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Colchester Academy's aim is to make sure every student fulfils their potential, developing into responsible and successful citizens.

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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
7 years
It's official! Colchester Academy is graded GOOD by OFSTED in all 4 categories! We have overturned 26 years of history. Well done all staff and students, plus a huge thank you to our very supportive parents. 😁
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
The staff at Colchester Academy have been donating food and toiletries to our local Foodbank. Our first delivery was 60 kg worth of produce and products, ready to support our local community every step of the way! A big thank you Miss Edwards. #Colchesteracademy #LoveLearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
The lionesses did it!!!! Part of history #excellence #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
World Book Day - credit to our very own published student author, Mykie Perkins in Year 10. For those of you who aren't aware, Mykie has written about his battle with cancer. This is a fantastic achievement. Well done Mykie! #GetCaughtReading #WorldBookDay2021 #studentauthors
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Early morning snow at the academy by Mrs Richards...
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
It’s coming home! Colchester Academy trip to Wembley to watch the Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ #lionesses
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Well done to the Year 10 students who all successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award this weekend 🥉⛺️🌳🌳
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
8 years
More prom pics tomorrow!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
Day two - Sachsenhausen. Students are ready to embrace a full day of learning.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Colchester Academy pupils have spent school time sending hundreds of letters and sharing their art work with care homes in Colchester. The feedback from the charity #yopey , the care homes and our students has been outstanding.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
Awesome first day in Berlin. Andy is busy sharing his vast knowledge with our historians. @AngliaTours
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
And they’re off! Year 7 & 8 students took part in a Colour Run this afternoon for Sports Relief. £300 raised, well done to all who ran the course and thank you Ms Bull for organising #culture #chatacter
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Today we welcomed our year 7 students to Colchester Academy. Well done to all for a fantastic first day!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Our #AntiBullyingWeek started today with #OddSocksDay
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 months
Culture Day is in full swing. So proud of our fabulous students and staff. Activities have included a form time quiz, dedicated curriculum time, and a cultural fair.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
Final day in Berlin. Starting the day at the Berlin wall. Absolutely fantastic trip so far. Thank you to Andy from @AngliaTours - awesome fountain of knowledge.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Proud to be awarding our first 6 Silver Awards in recognition of excellent work and contribution to Colchester Academy community. #RAISETHEPRAISE
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Well done to our Year 10 students who cooked today with @BootonTom . An experience that they will never forget. A big thank you to @BootonTom for your time and your words of wisdom. Happy cooking! #excellence #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
A fantastic surprise for our students today at lunchtime with a range of milkshakes from @shakenudder #Excellence #ColchesterAcademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 years
Wow! #colchesteracademy collected 220kgs of donations! Colchester Food Bank broke their record for busiest ever day twice in the last week! #commitment #character
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Open Evening. Standing room only
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
We have arrived in Berlin for our three day adventure. Breakfast and then we will be venturing out. Geographers, you can ponder on the cloud formation over Amsterdam.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
They’ve finished! Well done Yr 11 D of E Silver Award students. You all did a fantastic job the last 3 days. Miss Kelly & Ms Robson are very proud of you 👍🏼 #resilience #excellence #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Afternoon of fun running to support Sports Relief
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Our wonderful catering manager Rachael has been busy baking cakes for carers in care homes in Colchester. She’s providing 120 cakes via the Colchester Academy kitchen to 4 cares homes in Colchester, we think she is a superstar. #communityhero #colchesteracademy #cakesforcarers
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Aiming for #excellence - the feedback development loop
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Ready to watch the performance of Henry VIII
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Congratulations to Mrs Betts and Miss Kelly who were both "Highly Commended" at the Essex Teacher Awards this week and to Mrs Murphy and Mrs Silver who both received Lifetime Achievement Awards. Well done ladies! #colchesteracademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Mr Searl and Dan (Year 8) on harmonica with a short rendition of Silent Night
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Excellent #Python programming from our year 9 students #Excellence #Commitment #ComputerScience
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Thank you Mrs Moore for all of your support with Year 8 this year 🎅🏼🎄
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Very excited with the start of our new professional development library, so excited, I couldn’t wait to get them on the shelves before I took a photo) This is just the start #colchesteracademy #lovelearning #professionaldevelopment #LearningNeverStops #learningandteaching
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
From all of us at Colchester Academy.....
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 months
What a week! Our amazing year 10s have been completing their spoken language assessments and yesterday our future year 7s spent the day getting a taste of life at Colchester Academy. Exciting times. Here's a sneak peak at our new values badges.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
The first and only recipients of the prestigious Principal’s Award #Resilience #Excellence #Respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Under the watchful eye of @BootonTom , Year 10 are re-creating Tom's dish. #committment #dedication
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Last week we hosted our annual talent show; Spotlight. Well done to all our outstanding performers... #Excellence #ColchesterAcademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
Our Health & Social Care students were invited to ICENI Centre at Colchester Hospital, which provides local, national & global healthcare professionals the opportunity to enhance their knowledge & skills. What a great learning experience!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
WELL DONE to all students who have accessed work via reception, class charts or any other platform used by your class teachers. We are so impressed with the work that is coming back, you are showing clear determination and resilience! #Colchesteracademy #LoveLearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 months
The year 8's have done the school incredibly proud at the Big English Debate @Uni_of_Essex Their excellence was acknowledged and celebrated by the university who commented on how awesome and respectful our students are.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Year 10 & 11 at the Victoria Palace Theatre ready to watch Hamilton
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Josie (Year 8) has been painting murals on her bedroom walls (with permission of course!). The painting of 3 men at the table is from the TV series Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Fantastic art work Josie, well done! #Colchesteracademy #LoveLearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Well done Year 7 & 8 #sportsrelief
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Colchester Academy supporting Anti-Bullying Week Odd Socks Day #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
5 years
Congratulations to Stella - FIRST PLACE in the regional Jack Petchey Speak Out finals yesterday evening! Amazing!!!! #colchesteracademy #character #commitment #culture #currency
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Some excellent art work from Josie in Yr9 using toned tan paper and blending pens. So much effort has gone into these, well done. #excellence #commitment #culture #colchesteracademyartist
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Thank you to Rachael and her team for an awesome Christmas dinner today!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
9 years
Wishing all our amazing year 11 students the best tomorrow Ms Pierson👍👌
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
It was fantastic to see so many visitors for our open evening last night... #Resilience #Excellence #Respect #ColchesterAcademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Miss Davies conducting Group 1 Metal experiments with her Year 9 Science class today.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 years
Hot diggety dog!! Meet my furiend Ellie who was in the Academy supporting some learning today. I’m having a pawsitively good day. #learningelf #colchesteracademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
5 years
A fantastic achievement from one of our year 9 students who has had his book published. Soon to be attending his book signing at the Houses of Parliament. Very proud. Can be purchased through Amazon via this link:
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
5 years
Amazing morning at Barings. Thank you for looking after us! #SheCanBe
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Today's top tips for reading! Keep reading all! #Colchesteracademy #LoveLearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
It's World Book Day! To celebrate, your teachers have been reading lots and lots. Can you guess which teacher is hiding behind their book? #getcaughtreading #worldbookday
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh students practicing pitching their tents, ahead of their Bronze expedition in April
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
5 years
Year 7 re-enacting the 1066 Battle of Hastings
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Yr 9 Geography students recently entered a competition run by @GFASouthwold to design a virtual route for a Broads Junior Triathlon event. Congratulations to Maisie, Jack, Sienna and Erin who impressed the judges with their entries and each received a prize. Thank you Miss Kelly
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
9 years
Exciting times at Colchester Academy http://t.co/jSsDb804Mu
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Big congratulations to Emily in Y11. She achieved a Distinction for her Grade 5 theory! Well Done!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Wembley we have arrived!!!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 months
Our fantastic years 11s collecting values certificates for excellent work in maths. We are so proud of them.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Year 11 Rewards Trip to Wembley to see Arsenal Ladies v Chelsea Ladies. Well done to all those who earned their place on the trip and thank you Miss Bull & Miss Robson for driving the minibus!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Science demonstrations with year 7 students today #excellence #culture #commitment
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
8 months
Our fantastic scholars are experiencing their first session. What a great opportunity! @BrilliantClub
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
History and Drama students from Year 11 are at The Globe theatre tonight to watch Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
We’re so proud of our new cohort. They’ve made a smashing start. See you tomorrow! 😀
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Excellence in Computer Science. Students are currently revising for their end of topic assessment. Here are some superb pieces of revision work based on the FDE cycle and The CPU... #excellence #commitment #culture
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
We were delighted to see Year 11 back in the Academy and learning today. Welcome back. #resilience #excellence #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
8 years
A final 14k 🚣 today with some amazing scenery 🌲🌷 followed by a trip to Vallon. A day of rest tomorrow at the 🏖 well done everyone!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition Day 1. Full day walking, tents now pitched and the food cooking. Well done everybody who walked today.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
7 months
Our wonderful students enjoying poetry live today. What a great experience!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 months
We have landed safe and well at Luton airport. We will start our journey back to Colchester shortly.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
9 years
We've achieved our best ever #gcseresults with 58% achieving 5 A*-Cs including English & Maths. Well done to all our students - so proud!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Beautiful sunrise this morning for Day 2 Duke of Edinburgh
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
1 year
Study Skills Galore! Both Year 10, 11 and parents have enjoyed a study skills day today, run by our staff & @_positivelyyou . Students were fab and we were overwhelmed by the record number of parents who attended the evening. Thank you to everyone who participated.
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
1 year
Welcome to Colchester Academy! We have been very excited to meet all our year 7s today and they have done us proud! Welcome Year 7, you're going to be great!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Congratulations to all Jack Petchey "Speakout" Challenge finalists... @SpeakersTrust
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
A small selection of the excellent learning taking place from the academy today #resilience #excellence #respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
A small selection of the wonderful board displays in classrooms at #ColchesterAcademy #Excellence #Resilience #Respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
More outstanding artwork from Amelia-Jane in year 10 #excellence
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
5 years
Colchester Academy Open Evening - our three piece band
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
This morning we were pleased to welcome Will Quince MP @willquince to the Academy. Mr Quince spoke to Year 11 students about public speaking ahead of a debating competition next month. Thank you for your time and for the tips you shared with students. #Excellence
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Christmas comes to the Academy...
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Some amazing examples of home learning from Jake in Year 8 who made a bivouac in the garden for a scout challenge, camped out over night in the garden, made homemade pizzas and has also planted (repotted) tomatoes he received from eco-club. #Colchesteracademy #lovelearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
3 years
Fantastic to see our Year 11 students this week at our GCSE success evening. #Resilience #Excellence #Respect
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
A fantastic achievement from Evie in Year 11 with her Hospitality & Catering final creation #Excellence #ColchesterAcademy
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Our latest flash reward is now live focusing on homework. #raisethepraise
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
8 years
Day two of French PGL trip and 4km of river and Rapids conquered! Great start everyone! 🚣
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
2 years
Let’s do this! Day 2 D of E
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Great online learning today. The benefit of @Tassomai & @EDLounge platforms is pupils get instant feedback so we are loving seeing who logged on today. Top of today’s leaderboard for Tassomai was Alexia & for EDlounge it was Chantelle. Well done #colchesteracademy #lovelearning
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
6 years
We asked every tutor group to fill in one box, but 7L2 filled in 3!!! @colchfbank #foodbankheroes #colchesteracademy #commitment #GiveThisChristmas
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Preparation underway for Yr 7 Rewards Assembly Celebrating success, chasing excellence. #RaiseThePraise
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
8 years
⛵️🏹🏓 all in one day! Another awesome day had by all. Well done to all of you for working so hard soon be 🏠for some needed 🛌!
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
More fantastic artwork from Shannon in year 11.. #excellence #commitment
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
For Science fun... #Excellence #Science
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Dear Year 11, Well done for great attendance to period 6, your hard work will certainly pay off! We are proud of you all!🏆🏆🎉 With you every step of the way! Every Minute Counts! Mrs Ross
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
It might be different, it might be cold - but Science doesn’t stop... #excellence #commitment
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@ColchesterAcad
Colchester Academy
4 years
Wow, today was our best ever day on Tassomai & EDlounge! Top today in EDlounge is Tamzin. On Tassomai it’s a tie between Charlie, Strelly & Alfie. Tomorrow, we’ll reveal which year has topped the leaderboard for the week. Well done all of you #colchesteracademy #lovelearning
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