Category: General

General news about the Academy

Uniform Revival & Swap Shop Event

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The uniform revival and swap shop event will be running in the school canteen on the following
dates between 10am – 2pm.

Tuesday 11th August
Wednesday 12th August
Thursday 13th August

Outgrown uniform can be swapped free of charge. The price list for second hand uniform is
below.

Blazer – £5
P.E Hoody – £3
P.E Polo Shirt – £2
P.E Rugby Shirt – £2
P.E Shorts – £1
P.E Leggings – £3*
Skirt/Trousers – £2
Shirt – 50p

*Please note: P.E leggings are currently in short supply and may not be available.

There will also bean opportunity for year 7 parents to collect school shop orders during
the event.

Y12 Work Experience

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Our Year 12 students took part in a week’s  work experience during June/July. The aim of year 12 work experience is for students to gain experience in the sector they hope to work in after they have completed their full time education.
For this reason, students were encouraged to find their own placements to fit with their individual career ideas or as close to their ideas as possible.
There has been a wide range of placements including:
Education and Pre School,  Archaeology,  Animal Care,  Sport,  Architecture, Marketing, and Health Care.
A number of our students secured ward based placements at Lincoln County Hospital through the Talent Academy, another two students, hoping to become GPs have secured  placements with local surgeries.
 Further to these placements, one student whilst on placement with the Maths & Physics faculty at the University of Lincoln wrote a blog which is being published on their website, the blog is called ‘Is the science of Stranger Things accurate?’  please see the link below:
https://studyphys.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/is-the-science-of-stranger-things-accurate/
These photos show some of the amazing opportunities our students had whilst on placement.
A big thank you to all of the employers who supported us with our work experience programme.

Year 9 Learn to Earn Enterprise Day

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We had an incredible day as our Level 3 BTEC Business students took the lead in organizing the “Year 9 Learn to Earn Enterprise Day” on Wednesday 17th June.

The two sessions started with a fun and creative icebreaker – building spaghetti towers – which got everyone engaged and working together. A highlight of the day was the interactive careers wheel, where students engaged with external Business Advisors, asking thoughtful questions and gaining real-life insight.

Our sixth formers then delivered an insightful session on different career pathways, covering Be Your Own Boss, Apprenticeships and Further Education.

To finish the sessions, students worked in teams to design an app for the school which focused on careers, showcasing their teamwork, creativity and problem-solving skills. Congratulations to Group 11 for winning both the AM & PM sessions.

We were especially proud to hear our Business Advisors’ comment on how amazing, engaged and respectful our students were throughout the day.

A massive thank you to our brilliant Business Advisors who generously gave their time and shared their expertise – their support made a real difference!

We’re so proud of everyone involved – What a fantastic day of learning, inspiration and planning for future careers.

 

Purple up Trip

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On St Georges day Mrs Wadsley fand Mr Morey took some Branston Community Academy’ students from service families to Lincoln Bishop University to join other schools at a Purple Up Event celebrating the month of the military child.

The morning was spent writing poetry about the winds of change. Our students represented the school well fully engaging with all tasks. They wrote some great poems. Five of our students were brave enough to read out their poems in front of others. A lovely lunch was provided and students sat outside in the sunshine to eat it.

In the afternoon our students were asked to do collage art about the winds of change in their lives. Quite a few students produced stormy scenes; others used a variety of media and methods to make emotive images that mean something to them.

At the end of the day we all met up for a reflection of the day and sharing of ideas.