Easter Newsletter - The Business Academy Bexley

Spring 2016
Dear Parents/Carers
This term has seen some really exciting events at the Academy, such as numerous enrichment, academic
and parent events. The pupils and staff are working diligently as we approach external examinations this
summer. For many, their exams have already begun with English Speaking and Listening tests. Both staff
and pupils are working hard to ensure that pupils are fully prepared for their exams by providing walking
talking mock examinations, Saturday interventions, week day interventions and Easter revision classes.
The support of parents/carers is crucial to help us to support your child in reaching their full potential. I
have held a number of coffee afternoons with parents/carers and will continue to do so next term, details
will be available on the website and via text. The Academy’s vision and values underpin all our work, it is
vital that our staff and pupils embrace and model these values. I have seen real examples of this recently,
most notably from our older pupils in the 6th form, the details of which can be found in this newsletter. They
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are a credit to their parents/carers and Mr Cook and his 6 form team.
Whatever the final outcomes in the summer for our year 6, 11 and 13 pupils, the staff and Governors of the
Business Academy Bexley are extremely proud of them all.
The Academy recently welcomed the regional schools commissioner and educationalists from the DfE,
they were truly impressed with our progress and the warm welcome from our pupils. Our Head of Primary
phase Roberta Michalski is retiring after many years of successfully leading our younger pupils, both staff
and pupils wish her well and thank her for her dedication to our school.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a happy Easter.
Yours sincerely
Niall Fallon - Acting Principal
Believe
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In ourselves and others
· In dreams and aspirations
Achieve
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By being the best we can be
· By seizing every opportunity
Be Responsible
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By taking ownership of our learning and behaviour
· By taking pride in our community
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Contents Page
Page 1
Message from Mr Fallon
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Contents Page
Page 3
Beavers and Cubs arrive at the Academy
Building Safe Havens For Jimmy
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Post 16 Refurbishment
Year 13 BTEC Business Trip
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The Academy Choir
Year 9 Parents/Carers Tutor/Options Evening
Page 6
University Challenge Day
GCSE Walking - Talking - Mocks
Page 7
World Book Day
Page 8
Exercise Unified Response
Page 9
Year 7 Transition
Speech and Language Intervention
Page 10
Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
Year 11 Saturday Intervention Classes
Page 11
Extended Services - Primary After School Activities
Page 12
Extended Services - Secondary After School Activities
Page 13
Attendance
Parent/Carer Contact Information
Page 14
School Payment Options
Free School Meals
Easter Holiday Vocal Courses
Page 15
Calendar Events
Exams
Page 16
Academy Uniform - Secondary
Page 18
Academy Term & Holiday Dates - 2016/2017
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Beavers and Cubs arrive at the Academy
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The 1 Thamesmead Beavers and Cubs started here at the Academy on Tuesday 1 March and will run
every Tuesday during term time. We recently hosted a taster evening for parents/carers to find out a little
of what happens at both Beavers and Cubs.
Beavers is for children aged 6 - 8 and runs from 3.30 – 4.30
Cubs is for children aged 8 – 10.5 and runs from 4.45 – 6.15
Both Beavers and Cubs are held in the primary hall and parents/carers wishing their children to join either
Beavers, or Cubs should see one of the Beaver/Cubs leaders after school in one of the session times.
Alternatively, primary reception have contact details for both clubs should you have any questions. They
will also provide a basic young persons information contact details form, which should be completed and
taken to the first session.
Building Safe Havens For Jimmy
For Jimmy started working with Year 6 pupils from the Academy as part of their social action schools
programme, being carried out in 18 schools across three London boroughs last year. For Jimmy is
partnering up with Volunteer Police Cadets to launch a Junior Police Cadet Unit for the pupils.
At the start of the New Year the Year 6 pupils were taken on their first Safe Haven walk on Plumstead
High Street. Safe Havens are a simple idea, the pupils go out onto their local high street and ask
shopkeepers if they would lock the door and call the police if a young person or adult was in danger or felt
threatened on the street.
After a successful Safe Haven walk, the young people signed up shops along the length of the high
street, each of which will display a Safe Haven For Jimmy sticker in their window. As well as helping to
keep young people safe in the community, the scheme has been vital in building relationships between
young people, local businesses, the police, council and community in and around Bexley.
As part of the day the young people visited our Ten Thousand Hands café in Ladywell. They were then
taken to the For Jimmy office to meet the whole team and learn about the different roles undertaken
within the charity.
The most exciting part of the day for all the pupils was a visit to Catford Police Station, where they were
all so inquisitive and enjoyed exploring the building. Pupils were given a tour of the station, visiting the
cells, getting to meet the officers on duty and a few of them ending up in handcuffs!
As well as it being a fun day out for the pupils, they also gained a greater insight into the work of For
Jimmy within the community, and built relations and an understanding of the role of the local police.
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Post 16 Refurbishment
In September Mr Cook challenged the Sixth
Form Junior Leadership Team to re-design the
Sixth Form area, which had become outdated
and failed to promote a vibrant and inspiring
working environment. Initially, we were given
a budget of only £500.00, which once our
costing was finalised we soon realised that we
needed a substantial injection of capital. So
we decided to embark on a different avenue,
fundraising! In several meetings we put our
heads together and brainstormed various
ideas including movie nights, discos, nonuniform days and crowd funding, the nonuniform day last month raised a massive
£706.55! But, with deadlines in place, it soon became apparent that this avenue would not generate the
funds required within the deadline set. Our next thought was to locate a sponsor and where better to look
than our own Sir David Garrard, whom after an exchange of warming letters made a very generous
donation…it was now time for a plan of action!
With the Year 13 Business group working on a unit which could incorporate this project we moved forward
with our vision. Colour scheme (after much debate!) was agreed upon, carpet and furniture ordered, then it
was the practical side of the project with some of us showing a natural flair for the art of decorating and
some of us not! The assembly of flat packed furniture was a learning curve for all of us! We are now
making full use of the refurbished areas and once our “snagging list” is cleared we are planning to have an
official opening hopefully with Sir David undertaking the cutting of the ribbon.
On behalf of the entire Sixth Form we would like to thank you for your support towards our refurbishment
and if you would like a viewing please speak to a member of the Junior Leadership Team who would be
happy to show you around.
Year 13 BTEC Business Trip
On Wednesday 2nd March, the year
13 BTEC Business students were
welcomed to the John Lewis
branch in Bluewater to listen to a
talk from a senior partner who
explained how the business
organises its customer service.
The students had a chance to tour
the food retail section Waitrose and
had the opportunity to ask partners
within the business questions.
The whole day was a great
success and the students were
impeccable in their behaviour.
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The Academy Choir
The choir meet Friday lunchtimes with Mr Dennis and Miss Carless our resident singing teacher and is
open to all year groups.
In Term 2 we performed at our annual Christmas concert and went into the local community where we
performed at Thamesmead Town Centre.
This term we will be performing alongside the primary students singing a selection of songs in time for the
Easter holidays.
Year 9 Parent/Carers Tutor/Options Evening
Our Year 9 Evening was held on the 10th
March and was a resounding success, it
was wonderful to see so many
parents/carers attend.
The purpose of the evening was two-fold;
for parents/carers to speak with their
child's tutor and to see what we have to
offer in terms of educational choices as
they move into Year 10. Each subject
was promoted by teachers in the
Business Court, showcasing their subject
and speaking to both students and
parents/carers alike.
The choices that students make at this
crucial point in their lives could be one of
the most important decisions they make.
These shape future opportunities and
help achieve aspirations.
When students leave Year 11 we want them to be proud of their achievements and believe that 'you
can be the best that you can be', this evening was the first step to making sure the right decisions
are made.
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University Challenge Day
In February we took a group of Year 9 students
to a University Challenge day at University
College London (ranked 7th in the QS World
Rankings).
University Challenge is a full day visit for gifted
and talented pupils. This consisted of a
motivating introduction to university, designed
to address the challenges facing their specific
Year Group. Students took part in an
interactive, academic taster session to broaden
awareness of subjects taught at university, a
tour of the UCL campus led by a current
student and an educational quiz about aspects
of university.
The day was enjoyed by both students and
staff alike.
GCSE Walking - Talking - Mocks
Our GCSE candidates sat Walking Talking Mocks (WTM) in Maths on the 2nd March. The purpose of the WTM
is to help the candidates build their confidence in answering exam type questions in the environment that they
will find themselves in the summer when they sit their GCSEs.
The candidates sat in the same seats that they will be sat in the Summer; making them feel familiar with the
environment will boost their confidence when it comes to thier final exam.
Mr Sadiq (Head of Maths) did a fantastic job in going through the exam rubrics and deconstructing the exam
questions for the candidates. Many of them left the WTM saying that they now felt more confident and ready to
tackle the mock exam next week and ultimately their GCSEs in the summer.
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World Book Day - Primary
Thursday 3rd March saw books come
alive at the Primary as pupils and staff
seized the opportunity to dress up as
their favourite book character. Gangsta
Granny, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Mad
Hatter and The Wolf were just some of
the characters spotted throughout the
day. To date, we have raised just over
£150, which will allow us to purchase
additional books for our Accelerated
Reader scheme, providing the children
with the opportunity to enjoy even
more books!
Thank you for all your support in
making the day such a success.
World Book Day - Secondary English Team
From Jay Gatsby to Matilda, staff and pupils at the Academy celebrated some of the most revered - and
feared - fantasy characters from their favourite stories to mark World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March.
World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it's a celebration of
reading. In fact, it's the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of
books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.
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Exercise Unified Response
The Year 11 team would like to congratulate Joe on his participation in the recent Exercise Unified Response.
Following his success, last year, on
the Fire Cadet Course, facilitated by
Erith Fire Station, Joe was invited to
take part in this once in a lifetime
experience.
The exercise, which took a year to
plan, took place between the 29th
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February and the 3 March, and
was conducted simultaneously at
four separate venues across
London. The purpose of the event
was to test London's response to a
major incident and was the biggest
training exercise in UK history; it
involved London's firefighters,
police officers and ambulance staff,
responding to a staged building
collapse over the London
Underground.
Specialised teams from Hungary,
Italy and Cyprus assisted with the
training event, alongside teams
from Disaster Victim Identification
and Urban Search and Rescue.
Thousands of people, hired to play
the roles of disaster victims, wore
special effects make-up to add to
the realism of the scene.
Joe supported this exercise at
Dartford, where an entire tube
station was recreated, then crushed
beneath a disused power station. The scenario was created to simulate a tower block collapse onto Waterloo
station.
As well as convincingly playing the part of an injured member of the public, Joe supported the professionals
by carrying equipment and performing essential maintenance tasks.
Joe, who one day hopes to join the Fire Brigade, described the event as 'an amazing experience that I will
remember for the rest of my life. It was an honour to work with the emergency services'.
We are extremely proud of Joe's commitment and involvement in an event which will ultimately improve the
way in which future emergencies are dealt with and save many lives.
Well done Joe, you're a hero!
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Year 7 - Transition
The Year 7 students in Transition are studying poetry within their English lessons this term. They are
looking at different forms of poetry, including: limericks, sonnets and haiku, to develop a deeper
understanding of the technical terms and techniques used within poetry; namely similes, metaphors,
alliteration and onomatopoeia.
To strengthen these important skills pupils have been given a term-long project to create a poetry
anthology of their own. Joshua began his anthology with a counting poem and used alliteration for effect
to convey his thoughts and ideas about 'Movement'.
Movement
One wonky wheelchair wobbling wildly
Two tatty Toyotas turning tightly around the track
Three thrilling Thunderbirds throbbing before takeoff
Four fast Ferraris fighting for the chequered flag
Five flying fighter planes flaming their engines
Six sailing ships shrinking into the sunset
Joshua Year 7
Speech and Language Intervention
Speech and Language intervention is part of the curriculum offered by
the SEN department to many of our students, who need to have the
opportunity to raise their skills in speech, language, comprehension,
social skills, emotional and anger awareness, memory recall, confidence
and self-esteem building, this intervention also builds on students
literacy skills.
This intervention has a working achievement board, to enable the
students to recognise where they are in terms of achievement, which
also motivates our students and builds on their team building and
competitive skills.
The SEN department are delighted to announce we have three students whom have shown great
commitment and participated in all aspects of the SALT programme and have achieved step four of the
working board and have been rewarded with certificates, trophies and prizes.
These Students are Ugur (Year 7), Samir
(year 7) and Olivia (Year 8).
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Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
Targeted speech, language and communication intervention is offered to students who have difficulty
with comprehension, social skills, confidence and communication. Students are able to monitor their
own progress through a working achievement process which builds motivation,team building and
competitive skills.
Intervention may be individual or within small group settings and the aim is to improve
communication and literacy skills. Intervention staff regularly monitor and track students'
progression through a process of regular assessment.
Year 11 Saturday Intervention Classes
Saturday Interventions classes started on the
27th February and the last session before we
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break up for Easter will be 19 March.
Attendance has been by invitation only and
more than 70 students have benefited from
these sessions. The students have been full
of praise for the work that has gone into these
sessions and they have said that they feel the
sessions have been very beneficial to them
personally in preparing them for their exams.
The reason for this success has been making
sure that the intervention is targeted to
individual students that need it and keeping
the class sizes small. It is our intention to
continue after the Easter break with these
Saturday classes and our hope is that we can
involve more year 11s.
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Wednesday
Wednesday
Netball Coaching
Police Cadets
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Pale Green = Ac vi es clubs run by - Primary & Secondary
Yellow = Our Academy Community Partnerships Clubs
Family Zumba Club
Thursday
Saturdays Only
Saturdays
9 Bird College - Music Club
10 Bird College - Music Club - Invite Only Saturdays
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Tuesdays
Tuesdays
Tuesdays
Tuesdays
Beavers Clubs
1st Thamesmead Scout
Girls Only - Football Coaching Session
Maths Club
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4
Club Days
Mondays
Mondays
Clubs
Futsal & Football training
Dance Club
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Year 6
Year 4
Year group
Recip on to Y6
Year 4 to Y6
9:00 - 11:00am
1:00 - 3:30pm
staff
All Welcome
Year 5 & 6
Year 6
3:30 - 4:30pm
3:30 - 4:30pm
3:30 - 5:00pm
3:30 - 4:30pm
Age 6 to 8
4:45 - 6:15pm
Age 8 to 10.5
3:30 - 4:30pm
Year 6
3:15 - 4:15pm Y6 Booster Sessions
3:30 - 4:30pm
3:30 - 4:15pm
Club Times
Extended Service - A er School Ac vi es Clubs - Primary Sec on
As From - 11th April un l Friday 27th May 2016
Primary main hall & Library
Invite Only - Primary main hall
Primary main hall
MUGA - Netball Courts
Primary main hall
Primary main hall
Primary main hall
Astro Turf Pitch with CACT
Year 6 rooms
Sports Hall Sec or Astro Turf Pitch
Primary main hall
Venue
Dates TBC
Dates TBC
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
Tue 3rd May
On going - Term me only
On going - Term me only
Time Line
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Futsal & Football training
Greencar - Club
Art Club - Support Sessions
Guitar Club
Art Club - Support Sessions
Drums & Percussion Clubs
Army Cadets
Netball Coaching - £1.00 per person
Fridays Only
Music Club
Basketball Coaching
Football - Open Sessions - FREE
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19
20
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Friday
Friday
Music
Sports
Community Sports
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Academic
Music
Community
Community Sports
Academic
Music
Sports
Technology
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
All Years
All Years
Year 9 Only
All Years
All Years
All Years
Year 10 Only
All Years
Young People
Y6 to Y9
All Years
All Years
Y6 - Primary Only
All Years
Year group
Room Number
Music Rooms
Sports Hall
DT Work Shop
Room 131
Room 243
Music Rooms
Playground
Astro Turf
Mr G Dennis
Mr Bu on
Mr Langford & Mr Crouchman
Music Rooms
Sports Hall
DT Work Shop
Mr Rose-Mr Kearey-Ms Razvand G07a - G07b - GO6
Mr G Dennis
Army Cadets - Peter
Kim of - CACT
Ms Vina
Mrs Crouchman
Mr Rose-Mr Kearey-Ms Razvand G07a - G07b - GO6
Mr Dennis
Mr Reardon
Mr Langford & Mr Crouchman
Mr Rose-Mr Kearey-Ms Razvand G07a - G07b - GO6
Leading Person
3:05 - 3:35pm
3:30 - 4:30pm
5:00 - 6:50pm
All Years
6 Formers & Y11
Young People
Mr G Dennis
Mr B Clark
CACT - Kickz Programme
Music Rooms
Sports Hall
Astro Turf
3:05 - 5:30pm
All Years
Mr Rose-Mr Kearey-Ms Razvand G07a - G07b - GO6
3:05 - 3:35pm
All Years
Mr G Dennis
Music Rooms
6:00 - 8:00pm
Young People
Army Cadets - Peter
Playground
7:30 - 9:00pm Community - All Ages
Steph - Now's the Time
MUGA
3:05 - 5:30pm
3:05 - 3:35pm
3:15 - 4:15pm
3:05 - 4:30pm
3:05 - 5:30pm
3:05 - 4:05pm
3:35 - 4:15pm
3:05 - 3:35pm
6:00 - 8:00pm
3:15 - 4:30pm
3:05 - 5:30pm
3:05 - 3:35pm
3:30 - 4:30pm
3:05 - 4:30pm
Club Days Club Times
Pale Green = Ac vi es clubs run by - Secondary staff
Yellow = Community Partnership - For Young People & Community
Art Club - Support Sessions
Keyboard Club
Football Coaching
Greencar - Club
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Academic
Music
Sports
Technology
Category
Art Club - Support Sessions
Academic
Science & Gardening - Club
Academic
English Interven on
Academic
Technology & Apple Garageband - Club
Music
Army Cadets
Community
Girls Only - Football Coaching Session Community Sports
Club
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6
7
8
10
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Extended Service - A er School Ac vi es Clubs - Secondary Sec on
From - 11th April - 27th May 2016
Attendance
The classes with best attendance to end of Spring term are:
Reception:
Key Stage 1:
Key Stage 2:
Key Stage 3:
Key Stage 4:
RD
2R
6L
7REG1
10REG8
97.6%
98.3%
97.6%
96.6%
96.6%
Congratulations on your excellent attendance!
We have been working hard to improve attendance and time keeping at The Business
Academy. There are a few key things that we wish to develop with all our families.
If your child’s attendance falls below 95% it is investigated more thoroughly and may be
referred to the Education Welfare Officer.
If you are supported by the Education Welfare Officer and by school, but the attendance rate
doesn’t improve, you are at risk of being taken to court. This is an extreme measure, but one
we have taken in order to improve our attendance rate.
Going to court involves explaining to a magistrate why you, as a parent/carer have failed to
bring your child to school and it could result in a large fine. Social care may also be
contacted.
Why is high attendance important to my child's education?
As a parent/carer you want the best for your children. Having a good education is an
important factor in opening up more opportunities in adult life.
Absence at any stage leads to gaps in your child’s learning. This in turn can:
• mean that they fall behind in work
• affect their motivation
• affect their enjoyment of learning
• lead to poor behaviour
• affect their desire to attend school
regularly
• affect their confidence in school
• mean they miss out on the social life of
school and extra-curricular opportunities
and experiences
• affect their ability to have or sustain
friendships.
Let us know if you are finding it difficult to get your child to school as we can help and by
working together could prevent further action being taken.
Continue to contact school with any reasons for absences and bring in evidence of
absences.
Thank you for your on-going support and cooperation in this area of school life.
Parent/Carer Contact Information
It is very important that we can contact you in case of an emergency. We need to have at least one other
person we can contact if we arene not able to reach you.
Please complete a contact form to keep the school informed of any changes in contact details or
emergency contacts.
If you are leaving your child in the care of someone else (i.e. grandparents or older sibling) for any
period you must inform the school of the new arrangements and provide the school with the name,
contact phone numbers, and address of the person and the length of time you will be away.
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School Payment Options – Primary School Meals, Breakfast and After School Club only
We have now introduced a new system for the payment of Primary School Dinners, Breakfast and After
School Club.
You should have received letters detailing the process and containing your personal login. If you have not
received this information, please contact the Finance department immediately.
To access the new system please visit www.scopay.com/thebusinessacademy-bexley
School Payment Options – Isle of Wight trip only
Payments can be made through our school bank account - please contact the Finance Department for
further details.
Free School Meals
If you receive certain social security benefits your child/children may be entitled to Free School Meals.
Please note that our school details will be found as:
School Town: Erith
School: The Business Academy Bexley
23rd March
24th March
End of Term 4
Staff Inset
Easter Holiday Vocal Courses
2 Courses open to Primary and Secondary pupils
Thursday 7th April 2016 - 10:00 -15:00
Informal Concert at 14:30
COST: £25
If your child receives music tuition in school from Bird College (primary schools), they may be entitled to
participate in these courses free of charge. To discuss this please contact the College on 0203 846 0339 or
email [email protected]
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Primary & Secondary School Resumes
Term 5 - Monday 11th April - Friday 27th May
Calendar Events
18th April
28th April
9th May
10th May
11th May
12th May
12th May
British Values Week
Year 7 Parents/Carers Subject Evening - 4:30 - 7pm
Year 6 SATs Reading Test
Year 6 SATs Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Test
Year 6 SATs Maths Tests 1 and 2
Year 6 SATs Maths Test 3
Year 8 Parents/Carers Subject Evening - 4:30 - 7pm
Easter Revision - Timetable to follow
Exams
Exams for Yr11/12/13 start on the 3 May 2016 and will finish on the 28th June 2016.
All students have been issued with a personal timetable.
‘Good Luck’
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Academy Uniform - Secondary
All the items listed form the regulation Academy uniform for all Secondary Students
Business Academy blazer
Business Academy jumper (optional)
Plain white shirt with a collar (shirts tucked in and top button done up)
Business Academy tie, full length with standard Knot
Plain *black shoes (not patent) with black stitching/laces and no visible branding and plain black/grey socks
*Please note that shoes that have patterns, coloured stitching, canvas, open-backed, sandals and boots of
any description are not permitted
*Any item described as plain must have no patterns, markings or logos whatsoever.
Boys
Plain grey school trousers, please note that grey jeans, chinos are not permitted.
Girls
Grey skirt below the knee. Grey trousers are permitted; please note that grey jeans, leggings/legging type
trousers/jeggings or skinny jeans are not permitted regardless of whether they are from the school uniform
department.
Jewellery
No jewellery is to be worn, except for small gold or silver stud earrings and a watch. No other form of body
piercing is allowed, this includes facial and tongue piercings.
Hair
Hair must be worn in an appropriate style. Heads must not be shaved, nor should there be any style which
the Academy believe would undermine the ethos or discipline of the Academy i.e. markings cut into the hair,
dyed hair or any extreme fashion which would create any undue interest in a student.
Make-up
If worn a minimal amount should be applied. Nail varnish and false nails are not permitted (students will
be instructed to remove nail varnish/false nails).
Jackets/Hats/Scarves
Jackets, hats and/or scarves worn to the Academy must be placed in either the cloakroom or in the student`s
bag. All outdoor apparel must be removed before entry to the Academy, if worn inside the building any items
will be confiscated by staff. No sparkly clips or bows permitted.
Religious and Cultural Issues
If, for religious or cultural reasons; a student has to wear a head covering then this must be plain black/grey.
Please note that head bands/scarves are not permitted.
PE Kit
Academy polo shirt
Academy sweatshirt (optional)
Academy shorts or track suit bottoms
Academy socks
Trainers/boots
Rain jacket (optional)
Gum shields/shin pads/sun hat/sun protection (optional)
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Mobiles/iPods
We understand the need to have a mobile phone for safety reasons. However, in line with our
behaviour policy, mobiles and iPods/MP3 players must not be used during the school day. Any
earphones or connected accessories must also be removed during lesson time. Again any
infringement will result in confiscation until the end of the day.
Please note chewing gum and high energy drinks are banned (including Lucozade)
Uniform is sold by our stockists:
Boffins
37 Pickford Lane
Bexleyheath
Kent, DA7 4QU
0208 298 9085
Open Monday – Saturday – 9am – 5:30pm
Matthews
33 Upper Wickham Lane
Welling
Kent, DA16 3AD
0208 303 1834
Open Monday - Saturday – 9am – 5:30pm
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Academy Term & Holiday Dates – 2016/2017
Autumn Term 2016
Term 1
Monday 5th September – Friday 21st October
* Inset Days 1 & 2 – 5th & 6th September
Wednesday 7th September – Primary/Year 7 students only/Year 12 Enrolment
Thursday 8th September – Secondary/Year 13 Enrolment
Friday 9th September – No Post 16 attending – resume Monday 12th September
Half Term – Monday 24th October – Friday 4th November – Please note this is a two week break
Term 2
Monday 7th November – Wednesday 21st December
* Inset Day 3 – 7th November
Christmas Break – Thursday 22nd December – Monday 2nd January 2017
Spring Term 2017
Term 3
Tuesday 3 rd January - Friday 10th February
* Inset Day 4 – Tuesday 3 rd January
Half Term – Monday 13th February – Friday 17th February
Term 4
Monday 20th February – Friday 31st March
Easter Break – Monday 3rd April – Monday 17th April
Summer Term
Term 5
Tuesday 18 th April – Friday 26th May
* Inset Day 5 – Tuesday 18 th April
Half Term – Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June
Term 6
Monday 5th June – Friday 28th July
* Inset Days – Dates may be subject to change
5th & 6th September 2016
3rd January 2017
7th November 2016
18th April 2017
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The Business Academy Bexley
Yarnton Way
Erith
Kent
Da18 4DW
Primary
0208 320 4840
Secondary
0208 320 4800
website: www.thebusinessacademy.org
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