Secondary News
- 09/12/21
ARA Crest Award initiative
Since 2020 students from ARA have participated in different Crest Award projects, with four silver awards achieved to students from year 10, and 8 Discovery awards obtained for pupils from year 6 and 7. The science department has also been in contact with STEM ambassadors who...Read Full Story - 25/10/21
Academy Tour
For a tour of the Academy, its Primary and Secondary phases, or an opportunity to meet the Principal at one of his coffee mornings, please call 020 8841 4511Read Full Story - 26/02/20
Holocaust Survivor Visits ARA
On Monday 24th February, Michael Brown, a Holocaust survivor, paid a visit to Alec Reed Academy to tell our year 9s the story of how survived and made his way to the UK in 1939 only aged 9 to start a new life.Read Full Story - 12/02/20
The Bright Ideas Challenge
Pupils from Alec Reed Academy had the opportunity to work with specialists from Teach First and Shell’s communication team taking part in ‘The Bright Ideas Challenge 2019-2020’. Working in three different teams, they focused on how the world would be different in the next 30 yea...Read Full Story - 05/02/20
Dr Jeremy Silver Visits ARA
On Tuesday 4th February we welcomed Dr Jeremy Silver, CEO of Digital Catapult, to The Academy as part of our Enrichment Activities program. He delivered a motivational speech to the whole of the Year 9 group explaining his career and life journey to date. The year 9s thoroughly enjoyed the talk and...Read Full Story - 30/01/20
Trip To Cambridge
Our Year 10 s and 12s enjoyed a motivating and aspirational visit to the prestigious Jesus College at Cambridge University. The students thoroughly enjoyed a tour and taster academic sessions. They also received invaluable advice on personal statements and higher education choices from current under...Read Full Story - 29/01/20
Holocaust Memorial Day
On Tuesday 28th January 2020, Protection Approaches paid a visit to Alec Reed Academy to help our pupils and staff mark the 75th Anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Day. Protection Approaches are the UK's only charity committed to ending all identity-based violence. They do this through engagem...Read Full Story - 24/01/20
TalkSPORTPresenter Visits ARA
TalkSPORT presenter Hugh Woozencroft paid a visit to Alec Reed Academy on Tuesday 14th January, providing an engaging workshop for 40 of our students from year 9, 10, 11 and 12 regarding qualifications and skills required to work in the creative industries. Our students thoroughly enjoyed learnin...Read Full Story