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Young Mayor of Barking & Dagenham
28 Feb 2025

We are thrilled to share that a Year 13 student at Barking Abbey, has been elected as the Young Mayor of Barking and Dagenham for 2025/26! As one of our own, we couldn’t be prouder of her for earning this prestigious role. She is truly dedicated, putting her heart into everything she does, and this recognition is well deserved. She has been actively involved in numerous charity and fundraising initiatives for both our school and the local community.
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Planting and Carbon Offsetting Day
26 Nov 2024

On an autumnal Friday morning, more than 20 Barking Abbey students undertook a tree planting and carbon offsetting event. Mr Cohen had organised for the school to receive a wide selection of native British trees, shrubs and bulbs. The aim was to improve the natural environment around the school as well as to educate the students in how to be more “green fingered”. The students were also taught about the concept of carbon ‘offsetting’.
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Penguin Random House
25 Nov 2024

On Friday 22nd November, the Library Ambassadors had fun unboxing all the amazing books that Penguin Random House donated to our libraries. These included the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, A Murder Most Unladylike series, Maximum Ride series, Percy Jackson series, various works of Shakespeare, The Nine Night Mystery by Sharna Jackson and many, many more! We cannot describe the enthusiasm for these new and highly requested additions – they will certainly enrich our library collection and encourage more students to visit the library and enjoy some quality reading time. It's fantastic to see our partnership with Penguin Random House prove to be so beneficial for our students.
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St John Ambulance Training Session
20 Nov 2024

We are delighted to share the success of the recent St John Ambulance training session, which brought together students from Years 9, 10, and 11 for a lesson of vital first aid learning. It was heartening to see students from different year groups working so well together, fostering teamwork and mutual support throughout the session. The training was designed around a realistic and thought-provoking role play, challenging students to respond to a series of emergencies. In the scenario, a group of young people faced a situation involving a spiked vape, a stabbing that resulted in the victim becoming unconscious, and the urgent need to address a catastrophic bleed.
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Youth Shoots
19 Nov 2024

On Thursday, 14th November, Youth Shoots delivered a comprehensive training session to a group of Year 7-10 students. The primary aim of the day was to equip each participant with the confidence to open up conversations on emotional health and well-being. The session also focused on providing students with tools to build resilience in facing daily challenges that may negatively impact their mental health, and on fostering the use of realistic coping strategies. As a result, students are now better prepared to develop into confident speakers and organisers, aligning with the school's Anti-Bullying and Junior Leadership Team ethos.
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Black History Showcase
14 Nov 2024

On Thursday 24th October, Barking Abbey celebrated Black History Month with a showcase. The event began with an inspiring welcome from the Mr Roe, who highlighted the importance of Black History Month as a time to reflect on the contributions, struggles, and achievements of Black individuals throughout history. The singers covered popular songs from influential Black artists. Their renditions of songs stirred the audience, with heartfelt solos and harmonies that emphasized themes of resilience, hope, and pride.
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Great BA Bake Off
13 Nov 2024

The JLT held its inaugural Great BA Bake Off on Friday 8th November. In total, over 50 pupils participated, both as bakers and helpers. The event commenced with parents and teachers circulating around the canteen, admiring the impressive creativity and skill displayed by the pupils. Following this, one by one, the pupils presented their cakes, cupcakes, traybakes, brownies, and cookies to the head judges, who faced the daunting task of evaluating all the outstanding entries.
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Walk for Humanity
01 Oct 2024

On Saturday, 5th October, Barking Abbey JLT, accompanied by Headteacher Mr. Roe, participated in the 5k Walk for Humanity charity event. The weather was kind, and the JLT met early in the morning, traveling to Archbishop's Park, where they joined a samba warm-up. From there, they set off on their 5k walk, passing iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, the London Dungeons, the National Film Theatre, Sea Life Aquarium, and many more famous London sights. It's fair to say that the JLT would not have won the 5k race, but that was because we took the time to appreciate the beauty of London and truly enjoyed the walk, as the photos show.
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GCSE Results Day
22 Aug 2024

Last week we celebrated our amazing sixth form results and the fact that we had improved on our 2023 results in every measure in spite of the higher grade boundaries. Today we celebrate achieving the ‘double’ with improvements at every level at GCSE compared to 2023. Like all schools we were expecting our 2024 results to be lower than last year as the exam boards have reduced the number of pupils getting each grade and made achieving the top grades even harder. To find that our amazing young people have improved on 2023 in every measure is outstanding.
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Exam Success
15 Aug 2024

Once again Barking Abbey have smashed it with outstanding A level and Vocational results. Grade boundaries have returned to 2019 levels and all schools were expecting a drop on their 2023 results. Nationally a drop at the high end was also expected. Not at Barking Abbey.
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