GCSEs in England are changing. The courses and exams have been changed to ensure that young people have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. The new GCSEs will ensure that students leave school prepared to work or further study. They cover more challenging content and are designed to match standards in the strongest performing education systems elsewhere in the world.

More detailed information can be obtained from the DoE website link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/
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Year 7 and 8 Honours students had the opportunity to visit the Winton Gallery at the Science Museum and introduced to the powerful stories about the work of mathematicians in the broadest sense, from salespeople to sailors, aircraft engineers to bankers, and gamblers to garden designers.

Praise is due to the Year 9s below, who represented the Academy last Friday in the Hyde Park ‘Speak Up’ Challenge. They demonstrated excellent debating skills, confidence and intelligence, and were impeccably well behaved throughout the day.