This week, as part of our celebration of National Thank a Teacher Day, we’re delighted to share some of the wonderful feedback we’ve received about our incredible staff. It’s been lovely to see the appreciation and gratitude expressed by our families.
At Smith’s Wood Academy our focus on improving literacy in and out of the classroom continues this year with a number of our students entering the Young Writers National Writing Competition. Our talented writers from Year’s 8 and 10 entered the “Poetry Escape” or “Empowered” themed creative writing competitions and
The overall results were: 1st Place: Fairfax 2nd Place: Erdington 3rd Place: Smith’s Wood 4th Place: Bournville Junior Girls athletics – points gained: 100m 200m 300m 800m 1500m Relay High jump Long Jump Triple Jump Discus Javelin Shot putt TOTAL Bournville 5,2 6,4 6,4 4,3 5,2 – 6,2 3,2 – 7,4
️ Resilience in Action! ️ This weekend, a group of our amazing students completed their Bronze Practice DofE expedition — and did so in some seriously tough weather conditions! Despite the rain and challenges, they showed incredible determination, teamwork, and spirit. We’re so proud of everything they achieved. A huge thank you to
Celebrating Success: UKMT Junior Maths Challenge Results! We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding performance of our students in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge! An impressive 12 out of 19 students from Smith’s Wood Academy ranked in the top 50% of entrants nationwide—an incredible accomplishment, especially given the high level
On Thursday 15th May, SWA took 30 of our year 10 students to Aston University as part of the ‘Aspire to Aston programme’ These students were treated to a campus experience event where the students were shown around the university and spent time with university ambassadors asking questions about university life,
