Even the rain couldn’t deter our KS3 CONNECT short-stay group today on Well Being! Great engagement, new skills tried and all effort was truly on par! #reCONNECTinglearning #relationalpractice #whereeveryonebelongs

A reminder that school ends for the October half-term holiday at 2.00pm on Friday 23rd October 2026. PLEASE NOTE: THE EDGE OPERATES A 2-WEEK HALF-TERM AT OCTOBER WHICH MAY VARY TO OTHER SCHOOLS. The new half-term then starts at 9.30am on Monday 9th November 2026 #changebeginshere

Our GCSE Food groups were out of school today visiting the fresh fish counter at Morrisons Rubery to observe the skills demonstrated when preparing fish and seafood, such as scaling, filleting and skinning #kitchenskills #fishingforideas

We came from the big smoke city to the rural city! The Edge Academy visited Worcester and TopBarn farm during the first cultural capital trip of the week #enrichmentopportunities #culturalcapital #newexperiences

With Halloween fast approaching, our students were busy creating spookily-scary Brain Cakes this week…they were having ‘lobes’ of fun in the process! #whereeveryonebelongs #relationalpractice

Monday sees the first of our year 11 cultural capital trips as we approach the end of our first half-term. Every group gets a trip, visit or activity as part of our now legendary whole school cultural capital programme #newhorizons #changebeginshere

It was quite the week for ‘staff shout outs’! Wow, colleagues recognising colleagues at its best #whereeveryonebelongs

Reminder: that Friday 16th October is one our published staff training days and so school is closed to students. School reopens for all students on Monday 19th October at 9.30am. Our usual free breakfast club for all students will be available from 8.45am #whereeveryonebelongs

Our plumbers-of-the-future were working with pressure reduction valves today. How they work, what they do, where they are used. Then applying the theory to practical scenarios. It’s tool time! 🔧🪛🧰✏️ #workrelatedlearning

In GCSE Food news…I t’s Fibre Week. Students were active experimenting and recording the differences between dried and fresh fruit. A special guest contribution from Matt our Site Manager and School Cook, was a welcome bonus too! #whereeveryonebelongs #connectinglearning

New skills need resilience when they don’t always go right first try. Our KS3 short-stay CONNECT group showed that today on court but worked hard to progress #changebeginshere #characterbuilding

Our school Pool tournament is well under way with students and staff battling it out in the first round to try and progress for the prestigious ‘Edge Pool Champion’ title and trophy #whereeveryonebelongs

We are rooted in community. That’s why on Thursday 22nd October at 5pm we are running a “Halloween Pumpkin Carving” Art and Craft Masterclass”. Open to the public as well as our families, no cost and all materials also provided. See below for how to reserve places #edgefamily

What better way to understand the ‘eat well plate’ and food groups…than at a carvery! Students from our GCSE Food groups recently sampled the carvery buffet experience to create balanced plates of food! #enrichment #culturalcapital #creativethinking

Cultural Capital week anyone? A letter is now online at our 'News and Events' website section with details of the trips this week and next to the historic city of Worcester for 11A on Monday 19th, 11B on Tuesday 20th and 11C on Wednesday 21st #newopportunities #changebeginshere

Cultural Capital week anyone? A letter is now online at our 'News and Events' website section with details of the trips in the last week of term to Inflatable Ninja for 10B on Friday 23rd October and and 10A on Thursday 22nd October #newopportunities #changebeginshere

Challenging thinking, deepening understanding…and writing on the desk without getting in trouble! Our NCFE Sport groups were full of ideas this week #whereeveryonebelongs #relationalpractice #authenticityandhumanity

Thank you so much for the support at our pilot Science Synergy Parent/Career Information event this week. We learned lots from our small trial session and have a range of ideas and plans on how to grow it for the next one! Thank you 🙏 #parentalpartnership #changebeginshere

No better meet and greet on arrival to reception on Friday! Oakley our therapy dog was more than happy to help. At the Edge Academy, our success is in every single person playing their role in the bigger picture of the school #whereeveryonebelongs

Reminder: that Friday 16th October is one our published staff training days and so school is closed to students. School reopens for all students on Monday 19th October at 9.30am. Our usual free breakfast club for all students will be available from 8.45am #whereeveryonebelongs