Friday 2 June 2023The Pathways ECF Blog - Ted BunnIn our first series of ECF Pathways, we chat with Ted, our lead on Growing Together and Aldridge Education's Early Career Framework programme about his career up until now.
Wednesday 24 May 2023NPQ SpotlightA Spotlight on… The NPQ for Leading Teaching with Jack McDonald from Aldridge UTC@MediaCity.
Tuesday 5 October 2021Aldridge Foundation Announces Junior Signature Art Prize 2020/21 – winners announcedBack in December 2020, 88 young people aged 14-18 from across the family of Aldridge schools and colleges, submitted entries to the Aldridge Junior Signature Art Prize, which was created in partnership with Artellite, one of the first online graduate art galleries, to run alongside their national competition.
Monday 20 September 2021Vale holds local history day for the communityOn Saturday September 18th Darwen Vale High School held a local history event celebrating the history of the school and its role in the local community.
Thursday 12 August 2021I don't think I'll ever forget the experience - Duke's GCSE results dayMonica Duncan, Principal of Duke’s Aldridge Academy, congratulated students on a strong set of GCSE and vocational results today. Mrs. Duncan said: “English and maths results are significantly better than those achieved in 2019 when public exams were last taken, both in terms of passes and the numbers of students achieving the top grades.
Thursday 12 August 2021We are so proud of what they have achieved - GCSE Results day at DACAAt DACA, 73% of students achieved grades between 9 and 4. Head of School Nicki Gregg said: ‘After another disrupted school year, our students have demonstrated resilience, determination and an ability to adapt to a different style of learning. We are very proud of them and how they have coped throughout this period. Once again, our students have achieved the grades they need to continue to the next step on their chosen pathways.’
Thursday 12 August 2021GCSE Results - Darwen Vale High SchoolDarwen Vale High School Principal Matthew Little said this morning; “I am delighted to be able to congratulate the Darwen Vale Class of 2021 on their amazing results. Once more our year 11 students have been faced with an unprecedented challenge and deserve their hard-earned success. In their formal school-based “mock” examinations in November they secured the best mock results we have ever had as a school. We were confident that this year group would secure new record-breaking exam success at Vale. This group of young people worked tremendously hard in lessons; whether they were “live” or online”, at weekends and in their period 6 time to ensure that they were thoroughly prepared They absolutely deserve their fantastic grades.
Thursday 12 August 2021KAA Students and staff celebrate GCSE results dayKAA is pleased to announce a positive day of celebrations for our students collecting their GCSE results today. Students have worked especially hard for these results, to overcome the disruption that COVID caused to their GCSE courses in Years 10 and 11.
Tuesday 10 August 2021Three quarters of DACA sixth formers heading to universityDACA Head of School Nicki Gregg congratulated students collecting their results today saying: ‘In yet another extraordinary year, our students have shown maturity, patience and determination. We are very proud of them and how they have coped throughout this period. Once again, our students are gaining places at top universities.’ DACA students achieved 100% pass rates at A-Level and Btec with 69% top A* - B grades at A-Level and 85% Distinction*- Distinction at Btec. Three quarters of DACA sixth formers are heading to university, with more than 80% accepted by their first choices.
Tuesday 10 August 2021KAA celebrates another excellent set of A-Level results“This year’s are particularly special, as many of the students are from our original “founder” Year 7 cohort who joined when we opened KAA in 2014, and all students have worked extra hard to overcome the disruption that Covid caused to their A Level courses.
Tuesday 10 August 2021They have shown great resilience and character and they should all be so proud – BACA College resultsBrighton Aldridge Community Academy Principal Bob Speight congratulated BACA students on their achievements on results day saying: "I am delighted for all of our students for achieving such great outcomes. This is an excellent year group who have had to endure a great deal of disruption to their Sixth Form studies. However, it is fantastic that they have achieved the great results that they all deserve and which will allow them to move on to and flourish in the next stage of their education.
Tuesday 10 August 2021Former BACA student heading for CambridgeBrighton Aldridge Community Academy Principal Bob Speight has congratulated former BACA student Amanda Kangai on achieving a place at Cambridge University with 2 A*s and 2 A grades in today’s A-Level results.
