The Ripley Academy

Recently, we launched the Ripley Academy e-library (via ePlatform), which provides our students with access to over a thousand e-books and audio books.

Students can access the e-library via our school website homepage from their own devices at home. From cooking guides to academic literature, the e-library has it all!
Each week, we will be recommending a book on our social media platforms to encourage our students to become ,here is this week's novel!

Take a look on the e-library to find out more!

*Pre-loved Uniform and Educational Materials Required*

We know that uniform can be an expensive requirement for our families, and we want to help our school community by making good-quality second-hand uniform easily available to everyone.
To support our scheme, we are asking families to donate any unwanted items of uniform that are in good condition and could be worn by another pupil along with any other school accessories such as:

• Blazers
• Ties
• Shirts
• School jumpers
• PE kit
• Shoes
• Trainers
• Scientific Calculators
• Revision Guides

If you have any of the above items in good condition that your child no longer wears/uses, we would be very grateful if you would consider donating them to the school.

Donations can be handed in to Reception or to Student Services Reception any time after Thursday, 20th June 2024.

With the continued rise in household costs, we hope this initiative can make a small difference by helping some of our families to access free uniform and accessories.

Many thanks for your support.

A huge well done to Drew W (Y7) who competed at the Silver National Tumbling Competition on the 8th May in Telford at club level 6.

Out of seven participants, he won the Gold medal!

Drew has demonstrated commitment and dedication to his chosen sport by training for eight hours a week at Amber Valley Gymnastics since the age of five.

Well done, Drew, for being

Some excellent examples from our Y9s developing modelling skills in preparation for the GCSE Design and Technology NEA next year. Well done for showing your commitment and dedication to producing work which is

Our Year 10 students are conducting their work experience placements from 15th-19th July 2024.

We are actively seeking employers who would be willing to provide our students with experience in a variety of fields during this specified time.

Work experience is a highly invaluable opportunity for our students to understand the world of work and provide them with an insight into their areas of interest.

Your support would therefore be highly appreciated. Please send details of any potential opportunities to [email protected]

Thank you!

Well done to last week's 'Excellence in English' winners, nominated for displaying commitment, pride and ambition in their learning. Well done for being

Recently, we launched the Ripley Academy e-library (via ePlatform), which provides our students with access to over a thousand e-books and audio books.

Students can access the e-library via our school website homepage from their own devices at home. From cooking guides to academic literature, the e-library has it all!

Each week, we will be recommending a book on our social media platforms to encourage our students to become ,here is this week's novel!

Take a look on the e-library to find out more!

The Ripley Academy would like to congratulate Maddie H on her swimming achievement for the 2024 Swimathon.

On Sunday 28th April, Maddie swam 2.5k (well, just over!) - 105 lengths in 56 minutes and in doing so, raised a whopping £500 for Cancer Research.

Well done for being

Well done to Kayden M and Riley C in Year 8 for their fantastic concrete poem inspired by their favourite football team!

Recently, we launched the Ripley Academy e-library (via ePlatform), which provides our students with access to over a thousand e-books and audio books.

Students can access the e-library via our school website homepage from their own devices at home. From cooking guides to academic literature, the e-library has it all!

Each week, we will be recommending a book on our social media platforms to encourage our students to become , starting with this one!

Take a look on the e-library to find out more!

Our Year 7 students have been very busy in Food Technology, designing and making their own bread products. They started by learning about the functional and chemical properties of the ingredients in bread making before making the dough, designing their products, then shaping, topping and baking their rolls. Some fantastic designs and brilliant, tasty outcomes!

The Ripley Academy would like to offer our immense congratulations to Harry N for his outstanding achievement in attaining the IKSA World Title.
In just over two years, Harry has won seven titles and three bronze medals and continues to showcase his commitment, dedication and pride to his sport.

Well done, Harry, for being 🥳

Well done to our Y10 Maths Feast victors!

They were the top team of 14 teams across many schools in Derbyshire including UTC, Long Eaton, OIEA, David Nieper and others. There were 4 rounds of problem solving challenges, and our team really shone across practical, arithmetic and team work tasks. We celebrated with Mcflurries afterwards which they were very happy about!

Some of our Year 7 students have just finished their textile project in Design Technology.
Students carried out research on Day of the Dead and Vivienne Westwood and practised a range of skills including embroidery and applique. Some fantastic designs!

Students in Year 10 3D Design have been researching the sculpture artist Tom Friedman inspired by their trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park . Here are some excellent 3D responses created using Styrofoam and acrylic paint by Sophie Paige W and Lexie Jade P in 10C.

*Vacancy for Design and Technology Technician*

We are looking to appoint a well organised and skilled Design & Technology Technician on a part time basis. This is an exciting and challenging role, offering the right candidate the opportunity to use and enhance their skills in a friendly and supportive school.
We wish to appoint a person who:

· Is enthusiastic and flexible across all aspects of the department

· Has the ability, commitment and drive to provide an efficient technical support to the staff and students in the department

· Enjoys working with students

The Ripley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. For safeguarding reasons ,applications will only be accepted on an official application, CVs are not acceptable for this post.

We welcome applications from all who feel they have the qualities to contribute to this Academy regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Further details including a job description, person specification and application form can be viewed on the following website:

Vacancies East Midlands Education Trust (EMET) is a partnership of schools originally formed in September 2014. We are pleased to have grown to a trust of  23 schools with a tight geographical focus on the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire areas.

We are really excited to be welcoming parents into school to visit our SEND team based in The Bridge and to hear from the Ripley NeuroHub service on Friday 22nd March at 10am.
If you haven't already, please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing you in school!

Our Year 10 Art and Design students have been investigating and analysing the Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama, focusing on the patterns and forms in their work. A particular special mention to Freya P, Dan W, Layla M and Freya R for their commitment and dedication to their studies.

Happy World Book Day!

Our students participated in a number of activities today to celebrate the occasion, including ‘Look for a Book’, sending students on a scavenger hunt to find the titles of books that our staff are currently reading.

A huge thank you to our staff for rising to the occasion today, wearing an array outfits reminiscent of literary characters 📚.

It’s National Careers Week 2024!

There is no better time to be talking to your child about what their future might look like? We will be sharing resources throughout the week to inspire our students with different careers ideas and opportunities.
Please follow the link to access some great resources to support these conversations at home:
Parents Advice for Career Conversations - Talking Futures

Well done to our wonderful kitchen team who have retained their 5* food hygiene rating following an unannounced visit from Envrionmental Health earlier this week.

Many thanks to them for all their hard work and dedication in ensuring that our staff and students are well fed.

Their homemade treats are particularly favoured by all!

This week, the Royal Navy chefs visited our Year 10s. They delivered a task to prepare and cook a two-course meal of Chicken Kiev and Fondant potatoes with Sticky Toffee pudding.

The Navy Chefs were exceedingly impressed with the work ethic and presentation of the group's dishes. This concluded with a careers presentation about the opportunities of being a Royal Navy chef.

Thank you to the Navy Chefs for supporting our students; they thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Well done to our 'Excellence in English' winners, nominated by their English teachers for displaying ambition, commitment and pride in their lessons.

Students in Year 9 have been researching the artist Barbara Hepworth within their Abstract Forms project this term. Here are some brilliant artist transcriptions completed in 9L by Florence W and Izabella L. Fantastic examples of pride and commitment

Please find below information about neurodevelopment and Autism support sessions, opportunities and networks available in Derbyshire.

Our Year 9 Design and Technology students have recently been completing their Yinka Ilori project.

Here are some excellent examples of student's work from this project in which they have been generating design ideas in 2D and 3D to develop their drawing, designing and prototype skills in preparation for GCSE DT and Arts, Crafts and Design.

A special mention to Isabella in Year 9 for the fantastic book work as pictured. Well done all for being

Congratulations to last week's 'Linguist of the Week', nominated for displaying commitment, dedication and pride in their MFL lessons. Keep being

Congratulations to last week's 'Excellence in English' winners, nominated for displaying ambition, commitment and pride in their English lessons. Well done for being

Recently, our Languages students enjoyed French and Spanish delicacies at The Olive Tree in Cannock.

The setting and staff inspired students to experience the Spanish and French culture by teaching them the sentences and words needed to order a meal in each language.

Thank you to staff at The Olive Tree for providing a welcoming, immersive experience with a three course meal and languages activities after the meal.

Spanish dishes included paella, tapas, patatas fritas and tortilla, while the French dishes consisted of pate de campagne, boeuf bourguignon and crêpes 🥞.