Year 7 students have been studying the Norman Conquest and looking at different ways William Duke of Normandy defended England. Their homework was to research a medieval castle and present their work. 

Northampton Academy was delighted to welcome Olivia Taylor, a student from the University of Cambridge, currently in her second year reading Psychological and Behavioural Science at Clare College. In addition to her studies, Olivia is an ambassador for the Target Scheme, which aims to encourage students from under-represented groups to consider applying to Cambridge.

IT Girls Allowed is an event hosted and organised by Barclaycard, designed to inspire Key Stage3 girls to consider IT as one of their chosen subjects for GCSE, and possibly even a career in the field. A group of Year 9 students attended the event and enjoyed a day of information and challenges based around robotics, coding and encryption. 

Year 9 Nucleus STEM students visited Bletchley Park to investigate the different types of encryption techniques that were used in the war as well as in today’s society.

Ricky Munday CA who gave a talk to students about his ascent to the top of Mount Everest, and his voluntary work with the Red Cross and other organisations. An inspirational talk demonstrating how his perseverance, resilience and goal-setting overcame adversity.