POSITIVE NEWS! Well done to everyone who has supported us to become the MOST IMPROVED SCHOOL IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE! Nicole McCartney, Director of Education at Creative Education Trust, said: “Bulwell Academy has made rapid and significant improvements in recent years and it is brilliant to see this being recognised.”
Reacting to the good news, Mr Irons, Head of School, said: “It is an absolute pleasure to lead this fantastic school. We have worked hard to raise standards and expectations across the school and we’ve done so on a foundation of kindness. I want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful staff team, who work tirelessly for the children in our care,”
Throughout the year, The Bulwell Academy holds their Parent Forum – an opportunity to meet with Senior Leaders to hear about areas of the Academy Improvement Plan, followed by a chance for parents to ask questions.
The next Parent Forum takes place on Wednesday 12 February with a choice of two times to attend: 9am to 10am or 5pm to 6pm. There are a further two Parent Forums planned for this year on 14 May and 3 July.
If you would like to attend any of our Parent Forums so that you can be more involved in your child’s school, please complete the online form below.
“It is important for parents to be able to hold us to account, and for us to keep communicating with parents. We are looking forward to the next Open Mornings and hope that more parents will take us up on the chance to see Bulwell in action!”
Mr Keen, Executive Principal
Are you interested in attending an Open Morning to see ‘Bulwell in Action’?
If you are excited to see the school in action with students in lessons, we would like to invite you to sign up for one of our Academy Open Mornings. This will include a tour of the school and the opportunity to meet with Senior Leaders and Student Ambassadors. The Open Mornings are open to parents/carers of students in Years 6 to 11.
We can’t wait to welcome the Bulwell community into the Academy for our annual Christmas Fair on Thursday 19 December! Staff, students and community members are busy getting their festive products, fun games, chocolate tombola and our bumper Christmas Raffle ready for you! There will also be some fantastic festive performances from the school choir plus Karaoke!. So pull on your Christmas jumpers, get in the festive spirit and pop in to see us on Thursday 19 December between 3.30 & 5.30pm.
Donations for the Fair
All proceeds from the Fair will go to Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank. To help raise funds, staff are organising a variety of stalls, alongside our community stalls. To support us with raising as much money as possible, please can you have a hunt at home to see if you have any quality unwanted items that you could donate to school.
If you are able to donate anything, please pop your items into our donation boxes in Reception. Thank you.
Christmas Raffle
We are also in need of donations from local businesses for our Christmas Raffle. This is always very popular and in the past we have been able to offer top prizes of mountain bikes, Nottingham Forest goodies, beauty vouchers, shopping vouchers, board games, toiletry hampers, etc. If you are able to help, please get in touch with: emma.worker-simpson@bulwellacademy.org.uk. Thank you.
Thank you to Wrights Roofing who have donated two bikes this year, one for our Raffle and one for our Countdown to Christmas Attendance Reward.
Thank you to other business partners and business in the community who have also donated, including a child’s bike, Amazon vouchers, One for All shopping voucher, beauty vouchers, bakery gift set, chocolate prizes and more.
Community Stalls
Applications for Community Stalls have now closed. All applicants have been contacted. We have had so many applicants this year that we have not been able to accommodate everyone.
We have a range of craft stalls, children’s activities, charity stalls and information stalls. We are excited to welcome our community stallholders on 19 December.
Charitable / ‘not for profit’ stalls are free of charge. All other stalls are required to make a £10 donation which will be given to the Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank, along with all other monies raised by The Bulwell Academy.
Setting up of stalls will be from approximately 2pm.
Any queries, please email emma.worker-simpson@bulwellacademy.org.uk
Year 11 parents and carers are invited to book appointments through the Arbor Parent App for the most important parents’ evening to date! Please ensure you have booked your appointments for this extremely important parents’ evening.
Attending this event will give you the chance to:
Meet with the SEND and safeguarding team members for any consultations
Discuss your child’s progress with their teachers
The interventions that we expect your child to attend
Understand the next steps in their educational journey.
Please read the letter below for information on how to book.
Come and join us for tea with a free chip cob and refreshments! This is your chance to find out how you can support your child to make the most of their learning and our extra-curricular opportunities at Bulwell.
Staff will be on hand to discuss key topics with you to help remove any barriers to your child’s learning and make the most of their time at Bulwell.
You can also get support with logging into our online platforms and help to sign your child up to our Bulwell Boost clubs. We look forward to seeing you there!
Click on the link below to provide consent (or no consent) for the HPV vaccine for your Year 8 child, and to find out more about School-Aged Immunisations.
