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Applications to NSFC are open NOW!!!! Get those forms filled in and submitted by 5th November 2025 https://www.nationalacademy.org.uk/nsfc
16 October 2025
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Yesterday Year 11 students took part in mock interviews. We welcomed a number of local employers to the academy to conduct one-on-one interviews. These sessions allow students to practise their communication skills, reflect on their strengths, and gain valuable insights into the expectations of prospective employers. We hope students found the experience rewarding. #Aspiration #Respect #Compassion #Humility #Wisdom #Service
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Book now for our Sixth Form Open Evening using the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/kCBU57EdVE
20 September 2024
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Year 10 Food students have worked incredibly hard to produce two European dishes in their two-hour mock practical exam. A wide range of countries were considered including France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Greece. Students have demonstrated skills from deshelling raw prawns, filleting fish and making their own pasta and bread products. The final results were outstanding. #achievement #respect #humility #wisdom #service
17 June 2024
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Here's a copy of our extra curricular timetable for 22-23. Is there something that your child might be interested in? Not too sure? Perhaps they could pop along and talk to the activity leader or join a session and try it! #achievement
22 November 2022
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What a flying start our year 7/8 girls' football team have had! 5-0 up at half time against Tupton Hall School in Derbyshire in the English Schools Football Association (ESFA) campaign; with a penalty saved by National and continuing to show their class won the game 7-0. Well done to Shakiyah for scoring her first hat trick for the school team! Good luck in the next round of the competition! #achievement #respect #humilty
30 September 2022
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Y10 mock interviews On Tuesday 5th July our year 10 students took part in mock interviews as part of our careers programme. In preparation for this, students wrote CVs and letters of application in personal development lessons. We were extremely fortunate to be able to welcome employers from our local community into our academy to interview the students. All students received feedback at the end of the process to help them prepare for future interviews. It was a really successful day and the feedback from both employers and students was extremely positive. #wisdom #service #humility #achievement #respect
21 July 2022
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A thought-provoking year 11 celebration service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Wednesday last week with contributions from Mr Brailsford, Headteacher, our Chaplain, Keziah Ritchie and Reverend Chantry. We enjoyed some live acoustic music from John-Joe and Lerato and had the opportunity to reflect on what it means to be part of the 'National family'. We were joined by special guest, Joe Worrall, Nottingham Forest player and Ben Marshall, Governor. Joe reflected back on his time at National and when asked what advice he would give to the year 11 students, he said that he has always surrounded himself with good people. Those you can trust and rely on. He also referred to the recent Forest promotion and how having faith in his team mates and believing in each other's abilities went a long way to achieving this dream. #humility #service #wisdom #respect #achievement #charity
6 July 2022
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Today we said goodbye to year 11 as they leave us today for the next steps on their individual journeys. We wish them all the best. We know that students have worked hard to achieve their potential and deserve recognition for their resilience. #achievement #respect #humility
27 May 2022
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We are flying the national flag of the United Kingdom to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen becoming the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. Students will be celebrating in school with a special 3 day 'Best of British' menu in Archie's including toad in the hole and chippy Friday. #service #humility
26 May 2022
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Our latest faculty blog is now live on our website. Mrs Jones, Head of PACE, considers the mental health and wellbeing benefits of subjects within the PACE faculty - PE, music and drama. Read it at: https://www.nationalacademy.org.uk/facultyupdates #humility #wisdom
26 May 2022
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Our Year 7 & 8 girls are South Notts Football Champions! On Monday, the team played The Becket School at West Bridgford Football Club, and ended the season with a trophy! It was a tight game and the defence had to work very hard but the girls' determined mindset and resilience resulted in a 3-2 win. A big thank you to Ava's dad for running the line. Congratulations to the girls, the coaches, and parents who have supported the team this year. #achievement
25 May 2022
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National Church of England Academy has a long and rich history, having started from humble beginnings in the church porch at St Mary Magdalene's Church on Hucknall marketplace in 1788. Our school has survived, thrived and grown through almost 250 years. As an institution we have navigated running as a boys' boarding academy in the 1820's, teachers leaving the profession to enlist in WW1, the Spanish Flu pandemic, digging trenches in the playing field during WW2, and the Queen's coronation in 1953. During this time the school would have seen numerous government Acts and initiatives both successful and unsuccessful, including such controversial practices such as corporal punishment by caning. In our archives we have our 'Punishment Book' which logs punishment by strokes of the cane between September 1949 and September 1978. In state schools, corporal punishment was outlawed in 1986. This is a fascinating historical record of a very contentious tradition, in a society which was very different to the world in which we live in today. #humility
25 May 2022
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Year 8 Religious Studies students last term completed a unit of work considering the question 'Where is God?'. They looked at arguments both for and against the existence of God and created a piece of artwork to share their own ideas. Mr Brailsford (Headteacher) Mrs Richie (Chaplain) and Mrs Halfpenny (Head of Faculty - Social Sciences) judged the artwork and awarded prizes to the top three. #achievement #wisdom
25 May 2022
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Our year 8 girls' football team competed in the County Cup final this week against Outwood Academy Portland. There are 6 year 7 girls who play for the year 8 team at a level higher than their age group. The game was really tight and National unfortunately just lost concentration in the last few minutes to concede the second goal, making Outwood Portland the winners. The girls should be so proud of their achievement with excellent play by all players. #achievement #humility
11 May 2022
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Our Archie's Destination Days have continued to be a hit with students, most recently tasting the best of Jamaican flavours. Students enjoyed beef patties served with spicy wedges, rice and peas, Jamaican style chicken wraps, and Caribbean coconut cake. #respect #service
10 May 2022
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Keep up with the latest developments in faculty areas by checking out our website which has an area dedicated to updates from Heads of Faculty every month: https://www.nationalacademy.org.uk/facultyupdates Miss Hunt wrote about reading and the theatre in April and Mr Parker updated us on some exciting developments in art, design and technology for May. We will keep parents, guardians, students and the wider community updated every time we have a new blog post. #humility #respect #service #achievement
5 May 2022
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We currently have some exciting vacancies within our support services team. Work alongside us as a Learning Support Assistant, a Clerk to Governors or a Midday Supervisor. All these vacancies are term-time only. The Learning Support Assistant will support the behaviour, learning and achievements of individuals and groups of students within the classroom and dedicated inclusion base. A Clerk to Governors is required to provide a varied high quality clerking service to our Local Governing Body. Our new Midday Supervisor will be responsible for the supervision of children on the school premises throughout the midday break. Find out more and apply at: https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/the-national-church-of-england-academy-1017291
4 May 2022
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Our year 11 girls played the Nottinghamshire Schools under-16 final last week against Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, and came away with a silver medal. The girls were strong with 90% possession in the second half and exemplary performances from Charlotte, Kadie-Rose and Jacee-Jem. Although Arnold Hill were scoring against us and they had an exceptional goalkeeper, the girls were determined to keep their heads up and played an outstanding game of football. This was the last match for our year 11 girls representing National Church of England Academy before they move on to post-16 study and we could not be prouder of their achievements together as a team. There are still three cup final matches to play for our key stage 3 girls' teams - Year 7 and 8 on 9th May, Year 8 and 9 final on 12th May, and Year 7 final 17th May. We wish everyone involved the best of luck. #achievement #respect #humility
4 May 2022
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As part of our Lent charity collection, we have collected over 20 bags of non-perishable items and food for Hucknall Food Bank at Under One Roof. Thank you to parents/guardians/students and the rest of the academy community for your contribution to our collection, which will help to support 100 local families with some store cupboard staples. #service #charity #humility
22 April 2022
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In 'Big Questions Week' - students completed activities with our academy chaplain Keziah and the extended chaplaincy team on the theme of resilience. Also Keziah launched Renew Space - a quiet shared space where it is okay to not be okay. Renew Space will run on Tuesdays after school in the Whiting Room. This is an opportunity for students to drop into a quiet reflective space if they feel they need a little extra support through conversation and/or prayer. #wisdom #respect #humility #service
22 April 2022
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"Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light." JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone- 1997. On World Book Day we celebrated the 25th birthdays of both Harry Potter and World Book Day in 2022. We know that reading improves literacy skills which are central to students' educational achievement, it encourages lifelong learning, and is beneficial to mental health and wellbeing. Staff dressed as their favourite fictional characters to share their love of reading across the academy. #wisdom
22 April 2022
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To round off Big Questions Week 2022, we had a visit from @thelilyjoproject speaking out (and singing!) about our theme of 'resilience'. This project aims to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health through music, digital resources, and community engagement. Students participated in a workshop about how to be proactive about maintaining good mental health to reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. #service #humility
22 April 2022
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In Thought for the Day, the activity was to create a prayer chain (or a chain of peace) for the Ukraine/ Russia conflict. Students really engaged well with this and have written insightful prayers which they then formed into a chain. As each student joins their prayer to their tutor's chain they add their prayer to thousands and thousands of people praying across the globe for this heart-breaking crisis. #respect #humility
22 April 2022
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Happy birthday to Dorrie, resident of our local care home, who turns 101 today! Our year 7 nurture group students have created these lovely cards for you. May your special day be filled with sunshine, smiles, laughter and love... exactly what you've brought the world for over 10 decades! #respect #humility
22 April 2022
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