01226 284 606 enquiries@barnsley-academy.org Home About Us Information Learning Parents Contact Us Vacancies About UsNews We will be regularly updating this section to outline the amazing opportunities and achievements of our students. We hope you follow our journey. Latest News Mission Christmas Cash for Kids Appeal LET'S GIVE SANTA A HELPING HAND! 2020 has changed everything. As families unexpectedly face poverty, more and more children could be waking up on Christmas Day without anything under the tree. ... Read more Achievement Assembly Winners 2019 Congratulations to these lovely students who have won prizes this morning at our achievement assembly. Well done ladies we are proud of you. #educationwithcharacter #barnsleyisbrill ... Read more Attendance Prize Draw Winner 2019 Congratulations to the winner of our bike this term. Well done to all our students who were entered into the draw #educationwithcharacter #barnsleyisbrill #teamBA Read more click here to read more A Twitter List by BA_ICT Mission Christmas Cash for Kids Appeal Janine Astley / 02 December 2020 0 392 READ MORE Achievement Assembly Winners 2019 Janine Astley / 19 December 2019 0 1313 Congratulations to these lovely students who have won prizes this morning at our achievement assembly. READ MORE Attendance Prize Draw Winner 2019 Janine Astley / 19 December 2019 0 1248 Congratulations to the winner of our bike this term READ MORE Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea Dance Janine Astley / 18 December 2019 0 962 Last week we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming our friends from the local community into school for our second Waltzing in a Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea. We had such an amazing time with you all, and our students did us proud yet again. Thank you to Stairfoot Ward Alliance and Berneslai Homes for all that you did to help us to put on this amazing afternoon for our elderly residents. #teamBA #educationwithcharacter #barnsleyisbrill READ MORE Icelandic Christmas tradition of Jólabókaflód Janine Astley / 16 December 2019 0 531 It’s been a busy day at the Academy already. All Year 7’s have been introduced to the Icelandic Christmas tradition of Jólabókaflód. Which roughly translates as ‘Christmas book flood’. Every child has received their BookBuzz Book this morning as part of this tradition 🎄 READ MORE Civic Young Mayor - Alyssa Butler Janine Astley / 28 November 2019 0 618 Absolutely thrilled that our former student has been sworn in as the first ever Civic Young Mayor. Well done Alyssa, we are so proud of you. Barnsley’s first ever Civic Young Mayor was sworn in this morning at the Full Council Meeting. What a fantastic opportunity and representation for young people here in Barnsley. Well Done to Alyssa Butler. READ MORE Children In Need 2019 Janine Astley / 15 November 2019 0 608 We did it!!! Through your generosity we raised £1000.46 for Children in Need today. Thank you to all who took part, who brought cakes in for the bake sale, to those who purchased the cakes and to those who did other fundraising activities. You should all be very proud that your generosity will help to change lives 💛 READ MORE Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze Award Janine Astley / 23 October 2019 0 561 We have launched the DofE award this morning in assembly with Year 9. All parents and carers will be receiving a letter today through My Ed telling them about the program in more detail. For the past six decades, the Duke of Edinburgh Award has inspired and transformed the lives of millions of young people from all walks of life. READ MORE Restart a Heart 2019 Janine Astley / 16 October 2019 0 594 Today our Year 9 students have been taught how to give CPR in an emergency situation. Our students have been outstanding with their commitment to learning this new skill. Thank you to the volunteers who have been in to teach our students this vital life saving technique. READ MORE Kendray Family Fun Day Janine Astley / 18 September 2019 0 746 Have you noticed how great our community is looking? Have you seen the number of purple bags of rubbish collected by Friends of Kendray and Farm Road Park? What a brilliant job the volunteers are doing to make our community look and feel great 😀 READ MORE Year 5 & 6 Open Evening Wednesday 25th September 2019 Janine Astley / 17 September 2019 0 1079 READ MORE Enrichment Clubs Janine Astley / 12 September 2019 0 832 Blown away with the number of children who have embraced our new enrichment offer launched this week. Today 32 children turned up for gardening club! We need more gloves students are accessing so many opportunities. #educationwithcharacter #barnsleyisbrill READ MORE Students celebrate GCSE success at Barnsley Academy Marketing Department / 22 August 2019 0 1545 Students at Barnsley Academy are celebrating after receiving their GCSE results. In another record-breaking year for the academy, 53% of students achieved five or more good passes (grade 4 or above) including English and maths – up from 50% last year. READ MORE Attendance Incentive 2019 Janine Astley / 10 May 2019 0 1610 During this term, the academy will be rewarding those students who consistently achieve 100% attendance and punctuality, with a variety of prizes available, including a laptop and Carrera mountain bike. All students Y7 – Y10 achieving 100% attendance from 24th April until the end of Summer term 19th July (11 weeks) will be entered in to a draw, with the chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes. Y11 students have a separate draw with details to coming soon. READ MORE SHELF HELP ~Reading initiative introduced at Barnsley Academy thanks to support from Henry Boot Construction~ Janine Astley / 28 March 2019 0 1477 Henry Boot Construction has teamed up with Barnsley Academy to support a reading initiative aimed at helping young people with mental health issues. Called ‘Reading Well for Young People’ and run by national organisation The Reading Agency, the scheme provides 13-18 year olds with a unique catalogue of books recommended by health professionals and young people with first-hand experience of mental health issues. READ MORE BARNSLEY ACADEMY TEAMS UP WITH NATIONAL SCHEME TO TACKLE ‘PERIOD POVERTY’ 19th March 2019 Janine Astley / 28 March 2019 0 1337 Barnsley Academy has teamed up with the Red Box Project to help tackle ‘period poverty’ in the community. The Red Box Project itself is a community-based, not-for-profit initiative which aims to support young people throughout their periods by providing red boxes filled with free sanitary products to local schools. The scheme was founded in March 2017 by three friends who decided to take action after reading about ‘Period Poverty‘ and the impact it was having on some young women, who were missing out on their education because they couldn’t afford the products they needed during their period. READ MORE BARNSLEY ACADEMY GOES GREEN FOR ROCK CHALLENGE 2019 12th March 2019 Janine Astley / 28 March 2019 0 924 Barnsley Academy turned to environmental issues as inspiration for its entry in to this year’s Rock Challenge competition. And the school saw its piece, entitled ‘Hexxus,’ take second place and seven excellence awards in the regional finals of the national competition. ‘Rock Challenge’ itself is led by the Be Your Best Foundation, using the performing arts to help promote healthy life choices, with this year’s regional final taking place at Production Park, Wakefield on Saturday (9th March). READ MORE BARNSLEY ACADEMY STUDENTS SUPPORT RESCUE ROLEPLAY 4th March 2019 Janine Astley / 28 March 2019 0 798 Barnsley Academy students have teamed up with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to take part in a life-saving roleplay. Working in conjunction with Elsecar Heritage Railway (EHR), the event took place at EHR’s Wath Road site on Thursday (28th February), with the students helping to recreate a major incident involving the emergency services. The exercise saw the Year 9 and 10 drama students, supported by Drama teacher Mrs Parkes and Creative Arts Technician Miss Robertshaw, take on the role of a group of people affected by a toxic substance released into the air. The group complain of burns and irritations to the skin and eyes, which are dealt with by the emergency services. READ MORE Y11 Football Team 6-2 Win to Barnsley Academy Janine Astley / 12 February 2019 0 1135 Congratulations to our Year 11 football team who beat Sheffield Springs 6-2 this evening. A great performance from all of the boys, including the 3 year 10 boys who played a year up. 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