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World Book Day – 2nd March 2023

Bigger and better this year? World book day is on Thursday 2nd of March         . Staff and Y7 and Y8 students are invited to come dress as their favourite book characters. However, you need to see Mrs. Limb, our librarian, and get a permission slip that you need on the day. You […]

Nottingham Fire & Rescue Service -January 2023

Nottingham Fire and Rescue Services visited Park Vale Academy as part of their PSHE education programme to teach youngsters about preventing incidents. The operational response crew were in attendance, but unfortunately on one occasion, just as the assembly started, they had to leave and respond to an emergency call. Fires set deliberately have a significant […]

Park Vale Performing Arts Co-Curricular Activity

Annual productions Our ambitious annual productions are well respected in the area and offer the audience a chance to see the stars of tomorrow in our academy. 2022-23 Productions Our Spring musical for 2023 will be a whole school production ‘Iconic’ Tickets will be available soon.

Building Brilliant Vocabulary: Inevitability

Y8 PARENT EVENING BOOKING SYSTEM NOW OPEN: Y8 Parents’ Evening- Tuesday 21st March 2023 (4pm – 7pm)

use the link to access the on line booking system for your child's teachers
https://parkvaleacademy.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

Ex-Year 11 Presentation Evening Invite for Thursday 23rd March 2023

Students and their families are invited to attend our presentation evening for our last year’s Year 11 students. This will be held on Thursday 23rd March 2023 starting at 6.00pm 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 […]

Building Brilliant Vocabulary: Repentant

Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January Assembly

Assembly PDF Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on 27 January to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and during […]

Nottingham Theatre Royal – Poetry Live! 31st January 2023

Fifty year 11 students visited the Nottingham Theatre Royal for the Poetry Live! event, featuring performances and insights from well-known poets.  The annual event welcomed back Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, alongside Carol Ann Duffy, another of the most read, studied and loved of today’s poets. They were also joined by Imtiaz Dharker, Daljit Nagra and […]

8th IDWGIS – 11th February 2023

All students received an inspiring assembly about I.D.E.A. – Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance. Bringing communities forward for sustainable and equitable development. A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their […]

Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 6-12 February 2023.

This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Connect’ From 6-12 February 2023, schools, families and communities across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections for all, during Children’s Mental Health Week – and beyond. People thrive in communities, and this connection is vital for our wellbeing.  For Children’s Mental […]

Bon Voyage. 3 Day Residential Paris Trip – 2nd February 2023

36 students took the opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language and culture visiting its iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Catacombs of Paris and Notre Dame. As well as being the capital, Paris is also the cultural heart of France and the romance, beauty, food and buzz of the French capital. […]

Industrial Action: 15th & 16th March 2023

Parent letter Industrial Action: Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March Dear Parent Unfortunately we have two further days of industrial action planned by the members of the National Education Union of teachers: next Wednesday and Thursday. There is still a remote possibility that this industrial action might be called off but at this stage it […]