Latest News from Park Vale Academy

Enterprise Event 28th March 2024

Entrepreneurial skills. Our Enterprise event run by business students in year 10 is due to take place on Thursday 28th March with a variety of stalls selling items chosen by the students. Our students will run enterprise activities to raise money for the MacMillan Cancer charity. Our students will demonstrate and test their entrepreneurial skills […]

Y7 PARENTS’ EVENING Wednesday 17th April 2024 (4 pm – 7 pm)

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REDHILL TRUST BOOK AWARDS 2024 BRING STUDENTS AND AUTHORS TOGETHER FOR GRAND FINALE!

A special Book Awards event was held at Park Vale Academy for Years 7 and 8, bringing their fabulous World Book Day week of celebrations to a thrilling close. Thousands of students from across the Redhill Trust academies have voted in the annual Redhill Trust Book Awards. Students across the Trust gathered at The Carlton Academy to hear from […]

PVA support International Women’s Day 2024

All students attended an assembly about the aims and objectives of IWD 2024. The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world.And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment. Collectively, […]

Minecraft Nottingham, Nottingham University & PVA

Park Vale Academy students are participating in The Minecraft Nottingham research project. It is a perfect example of how Digital Nottingham is seeking to engage with young people; gaining valuable insights into how they see their city and contributing to the development of their digital skills. For the uninitiated, Minecraft is an online 3D computer […]

UPDATED Arrangements for students in the final weeks of Year 11

Year 11 Leavers’ Assembly In a slight change of plan, this will now take place period 5 on Thursday 13 June. However the last official day for Y11 will remain the same i.e. they will finish on Friday 14 at 3.05 pm. Please note that there are still a couple of exams the following week (DT and Hospitality & […]

National Careers Week 2024 – 4th-9th March

National Careers Week is a one-week celebration of career guidance and free resources in education across the United Kingdom. The campaign aims to create guidance activities for young people at what is a very important stage in the academic calendar. Charting a career path can be both exciting and challenging. National Careers Week provides a dedicated […]

Spark a love of STEM! The Big Bang Fair 20th June 2024 – Year 8

https://www.thebigbang.org.uk/the-big-bang-fair/ Year 8 students will be attending the UK’s biggest STEM celebration for young people. The Big Bang Fair returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 19 to 21 June to inspire and excite young people with careers in science, engineering, and technology. Discover hands-on activities, careers panels, and incredible shows that will leave you on […]

Shadow Trip Leeds 4th March 2024

A group of students is going to see the Phoenix Dance Company perform ‘Shadows’ by Christopher Bruce CBE at the Phoenix Dance Theatre in Leeds on Monday 4th March 2024.  This is an excellent opportunity to see one of the UK’s leading dance companies perform live. The small audience performance is just for GCSE Dance students […]

The Curious Cafe Visit – 6th March 2024

As part of our SEND enrichment programme a small group of students to visit The Curious Café in Bulwell on Wednesday 6th March 2024. After their lunch, the students will return to school by bus.

Ex-Year 11 Presentation Evening Invite for Thursday 21st March 2024

Students and their families are invited to attend our presentation evening for last year’s Year 11 students. This will be held on Thursday 21st March 2024 starting at 6.00 pm prompt. Refreshments will be served after the event to allow time for staff and ex-students to socialise. All students will formally receive a pack containing their […]

Duke of Edinburgh Awards – Well done!

On Wednesday evening 8th February 2024, The school had the honour of awarding 25 PVA students on completing their Bronze Award. This cohort had participated in over 1000 hours of community work, learning new skills and keeping physically active. They also managed to independently walk for 13 hours through the local open countryside and camp […]

Y8 Visit to Black Country Living Museum – 6th March 2024

Ben Davis Author Visit 8th March 2024

Ben Davis is an author currently living and working in Staffordshire with his wife, son, and wimpy dog. Ben Davis writes funny books for older children and teenagers including the Joe Cowley series, My Embarrassing Dad’s Gone Viral and Make Me Awesome. When he’s not writing, he regularly visits schools and leads creative writing workshops