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With the new GCSE grading for English and mathematics 2017 will inevitably be a year of volatility. Schools were assured that ‘comparable outcomes’ will be used to keep overall standards around grades 4 and 7 similar to last year’s grades C and A. I am delighted to say that this is exactly what we have witnessed at The Bourne Academy.
We are delighted to announce, 2017 has achieved the highest ever KS5 results - 33.3% of all grades were A*- B across all subjects and 77.2% of all grades were A* - C across all subjects.
It was time to say goodbye to our Chinese visitors with a cream tea party which included scones, jam and cream. Sad farewells were said between students, as they exchanged contact details to stay in touch.
This year, the 'Class of 2017' Year 11 students enjoyed their Prom at The Hilton Hotel in Bournemouth. A wonderful evening was had by students and staff alike. Everyone dressed up for the special evening, enjoying a sit down meal and dancing till late.
A generous gift of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been donated to The Bourne Academy recently by its Special Educational Needs and Disability Cooordinator, Miss Hayley Gaj. The device will be housed in a suitably alarmed wall cabinet, for easy use in an emergency by the Academy and the local community. The special housing for the AED was kindly donated by the Whittome family.
Bournemouth Council have a duty to ensure that young people have access to activities and support they need to improve their well being. This is known as 'the youth offer'.
Students were treated to a special visit from members of the Royal Signals Museum in Blandford, to help enhance their History lesson learning about World War I and II.
The Bourne Academy were delighted to welcome the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, who gave a performance and workshop to Year 7 and 8 students.
We are delighted to announce that The Bourne Academy has received funding of £1,000 from the Green Goals Partnership. The generous funding is to enable the Academy with After School Clubs promoting Healthy Living.
Two students from The Bourne Academy were selected following a day of dance in January, to be part of the opening ceremony at the Dorset School Games where schools from all over the county were represented.
A willing group of KS3 students were successfully challenged to a four mile sponsored walk last week around the school site. The walk was organised to raise money to build a teachers' house at the Academy's partner school - the Osiligi Obaya School in the Maasai, Kenya.
Cakes, biscuits and books were on the agenda in the Library, where the Mad Hatter was fundraising for the Academy's charity.
