School will be CLOSED today to all students. The snowfall overnight and sub-zero temperatures have made local roads and the site unsafe for travel. We will update later but expect to re open tomorrow once the site is cleared.
We are delighted to be informed that our project: Delivering Dreams and Aspirations has been awarded FIRST prize following the Tesco Bags of Help vote in your local Tesco stores.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. We could not have done it without you!🌟👏🛍️
If you shop in any of the Tescos stores in the area, including Express ones, please vote for our project in the Bags of Help scheme by dropping the blue tokens into GSA box. If you are not given a token at the checkout, please ask for one & vote for us 😀
SECONDARY SUCCESS FOR GSA
In the Real Schools Guide 2018 rankings, George Spencer Academy (GSA) has been recognised as the 'second' best state-funded secondary school in the region. Read more on our website:
If you need someone to talk to at any time, especially over the holidays or you're worried about family/friends, you can call one of these numbers for support:
Childline 0800 1111
Hopeline 0800 0684141
Samaritans 116 123
NSPCC 0808 8005000
Thank you to everyone who wore yellow today to support
@YoungMindsUK
It was great to see all the yellow ties (and bowties!), shirts, jumpers and socks on show 💛🌟
This afternoon, Year 11 enjoyed their final celebration assembly, signed locks for the Legacy Lock Wall and said their farewells. We wish you all the very best for the future, Class of 2022🌟🙌
#SaidGoodbyeToTheTie
#Classof2022
It's the last day of term and school will end at 12.15 for all students. Have a great summer break and we'll see you all again on Tuesday September 3rd.🌞
What a fantastic Year 11 prom last night! Brilliant to have such a wonderful celebration for the Class of 2021. We wish them all well for their next steps. See you on results day!
Congratulations to our Y11 students who have achieved excellent GCSE results due to their hard work and resilience over the past few years. Well done.
#EthosofExcellence
The decision has been made to keep the school CLOSED tomorrow, Friday 2nd March, due to the snow and ice on site. The trip to the NEC with Mr Platts and STEM Club have also been cancelled.
Huge well done to Grace in Y9 for her amazing March
where she raised raised over £500 for
@combatstress
by walking/cycling 70+ miles, and earned a bronze CREST award on a Humanitarian Engineering course with the
@SmallpeiceTrust
Fantastic achievements, Grace 🌟
Well done to our
@gsa_cbe
students:
⌨️Anya Y8 on reaching the semi-finals of the
#CyberFirst
Girls Competition
⌨️Finley Y11 competing in R2 of the Perse Coding Competition
⌨️The Y12 team of students participating in R3 of the
#CyberCenturion
competition
Please note the school will be closed from 4pm on Friday 20th December 2019 until Monday 6th January 2020 when it will re open for staff only – students return on Tuesday 7th January.
Thank you to everyone who took part in Dress Down Friday and the Grow your £1 challenge for
#ChildrenInNeed
last week. You raised an amazing £1,583.73p! 🌟
Congratulations Year 11 on completion of your GCSE exams! We're looking forward to celebrating your achievements in the Celebration Assembly this morning. For the final time, please line up in the quad at 8.45am with your Learning Manager 😀🌟🎉
Congratulations to all our Year 11 pupils for their ongoing hard work in their assessments over the last fortnight. Well done, and enjoy the long weekend 🌟👏
It's
#AlevelResultsDay2022
. Results can be collected from the Conference Centre between 8.30-10.30 this morning. Good luck to everyone receiving their results today, especially our
@GSAsixthform
students. 🌟
Thanks for starting the new school year with such high standards of uniform. The hot weather looks to continue into next week so blazers can again be left at home for the week.
Students can expect to be back to full uniform by Monday 16th July.
During half-term a group of Y11 and Y12 students travelled to Nepal taking part in the Himalayan Adventure. Including trekking to Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m), white wafter rafting on the Trushuli, and riding elephants at Chitwan National Park! Well done to all involved 🌟
We expect school to be open as usual tomorrow (Monday) but will assess the site 1st thing in the morning. If the decision is made to close, families will receive a text and we will post information here. Otherwise, please assume we are open.
On Wednesday 11th November there will be a two minute silence to mark Remembrance Day. The school bells will ring at 10.48AM to allow us to pay our respects before morning break.
#RemembranceDay2020
We hope Year 11 enoyed their Leavers Celebration Assembly this morning. Before they left, they signed locks for the new Legacy Lock Wall. We wish you all the very best for the future, Class of 2021 🌟🙌
#SaidGoodbyeToTheTie
Last week Year 8 and 9 students donated chocolate selection boxes for
@OperationOrphan
#ForgetMeNotts
Christmas campaign. They were kept busy wrapping over 150 boxes which will be given to children in the care system so they know they are not forgotten this Christmas
#support
Congratulations to our Year 11 and Year 12 Mock Trial Team who have won their Regional Competition of the
@YoungCitizensUK
#MockTrial
This is our first year in the competition and it's a fantastic achievement. Well done team! ⚖️🌟
#strivetobethebestwecanbe
Well done to our Year 13
@GSAsixthform
students who have collected Alevel/Level 3 vocational results today. You've worked hard, shown remarkable resilience and we're very proud of all of you! All the very best on the next stages of your journey🙌🌟
🌟
Students completed their first community litter pick in Toton on Wednesday this week. Next week more students will be helping to keep our local community
#cleanandgreen
💚
@broxtowebc
#supportive
Autumn term 2019 starts on Tuesday 3rd September. All students Yr7-Yr13 to arrive for 8.45am. Year 7 to line up in the courts on Lower Site. Year 8 - 13 please go direct to tutor rooms to be registered.
Welcome back to Y11, Y12 and Y13!
We look forward to welcoming back the rest of year groups as well this week. A reminder that the information about the return to school & testing is available on our website:
For a £1 donation students can wear non-uniform this Friday. Money will be collected on the gates, or can be handed in at main reception, and proceeds will be used towards supporting sport at GSA.
Thank you for your continued support with the extreme weather we are experiencing. On Tuesday 19th July we are allowing students to wear either the school uniform (minus the blazer and tie) or school PE kit.
On Wednesday 20th July the uniform will revert back to normal.
Friday 13th December: Christmas Dinner & Jumper Day. Students may wear a Christmas jumper on this day if they wish,it should replace the school blazer & all other items of the school uniform should be as usual.
Tonight is our annual Prize Giving Event at the East Midlands Conference Centre where we celebrate the academic and personal success of students from all year groups in 2016-17.
Hoping everyone has a great time 🎉🌟
Reminder: Students finish at 12.15pm on Wednesday 25th July.
All students start back to school on Wednesday 5th September – It is a Week 1.
Have a great summer 😎⛱️
Exciting delivery in school today, the
#BookBuzz
pack has arrived! Our Year 7 students will be exploring these books over the new few weeks before they make an important decision - which one will they choose as their
#BookBuzz
book to keep?🌟📚
#GSAReads
#LiteracyDay
In line with the latest guidance, face masks will be mandatory at George Spencer Academy from Monday 2nd November. Further guidance can be found on our website
Congratulations to the Year 10 boys football team who won the County Cup against Rushcliffe last night in a roller-coaster game! After being 3-1 down at half-time, it finished 4-4 with Team GSA winning 5-4 after penalties. ⚽️🏆🌟
#teamwork
#strive
New Intake Evening Thursday 11th July
In the Hall on Upper Site (Stapleford) starting at 5.30pm for the parents of students in the ‘S’ half (7DHA, 7STN, 7BN, 7RT, 7HRA, 7MM) and a 6.45pm for those in the ‘P’ half (7CJ, 7CC, 7AWA, 7THB, 7STA/LM).
Year 8 student Anya Bansal will be playing clarinet with the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra at this event tomorrow evening. Good luck, Anya 🎶
You will be able to watch the livestream of the event on YouTube⬇️
The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra performs a diverse range of musical styles at unique venues across the country, and their next stop is
@NottmCastle
.
Catch the live stream from 9pm on Wednesday 14 July on the
@NottMusicHub
Youtube Channel:
Year 8 and 9 had a fantastic first day on their trip to Barcelona. They had a great time exploring the city on an adventure quest and sent us a photo from the Plaça Reial
#lovelanguages
#lovespain
#culture
Wednesday 5th September - All students start back to school. It is a Week 1.
Y7 begin at normal time, meet Learning Managers in the tennis courts at 8.45.
Y8 to line up in tennis courts at 9.30.
Years 9, 10, 11 go to form room for 9.30.
All students have normal lessons P2.
Tonight is our annual Prize Giving Event at the East Midlands Conference Centre where we celebrate the academic and personal success of students from all year groups in 2017-18 Academic Year.
Thank you to everyone who donated an easter egg for the
#ForgetMeNotts
appeal. 90 eggs will be on their way to be gifted to local vulnerable children this Easter. Thank you for your support🌟🙌
#community
Year 7 have been working with
@YLvsCancer
as their nominated charity this year. This morning the Year 7 Student Leaders visited Billy’s House in Nottingham to deliver some care packages for the young people and their families who are undergoing cancer treatment.
Year 8 are out on the field ready for their Sports Day event. 🎽👟🎉🏆 Competing,or supporting their classmates, on the field for running and track events & a a Boccia competition on the cage area. Enjoy your afternoon Year 8 😃
Thank you to all the students and staff who took part in the recent non-uniform day for
@BBCCiN
You raised an amazing £1395.84 for the charity 🌟
#support
The votes are in! Congratulations to our new:
🌟Student Presidents: Thomas Deeley and Zain Al-Asadi
🌟Vice Presidents: Oliver Slinger and Katie Green
#StudentLeadership
#Strive
Well done to all our winners at Prize Giving last night. We are all so proud of you. Thanks to the families and staff for making the event such a special evening and many thanks to
@ClareHarveyauth
for being our guest speaker. 🌟
Congratulations to Winnie (Y13) and Maia (Y10) who,as part of the Brilliant Club,have had articles published in academic journal The Scholar. There is fierce competition to be published, as the journal showcases outstanding work of pupils across the UK. Well done to you both! 🌟
In December, Year 7 walked/ran/rode over 3,500 miles for
@YLvsCancer
and Billy’s House, Nottingham as part of the
#RaceToTheNorthPole
challenge
It was a great effort by the cohort & final donations can be made up until 31st January 2022.
Well done Y7! ⭐️
Well done to Rhys and Lilac in Y9 who represented Broxtowe at the Athletics county finals. They finished in the top 2 in their events (300m & 200m respectively) & now go on to represent Nottinghamshire in the Mason Trophy at Birmingham on Saturday.👟🏅🍀
As the hot weather looks to continue, students do not need to bring their blazers for the remaining weeks of this term. All other items of uniform should be correct and blazers will return in September.
We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Next week we will be holding assemblies and personal development sessions to support students and reflect during this period of national mourning.