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Beacon Academy / Published 23 Apr 2025
A huge thank you to all the employers, professionals, and education providers who gave their time to support our busiest-ever Careers Fair today!
With 24 amazing exhibitors—from law, finance, construction, music, and more—students gained valuable insights and left inspired about their futures. Colleges from across the region were on hand to talk through qualifications and next steps.
Ms Richardson, Head of Personal Development, said: “It was a real privilege to welcome such a broad and inspiring group of professionals and providers. Our students were engaged, curious, and left buzzing with new ideas. Huge thanks to all who helped make this our most successful fair yet!”
Visit our website to view the full report: https://tinyurl.com/48suvsd3
📣 If your organisation would like to get involved in future careers events, we’d love to hear from you: k.richardson@beacon-academy.org
CooperBurnett, Simmons Gainsford, Marketing Delivery, Prosperity IFA, Plumpton College, North Kent College, East Sussex College, Servomex Group Ltd, Wealden District Council, Nick Harvey Composer, NHS Sussex, Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, McGinley Support Services, WE ARE Ibstock - at the heart of building, CMDP Joint Venture, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, @TrinityHomesUKLtd, Network Rail, CBRE, Aniko Ban at Infor, Dr Rodrigo Bammann at Scientifica, Army Jobs and Sussex Police
#InspiringFutures #CareersFair #Careers #StudentOpportunities #MakeYourMARK #FutureReady
Beacon Academy / Published 22 Apr 2025
📣 Attention students in Years 8 and 10! 📣
Don’t forget, our Careers Fair is happening tomorrow during school hours! Your teacher will bring you to the Fair at the designated time. Whether you're starting to think about your next steps or exploring future possibilities, this is a perfect chance to learn from local employers and professionals about various industries and career paths. You’ll also be able to chat with Sixth Form and colleges about their requirements and what they can offer you post-GCSEs. 🎓✨
👉 Important: Please ensure you check out the Careers Fair Booklet sent to you via email and Edulink. It’s packed with all the details you need on the event, exhibitors, and tips for making the most of the day!
We look forward to seeing you there!
#CareersFair #FutureFocused #Opportunities #MakeYourMARK #YourFutureAwaits
Beacon Academy / Published 10 Apr 2025
Our students made every moment count on the slopes for their final day yesterday! What an epic way to wrap up an unforgettable week in Alpendorf ⛷️❄️
A huge thank you to all the incredible staff who planned, organised, and supported the trip, and to our wonderful parents! 🙌
#TeamBeacon #SkiTrip2025 #MakeYourMARK #AlpendorfAdventures #MemoriesMade #MARKEducationTrust
Music: Smile - Aftertune
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Release date: 16 January 2024
P-line: ℗ 2024 Aftertune Music
Aftertune - Smile (Ultimate Mix) By Aftertune is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Beacon Academy / Published 9 Apr 2025
Day FOUR was a blast 🔥 Slalom races and awards 🏅⛷️
With a big shout out to our Head of Year 9, Mr Ayles, for capturing the energy and excitement of our students' ski adventure on video! 🎥
#TeamBeacon #SkiTrip #Alpendorf2025 #MakeYourMARK MARK Education Trust
Music: Falling - Tobjan
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Beacon Academy / Published 7 Apr 2025
To support our growing and expanding school, there are a number of teaching and support staff vacancies currently on our website.
To view our vacancies, please visit https://www.beacon-academy.org/join-us/job-opportunities.
If you would like more information about any of our advertised roles, please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 603078 or email hr@beacon-academy.org in the first instance.
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Beacon Academy / Published 7 Apr 2025
The sun was shining bright as our students and staff hit the slopes for another day of skiing adventure and soaking up the stunning alpine views! To end the day, the group played in teams and enjoyed a fun-filled evening of Austrian bowling 🎳!
#TeamBeacon #SkiTrip #Alpendorf2025 #MakeYourMARK MARK Education Trust
Beacon Academy / Published 4 Apr 2025
Our Term 4 newsletter is now available to view and download via the link below 👇
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/t3jvbjvx
A big thank you as always to everyone that has contributed and well done to our students on all they have achieved this term!
Wishing our students, parents, staff, trustees, alumni and wider community a lovely Easter break! 🐣
Beacon Academy / Published 4 Apr 2025
Members of the Student Leadership Team have been presenting in assemblies for Years 7-9 this week. Our Year 10 members introduced themselves, shared their roles in the school, and talked about some of the projects they are working on.
From organising drop-in student voice sessions in student support, to launching an exciting new collaborative art project to be displayed at school, the team is bringing fresh ideas and energy to make our school community even stronger.
They encouraged all students to reach out with any questions or ideas – they are here to listen and help make things happen! The rest of the team have been visiting tutor groups all week to deliver the same message.
Well done to the team – these experiences help you to become even better leaders and communicators!
#MakeYourMARK #TeamBeacon #StudentVoice #StudentLeaders MARK Education Trust
Beacon Academy / Published 2 Apr 2025
Year 12 geographers have all had a great time measuring and sketching coastal features in the sunshine on their A-level field trip to Dorset over the last couple of days. Everyone has worked really hard to practice both the physical and human fieldwork methodologies for their independent coursework.
A cheerful time has been had by all, and their teachers are all very proud of them.
As was just quoted back to Mr Arthur by Ed: ‘Geology Rocks, but Geography is where it's at!'
#MakeYourMARK #SixthForm #ALevelGeography #GeographyTrip
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Beacon Academy / Published 2 Apr 2025
We would like to commend and congratulate Year 9 student, Martha, for her exemplary work in representing the voices of young people across the region.
As an elected member of the East Sussex Youth Cabinet for 2024-26 and representative in the UK Youth Parliament for Lewes and Wealden, Martha continues to demonstrate a commitment to driving positive change and making a difference in her community.
Earlier this term, Martha and two fellow Members of Youth Parliament represented their peers at the House of Commons, engaging in debates on Votes at 16, Period Dignity, Political Education, Living Wage and Public Transport. They also got a personal mention by Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde, who named and thanked them for their commitment to representing the young people across our county.
Martha says, “I have loved every minute of this role. I have been able to meet so many unique but likeminded people from across the county; have been able to visit places that I could have only dreamed about and been able to represent the people around me that matter the most. So, thank you. I couldn’t have got to where I am right now without your support. And I will continue to do my absolute best to create a better future and to champion Youth Voice.”
We look forward to seeing Martha continue to lead with dedication and enthusiasm, bringing fresh perspectives to youth voice initiatives and helping shape a brighter future for young people.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3ftk6pdk
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Beacon Academy / Published 2 Apr 2025
Congratulations to 47 of our Year 9 students on completing the first DofE expedition of the year last weekend!
Ms Webb reports on the students' Bronze Training Expedition: "We were very lucky with the early spring weather, with Friday afternoon and Saturday turning sunny and glorious after a quick spring shower at drop-off. All the teams listened to instructions beautifully, pulling together nicely to successfully complete their training day. Of course, some still got a little lost on their route on the Saturday when they were practicing without their instructors, but they all recovered... and still arrived at the finish point smiling with true DofE spirit!"
Staff from both Beacon and Outspark (our expedition AAP) reflected that those in attendance were 'a really lovely group of students, all 7 teams of them' and 'rate it as the best expedition we've ever had'. One parent volunteer supporting also said 'all were a credit to the school'.
Well done everyone! You’ve made us incredibly proud with your effort and teamwork.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2cwc9ek4
#TeamBeacon #MakeYourMARK #DofE #DofEBronze The Duke of Edinburgh's Award MARK Education Trust
Beacon Academy / Published 1 Apr 2025
This term, the Year 12 and Year 13 Digital Media students and staff went on a day trip to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. These studios focus on the creation of the Harry Potter franchise of films.
In the first half of the tour, you are introduced to the people behind the movies, from the costume designers to the soundtrack composers. In the second half of the tour, students learnt about the set design and special effects, the various creatures from the movies and how they were made and lots of behind-the-scenes secrets.
The studio tour is incredibly useful in allowing the students to understand real world application of their academic learning.
An absolutely magical trip and experience for all!