The Bulwell Academy

19/10/2026

Bulwell Boost Extra-Curricular Activities – Lunchtimes and After School

Here at Bulwell, we have so many lunchtime and after school clubs it’s hard to keep count! We call this extra-curricular offering BULWELL BOOST because it boosts confidence, interests, social skills and so much more. There’s lots to do and something for everyone to get involved in. Subject to change, see the link below for our latest digital Bulwell Boost booklet including timetables and information about each individual club:

https://zenflip.io/view/the-bulwell-academy/bulwell-boost-booklet-mvf3n012

All activities are designed to boost your health and wellbeing, and to broaden your skills, knowledge and experiences during your time at The Bulwell Academy.

Parent/Carers MUST complete a Parental Consent Form BEFORE their child attends any Extra-Curricular activities.

Any queries should go to: [email protected]

16/10/2026

What a Fantastic Friday

Well done to 7B, 8E, 9F and 10H for winning the Bulwell attendance league. They were treated to a choice of sports, board games or cinema!

16/10/2026

16/10/2026

Cake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Don't mind if we do! Piotr and James are whipping up a carrot cake storm in the kitchen. 🍰👨‍🍳

16/10/2026

NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS Attendance Rewards

As part of our countdown to Halloween, we've been excited to run this week an incentive to help everyone boost their attendance. Compared to some spooky things, school isn't scary at all.

Every student who attended this week was entered into a daily NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS attendance prize draw. Prizes included Slick City passes, cinema vouchers, JD Sports gift cards, Greggs vouchers and lots of sweets and treats.

The better the attendance, the bigger the prize. Higher attendance = Bigger rewards.

Our FRIDAY WINNERS were Bellarose, Leo and Emily. Well done everyone, keep up your amazing attendance and enjoy your prizes!

Remember - Be in. Be counted. Be rewarded.

16/10/2026

READATHON
Our week-long Readathon hits the final chapter today at The Bulwell Academy!

This whole week has been a celebration of literacy, aimed at getting everyone engaged and excited with reading.

What have we done this week?

The Big Bulwell Book has been hopping from classroom to classroom, sparking half an hour of silent reading everywhere it visits.

Our Reception Reading Relay has showcased a marathon of continuous reading throughout the week.

Each person at Bulwell will be invited to go online and log their reading minutes so we can calculate an overall Bulwell total for the week. The final result will be in soon!

Pupil sign in | Track My Read
Pupils should see Mr Hunt in the library if they have lost their log-in slip.

A rolling selection of exceptional examples of Bulwell creative writing have been displayed on the morning Courtyard screen for students to read and promote our Readathon. Each day one of these examples of outstanding Bulwell literacy has been posted on social media with an added audio recitation.

There's been student group reading in the Community Hub and literacy-themed quizzes in the library.

The entire school has been involved and everyone has enjoyed our Readathon! Thank you to Mr Hunt for coordinating it.

Read for Good: motivating kids to love reading and helping disadvantaged children.

16/10/2026

YEAR 11 Half-Term Revision Sessions

As we move closer to the Year 11 mock examination period, we are pleased to invite students to attend our October Half Term Revision Sessions. These sessions provide an excellent opportunity for students to consolidate their learning, receive support from subject specialists and prepare effectively for their upcoming mock examinations.

The revision sessions will run from 9:30am until 12:30pm, with students receiving free Domino's pizza for lunch at the end of each session. Students should arrive by 9:20am to allow sessions to begin promptly at 9:30am.

Please refer to the attached timetable for full details of the subjects available on each day and the members of staff leading each session. We strongly encourage students to attend as many relevant sessions as possible to maximise their preparation.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank parents and guardians for their continued support. We have been delighted with students' attendance at our after-school intervention sessions, and we are very grateful to those parents and carers who attended the recent Tutor Evening. The partnership between home and school plays a vital role in helping students achieve their full potential.

To enable your child to attend the revision sessions, parental consent must be provided via Arbor. Please ensure that consent is completed before your child attends any session.

Finally, we would like to remind families that the Year 11 mock examinations will run over a two-week period beginning on 16th November. These examinations are an important milestone and will provide valuable information on students' progress as they continue their preparations for the summer examination series.

Thank you once again for your ongoing support. We look forward to welcoming many of our students to the half-term revision programme.

16/10/2026

16/10/2026

IF YOU'RE NOT HERE AT THE BULWELL ACADEMY THEN YOU'RE MISSING OUT!

Here at Bulwell, Fridays are Fantastic. There’s so much going on today - not least of all it's Culture Day and everyone looks fantastically colourful and wonderfully unique.

Everyone who attended school on time this morning got one of our weekly raffle tickets for our end of day Fantastic Friday prize draw. In tutor time students were given their weekly pay cheques and found out who are this week's top Bulwell Bucks earners and Golden Tie winners. The school marketplace will be open this lunchtime to spend some of those well-earned Bulwell Bucks on treats and funky gadgets.

Our homework heroes were revealed (one student for English, Maths and Science across all year groups), and the 15 winners have won an amazing voucher.

The 5 tutor groups with the most improved attendance were rewarded with a special breakfast and some chill-out time in the school canteen this morning. The overall winners of our Attendance League will be treated to period 5 off timetable today and choose from sports, cinema or games - with Year 11 enjoying Domino's pizza.

It's the last day of our NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS attendance incentive and 3 lucky winners will be announced this afternoon and presented with their prizes.

Wow! There's so many exciting things happening.

IF YOU'RE NOT HERE AT THE BULWELL ACADEMY THEN YOU'RE MISSING OUT!

16/10/2026

To celebrate our Readathon this week, a rolling selection of exceptional examples of Bulwell creative writing have been displayed on the morning Courtyard screen for students to read and promote the week-long event. Each day one of these examples of outstanding Bulwell literacy will be posted on social media with an added audio recitation.

So far our school has logged 14,900 minutes of reading across the school but there's still a long way to go!

Get involved everyone and enjoy our Readathon!
https://readforgood.org/