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Students support chYps
11th May 2012The Business Academy Bexley year 11 students were lucky enough to have a assembly today from a local children’s hospice- chYps. Students listened to stories of families struck by tragedy and heard about the great work that happens at chYps and how t...
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Whittington Course 2012
9th May 2012Another successful year of the Whittington Course was marked by a 10 Anniversary trip with the students enjoying a reception with the Lord Mayor of the City of London at Mansion House.
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Exam timetable released
2nd May 2012Click on the 'Read More' button to follow a link to the Examination Timetable for GCSE, AS and A2 level exams during the Summer 2012
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The Brilliant Club graduates
1st May 2012Our Year 11 students who have been taking part in ‘The Brilliant Club’ programme had the opportunity to visit Oxford University as part of their graduation process.
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Trip to Sparrows Lane for BAB students
30th April 2012A group of year 13 students at Business Academy Bexley had the chance to experience an elite level of coaching at Sparrows Lane last week.
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Making an impression
30th April 2012One young person has impressed when attending estates sessions and has been nominated for the Inspiring Young Person at the Kickz National Awards.
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Trust Talk
26th April 2012Read the latest news and events from around the borough in Trust Thamesmead's newsletter. Click on 'read more' to follow the link to the latest edition
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Maths Executives make the difference
23rd April 2012Students and staff at the Business Academy Bexley are celebrating after Junior Maths Executives supported their friends to make fantastic progress in their GCSE Maths exam.
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Sixth Form Student Vincent Sam receives an Award for work within the Community
16th April 2012Vincent Sam a Business Academy sixth form student was awarded with the 99% Campaign Award for Positive Contribution to the Local Community. Vincent was one of the outstanding graduates from the 2011 National Citizen Service with CACT, has proved to b...
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Primary School Showcase
29th March 2012Primary School children from 7 partner primary schools demonstrated their skills which they have learnt with year 11 students leaders. The showcase had dance and drama presentations as well as basketball and car racing demonstrations. All students re...
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Academy students and staff cycle to Paris for Sports Relief
23rd March 2012Secondary students and staff today cycled the equivalent distance from London to Paris in aid of Sports Relief. Everyone also enjoyed a non-uniform day wearing sports equipment to raise money for a very worthwhile cause.
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Students Impress at Accenture
16th March 2012On the 13th March, the Academy took 20 Gifted & Talented Business Studies students from Year 10+11 to Accenture headquarters in Central London. Accenture is a global company operating in 120 countries, and employs over 250,000 members of staff. It ...
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Year 7 World Book Day
14th March 2012To celebrate World Book Day on Friday 2nd March the Academy held a book day for all of Year 7. Students were taken off their normal timetable for the day and instead did a variety of book and reading related activities. Classes enjoyed activities suc...
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Leadership training for the Senior Students
13th March 2012The Secondary Senior Students took on the challenge of leadership training with the British Army. Click on the news story to see the full report.
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O2 Trip 2012
8th March 2012Key Stage 2 Choir ventured to the O2 for the amazing Young Voices concert.
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Ofsted monitoring visit
20th February 2012The Academy recently hosted an Ofsted monitoring inspection. This was a short notice visit with the Academy receiving notification on Tuesday 31st January and with a team of 3 inspectors carrying out the monitoring visit on Wednesday 1st February.
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Brilliant Club at BAB
8th February 2012This term The Academy is launching an exciting new project for our Gifted and Talented Year 11 students, called The Brilliant Club! The programme’s aim is to widen access to the UK’s best universities by connecting outstanding secondary school studen...
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Year 6 Residential Trip
7th February 2012Thursday on the Isle of Wight Group 1 did a Tunnel Trail in complete darkness looking for treasure and Problem Solving where the children decided the best way to cooperate was to bark orders which worked most of the time... - 'left, right, left, r...
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World Book Day 2012
6th February 2012On Friday 2nd March the Academy will be holding a Book Day for all Year 7 students to celebrate reading and to coincide with World Book Day.
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Exploring London
26th January 2012The Business Academy took 71 Year 10 History students to the Museum of London, where they spent the day exploring the theme of crime in London, as part of their GCSE module ‘Crime and punishment through time’.
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Carol singing in the Community
9th December 2011Students from the secondary section attended their local care home as part of a programme of termly visits. The residents enjoyed an hour of students singing Christmas carols with every getting into the festive spirit.
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Literacy Intervention at BAB
8th December 2011This year, the academy is running a wider range of literacy intervention programmes than ever before - and they’re on offer to more students than ever! open the new story to read the full programme
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January 2012 Exam Timetable
8th December 2011Please select this news story to see a copy of the GCSE and A Level public examinations in January 2012.
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Sixth Formers meet Ken Livingstone
23rd November 2011Sixth Form students along with Mr Pemberton were invited to attend a Question and Answer session with Ken Livingstone the former Mayor of London and Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London in 2012. There were many topical discussions such as Education...
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Championship Footballer visits the Academy
23rd November 2011John Marquis, a striker for Millwall visited the Academy to talk to ASDAN students who have been working on Module 3 (Sports and Leisure). One of the challenges is to interview a professional sportsman.
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Trip to City Hall
23rd November 2011Three Red Senior Students took a trip into the London City Hall last Tuesday to take part in a conference hosted by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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Young Ambassadors Conference
21st November 2011Four students from the Business Academy travelled to the Oval Cricket Ground to attend the Young Ambassador’s Conference.
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Remembrance Day, Friday November 11th 2011
11th November 2011The Academy stopped at 11am to mark Remembrance Day. Lessons paused, allowing students, staff and visitors to remember those who had lost their lives in conflicts around the globe both past and present. Click on the news story to see a video of the o...
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Soccer School Currently Full
3rd October 2011Soccer School is currently full. Our next programme will commence on Saturday 7th January 2012. Children will not be permitted to attend without first completing enrolment forms which are available on this website in the news or extended services pag...
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Sixth Form Open Evening
25th September 2011Open Days at the Business Academy are an opportunity for Year 11, sixth form students and their parents to see the school, meet the Headteacher: Mr. Guy Nichols and Head of Sixth Form Mr. Will Pemberton, chat to staff and students.
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76% of students achieve 5 good GCSEs in Flagship Academy’s best year ever
26th August 2011The Business Academy Bexley has turned in record GCSE results again this year with the number of students achieving 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths rising 10% from 42% in 2010 to 52% this year. The Academy achieved 72% A*-C grades (national...
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The Business Academy Bexley celebrates best ever A Level Results
19th August 2011Post 16 students at The Business Academy Bexley are celebrating after 99.45% of them passed at A Level, beating the National Average of 97.8. 72% of them achieved an A*-C pass at A Level.
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Senior Students celebrate
21st July 2011Senior studentss and their families came together at the Business Academy for an evening of celebration to reflect on their achievements of the past year. Click on the news story to see a gallery if the evening
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Year 11 Prom
13th July 2011The Year 11 prom was held at the Business Academy this year with the school being turned into a Hollywood themed venue for the evening. Click on the news story to see the photo gallery
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Celebrations!
13th July 2011The Secondary section celebrated their achievements with year 7-10 and sixth form students enjoying a mix of music, awards and prize giving. Click on the news story to see the photo gallery
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Music student achieves top grades
13th June 2011A Business Academy students has achieved distinction in her grade 8 drum kit exam . This adds to the distinction grades which she has also reached in grades 6 and 7!
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Academy gets green light for renewable energy project
13th June 2011Electricity costs are set to be slashed and educational opportunities enhanced at The Business Academy Bexley. Please click on the news story to read the complete press release
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New head girl and head boy appointed
9th June 2011The Academy has appointed a new head girl and head boy for next academic year. click on the news story to read their statement.
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D of E students go for gold
7th June 20114 students from year 11 took part in their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award spending 2 nights in the Ashdown Forest.
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Miss Fieldsend wins top award
7th June 2011Year 11 students nominated Miss Fieldsend for a Jack Petchey award for her outstanding contribution to teaching.
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Bridges to Africa
16th May 2011On Sunday 15th May, 67 staff and students of the Business Academy Bexley walked 10km as part of the Bridges to Africa walk.
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Congratulations to our Year 11 Football Team
15th May 2011It was an historic event which saw the year 11 football team progress through the stages of the Kent Cup to reach their first ever final.
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Whittington Tour celebrates another year
5th May 2011Students from year 10 who have demonstrated particular apptitude in business enjoyed a rewarding day visiting famous landmarks in the Canary Wharf and the City of London.
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Greencar team at Silverstone
3rd May 2011All students were at school for 6:00am on Sunday morning ready to head up to Silverstone for the first race of the Greencar season.
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Jodie Connor visits the Academy
12th April 2011Chart topping singer Jodie Connor visited the Academy as part of a schools tour. She has recently collaborated with Roll Deep and Tinchy Stryder and gave students a 20 minute concert. Click on the news story to see a video of her concert.
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What a load of rubbish!
5th April 2011KS1 and KS2 students in our primary school were very lucky to have a special visit from Recycler the Robot this week.
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Winners! Yr 11 win North Kent Cup Final
5th April 2011Yr 11 students have won a historic victory winning the North Kent Cup Final making it the secondary victory in a week.
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Primary students have a T'riffic time
4th April 2011Pupils at the Business Academy Bexley (BAB) recently spent an enjoyable and interesting day learning more about the history of Thamesmead thanks to a partnership between the Trust and the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), which holds a significant ...
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Winners!
31st March 2011Congratulations to our Yr 7 football team who are Kent Cup Final winners after beating Dover Grammar School last night 3-0. Click on the news story for full match report and video clip
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City visit for Academy students
30th March 2011Students from year 12 and year 11 had the opportunity to attend a ‘Finance In the City Walk’, organised though Prospects In The City.
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Care home visit by Academy students
30th March 2011Senior students from the secondary section made their termly visit to a local care home to chat and play games with the residents.
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Academy receives recognition from Westminster
24th March 2011The Academy has received praise from Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Schools, congratulating the Academy for the examination achievements of the students in the January exams. The Crayford Chronicle also picked up on the story. Please open th...
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Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' Challenge
22nd March 2011Yr 10 students attend the annual Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' challenge developing their public speaking skills.
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Football success for year 7 and 11 teams
21st March 2011One football team from year 7 and year 11 achieve historic victories becoming the first teams from the Business Academy to reach the final of the Kent Cup.
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BAB Striders run the Bath Half Marathon
7th March 2011A team of 5 staff completed the Bath Half Marathon in very respectable times finishing the course between 1hr 42 and 2hr 14 minutes. The staff ran the half marathon to support Jamie's Farm, a charity which aims to support the development of vulner...
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Celebrations at the Business Academy
23rd September 2010The Business Academy saw the return of past year 11 and post 16 students, parents, guardians, teachers, governors, Erith and Thamesmead MP Teresa Pearce and Deputy Mayor of Bexley - Councillor Spencer last night at the Business Academy Bexley, for a ...
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Primary School Open
21st September 2010The primary building is open today. There is some work being carried out in the playground, however the building can function as normal. There is still no hot water therefore parents are encouraged to send their child into school with a packed lunch.
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Bridges to Africa
17th May 2010On Sunday 16th May, 39 students and 10 teachers (past and present!) walked 10 kilometers across 10 bridges of the river Thames as part of the "Bridges to Africa" sponsored walk. The Year 11 AS Citizenship class organised the trip to raise money for t...
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