We have been listening carefully to prospective parent and student feedback.

After our latest Open Evening, we sent out a feedback form to parents to gain a better understanding of what they thought of Brian Clarke Academy so far. We received so many warm and wonderful comments.

There were some questions asked about our early start to life before our new school building on Bloom St, Oldham is completed.

Based on this feedback, we have created a video addressing everything we were asked which included questions such as location, temporary building, facilities and catering.

We hope that the video serves as a great insight into our first few months located at Blue Coat School.

Applicantions are still open

A reminder that applications for Brian Clarke are still open and will close on the 10th December. If you would like to add us to your list of school choices then applying for our academy won’t affect your Local Authority submission. We are a bonus choice for you this year only. Apply now

It starts with you.

It’s been a really insightful and heartwarming few weeks as we continue to build and shape Brian Clarke.  

I have had the pleasure of being invited into a number of primary and secondary schools. I’ve met Headteachers and parents face to face to answer any questions they have about the new school. I’ve also been able to talk to lots of year 6s about Brian Clarke – our hopes and aspirations for their futures.  

A huge thank you to St Hildas, Stanley Road, Burnley Brow and Buckstones primary. Getting a sense of the impact of the pandemic on primary and how the various schools are ‘recovering’ is really helping with understanding the complexities of the longer term challenges and how we use this knowledge to build our responsive curriculum and pastoral systems at Brian Clarke 

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Its also been lovely to explore developing the ethos of the school with school leaders and representatives from Oldham and beyond. Our children will be learning in a multi-faith, multicultural and multi-talented community (a microcosm of the borough) – this provides amazing opportunities for our young people to develop an understanding of one another. Thank you again to Oasis Leesbrook, St James Church of England in Bolton and the Reverend Jean Hurlston at Ashton Sixth Form College who have so generously shared their insights and experiences. 

I recently attended a wonderful Kickstart event that brought together business leaders from across Oldham in the common mission to support our young people into employment. 

And…..we’ve also been finalising the detail of the school uniform, PE kits and competitive team wears!  

Hence, it’s been a very busy couple of weeks since my last update but I have been truly amazed by how generous people have been with their time in supporting the development of Brian Clarke and their absolute commitment to the young people and community of Oldham. 

Please watch out for our next video coming soon which will give you an insight in terms of our temporary accommodation whilst we are on the Blue Coat site for our initial opening.