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Three generations of Maths teachers working together at Barking Abbey School
13 Jul 2022

Mr Falzon Mr Chokshi was one of the first students I taught at Barking Abbey when I stared teaching back in 1985. Ajay was in a Year 10 set 1 class of extremely bright students. It became apparent within a few weeks of teaching Ajay, that he had the potential to go far with his Mathematics. He was one of the strongest students academically, indeed on one exam that I set, I remember Ajay achieving 100%, which was very impressive as the exam was extremely difficult.
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BA Dance Stronger Than Ever
12 Jul 2022

After a year of dance training and months of long rehearsals and projects with various dance artists, Barking Abbey Dance Department put on a phenomenal end of year dance show last week ‘Catch A Vibe 22’, that they performed in The Broadway Theatre – showcasing all that they have been working on, in what felt like one of the quickest academic years since the pandemic. Teaching students from Year 7 to Year 13, the department and artists created 15 versatile pieces of choreography in styles like Hip Hop, Jazz, Commercial, Musical Theatre and Afro. Dance artists such as Kelsey ‘Hydro’ Miller, Koby Turner and Kurtis ‘Kurtyswift’ Agyekum from Homebros, all came to work with the department to train the 7 different year groups and create choreography for the show which we are very grateful for. The students have spent hundreds of hours practising and rehearsing over the months to ensure they were ready for the stage and stage ready they were!
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Sports Day
11 Jul 2022

After a long absence Sports Day finally returned to Barking Abbey, spanning over the course of 2 days. Both of which were a success; students were well mannered and showed amazing support for one another, regardless of if they were in the same form. Additionally, the Sport BTEC and A Level Sixth Formers were amazing getting stuck into each and every event, with some even running around with the students to motivate and encourage. It was also nice to see staff who were not PE down to help out and get involved in the day.
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Art Matters' exhibition
10 Jul 2022

Well done to pupils past and present whose work was exhibited at the 'Art Matters' exhibition held on the 5th-15th July 2022. The exhibition was held at the University Of East London's Docklands campus with primary schools, secondary schools and FE colleges from across East London all involved. We are very proud of the pupils involved for representing Barking Abbey School at this important exhibition that celebrates the wide range of their creative skills.
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Food Bank - Just Giving Page
27 Jun 2022

Barking Abbey School, has seen an increase in the number of students and their families that are struggling to pay their bills and buy food. In order to help, and provide additional assistance we have set up a Food bank and family support unit to provide help to families that need it. Donations of items are brought in by members of the school community and local businesses, however we have received requests to be able to facilitate the giving of money for the school to purchase items rather than bring items in directly. All donations will be used to purchase items directly to meet the needs of students, their families and the local community using our service.
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Debate Mate Cup Grand Final
20 Jun 2022

The KS3 Debate Mate finalists travelled to Central London to take part in the Debate Mate Cup Grand Final at Salesforce Tower. It was the first in-person Grand Final since 2019 in such an impressive and prestigious location, and the students thoroughly enjoyed the day. The reception area has a 70,000-litre aquarium containing around 1,200 fish; the largest privately owned example in the UK and contains over 60 species of fish in an entirely sustainable ecosystem. We were told that the tank is maintained by three part-time divers who clean the rockwork and glass regularly.
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The Barking and Dagenham 0-19 Childrens Universal service
07 Jun 2022

The Barking and Dagenham 0-19 Childrens Universal service delivers the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). The HCP is a health care programme that is offered to families/ carers with children from antenatal to 19 years of age. To find out more: website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/0-19-service School Nursing Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NELFTSchoolNursingBD Health Visiting Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NELFTHealthVisitingBD/
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Penguin Workshop
20 Apr 2022

As part of our partnership with Penguin Random House, staff from Penguin delivered a fantastic workshop focused on publishing and careers to our year 12 English Literature students. The workshop was fun and interactive, and aimed to inspire and inform young people about careers in publishing by bringing to life the different roles available within the industry including editorial, sales, marketing and publicity. Our students discovered all about the different roles available in publishing, by working together to put themselves in the shoes of a Marketer, Editor, Designer and Salesperson. They also heard about the individual career journeys of all of the volunteers at the session and the various entry-level roles available to them.
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Dance Show
25 Mar 2022

On Thursday 24th March 2022, the Dance Department put on a sold out show with performances from Years 7-13 and guest artists. Over 100 students performed and the work showcased was absolutely phenomenal. Our students lit up the stage, their passion, energy and enthusiasm for dance was so authentic and contagious that audience members were left speechless. Our Dance students are an absolute asset to Barking Abbey School and truly emulate Team BA.
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Debate Mate
04 Mar 2022

Four Debate Mate teams represented Barking Abbey in the second round of debating at the host school: Eastbrook School. Students in Years 7-10 took part from both Longbridge and Sandringham campuses. Once again, there was a phenomenal level of debate from both KS3 and KS4 teams and again, our MALs took a leading role, displaying an array of sophisticated and complex points. Teams debated two motions and overall we won 6/8 debates in total - another incredible set of results.
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