East Leake Academy is a high performing secondary academy based in Nottinghamshire and part of
@DiverseAcad
. Our values - we empower, we respect, we care.
To help during this difficult time, we dropped off gloves, masks and goggles from our science labs for NHS staff at QMC Nottingham and Derby City Hospital.
From all at ELA, thank you
#NHSheroes
👏👏
Staff in our D&T department have made 420 units of personal protective visors for healthcare workers. They used the laser cutter to create all the components from scratch and assembled them. They are now being delivered to various health care settings for front line workers.
ELA student Max did an impromptu interview on Brexit for Sky News yesterday during the post 16 visit to Parliament! We think he did a great job!
#ProudofELA
Young Minds has produced some great tips for parents on supporting your child through exams and revision - take a look at:
@YoungMindsUK
#exams
#revision
Well done to year 9 student Daniel who has raised £1725 for Admiral Nurses working for
@DementiaUK
- as so many are affected by dementia, Daniel wanted to help and organised a charity clay pigeon shoot in his spare time. Great job Daniel
#ProudofELA
Congratulations were in order this week for East Leake Academy staff member, Sandra Bellis, who reached the milestone of 30 years' service as a midday supervisor here at the academy.
ELA Principal, Mr Francis, presented Sandra with a gift voucher from the team.
#Congratulations
Record-breaking A Level results for East Leake Academy - well done to all of our students on an amazing achievement. Read the full story on our website:
We were delighted to receive a cheque for an astonishing £9,864.95 from East Leake
@coopuk
members and Co-op Funeralcare as part of the local community fund. Thank you so much for choosing us and for supporting enrichment for our students - we're so grateful
#TheCoopWay
We're delighted to introduce you to the newest member of the ELA team.
Nala is a therapy dog and will be with us occasionally in the new year in Brook House. Where appropriate, she will be working to support students with anxiety.
Our year 7 tutor team are busy writing cards to year 6 students welcoming them to their tutor group.
Keep an eye out over the next few days for yours arriving in the post.
Congratulations to all of our GCSE students who received their results this morning. It's been a challenging year but we're so proud of each and every one of you!
Great job by our students and staff today to support
#ChildrenInNeed
We had whole school bingo, Principal Pudsey, a raffle and the sixth form fancy dress competition. Mario and Luigi were worthy winners!
Details of how much the team raised to follow next week - well done all!
We're proud to launch our 'ELA Community Connect' initiative this term helping to strengthen our engagement with parents and the local community.
Look out for lots of opportunities to reconnect with the academy across year group events and community activities!
#ELAcommunity
Congratulations are also in order for Jack Osborn who achieved A* grades in physics, maths and further maths. With a place secured at Imperial College London to study aeronautical and spacecraft engineering his future looks bright!
Well done Jack!
#alevelresults2021
A huge congratulations to Evie K who has achieved grade 9s across all ten of her GCSE subjects.
Evie said: “I am extremely delighted with my results and I am so happy to be able to go on to study further maths, maths and science at ELA.”
#resultsday2020
This phenomenal piece of work has been sent in by year 11 student, Masie. What incredible talent! If you've been inspired to create something special during lockdown then why not enter our art and photography competition. All the details can be found here:
Delighted that ELA has been ranked in the top 3 schools in Nottinghamshire for A Level progress (out of 73 schools), following release of latest government school performance tables - view them here:
#ProudofELA
Well done to ELA students who finished 2nd place in the
#DiverseAcademiesQuiz2019
. It was a valiant battle by all for first place and a brilliant performance by our team. Proud of our students!
#ProudofELA
Huge congratulations to our ELA teams who came 1st and 2nd place in the Great Big Dance Off regional heats last night! The teams will now be heading to Cheltenham in July for the National Finals! Well done all
#ProudofELA
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We said a fond farewell today to one of our longest serving members of staff as our staff room assistant, Sylvia, retired aged 80!! Read the full article on our website:
#ProudofELA
It is with great sadness to learn of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Following a lifetime of unwavering service and dedication to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, her presence will be deeply missed.
May Her Majesty The Queen Rest in Peace.
Our Year 11 students have all received their new free ties as part of our pastoral programme and we think they look great!
Thanks to the ELA PTA for supporting this initiative for our students.
Incredibly proud of our year 10 students who have collected all of these gifts for the Children's Assessment Unit at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. Mr Kitson will be delivering them on Friday.
A wonderful act of kindness by our students - great job everyone!
@nottmhospitals
What an incredible year 11 leavers' celebration! Thank you to everyone for your hard work and dedication in making it such a success.
Year 11s you are all a credit to our community, here's to the fantastic memories and bright futures!
#Education
#EastMidlands
#Loughborough
Thanks to Stephane Luiggi from
@FrenchLivingUK
for visiting us today to present our year 8 winners with their prizes for the best review in French with an English translation of why people should visit his French Living restaurant. Well done all - bon travail!
#ProudofELA
A huge congratulations to Ben G who has secured a place at UCL to study economics.
Ben achieved two A* grades in economics and maths with As in further maths and physics. He is thrilled with his results and can't wait to begin the next chapter of his education.
#resultsday2020
We're proud announce that Hollie, our incredible post 16 student, has been chosen to represent Great Britain at the EuroGym Gymnastics Festival in Norway this summer!👏
Join us in applauding Hollie's dedication and talent, our
#gymnastics
star in the making!🤸♀️
@BritGymnastics
The tree is up and the festive season is underway here at ELA!
Thank you to Six Acre Nurseries in Costock for donating the tree to the academy🎄🎄🎄
#ChristmasatELA
Staff and students have been getting into the spirit of
#comicrelief2019
today with our lunchtime comedy show, non uniform day and the largest game of Heads and Tails we've ever played! Fundraising totals to follow...
#RedNoseDay2019
#ProudofELA
We were very sad to have to say farewell to our Principal, Mrs Hardy, today as she leaves ELA for pastures new.
Mrs Hardy will be sorely missed by everyone here at the academy.
Goodbye and good luck!
Read more at:
#ProudofELA
We are delighted to share our fantastic new academy video which we hope will give parents an insight into life at ELA.
You can also join us for our virtual open evening on 5 October - head to our website to find out more.
We hope you enjoy watching!
Recycled Time have showcased their products and presented to judges at the Young Enterprise 'Company of the Year' national finals. All they can do now is wait for the winner to be announced at this evening's award ceremony. Good luck from all at ELA
@TimeRecycled
!!
#ProudofELA
For Comic Relief, The Traitors finale is in full swing! The highly anticipated teacher splash is underway, students have made a splash for a fantastic cause! 🫧 We'd already passed the £600 mark, by 9am! Your generosity is making a world of difference.
#ComicRelief
#RedNoseDay
East Leake Academy wins DALP Games for the third time! Well done team ELA - great competitive spirit and we're all proud of the ELA team who competed today!
#ProudofELA
#greatjob
#champions
Year 8a1 and 8b1 completed their fantastic homework project this week making science cakes - they covered everything from neutrons, protons, the periodic table, photosynthesis through to electrical circuits. What a wonderful way to showcase learning! Amazing work
#ProudofELA
Well done to our students who received role model prizes today for the good things they have done around the academy such as acts of kindness. We are proud of you all!
#ProudofELA
We’re delighted to announce the shortlisted designs for the
#EastMidlands
flag schools competition!
Congrats to Eureka primary;
@EastLeakeAC
; Evington Primary;
@Whitemoorschool
& St Edmund Campion primary for making the shortlist.
VOTE for your favorite:
Well done to ELA student enterprise company, Recycled Time, who were crowned regional winners at the Young Enterprise awards last night! They will now go through to the county finals on 8 May
#winners
#ProudofELA
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Huge congratulations to ELA student Xavier who took part in National Schools Triathlon Finals this month. Xavier came 2nd in the individual competition and helped the East Midlands team win the relay by well over a minute. Well done to him!
#ProudofELA
#winner
@EastLeake_PE
Congratulations to Marta Gomez and Edward Johnson who have been elected as head girl and head boy from September 2018. Our special thanks also to outgoing head boy and girl Josiah and Gabrielle - you've been amazing and have set a great example to fellow students
#ProudofELA
👏
Year 7 have been learning about energy drinks, their ingredients and the potential side effects of consuming them in large quantities - here are some of the posters they have created
#lifeskills
#PSHE
#HealthyChoices
Today, our transition leads are all set to visit our future year 7 students! 🎉Our current year 7's got a sneak peek at the workbook that will be handed out, and they can't wait for you to see it too! 📚
#WeAreELA
#welcome
#transition
Amazing results for twins Verity and Theo Marshall, who have done themselves proud!
Verity gained 3 A* grades & will be taking up her place at
@TrinCollCam
Theo achieved A grades in English literature and economics!
Fantastic effort!
#ResultsDay22
#AlevelResultsDay2022
Our
#sixthform
science students had an amazing time in Switzerland last week, visiting the Large Hadron Collider at
#CERN
They also took in the cultural sights of Geneva, enjoyed the Christmas markets, a fondue dinner and a trip to a hydro dam.
#post16
#enrichment
Our post 16 students raised an impressive £215.56 for Children in Need on Friday. The winning group? Toy Story!🚀Special thanks to the speaker from the University of Lincoln, who judged our competition and shared valuable insights on post-university application steps.
@unilincoln
Kate Atkinson said she was 'inspired by all my teachers.'
Her results mean she can take up a well earned place at
@unibirmingham
to study child nursing.
Best of luck Kate!
#alevelresults2021
More success to celebrate!
Isabella Baker and Maya Marshall are off to
@sheffhallamuni
to study sport business management and law respectively.
Sam Towers was delighted with an A and has decided to do a higher level apprenticeship.
#ResultsDay22
#AlevelResultsDay2022
We've had a fantastic morning celebrating with our year 11 students!
All of their hard work, determination and resilience has paid off with a solid set of GCSE results.
Well done everyone!
#gcseresultsday2021
Staff and students of Brook House at ELA held a hugely successful Macmillan Coffee Morning today. We raised a fantastic £420!
Huge thanks to Googie, Mel at The Greengrocers, Pavs and Bryers for their generous donations to the tombola.
A fantastic day was had by all!
Our students from Recycled Time have arrived at County Hall in London for the national finals of the
@youngenterprise
UK Company of the Year Awards 2019! Good luck
@TimeRecycled
!!
#ProudofELA
We would like to wish every single student all the very best of luck for their 2019 exams.
Staff and governors are very proud of how hard students have worked, and we look forward to sharing your achievements and successes later in the summer.