in preparation for work experience. A huge thank you to Mr Heartfield, Mrs Barnard, ideas4careers and the employers for all their support to our students.

Brunts supports Anti-Bullying Week 2018

Date Posted: 19th November 2018

In support of this, there were various activities happening around school which included: The anti bullying mentors holding a competition to support them producing a display in school! A further competition related to us wanting to create our own anti bullying poster which offers helpful advice! On Wednesday, there was an ODD SOCK DAY! Students and staff could wear odd socks and donate £1 to the anti -bullying charity  

Student Success: KS3 Trampolining Competition

Date Posted: 19th November 2018

Huge congratulations to Ethan Wragg, Brandon Strouther, Grace Dickinson and Isabel Hobert who competed in the KS3 Trampolining competition at Quarrydale School. Students performed their routines extremely well and finished 4th out of 9 school. Well done all!! Keep bouncing!!

Student Success: Athletics

Date Posted: 19th November 2018

Congratulations to Tammy Smith, Isabelle Burlington, Jake Orr and Ruby Milnes (all Year 8) who have received a range of athletics awards at the Mansfield Harriers Awards Evening! A massive congratulations to our future Olympians - see you at Paris 2024!   Isabelle Burlington won the Under 13 Girls Consistency Award. This was for her achievements in running this year. She ended the season listed on Power of 10 as the fastest U13 girl at 100m in the East Midlands and is currently second fastest at 200m as well. The award was due to the fact that she had really similar times in all her races, and she demonstrated consistent improvement over the season.  

Headteacher’s Update – November

Date Posted: 16th November 2018

Dear Parents/Carers I would like to share with you some key pieces of information about The Brunts Academy that you might find useful. Results/Performance Tables 2018 The DfE Performance Tables were released at the end of September and yet again, we are pleased to say Brunts is the highest performing non selective school in the Mansfield area.  The performance of students in receipt of Pupil Premium has significantly improved and gaps between this group of students and their peers has significantly diminished compared to 2017. Our A-Level students had a 100% pass rate which is our best ever! It was also the highest pass rate in the locality and is well above the national average.  There were further increases in students gaining higher grades which has continued to ensure that all of our students progress to their destinations of choice. New Build We are pleased to confirm that the £1million new block is now complete.  Students have begun attending lessons since their return from half term.  This building consists of 9 new classrooms that will be home to Humanities and Languages, replacing several of the old mobile classrooms that we currently have on site.  These are due to be removed in due course. Scholastic Excellence I would like to thank you for your continued support in ensuring that students attend school dressed appropriately and with the correct equipment.  Since starting back in November, we have had a concerted effort focusing on the standards of uniform and expectations across the Academy which has seen significant improvements in the way that students are presenting themselves in and around the site.  As a polite reminder, students should wear their blazers with shirts fully buttoned and tucked in, ties attached correctly at the collar, wearing appropriate school shoes and follow other guidelines in line…

Year 11 Mock Interviews – 23rd November

Date Posted: 12th November 2018

The Brunts Academy is looking forward to welcoming  the following employers/providers  who are currently scheduled to conduct mock interviews with our year 11 students on the 23rd November 2018 at Brunts:   Confetti, DWP/Job Centre Plus, Design in Motion, Feather Partnership, Fidler & Pepper Lawyers, Kier Construction Limited, Nottingham Trent University, Mansfield Building Society, Mansfield Palace Theatre, Police, Get my first job - Project Ask, RAF, Robert Woodhead Ltd,  Sheffield Hallam University, SF Media,  Strategic Planning and Advisory (East Midlands), Severn Trent Water, Teacher Active , TW Recruitment, West Nottinghamshire College, and Vision University Centre I would like to thank all the above employers for taking time out of their busy work schedules to come and support this activity. Employers have been invited based on our students current careers aspirations and the present labour market in our area. Students have been matched as far as possible to an employer based on their careers ambitions/CVs/interests. However, sometimes it is not always possible to get specific employers in for each students chosen career.  Mock interviews will take place during the normal school day and all year 11s will be offered a mock interview. The duration of each interview will be approximately 20 minutes.  It is important that students are prepared for interview, know who they are meeting, arrive in plenty of time,  have their CVs with them and are dressed smartly in school uniform or business wear. Lessons will take place as normal during the school day and students will be expected to arrive at least 10 minutes before their interview in the sports hall.   An interview schedule will be on display in the sports corridor that morning which all year 11 students will be requested to refer to on mock interview day as often the schedule may change during the day…

PE News – Issue 2

Date Posted: 10th November 2018

Student Success: Year 10 Rugby

Date Posted: 25th October 2018

The Brunts Year 10 rugby team three times Nottinghamshire county Champions beat Queen Elizabeth grammar school in Ashbourne 54 – 12 in the national cup this week. The first half of the game started very physically with both sides having to defend some great running rugby which was being played from both teams. Brunts took the early advantage with tries from Kofi Tooley-Okonkwo, Jed Ducker, and Finn Ogley with ben smith kicking all his conversions to add the extras, Leading to a half time score of 21-7. The second half was a very much the same as the first but with brunts having control of the possession throughout some stand out running from Louie Harrison, Ryan east, and Harrison Giddy gave brunts lots of go forward ball allowing more tries from Kofi Tooley-Okonkwo, Jed Ducker, and Finn Ogley with Ben smith again converting all tries bar one. All in all a fantastic physical performance from the brunts forward and a great show of running rugby from the brunts backs. The team now progress to the next round of the National Cup. Man of the match: Finn Ogley

Brunts serves up Future Chef Heat

Date Posted: 12th October 2018

 The Brunts Academy hosted the school ‘Future Chef’ heats on 12th October. 10 students from Years 8 - 11 competed for two places to go onto the local finals in the nationally run competition. The students were to prepare and serve one dish in one hour to a panel of four judges, who critiqued the dishes on a wide criteria ranging from knife skills, kitchen organisation, presentation and of course taste. The Judging panel was made up of Brunts' Headteacher Mr O’Malley and Assistant Head Mr Davies as well as two host judges from West Notts Collage catering course, Joanne Wilson and Neil Wilson. The two winning contestants were Archie Waugh  who cooked a Thai Green Curry and Georgia Walker who made Spicy Chicken Fajitas. Both students will now continue onto the next round of heats which will be held at a local venue where they will compete against students from other schools. All ten students involved in the school heats at The Brunts Academy did exceptionally well, the standard of food was exceptional and they did a fantastic job of representing the Academy in this competition.  

Scholastic Excellence Bulletins – September Edition

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Yr 8 - September Yr 9 - September Yr 10 - September

Student Success: Yr 8 Boys Rugby

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Massive congrats to Yr8 Boys Rugby team for their efforts this week! They came up against a tricky team first in Joseph Whittaker losing by 5 try’s to 0, before going to Ashfield winning 2 try’s to 0 then a 5-5 draw with National and finally a 5-4 win against Quarrydale.

Harvest Appeal

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Student Success: Yr 7 Boys Rugby Team

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Huge well done to the Y7 Rugby team who had their 1st tournament this week! They lost their 1st two games 3-2 on tries but with some resilience, they finished with a 2-1 win, scoring in the last play of the game!

Student Success: Years 9 & 10 Netball

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Huge well done to our Netball team at Manor who represented Brunts in the Netball Central Venue League last night. Please see the results below: Year 9 Brunts 4 - 0 All Saints Brunts 4 - 2 Manor Brunts 7 - 4 Samworth Year 10 Brunts 8 - 1 Samworth

Save The Date: World Mental Health Day

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

We're supporting #WorldMentalHealthDay and will be holding a non-uniform day on Wednesday 10th October for all staff and students. There is a £1 donation per person towards this cause.

Student Success: Rugby Club

Date Posted: 8th October 2018

Fantastic first rugby session at Brunts last week! It would be great to see more students attending on Thursday after school 3.30pm-4.30pm.   Big thanks to Pete Haskell from Mansfield Rugby Club, for running the session. Same time this week and every week!

Admissions Consultation 2020-21

Date Posted: 1st October 2018

Period of consultation: Monday 1st October-Sunday 25th November 2018 For admission to The Brunts Academy in September 2020-21, the Academy are looking to amend its arrangements. The changes affect the placement on the oversubscription criteria of students from our Trust schools and the addition of The Bramble Academy as a feeder school.   In accordance with the requirements of the Schools Admissions Code, the Academy is consulting on the proposed arrangements. Your comments are invited and we ask that you share this information with other interested parties, including parents that attend your schools or clubs. Please read our proposed Admissions Policy 2020-21 here with the highlighted proposed changes. If you wish to respond please follow this link to complete a quick questionnaire. If you are unable to complete the questionnaire or have difficulty accessing it,  please contact us on 01623 623149 or email us with your views at admissions@brunts.evolvetrust.org or by post to the Academy address. All comments must be received by Sunday 25th November 2018. Following consultation the Academy’s Governing Body will take account any responses received before determining final admission arrangements. The final policy will be published on our website within the prescribed timeframes contained in the School Admissions Code.

Record number of students achieving a standard pass in GCSE English and maths

Date Posted: 23rd August 2018

Students and staff at The Brunts Academy, Mansfield’s largest and oversubscribed secondary school, have worked incredibly hard to ensure that even more students at least a standard pass in English & maths amongst a variety of other GCSE qualifications.  For this year’s cohort: 187 students achieved at least a standard pass in English 178 students achieved at least a standard pass in Maths 228 students achieved 5 or more GCSE passes   Carl Atkin, Headteacher commented “As part of the Evolve Trust, our vision is to open minds, creating opportunities for all to believe in themselves, achieve their potential and develop the skills needed to succeed and enjoy life”.  “Brunts is extremely proud of our students’ successes and how hard staff have worked to ensure future student destinations are secured. This is testament to the hard work of staff and students, and we look forward to welcoming so many students back in September as part of our Sixth Form provision. Further increases in performance on previous years is extremely rewarding for students and staff, living the values of the Evolve Trust – particularly endeavour, ambition and resilience!”.

Brunts Alumni: Oliver Smith gains a place at Leicester Tigers’ Academy

Date Posted: 23rd August 2018

Oliver Smith, who left us in Summer 2018, has successfully gained a place at Leicester Tigers' Academy.   Oliver achieved great successes through his participation in rugby here at The Brunts Academy, having captained his team for a couple of years.   We wish Oliver all the very best of luck at Tigers!   Read Oliver's story here

Brunts 6th Form students achieve 100% pass rate

Date Posted: 16th August 2018

Sixth Form students and staff at The Brunts Academy have worked incredibly hard to ensure the best opportunities for achievement for all. In doing so, students have once again been highly successful in securing places to a wide range of Higher Education institutions to further their studies and achieve their long term ambitions. University destinations include; The University of Warwick to study Computer Science, Kings College London to study Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Sheffield to study Politics and Economics and The University of Leeds to study Advanced Psychology. In addition, several students have secured Higher Apprenticeships and employment with organisations such as Laing O’Rourke, Gleades and Nottinghamshire Police. Our students have performed exceptionally well with a 100% pass rate, an increase in the number of students achieving A* - B and A* - C grades and further increases in overall grades for both academic and vocational qualifications. Student Quotes: Daniel Freeman who achieved Grades A*, A*, A* in Computer Science, Maths and Physics and who will be studying Computer Science at the University of Warwick said “I literally could not be happier – these results have definitely exceeded my expectations.” Amy Hawksley who achieved Grades A, A, B in Finance, Geography and Psychology and who will be studying Law & Criminology at The University of Sheffield, said “I’m really happy with my results and looking forward to going to Uni”. Lily Nash who achieved Grades A, B, B in Maths, Biology and Chemistry and who will be studying Nutrition and Dietetics at Kings College London, said “I’m so pleased to have achieved the grades to secure my first choice”. Josh Brown who achieved Grades A, A, B in Business, Finance and History and who will be studying Accounting and Financial Management at The University of Sheffield said “I’m…

Student Success: Student Leadership Accreditation

Date Posted: 25th July 2018

We are very proud to announce that 2 Year 10 students have been awarded the SSAT’s GOLD student leadership accreditation with another year 10 pupil gaining the SILVER award. The students are part of the Academy's Prefect programme and have worked throughout the year on meeting the leadership strands set out by the SSAT. We are immensely proud of their achievements and look forward to them championing the programme and developing other student leaders next academic year.  A massive well done from Mrs Aveyard and Mrs Humphrey.  

Year 7 Girls Basketball Success

Date Posted: 29th June 2018

Today the year 7 students below attend the Nottinghamshire school County Basketball competition. Students travelled to Nottingham Trent University for this competition. 6 schools across the county qualified for this competition. Students played a round robin competition which meant they played all 6 schools across the day. Brunts students played extremely well in all games as the level of competition was extremely high. The girls won 2, drew 1 and lost one game across the competition. The games were extremely close (see the results below).   Brunt 4 v National 12 Brunts 10 v Newark 4 Brunts 6 v Kimberly 6 Brunts 8 v Carlton 2 Brunts 2 v Bluecoat 6   The competition went to the wire with the top 3 teams going into the final games to fight out for first position. Brunts students finished 3rd overall in the competition. This means the girls are the 3rd best Year 7 Basketball team in the county!

Brunts Academy host annual Spring Concert 2018

Date Posted: 1st June 2018

This year’s Spring Concert took place on 23rd May and was held at St Mark’s Church in Mansfield. The setting was perfect for the Academy’s musicians to perform to friends and family and members of the church’s congregation. Watch the highlights from this fantastic concert below: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ6GkFGrk9c&feature=youtu.be[/embed]

Student Success: Oliver Smith, Yr11, participates in the Wellington School Festival

Date Posted: 3rd April 2018

Amazing News for Mansfield U16s player Oliver Smith Earlier in March, Oliver Smith, who plays as a centre in Mansfield’s U16s team, took part in a match that was part of the Leicester Tigers selection process for their Talent Development Group. The match was designed to help coaches to choose a squad to represent them at the Wellington School Festival, in which Tigers will play in a tournament containing all 14 Premiership Academy sides. The week-long programme, which runs at Easter, also offers the opportunity for the England player pathway coaching team to take a further look at academy players. And we have just found out that Oliver has been selected for the Wellington festival. “It’s amazing,” said Oliver, who attends Brunts Academy. “It’s a big thing for me, because rugby means everything to me. I would like to get to the highest level and this is another step towards it. “I want to be the best player I can, and I want people to see that they can do things as well.” Dad Mark Smith comments: “We’re really proud of him and it’s great to see that a state-school kid can get to places like this when such a high percentage are from public schools that play rugby so many more times a week. We’re also grateful for the support of the U16s coaches at Mansfield too - when Oliver plays, he knows he represents his club and school. "So a personal thanks to Dave Elms at Mansfield, and to Lee Charity at Brunts Academy too.” Mansfield chairman Andy Foster said: “This is fantastic news for Oliver and a big step in his development. We are very proud of what Ollie and all of our youngsters achieve. It is especially heartening for our outstanding team of coaches to see…

Year 8 Girls Rugby Festival

Date Posted: 28th March 2018

Over 20 girls from Samworth Academy, Brunts Academy and Toothill Academy took part in a rugby tournament on Wednesday 21st March. Several of the players are also members of the Mansfield Rugby Club. All the girls involved played exceptionally well, particularly Toothill who have only had a few weeks experience. The girls played a mixture of touch and grab rugby; there was good teamwork and communication, with lots of tries scored by both teams. Overall, it was a great festival and good experience, and hopefully it will encourage more girls into rugby. (Jessica Bingley, year 8). Girls rugby takes place on a Thursday after school, from 3.30pm-4.30pm. All abilities welcome from across years 7-10.  

Student Success – Years 9 and 10 Netball

Date Posted: 28th March 2018

Massive congratulations to the year 9 and 10 students (list below) who attended the Mansfield Central Venue Netball League on Monday 26th March.   The year 9 students won the competition overall and secured gold school games medal. They won 3 games overall this evening beating Samworth 3-0, Meden 2-0 and final All Saints 3-2.   The year 10 students met Queen Elizabeth in the final this evening, at half time there was only 1 goal in it, however unfortunately QE won 5-3 overall.   Students should be very proud of their performance tonight, they conducted themselves excellently and represented the school extremely well. Miss Pass was very proud :-)   Year 9 Ellie Lockheart Lucy Carter Freya Moss Niamh Harman Darcie Eacott Milli Fenwick Isabel Hibbet (super sub - year 7) Year 10 Bethany Gascoyne Julia Chilczuk Rachelle Hall Paris Cooper Katie Bowman Annie Bowman Eloise Place  

Year 9a Brunts Sport Relief Mile

Date Posted: 23rd March 2018

Well done to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to those who donated money towards Sports Relief. Here are our top 3 boys and girls winners: Boys 1st Will Heather - 6.25mins 2nd Ben Jeffs - 6.31mins 3rd Peace Olaoti -6.40mins Girls 1st Lucy Carter - 7.22mins 2nd - Catherine Stocks - 7.37mins 3rd - Darcie Eacott - 7.44mins  

Year 7a Brunts Sports Relief Mile

Date Posted: 23rd March 2018

Well done to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to those who donated money towards Sports Relief. Here are our top 3 boys and girls winners: Boys 1st Brandon Lee - 6.16min 2nd Liam Williams - 6.55min 3rd Bradley Scott - 7.04min Girls 1st Ruby Miles - 6.17min 2nd Amelia Brown - 7.10min 3rd Emily North - 7.50min

Year 9e Brunts Sports relief Mile

Date Posted: 22nd March 2018

Well done to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to those who donated money towards Sports Relief.   Here are our top 3 boys and girls winners:   Boys 1st Daniel Darby - 7.09min 2nd Aaron Charlton - 7.28min 3rd Thomas Weron - 7.41min   Girls 1st Caitlin Elliott - 6.52min 2nd Ellethea Hawley - 8.08min 3rd Naimh Harman - 9.01min  

Year 8e Brunts Sports relief Mile

Date Posted: 22nd March 2018

Well done to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to those who donated money towards Sports Relief.   Here are our top 3 boys and girls winners: Boys 1st Finley Lowe - 6.42 2nd Adam Lilliman - 6.43 3rd Sam Wilkinson -6.46   Girls 1st Maddison Cooper - 6.53 2nd Libby Dove - 7.48 3rd Gabby Beardsley 7.50    

Student Success – Year 8 Netball

Date Posted: 22nd March 2018

Massive congratulations to the year 8 Netball team, listed below, who took part in the West Notts PE Year 8 Netball tournament on 21st March at Manor finishing 2nd overall. Students played extremely well winning their first three games against Joseph Whittaker (3-0), Samworth (4-1) and Kirkby Collage (6-0). The tournament decider was left down to the final match against Ashfield and Brunts. Students started the game extremely well with Brunts showing a strong attack and defence. Unfortunately, Ashfield won 1-0 to win the tournament. We are extremely proud of how well the girls played tonight. Well done all 😊   The team: Isabel Hibbert Grace Dickinson Kelly Marie Parkin Emily Pegg Sophie Adams-Bachelor Connie Soar Macie Hamilton Maddison Cooper Evie Wilson

Year 8A Sport Relief Mile

Date Posted: 22nd March 2018

Well done to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to those who donated money towards Sports Relief. Here are our top 3 boys and girls winners: Boys • 1st Will Miller - 6.28min • 2nd Bailey Booth - 6.36min • 3rd Vladislavs Nittiss - 6.45min Girls • 1st Emily Bradley - 7.23min • 2nd Laura Kimpton - 8.32min • 3rd Connie Soar - 8.57min Well done to everyone who took part and also those who donated money towards Sports relief.

Year 9 Textiles prepare for Junior Enterprise 2018

Date Posted: 12th March 2018

Year 9 Textiles have been working on developing a range of handmade textiles products which will be available for sale at this year’s Junior Enterprise Market place event on ………….. in Mansfield town centre. The products available are animal print aprons, available individually or as part of an adult and child matching set of 2, customised calico tote bags and fun animal design door stops. If you would be interested in any of these products to help support the Brunts Junior Enterprise team, please contact Mrs A Emery.  

Student Success – F1 in Schools

Date Posted: 8th February 2018

Massive congratulations to the Golden Wings Racing F1 team for representing The Brunts Academy in their first ever Regional Final! The students (Gracie, Thea, Jessie, Will, Charlie and Tom) had a fantastic day racing their F1 car which has had months of blood, sweat and laughs put into it! They gained so much knowledge from their first final that we know we will place 1st next year (watch this space)! Also, a huge thank you from the team to our sponsors, we quite literally couldn’t have done it without you! #GWRacing #TeamGWR #F1inSchools #Boneham #JWakelinElectrical #Pellacraft

Brunts Digital take over BBC East Midlands

Date Posted: 13th December 2017

On Tuesday 12th December, Yr11 ICT students with Mrs Harper and Mr Linworth had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at BBC East Midlands and put into theory into practice! Students were able to watch the weather forecast recordings then have a go themselves! The trip also involved a tour of the studio and watching rehearsals and actual transmissions for 1pm and 1.30pm headlines and promos. A huge thank you to BBC East Midlands and an even bigger thank you to our students who were an absolute credit to themselves and Brunts.

6% more students securing 5+ GCSE’s at A* – C (standard pass) including English & maths

Date Posted: 24th August 2017

Students and staff at The Brunts Academy, Mansfield’s largest and oversubscribed secondary school, have worked incredibly hard to ensure that even more students achieved 5+ GCSE’s at A* - C (standard pass) including English & maths. The percentage of students achieving this indicator this year has risen by a further 6%.   For this year’s cohort: 186 students achieved at least a standard pass in English 186 students achieved at least a standard pass in Maths 225 students achieved 5 or more GCSE passes     Carl Atkin, Headteacher commented “As part of the Evolve Trust, our vision is to open minds, creating opportunities for all to believe in themselves, achieve their potential and develop the skills needed to succeed and enjoy life”.   “Brunts is extremely proud of our students’ successes and how hard staff have worked to ensure future student destinations are secured. This is testament to the hard work of staff and students, and we look forward to welcoming so many students back in September as part of our Sixth Form provision. Further increases in performance on previous years is extremely rewarding for students and staff, living the values of the Evolve Trust – particularly endeavour, ambition and resilience!”.

Brunts 6th Form students achieve 99.7% pass rate and secure top university destinations!

Date Posted: 17th August 2017

In picture  from left to right: Carl Atkin (Headteacher), Lauren Quinn, Kam’ron Davies, Alex Linscer, Jessica Dang, Lauren Gregory. 6th Form students and staff at The Brunts Academy have worked incredibly hard to ensure the best opportunities for achievement for all. In doing so, students have once again been highly successful in securing places to a wide range of Higher Education institutions to further their studies and achieve their long term ambitions. University destinations include; Oxford University to study Geography, The University of Warwick to study Biomedical Sciences, The University of Nottingham to study Medicine, The University of Edinburgh to study History, The University of Leeds to study English Literature and The University of Manchester to study Biotechnology. In addition, several students have secured Higher Apprenticeships and employment with organisations such as Laing O’Rourke and ARG. Our students have performed exceptionally well with a 99.7% pass rate and further increases in overall grades for both academic and vocational qualifications. Student Quotes: Jessica Dang who achieved A*, A*, A* in Biology, Chemistry and Maths and who will be applying to study Dentistry in 2018, said "I am very happy with my results". Lucy Joyce who achieved A*, A*, A in Biology, English Language & Literature and Chemistry and who will be studying Veterinary Medicine at The University of Nottingham, said "these results are beyond my expectations". Felicity Kemp who achieved Double Distinction*, B, C in Production Arts, History and English Language & Literature and who will be studying Events Management at The University of Derby, said "teachers encouraged us to achieve our best and supported us all the way ". Jessica Brooks who achieved A*, A, A in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology and who will be studying Biomedical Sciences at The University of York, said "I’m over the moon and so…

CPLD Quality Mark Success!

Date Posted: 16th August 2017

As we move in to the final few days of term, it gives me great pleasure to announce that we are the first Multi Academy Trust in the country to be awarded the CPLD quality mark for outstanding practice. This is in relation to our work with the professional learning pathways at the Trust and the professional learning cycles that our staff have participated in at our Academies this year. It was a real team effort and over the course of the four days of assessment, we scored 205 out of a possible 210 across the audit tool and framework. The Assessor, Robert Haywood, commented on the professionalism of the staff he interviewed, the rigour that had gone into the professional learning pathways, the quality of audit tool completion and the alignment of the Academies to the wider vision on the Trust.

STUDENT SUCCESS CELEBRATED AT 2017 ACHIEVEMENT CELEBRATION EVENINGS

Date Posted: 10th July 2017

Over 300 students across Years 7 to 13 were celebrated at The Brunts Academy’s annual Achievement Celebration Evening at phenomenal ceremonies held on Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th June 2017. The Academy, lead academy of The Evolve Trust, held their celebrations at Mansfield Palace Theatre where students received awards for academic, extra-curricular and pastoral achievements and efforts over the past year. 9 students were also presented with special awards for Directors’ Integrity, Headteacher’s Award for Outstanding Achievement and the CEO’s Award for Outstanding Effort and Progress. The audience over the three evenings were treated to 15 different acts which showcased the extraordinary talents of the Music, Dance and Performing Arts faculties. Acts included spectacular solo and group acts including our award winning Swing and Concert bands. The Achievement Celebration evenings were generously sponsored and supported by the local business community including The Evolve Trust, Laing O’Rourke, Pinnacle Security and Sheffield Hallam University. A special mention must be given to the awards presenters who were Martin Rigley, CEO of Lindhurst Engineering, Richard Fuller, CEO of County Battery Services, and Elizabeth Orridge, owner of Elizabeth Orridge Photography. Carl Atkin, Headteacher, said: “Brunts are extremely proud of our students and events like these happen because of our strong vision ‘to open minds, creating opportunities for all to believe in themselves, achieve their potential and develop the skills needed to succeed and enjoy life’. The Academy with the Evolve Trust, will not stop driving for scholastic excellence, ensuring that our students are aspirational and achieve their very best. We are very lucky to have such a talented and diverse group of students and it’s great through these celebrations to see so many students’ academic, pastoral and extra-curricular successes showcased”.

Brunts & its Feeders host Sing Up! 2017

Date Posted: 6th July 2017

The Brunts Academy along with 3 of its feeder schools King Edward, High Oakham and Sutton Road hosted the annual Sing Up! concert live from the Academy's Sports Hall! The quality of performances was excellent throughout and included “True Colours” and “Feel the light”. Both parents, pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed it! A huge well done to all the performers and a massive thank you to Mr Cooke, Mrs Humphrey and the CPA Faculty for organising and delivering a superb concert!  

Brunts is now a Direct Licensing Centre for DofE

Date Posted: 5th July 2017

The Brunts Academy, the lead academy within The Evolve Trust, is proud to announce that it is has become a Direct Licensing Centre for DofE. A huge thank you to Mr Crowley-Volpato and Mrs Humphrey for their efforts in securing this accreditation.

Student Success – Year 7 Rounders

Date Posted: 5th July 2017

Massive congratulations to the Year 7 Rounders team who came 4th in the West Notts PE Rounders tournament on Monday evening. This was the girls' first competition this year and they played extremely well together. The team consisted of: Misha Burrell Emily Bradley Connie Soar Grace Dickinson Isobel Hibbet Sophie Adams-Bachelor Kelly Marie Parkin Emily Keating Grace Haslam Starla Bingley  

Brunts Host Year 6 into 7 Transition 1/2 Term Workshop

Date Posted: 4th June 2017

The Brunts Academy hosted 30 Year 6 pupils, who will be joining in September, for a fun day of 'Getting To Know Brunts' on Thursday 1st June The day saw the pupils carousel around three different workshops: Orienteering  - which enabled them to familiarise themselves with our 40 acre site! Computer Science - which saw them access three different activities - Coding, Programming using BigTrax, and then they travelled to the Moon and delivered a news story! Art - which saw them learn all about Pop Art and produce their own Pop Art poster! The day was a fantastic success and despite a few first morning nerves, everyone ended the day with a huge smile with lots of budding friendships formed too! A huge thank you to the staff involved with organising and delivering these workshops.  

Brunts secure Governor Mark Accreditation

Date Posted: 4th June 2017

The Brunts Academy is extremely proud to have secured Governor Mark accreditation.  Governor Mark is a national award  which provides external evaluation of the quality of governance in a school.  This is a challenging award. Not only does a governing body need to show that it follows good procedures and fulfils statutory duties, but there is a high value placed on evidence of impact – the difference the governing body makes to a school. Sometimes governors work hard and make a real difference, but no proper record is ever made of this. Governor Mark helps to sharpen practice as well as create the framework through which governor support and challenge can be shown through real evidence. The Brunts Academy is extremely appreciative of the leadership, support and challenge our governors provide.  This demonstrates that all levels of leadership are united in securing our vision - to open minds, creating opportunities for all to believe in themselves, achieve their potential and develop the skills needed to succeed and enjoy life. We are proud that the effective work of our governors has been recognised through this award.  

Brunts Choir perform in the National Youth Choir Concert

Date Posted: 26th May 2017

On Wednesday 17th May, members of the Brunts Academy choir joined choirs from seven other Nottinghamshire schools and members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain to perform a series of vocal pieces in a concert at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. Brunts choir was asked at very short notice to sing a piece by themselves after another school was unable to participate. Needless to say they were more than up to the job and were described as the Brunts “Super Choir” by one of the organising team. There were over 150 singers in all and together they learnt 4 songs, from memory, in under an hour. Thanks to our vocal teacher Suzy Fell for her support and enthusiasm for this project. Our choir will continue to be involved in this collaborative project with the NYCGB and Nottinghamshire’s Inspire team.

Student success at Mansfield Track and Field County Athletics Qualifiers

Date Posted: 15th May 2017

A massive congratulations to all students who took part in the Mansfield Track and Field County Athletics Qualifiers on Wednesday 10th May. Please see below the overall results: Junior Girls – Brunts Academy 1st place Junior Boys – Brunts Academy 2nd place Inter Girls – Brunts Academy 1st place Inter Boys – Brunts Academy 2nd place Students who finished 1st in their chosen event have qualified for the County competition on Saturday 10th June @ Harvey Haddon, where they will represent Mansfield as a district. Brunts students have qualified for 30 events on this day which I am sure you will agree is a great achievement. Below are the students who have qualified and their particular event: Adam Saxton Amy Tivey Ben Scott Bethany Gascoigne Caitlyn Elliot Cerys Lamb Chloe Allcock Chloe Allcock Chloe Gillickeral Elliot Cartwright Georgia Graham Hannah Shakespeare Hannah Shakespeare Henry Stevenson Hollie-May Dove Holly Spencer Holly-May Spencer Josh Housley Josh Housley Katie Buchanan Lauren Guarner Megan Foster Molly Stonier Owen Shaw Pierce Craggs Reece Young Sophia Stewart Sophie Graham Sophie Stewart Tom Scott  

The Brunts Academy Musicians rock into Spring Concert

Date Posted: 8th May 2017

This year’s Spring Concert took place on 3rd May and was held at St Mark’s church in Mansfield. The setting was perfect for the Academy’s musicians to perform to friends and family and members of the church’s congregation. The Concert Band, Swing Band and Choir all performed pieces that they had been preparing since Christmas. We were really grateful to Mr Rob Deakin, our new brass teacher, who conducted the Concert Band after only two rehearsals. Soloists included Toby Govan, Rebecca Hardwick, Sam Barker, Emma Govan, Becky Birch, Alana Cranson and Amelia Betts. One member of the congregation was very impressed with what he had heard and expressed his gratitude that the Brunts Academy was helping to keep live music alive in Mansfield and at such a high standard. Finally, we would like to thank Miss Fell, Mrs Wilson and Mr Oakton for their help in preparing the music, and to Mr Walker for his help setting up and taking photographs.

The Brunts Academy and The Evolve Trust launch exciting new relationship with PET-Xi

Date Posted: 5th May 2017

The Brunts Academy and The Evolve Trust are excited to have launched a new working relationship with PET-Xi. PET-Xi offer results-based intensive courses in GCSE & other exams to schools across the country. Please see the website for further details. Carl Atkin, Headteacher, commented “Brunts are always looking for new and innovative opportunities to support our students reach their highest potential. We are really looking forward to working with PET-Xi more closely in the future and look forward to hosting them for English, Maths, Computer Science, Geography and History events over the coming weeks”.

A-Level Results 2016 – 99.7% Pass Rate

Date Posted: 1st May 2017

In picture from left to right:. David Hall, Oliver Featherstone, Carl Atkin (Headteacher), Cally Lambert, Phoebe Rowe and Oliver Bray Students and staff at The Brunts Academy have worked incredibly hard to ensure the best opportunities for achievement for all. In doing so, students have once again been highly successful in securing places to a wide range of Higher Education institutions to further their studies and achieve their long term ambitions. University destinations include; Oxford University to study Bio-Chemistry, The University of Warwick to study Engineering, The Royal Northern College of Music to study Popular Music, The University of Sheffield to study Medicine, The University of Liverpool to study English Literature and The University of Reading to study Agriculture. In addition, several students have secured Higher Apprenticeships and employment with organisations such as Laing O’Rourke and The RAF. Our students have performed exceptionally well with a 99.7% pass rate. Oliver Featherstone who achieved A*, A*, A*, A* in Maths, Physics, Chemistry & Biology and who will be studying Biochemistry at Oxford University, said “I will definitely be celebrating my results and am looking forward to my next steps”. David Hall who achieved A*, A*, A*, A, in Chemistry, Maths, Physics, plus AS in Further Maths and will be studying Engineering at The University of Sheffield, said “I’m so pleased... my results are better than I expected!” James Cooke who achieved A, C, C in Music, Maths and Physics and will be studying Popular Music at The Royal Northern College of Music, said “I’m thrilled to be able to study a subject that I am so passionate about” Ella Heath who achieved A, A, A, in Biology, Chemistry, Maths plus A grade in Extended Project and will be studying Medicine at The University of Sheffield, said “I’m really overwhelmed right now…

GCSE exam results up on 2015 with even more students securing 5+ GCSE’s A*-C including English & maths

Date Posted: 1st May 2017

In picture: Mr Atkin with students   Students and staff at The Brunts Academy, Mansfield’s largest and oversubscribed secondary school, have worked incredibly hard to ensure that even more students achieved 5+ A*-C grades including English and maths. The percentage of students achieving this indicator this year has risen by a further 6%.   For this year’s cohort: 171 students achieved A*- C in English 192 students achieved A*- C in Maths 163 students achieved A*- C in English and Maths 249 students achieved 5 or more GCSE passes   Carl Atkin, Headteacher, commented “We are proud that once again we are above last year’s national averages and that we continue to effectively support our students in achieving their aspirations. This is testament to the hard work of staff and students, and we look forward to welcoming so many students back in September as part of our Sixth Form provision”.  

Prefects get baking for the Soup Kitchen

Date Posted: 31st March 2017

On Thursday 30th March, the Academy's Prefects made 120 cakes which are going to the Soup Kitchen at Bridge Street Methodist Church.  The Soup Kitchen serves between 20 and 50 local people each Friday evening, some of whom are homeless. This project is part of our Prefects' work to support their local community and is one of a series of projects the Prefects have undertaken.

Brunts Digital travel to the Moon on Global Day

Date Posted: 26th March 2017

Brunts Digital went out of Space and travelled the Moon with Year 6 pupils as part of the Academy's Global Day on Friday 24th March. Check out their Moon Landing with the help of some fantastic Year 9s!

Year 6 travel the world at Brunts’ Global Day

Date Posted: 26th March 2017

The Brunts Academy hosted 240 Year 6 pupils from its feeder schools for the first ever Global Day, as part of the Academy’s transition programme. Global Day saw the pupils travel around the world with MFL visiting France and Germany, Humanities visiting places like Rome and London, and with Brunts Digital, the pupils go into Space and trek around the Moon!  

Year 7s show Computer Science doesn’t have to be delivered inside!

Date Posted: 26th March 2017

Year 7 took their Computer Science lesson outside and worked with BigTraks robots, programming them to create simple algorithms and learning how to debug them when things didn't quite go to plan. Some excellent demonstrations of the Brunts Academy's Future Me 'Collaborative Learner', 'Resilient Learner' and ' Problem Solver' skills.  

A-Level Food Students host Afternoon Tea

Date Posted: 17th March 2017

A-Level Food Technology students hosted an Afternoon Tea for staff on Wednesday 8th March. The tea consisted of food made by the students on site and included sandwiches, miniature cakes, macaroons and cheese scones. The tea was limited to 50 places and these places were very quickly snapped up by staff. The students offered both a sit-in and delivery staff. A huge well done goes to Jenny May Coupe, Francesca Ward and Abbi Harwood (Year 13) and Chloe Marshall, Tempany Martin, Georgia Evans and Rachael Dubourg (Year 12). The event raised £125 and this was donated to the Princess Evie Trust.

Brunts takes on The Apprentice!

Date Posted: 17th March 2017

Mr Swann's Y11 Business Studies have been showcasing their budding entrepreneurial skills over the past few weeks - in their own version of The Apprentice! The students, as part of their course, have had to set up a business in a team with a limited start up fund of £20. Business projects included homemade cupcakes, staff car wash, chocolate and sweet hampers raffle, pot noodles, throwing sponges at teachers, and hot drinks. The total monies raised was £212.54 of which £120.50 was profit and was kindly donated to the students' Year 11 Prom.  

Georgia Walker skates to success once again!

Date Posted: 20th February 2017

Congrats to Georgia Walker, Year 7, who competed in the Trophy d'Ecosse in Dumfries, Scotland on the 9th and 10th February. This was Team Silhouettes's final competition of the 2016/2017 season and they won the Juvenile category.

Year 13 ICT run focus groups with Year 8

Date Posted: 16th February 2017

ICT Year 13’s have run focus groups today with the Year 8’s gathering feedback for the Video Games that they will be making for coursework. Both years did us proud – especially as it’s the last day! The Year 13’s were natural teachers and the Year 8’s were really thoughtful and eloquent with their feedback!

A Prestigious Accolade for The Evolve Trust

Date Posted: 1st February 2017

The Evolve Trust and its three academies, Brunts, Beech and Bramble have secured the national ‘Leading Aspect Award’ for Educational innovation. A team of people led by Michael Lucas – Head of Raising Achievement have made significant strides this year on enhancing the professional learning journeys for their staff, which has had a positive on our disadvantaged pupils both academically and pastorally.   Michael Lucas –Head of Raising Achievement said, “Supporting staff to work more effectively with parents and their children has improved attainment and achievement across the academies. It also highlights how the three academies are utilising the Pupil Premium (PP) funding to maximize the impact on our disadvantaged young people”   Opening doors to learning for all stakeholders sets out The Evolve Trusts’ approach for ‘Closing the Gap’ for pupils to achieve their potential and ultimately improve their life chances. It enables staff at all levels to access and contribute to a professional learning pathway.   Claire- Marie Cuthbert – CEO said “I am delighted that the Evolve Trust has been given this prestigious ‘Leading Aspect Award’. It recognises the dedication and commitment of our staff, parents and children to secure an ambitious future for all”   All Academies within the Trust provide outstanding education by creating an inspiring, opportunity-rich learning environment for all. Five hundred and fifty-three children across the three academies have benefited from the professional learning journeys undertaken by staff and this innovative approach will be embedded throughout the academic year and beyond.    

Georgia Walker continues to skate to success!

Date Posted: 23rd January 2017

Georgia Walker skates with Nottingham Synchronized Skating Academy (NSSA). Last weekend Georgia skated in the British Synchronized Skating Championships on Saturday and Sunday.  The competition was held at her club's home rink, the NIC in Nottingham. Teams from all over the UK travel to Nottingham for the national finals and it is the biggest competition of the season in terms of number of teams that enter. On Saturday 14th January, Georgia skated in Team Silhouettes, in the Juvenile category. They won with a score of 42.12, 18 points higher than the team in silver medal position. This is the highest score that has ever been awarded to a Juvie team in the UK. On Sunday 15th January, Georgia skated in Team Icetastic. They won with a winning score of 35.48, 7 points higher than the team in silver. The Nottingham teams dominate the sport in the UK, they have outstanding coaches that work so hard to develop complex routines that show case both creative and skating ability. We are extremely proud that Georgia and her team mates are British Champions for 2017. Georgia's next competition is the Trophy d'Ecosse an ISU competition that is held in Scotland in February.

Year 7 Girls Futsal Success

Date Posted: 23rd January 2017

Congratulations to our Year 7 Girls Futsal group who won all 3 of their games, conceding 0 goals, at Garibaldi College. The girls will now go onto represent Mansfield in the Area Finals in February!

Brunts Digital launches project with BBC East Midlands Today

Date Posted: 17th January 2017

The Brunts Digital faculty at The Brunts Academy, lead academy of the Evolve Trust, has launched an exciting broadcasting project with BBC East Midlands Today.  The project will see Year 10 students undertake the task of researching, planning and producing a short feature for an upcoming broadcast of the BBC East Midlands Today TV programme. The feature is to be based on a recent or historical event or news story.  BBC East Midlands Today have produced a short feature to launch the project and give the students some useful top tips and motivation! There are some cameo appearances from Mr Milner and Mrs Harper. Take a look to see what the project entails…. Mr Milner, Assistant Headteacher, said of the project “Brunts Digital, and the Academy as a whole, are always looking for new ways to engage and support our students. This project is really exciting for both the faculty and the students, and we are honoured to have the support of BBC East Midlands Today. A huge thank you goes to everyone at BBC East Midlands Today”.  

Teachers deliver “something different” lessons

Date Posted: 16th January 2017

On Friday 9th December 2016, teaching staff were challenged to "Do Something Different" in their classroom. The rationale behind this was to keep students on their toes in the lead up to the Christmas break! "Do Something Different" lessons included differentiated Pictionary in Technology, silent Business Studies lessons, students leading lessons, and winter weather forecasts in Brunts Digital. Take a look at how this worked in action:    

Brunts’ Prefects raise £433.76 for Framework!

Date Posted: 5th January 2017

On Thursday 15th December 2016, 18 Prefects from Years 7 - 10 took part in the Framework Charity Bag Pack at Asda, Forest Town.  In response to the rough sleeping crisis, the “Off the Streets” campaign will provide a new team based in Mansfield to help rough sleepers across Nottinghamshire where there is currently no outreach work taking place.  The campaign aims to raise £230,000. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and interacted fantastically with the shoppers.  The students received excellent feedback from the customers and staff and were a real credit to our school. Harry Theaker, from Framework, said "The students raised an amazing….£433.76! This is a fantastic total for one day’s fundraising. So once again, many thanks for your efforts".

Brunts host Christmas Spectacular 2016!

Date Posted: 16th December 2016

The Brunts Academy, lead academy of The Evolve Trust, along with 3 of its feeder primary schools held the annual Christmas Spectacular concert on Tuesday 13th December. Organised and hosted by the Brunts Academy, the annual Christmas Spectacular brings together the choirs of Brunts and its feeder primaries. The featured feeder schools were High Oakham Primary School, King Edward Primary School, and Sutton Road Primary School. Each primary school performed two acts which included Run, Run Rudolph and Little Donkey. Performances from Brunts came from its Swing and Concert Bands and Choir with acts including Adele’s Skyfall, Mission Impossible and Mistletoe and Wine. All the acts came together for the finale performance of Reindeer on the Roof. Carl Atkin, Headteacher, said of the performance “Yet again, the concert was phenomenal and I really enjoyed it. All the students were fantastic and were very brave to perform to a 400 strong audience! Many thanks to all staff involved for their hard work and effort in making the concert a success as always”.

Budding entrepreneurs take part in Brunts Market!

Date Posted: 14th December 2016

On Tuesday 13th December, 27 students from Mr Swann’s Year 9 Business Group took part in Brunts’ Market! Brunts Market was launched to support Year 9 students who have just started taking GCSE Business Studies and apply in real life skills they were learning. The enterprise project was ran with Mr Swann’s group and saw students in teams be given £20 to set up their own mini business. The students spent 6 weeks developing their business and products which included hot drinks, home-made cupcakes and cookies, and because a dog isn’t just for Christmas, a dog accessory stall! These products were sold to the waiting audience for our Christmas Spectacular! The students did a phenomenal job and made a staggering £120 after trading for only 45 minutes!

Students get trained up as Anti-Bullying Mentors

Date Posted: 9th December 2016

On Friday 2nd December, 18 students from Years 8 – 11 took part in their Anti-Bullying Mentor training ran by Sarah Taylor from Bullies Out. The training enabled all the students to gain the tools to begin their peer mentoring in the new year and all passed with flying colours! The Anti-Bullying Mentors programme has been launched as part of the Academy's wider Student Leadership Programme. The mentors will use their training to help and support victims of bullying from all year groups.

Year 10 Creative Media Students take part in Digital Day!

Date Posted: 8th December 2016

Digital Agencies attempt to bridge the skills gap   Digital Day is a national initiative on Tuesday 15 November that saw digital professionals head back to school or college for the day, to inspire students and give them an insight into careers in the sector. The Digital sector is growing year by year and digital careers are creeping into every industry, this event was aimed at both inspiring students and enabling them to work on their potential skill sets. The digital skills gap costs the UK economy around £63bn a year in lost income and it has been recently stated that "Digital exclusion has no place in 21st Century Britain," the Commons Science and Technology Committee said. Agencies play a pivotal role in future proofing brands and their propositions, but the pressure to attract and retain quality digital talent is increasing for everyone. Several agencies across the region took part in the day including East-Midlands co-ordinating agency Remarkable.net, Dijitul, Hallam Internet, Fifteen Design and Impression - teaming up with schools such as The Brunts Academy in Mansfield, West College Nottingham in Mansfield and The Dukeries Academy in Ollerton. The participating students were requested to choose from one of three tasks set by national sponsors Cancer Research UK, Standard Life and TATA Communications – from devising digital methods of making young people more aware of obesity, designing a fun game to get young people interested in earning or saving money, to developing a technology-based solution to problems affecting disadvantaged communities. The best entries from each school will be entered into the national Digital Day competition, with the chance to win various prizes for both the school and the team entered. The feedback received by schools from industry professionals and students blows us away every year. Students thoroughly enjoy working on briefs,…

Student Success – Georgia Walker 7MSA

Date Posted: 2nd December 2016

      A huge congratulations to Georgia Walker 7MSA who has been competing at the Winter Cup in Belgium with her team mates from Nottingham Synchronized Skating Academy (NSSA). The team skated a fantastic routine and won Gold in their first ISU international competition of the season.