This morning our Bosworth Academy Year 11 students and staff celebrated GCSE success at the end of what has been an unprecedented academic year.

Simon Brown, Headteacher
“Today it was so delightful to see our Year 11 students once again since having to close our doors to most students on 20th March.The ‘Year 11 of 2020’ have had to overcome so many mental challenges having their most important GCSE year cut short so dramatically. Yet all of our teachers and staff are so proud of how they have faced the many barriers, disruptions and dramatic announcements throughout the last few months. Our students have made great progress throughout their twelve years of education and five years with us that they quite rightly deserve to celebrate. The many brilliant grades received today are testament to their hard work and studies, something they should feel really proud of.
Our teachers and subject leaders applied careful assessment methodologies, using evidence from each student’s work during their GCSE, with professionalism and integrity to ensure all students were assessed fairly. All Bosworth staff dearly missed being able to see our students through to the end of their studies. With the ongoing challenges the World is now facing we are all confident that our Year 11 students have the skills, enthusiasm and creativity to make real change to our communities and beyond. Good luck in whatever your next path, I know we’ll see many of you in our Sixth Form.”

Rebecca Harbour, Assistant Head of School Key Stage 4
“What a rollercoaster journey these students have been on! Over the last 5 years they have been at Bosworth Academy we have seen them all grow and mature into wonderful young adults. Our heart broke for them when they were given 2 days’ notice to come to terms with the fact that they were not going to be sitting their exams and were to say goodbye to classmates and teachers much earlier than they ever thought would happen. Throughout this whole journey they have conducted themselves impeccably and dealt with the upheaval and turbulence with real courage, character and resilience. Today is a day that celebrates not only their GCSE grades, but their character and they should all be very proud of themselves.”

Some individual successes included:
Harry achieved 9 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s and a grade 6. He will continue his studies with us next year in our sixth form.
Jago achieved 9 grade 9s and 2 grade 8s. He will also stay on in Bosworth Academy sixth form to study Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science.
Shirin achieved 4 grade 9s and 7 grades 8s. She is studying A Level Maths, Biology,Chemistry and Psychology at Bosworth Academy sixth form next year.

Student Quotes
Harry said ‘I really enjoyed my time at Bosworth Academy. The staff are so supportive and friendly’
Shiv said ‘Bosworth Academy was the most marvellous experience I have ever had. The staff and students are delightful.’

Dear Parents/Carers,

After a summer of planning the safe return to school for ALL of our students, we are now ready to share with you some important information and actions needed to ensure students are ready.

Please read the following documents:

• The full Parental Risk Mitigation Plan – Changes pending [pdf]
• A one page summary of the Risk Mitigation Plan – Changes pending [pdf]
• The rationale behind our ‘Dedicated School Transport’ offer [pdf]

Please have a look through these documents and discuss them with your child(ren)

Please find below a reminder of the Start of Term dates/timings

Mon 24 Aug: Teacher Training Day
Tue 25 Aug: Teacher Training Day
Wed 26 Aug: Year 7 only – Induction Day
Thu 27 Aug: Year 7, 11, 13
Fri 28 Aug: Year 7, 11, 13
Mon 31 Aug: Bank Holiday
Tue 1 Sept: Year 7, 8, 9, 10 ,11, 13
Wed 2 Sept: Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, Year 12 Induction (PM)
Thu 3 Sept: All Years

School will start at 8.45am

To summarise (Actions)
– Read through the documents
– Await an email regarding bus routes if you have requested dedicated school transport
– If you have any concerns about your child(ren) returning to school OR they need to have a additional risk assessment (due to being in the extremely critically vulnerable group) please contact the relevant Key Stage Lead/SENDCo
– KS3 Mr Rick Moore – [email protected]
– KS4 Mrs Rebecca Harbour – [email protected]
– KS5 Mrs Louise Holdback – [email protected]
– SENDCo Lorna Croucher – [email protected]

May I take this opportunity to thank you for all of your support and patience during this difficult time.

Yours Faithfully,

Ben White
Deputy Head of School

Once again our Bosworth Academy Sixth Form students and staff are celebrating many excellent A level and AS level results. After a year and a half of hard work and study, followed by the final months of disruption caused by a pandemic, with huge uncertainty around the grade calculation methodology, our students remained resilient.

Simon Brown, Headteacher

“Our ‘A level Class of 2020’ have had to overcome so many obstacles to achieve the many great results achieved today. Our A Level headline measures, often quoted by the press, are very positive and once again higher than national including at A*, A*/A and A*-B. What really matters though, is our students and their individual achievements. Unfortunately a number of exam boards awarded results today that have left us feeling exasperated at the process they used to allocate A and AS level grades. The concerns our leadership team raised with Ofqual during their consultation process were sadly confirmed today. Basing our students’ outcomes on the grade distribution in subjects over the last three years is wrong as it must be about the individual student, their learning, progress, and their performance. Our staff approached the unprecedented task of determining centre-assessed grades with the utmost professionalism and integrity to ensure all students were assessed fairly on a range of evidence, not trial exam results alone, though many students’ calculated exam grades now differ because of an immoral statistical model. We will be reviewing our results in detail over the next few days and strongly contending with exam boards and Ofqual with an aim to reinstate centre-assessed grades for those students affected.
It is important that we celebrate our student’s incredible tenacity, proactive stance towards learning and their dedication to study throughout their A/AS levels. I am confident they have acquired the skills to navigate ambiguity and change, so important in our current times.Their achievements are a testimony to the commitment and expertise of Bosworth staff who have remained committed to seeing them succeed.”

Louise Holdback, Assistant Head of School – Sixth Form

“Students will have the choice of either using grades awarded by exam boards, their mock exam grades or may choose to sit exams as part of the Autumn series to proceed to University or the workplace. Some may feel that they have been unfairly treated by the system, which does not reflect the grades they deserved and worked so hard for over the last two years. For those students we will ensure that they feel supported by Bosworth Academy and we will liaise with university providers where necessary. When year 13 students this year have already made so many sacrifices it seems unjust that they should be further disadvantaged by an unfair system which does not recognise the challenges they have worked so hard to overcome.”

Some individual successes included:

Ellie, going to Cambridge University to Study Natural Sciences. She is thrilled that she got the results she hoped for, especially after such a strange year. She is now able to progress on to her next step. She got A*s in Biology and Chemistry and A for History.

Hannah and Elizabeth – were both pleased with their results, and are excited about pursuing their chosen subjects at University.

Sam – He was absolutely over the moon with his results and can’t wait to begin at University. He got 3 A*s which has enabled him to get his first choice place at Imperial College, London where he will be studying Mechanical Engineering.

David – He was glad that his anxious wait for the results was over, and he was pleased to get a 2 As and a B so that he can progress on to Loughborough University where he will be studying Sport and Exercise Science.

Mya and James – were glad that their grades reflected the hard work they had put in prior to lockdown. James was happy to be able to get the results needed to study Civil Engineering at Loughborough University.

Autumn Series of Exams Information

As previously announced there will be a full series of GCE A, AS and GCSE in all subjects available in autumn 2020.

This may be the route you wish to take if your centre assessed grade(s) has prohibited you from moving on to your next step.

The timetable will run as follows:

• GCE AS and A-level examinations start on Monday 5 October and finish on Friday 23 October.
• GCSE examinations start on Monday 2 November and finish on Monday 23 November.

The deadlines for the exams office at Bosworth Academy are:

• (GCE AS & A-level) – 28th August
• GCSE (except English Language and Mathematics) – 14th September
• GCSE (English Language and Mathematics) – 4 October

The exam boards will post the timetables on their websites. We will put these onto our website in due course. The form to submit will be available from Monday 24th August.

If you wish to sit any of these exams contact: [email protected]

Please be aware that the entry deadline for anyone wanting to sit an exam is the 04th September.

We cannot accept any late requests.

If you require an entry form please email [email protected] as soon as possible so that entries can be submitted before the deadline.

Information From Results Days 2020

GCSE RESULTS DAY: Thursday 20th August 2020
Following the U turn around GCSE grades in the news yesterday afternoon, here is some clarification about what will happen this Thursday.

This Thursday (20th August), the GCSE results the students will receive are the Centre Assessed Grades – the grades their teachers believed the students would receive. These are the GCSE grades that should be used in applying for A levels, college courses or apprenticeships. There was a rigorous process involved in terms of the teachers submitting these grades and a range of evidence used that was stipulated by Ofqual.

To clarify the government statement from yesterday, “ official results will be released to students next week” means that where a student’s calculated grade (using the algorithm) was higher than the Centre Assessed Grades, the higher of the two grades would count. It is only expected that around 1% of grades nationally will be higher, therefore it is unlikely that grades will be upgraded. However, if this is the case for any of our students we will contact home as soon as the ‘official results’ are received.

If you have opted for your results to be emailed, a reminder that this will occur in the afternoon after results have been given out in school. All results will be printed and available to be picked up.

Bosworth Academy Sixth Form: Year 12 A Guide To GCSE Results For Bosworth Applicants [pdf]
Bosworth Academy Sixth Form: Year 12 A Guide To GCSE Results For External Applicants [pdf]

GRADING IN 2020: Information For Students

 
AS/A LEVEL RESULTS DAY: Thursday 13th August 2020

If your results are not quite what you’d hoped for, please make an appointment to see a member of the Post 16 Team by emailing Mrs Lesley Cordin, Post 16 Administrator, at [email protected] or in person when you collect your results.

• Student guide to Post-16 qualifications results – Summer 2020 [pdf]
• Exam Subject Access Form [pdf]

Please note that in order to continue into Year 13, you must have achieved a minimum of two E grades at AS, or end of year internal grades, and be continuing in those subjects.

If you wish to drop a subject going forward into Year 13, please see Mrs Cordin in the Post 16 Office for a blue form at the start of the autumn term. Forms will NOT be available until then.

NB: Arrangements may change in line with Government guidance.

The Academy is now closed. Main reception will re-open on Wednesday 12th August from 8.30am to 1.30pm. A level and AS results can be collected on Thursday 13th August. A level results will be available to collect between 8.30am and 10am and AS results can be collected between 10am and 11am. GCSE results can be collected on Thursday 20th August between 8.30am and 10am.

Pre-ordered uniform for students will be delivered directly to home addresses. If you have any queries regarding purchasing uniform for students in years 7 and 8 please contact Liss Sport on 01455 828086. For students in year 9, 10 and 11 please call Price and Buckland on 0115 9640827.

The new term begins for year 7 students only, Wednesday 26th August at 8.45am. The new term begins for Year 11 and 13 on Thursday 27th August. All other years (except year 12) begin on 1st September.

Students starting in year 12 will be taking part in the Meet the Tutor/Freshers Fayre on Wednesday 2nd September between 1.10 and 3.10pm. Year 12 students will start their new term on Thursday 3 September at 8.45am.

For year 11 students returning iPads, these can be returned to our main reception from Wednesday 12th August from 8.30am to 1.30pm.

You are unable to leave a message on this answer phone at this time, however, if you have any further queries please email [email protected]. Queries regarding transport should be directed to [email protected] – Please note that these emails account is only checked periodically over the summer.

Thank you

Welcome to Bosworth Academy

Post 16 Virtual Taster Day

Friday 26th June 2020

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We’re really pleased you could join us on our website for our A Level Taster event.

You’ll see below the schedule for the day. Please follow the links and you should find all the resources you need! We hope you find the activities and films informative, fun and engaging.

Enjoy the day!

Time	Activity
8.45	Welcome Assembly: explaining the day Meet the Team Post 16 Learning Support
9.00	A level Taster lesson: 1 (choose your option from the lesson menu)
9.45	Taskmaster challenge – round one
10.00	Break
10.25	A level Taster lesson: 2 (choose your option from the lesson menu)
11.10	A Typical Day in Post 16 film (please go to instagram @bosworthacademypost16tasterday) Top Tips for success in Post 16
11.40	Taskmaster challenge – round two
12.10	Compass Competition
12.25	Lunch
1.10	A level Taster lesson: 3 (choose your option from the lesson menu)
2.00	Hello from Headteacher Frequently Asked Questions (For all films, please go to instagram @bosworthacademypost16tasterday)
2.10	A level Taster lesson: 4 (choose your option from the lesson menu or extra Taskmaster challenge or finish off work already started for one of your earlier lessons)
3.00	Live Q&A reminder Goodbye message
3.10	Feet up – you’ve earned it!

Some parents and carers may be aware that the Government has extended the Free School Meal voucher system to cover the summer holidays. I am delighted that, at this difficult time, our students and their families will continue to be supported by this measure – Leicestershire County Council Information Leaflet on Free School Meals
For some families, their circumstances may have changed during the Covid 19 lockdown. If you think you may now qualify for support, I have added a letter here for you to follow – Information about Free School Meals criteria and application process

Your school team has also been supporting some families with food hampers as an alternative. It is vital that these families are now supported to switch to the national voucher scheme run by Edenred so that they can receive vouchers over the summer break. If you do receive a school hamper, please follow this link for advice on how to move over to the voucher scheme – How to switch from hampers to National Free School Meal voucher scheme

If you have any concerns, or would like more information, please call your child’s school directly . Alternatively you can email us at [email protected]

Jane Manning
Deputy Lead KS4/Associate Assistant Headteacher