The Bulwell Academy
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The Bulwell Academy is a large secondary school
situated in Bulwell
, Nottingham
, England
, an area of social deprivation. It is run on a house system, and based in the brand-new Bulwell Academy complex.
and The River Leen School. The academy was funded partially by Edge Education Foundation and was meant to have a new building ready for the opening; however, the building was not completed on time, meaning the students had to stay in the old buildings.
The Bulwell Academy was officially opened by Graham Allen MP in September 2009.
In August 2010, The Bulwell Academy moved into the new £28million complex next door to one of the two temporary sites, which has since been demolished. The demolition site was then rebuilt as car parks and a state-of-the-art sports complex.
and is ready for use. As of August 9, 2010, the building was under Bulwell Academy ownership and is being run run by the Academy's Senior Management Team. The Bulwell Academy complex was officially opened in November 2010 by HRH The Duke of Kent. The building is split into six blocks, titled A,B,C,D,E and F respectively. A-Block is used for Physical Education, Sixth-Form, the Learning Resource Centre and the Enterprise Hub, a meeting room which can be hired out to local businesses, but is primarily used by the Bulwell Academy staff for meetings. B-Block contains offices on the ground floor, and Modern Foreign Languages and IT classrooms on the first floor. C-Block houses Science on the ground, and English on the first floor. D-Block is used for Expressive Arts on the ground floor, and BASE (Bulwell Academy Skills for Enterprise)on the first floor. E-Block contains Technologies on the ground floor, and Maths on the first floor. F-Block houses the Restaurant on the ground, and Humanities on the first floor. Each Business Community is designated a first floor to use for four hours a week, at the beginning of the day. These are:
• Bonington (Blue) = B-Block, First Floor
• Byron (Yellow) = C-Block, First Floor
• Boot (Green) = D-Block, First Floor
• Bowden (Red) = E-Block, First Floor
• Booth (Purple) = F-Block, First Floor
• Sixth-Form = A-Block, First Floor
In each of the first floors, there is an Independent Learning Area, or ILA. These are large areas which classrooms branch out of, and each contains a Lap-Safe and many extra tables. The area is used for classes to work outside of the traditional classroom, and independently.
In the centre of the courtyard area in between blocks lies The Hall. This is used for assemblies and meetings, and contains cinema-like chairs which can be either pulled out for an assembly, or pushed away to allow sporting activities, like table-tennis, to be set up.
The courtyard is also home to the UK's largest inverted conic canopies, created by Fabric Architecture.
At the rear of the building lies an outdoor seating area. This is an area where students can relax and have a conversation. Behind this, the Academy sports fields lie, with emergency access to Squires Avenue available at any time. This is also the rendezvous point in case of emergency, and overlooks the Territorial Army complex in Bulwell, which are the Academy's neighbours.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
situated in Bulwell
Bulwell
Bulwell is an English market town approximately northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham.-Early...
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, an area of social deprivation. It is run on a house system, and based in the brand-new Bulwell Academy complex.
History
The school was founded as a replacement for Henry Mellish SchoolHenry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College
Henry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College was a small, non-denominational secondary school in Bulwell, Nottingham, England, situated in an area of high social deprivation.-Early history:...
and The River Leen School. The academy was funded partially by Edge Education Foundation and was meant to have a new building ready for the opening; however, the building was not completed on time, meaning the students had to stay in the old buildings.
The Bulwell Academy was officially opened by Graham Allen MP in September 2009.
In August 2010, The Bulwell Academy moved into the new £28million complex next door to one of the two temporary sites, which has since been demolished. The demolition site was then rebuilt as car parks and a state-of-the-art sports complex.
Staff
- Principal: Graham Roberts
- Senior Vice Principal: Scott Burnside
- Vice Principal: Tony Bond
- Vice Principal: Rob Derry
- Vice Principal: Pete McConnochie
- Vice Principal: Dave Brockhurst
Logo
When it came to designing a logo, the staff at Edge decided to use the logo from their other academy in Milton Keynes and change the colours.Building
The new Bulwell Academy building is located on Squires Avenue, BulwellBulwell
Bulwell is an English market town approximately northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham.-Early...
and is ready for use. As of August 9, 2010, the building was under Bulwell Academy ownership and is being run run by the Academy's Senior Management Team. The Bulwell Academy complex was officially opened in November 2010 by HRH The Duke of Kent. The building is split into six blocks, titled A,B,C,D,E and F respectively. A-Block is used for Physical Education, Sixth-Form, the Learning Resource Centre and the Enterprise Hub, a meeting room which can be hired out to local businesses, but is primarily used by the Bulwell Academy staff for meetings. B-Block contains offices on the ground floor, and Modern Foreign Languages and IT classrooms on the first floor. C-Block houses Science on the ground, and English on the first floor. D-Block is used for Expressive Arts on the ground floor, and BASE (Bulwell Academy Skills for Enterprise)on the first floor. E-Block contains Technologies on the ground floor, and Maths on the first floor. F-Block houses the Restaurant on the ground, and Humanities on the first floor. Each Business Community is designated a first floor to use for four hours a week, at the beginning of the day. These are:
• Bonington (Blue) = B-Block, First Floor
• Byron (Yellow) = C-Block, First Floor
• Boot (Green) = D-Block, First Floor
• Bowden (Red) = E-Block, First Floor
• Booth (Purple) = F-Block, First Floor
• Sixth-Form = A-Block, First Floor
In each of the first floors, there is an Independent Learning Area, or ILA. These are large areas which classrooms branch out of, and each contains a Lap-Safe and many extra tables. The area is used for classes to work outside of the traditional classroom, and independently.
In the centre of the courtyard area in between blocks lies The Hall. This is used for assemblies and meetings, and contains cinema-like chairs which can be either pulled out for an assembly, or pushed away to allow sporting activities, like table-tennis, to be set up.
The courtyard is also home to the UK's largest inverted conic canopies, created by Fabric Architecture.
At the rear of the building lies an outdoor seating area. This is an area where students can relax and have a conversation. Behind this, the Academy sports fields lie, with emergency access to Squires Avenue available at any time. This is also the rendezvous point in case of emergency, and overlooks the Territorial Army complex in Bulwell, which are the Academy's neighbours.