Children at a Bournemouth primary school were treated to a visit from CBeebies star Andy Day after impressing judges with their anti-bullying campaign. Avonwood Primary, part of Avonbourne Trust, was one of just 10 schools across the country picked to receive the visit from the popular children’s television presenter. The school was chosen for its stand-out participation in the Anti-Bullying … Read More
Avonwood’s Got Talent!
Talented Bournemouth school children took to the stage and showed they have really got talent. The pupils of Avonwood Primary School wowed audiences when they showed off an array of many different performance skills in their own ‘Got Talent’ show. Inspired by the popular ITV programme Britain’s Got Talent, the youngsters put on such a good show that if Simon … Read More
Russian students experience British school life
For two weeks 13 students from Russia got to experience life in a British school, thanks to the hospitality of Bournemouth’s Avonbourne College. The academy welcomed a group of 12 to 16 year-olds, who came all the way from Cherepovets in the Vologda Region between St Petersburg and Moscow. During their stay the students followed the timetable of a typical … Read More
Making learning fun is not rocket science
Bournemouth primary school children are on the launch pad to an amazing scientific discovery. The youngsters at Avonwood Primary are members of the academy’s first ever science club, benefitting from expert teaching from fellow Avonbourne Trust academy, Avonbourne College. Avonbourne’s Head of Science, Tim Clench, is inspiring the little would-be Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies with his science based activities … Read More
Million words challenge is a real page turner
A Bournemouth principal has created a community of bookworms after setting students a ‘million words’ challenge. The first challenge set by Harewood College’s David Bromfield – was to get his academy and the other academies that make up Avonbourne Trust – to read a million words between them. That test was smashed by the academies so now individual classes are … Read More
Show is a cut above the rest
It’s been five months in the making and when it finally took to the stage a multi-academy production of Sweeney Todd delighted audiences from across Bournemouth. The 80 strong cast, crew and musicians were made up entirely of students from Avonbourne and Harewood colleges and Avonbourne Sixth Form who have been planning and rehearsing for this mammoth production since May. … Read More
New head of Avonwood
A Bournemouth primary school found a refreshing way of getting its new headteacher acquainted with the parents. Chris Jackson started his new role as Head of Avonwood Primary in September and met pupils’ mums and dads at a specially arranged afternoon tea. And it was a great way for Chris to share his strong vision for what is Bournemouth’s newest … Read More
Avonbourne’s bright sparks
Avonbourne Sixth Form is celebrating the success of its A-level students. The Bournemouth academy has seen 94% of its students achieve A* to E, including notable results in many subject areas. In Art, Religious Studies and most languages there was a 100% record of students achieving A* to C grades. Among the individual successes was bright by name bright by … Read More
Youngsters get a clearer picture of life at secondary school
Some of Avonbourne Trust’s newest students have enjoyed getting to know each other before making the jump to ‘big’ school’. Fourteen youngsters who will be joining Year 7 at either Avonbourne or Harewood College next term attended the Trust’s annual ‘summer school’. Aimed at youngsters who would benefit most from this opportunity, the week-long scheme offers pupils extra pastoral and … Read More
Avonbourne is ‘good’ across the board
Staff and students at Avonbourne Trust are celebrating after all its academies were judged ‘Good’ across the board. Avonbourne College, Avonbourne Sixth Form and Avonwood Primary have all been declared ‘Good’ schools following an Ofsted inspection last month. This follows a Good judgement for the Trust’s other academy, Harewood College, which was inspected in 2015. CEO of Avonbourne Trust, Debbie … Read More