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Rotary Shoebox Appeal At Bourne Academy this half term, we have been taking part in the Rotary Shoebox Scheme. The Rotary organisation provide special strong shoeboxes that are then filled with items suitable for babies, young children, teenagers and elderly people. This scheme helps to spread a little happiness to Read more…

Seth crowned Conker World Champion At the 54th Annual World Conker Championships at Southwick, Northamptonshire, Year 7 student Seth Wiltshire won the title of World Conker Champion in the Junior category.  • Conkers are provided for each game and cannot be tampered with or reused • There must be at Read more…

Considering Uni Week All of last week was Considering Uni Week here at Bourne Academy, Teachers created presentations to share with their students about their university experiences, where they went and what they studied. As well as photos of questionable haircuts, students saw some valuable insights into Uni life. More Read more…

Year 7 Enterprise Challenge with Peterborough United Football Club On Tuesday 15th October, representatives from Peterborough United came into school to run an enterprise event with our Year 7 students. The purpose of the event is to start to build on the transferrable skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership, organisation, Read more…

Accelerated Reader The library’s recent Accelerated Reading information evening was well attended by parents of year 7. As part of the whole school drive to improve reading engagement and enjoyment for all students in Key stage 3, Accelerated Reader guides students towards books suitable for their ability and beyond . Read more…

Year 11 Food Preparation Exam Last week Year 11 students completed the first section of their coursework which involved designing an experiment to find the best raising agent to use in scones. Today they have done this experiment and baked 6 or more batches of scones, all using different raising Read more…

Cross Country The Superzone Championships took place at PRAS in Boston on Friday 11th October. BA took 42 runners who competed in various distances. U13 boys ran 2430m, U13 girls ran 1750m, U15 boys ran 3810m, U15 girls ran 3150m, U17 boys ran 4550m and the U17 girls 3810m. All Read more…

Year 7 CAT Tests Well done to all of our year 7’s for their cat tests! CAT stands for Cognitive Abilities Tests, we do these every year with our Year 7’s to gain a deeper understanding of your child’s abilities. We use this valuable information to place your students in Read more…

Celebration of Reading As part of our celebration of reading at Bourne Academy we celebrated National Poetry Day on the 3rd October 2019. The theme this year was ‘Truth’ and there were a range of activities in the library, in the English department and in morning registration for all years. Read more…

Macmillan Coffee Morning On Friday we joined thousands of others by holding our own @macmillancancer coffee morning. We will share the total amount raised once we have stopped receiving donations! #macmillancoffeemorning