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National Careers Week 2024

TFA led a BIG celebration of National Careers week (NCW) with plenty of events that pupils got involved in both in and outside of school. Our main event was the Careers Fair which was attended by Transport for London, RAF-Air Cadets, Newham College, Metropolitan Police , Escape Studios - Animation , [...]

2024-03-14T09:36:29+00:00March 14th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

TFA girls celebrate International Women’s Day and National Careers Day at Wembley Stadium – March 2023

The Wembley trip was a fantastic opportunity for our Year 9 and Year 10 pupils to gain an insight into possible careers women's football can provide. They started their day talking to inspiring women who shared their journey of working for the FA, career challenges they faced, how women's football has [...]

2024-03-13T15:53:04+00:00March 13th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

ARMY DAY – Year 10

Our Year 10 pupils were delighted to attend an Army Activity Day. During the day, soldiers highlighted opportunities within the Army whilst also providing students with an informative, interesting and fun day. Students participated in teambuilding activities that showcased the soft skills required in various trades in the Army as well [...]

2024-03-13T15:43:38+00:00March 13th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Welcome to Year 7 – 2024!

We are delighted to welcome our newly allocated Year 7s to TFA, starting with us in September 2024. New parents, we hope you find the website informative. Remember to accept your place on Redbridge Admissions – we can then start your admission process and get your children signed up for summer [...]

2024-03-06T09:59:07+00:00March 6th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Lead Singing Tutor, Jane Streeton visits TFA

We had the great pleasure of welcoming RADA tutor, Jane Streeton to TFA. It really was a fantastic experience for the students with some really useful information about drama school, audition processes and the differences between music and drama school. Students were really engaged and interested in the experience, they even [...]

2024-03-01T09:01:53+00:00March 1st, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Scholastic Book Fair

'Our Scholastic Book Fair created much excitement in school this week. It was great to see our students' passion for reading and each book purchased has helped to fund new resources for our school library. Several students won vouchers to spend at the fair, submitting their imaginative ideas on how we [...]

2024-02-14T15:21:56+00:00February 14th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Geography Field Trip – Debden Brook

TFA Year 11 Geographers put theory into action on a field trip. They got involved with measuring the width, depth and speed of the Debden Brook, learning key fieldwork techniques. They got stuck in as they waded through the muddy river, whilst remaining positive and making the best of the day. [...]

2024-02-02T08:58:58+00:00February 2nd, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Jack Petchey Speak out challenge

Speak Out Challenge - Year 10  We held our annual Speak Out Challenge for Year 10 pupils this week.  Speak Out training empowers teenagers from all backgrounds to become strong communicators, raising confidence, improving employability and providing opportunities to connect with one another and the world. These are skills that are needed now more than [...]

2024-01-31T14:48:04+00:00January 31st, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

Aspiring Year 9 Students visit Magdalene College, Cambridge University

We took a group of aspiring Year 9 OXBRIDGE students to Magdalene College, Cambridge University, for an informative and active day where they set personal goals, learnt about life at Cambridge, as well hearing from undergraduates and getting a tour of the grounds. It gave them a lot of food for [...]

2024-01-25T09:44:23+00:00January 25th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|

TFA pupils progress to English Speaking Union’s Mace Debate Nationals

On 18 January, three Year 11 students represented The Forest Academy in the second round of the English Speaking Union’s Mace Debate. This is a national competition and one of the longest-running in the country. The motion was ‘This House Believes that schools should focus on maximising students' value to the [...]

2024-01-25T09:26:58+00:00January 25th, 2024|BSF at TFA, Careers, News|
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