Beal High School Hosts Institute Of Economic Affairs (IEA) Conference
Beal High School hosted an Economics Conference organised by Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on 23rd February, […]
Harry Potter Studio Tour – March 2023
Our KS4 and KS5 media students visited Harry Potter Studios to deepen their understanding of a working […]
Speak Out Regional Final – TFA Finalist
Raluca represented TFA at the regional final of the National Speak Out Challenge after having won the […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – Women of the World (WOW) Conference, London
A group of aspiring Year 10 students had the opportunity to attend the ‘Women of the World’ […]
TFA Careers Fair – National Careers Week
To celebrate National Careers Week, we hosted our biggest and best ever Careers Fair.
Our exhibitors included employers […]
Frankly Speaking Debate Competition
We were one of 6 London schools selected to participate in the Frankly Speaking Debate Competition held […]
Y11 and Sixth Form Employability and Interview Workshops – Rob Fyer, Recruitment Director at NOW TEACH
Rob Fryer, Director Of Recruitment at Now Teach, came in for National Careers Week to deliver Employability […]
Guest Speaker, Guy Grainger – Global Head of Sustainability – Careers Week Year 9
Guy Grainger from Speakers for Schools delivered a powerful talk about sustainability to Year 9. Guy Grainger […]
Year 10 History Trip – Golden Hind and London Dungeons
Students were taken on a trip along the Southbank to support their contextual knowledge of the History […]
Financial Education at Beal Sixth Form
In March, Ed from WizeUP Financial Education (in partnership with Jack Petchey) ran five Financial Education masterclasses […]
LGBT+ History Month Redbridge Student Conference
Pupils from TFA attended the annual LGBTQ+ conference to celebrate LGBT+ History Month
Stepping into the Redbridge event, […]
TFA Ofsted Report
We are delighted to share our Ofsted report – it is available online here. Our students […]
Tate Modern and Horror Show at Somerset House – Art and Photography Trip
TFA Art and Photography GCSE students visited the Horror Show exhibition at Somerset House and the Tate […]
Year 10 Democracy Workshop
Year 10 participated in a civic participation and community building workshop by the Patchwork Foundation. The charity […]
Speak Out Challenge
Year 10 students took on the Speak Out Challenge; a workshop designed to build confidence; develop skills; […]
Bush Theatre Careers Trip
Year 10 GCSE Music students, as well as some performing arts enthusiasts in year 9, had the […]
Ukrainian Coffee Morning
Our first Ukrainian Family coffee morning was a real success and we would like to thank all […]
Year 7 Road Safety ‘Streetwise’ Workshop
As Year 7s start to use the roads independently, Redbridge’s road safety theatre performance “Streetwise”, gave our […]
ITN Trip – Year 9
Yr 9s had the opportunity to attend a Naz Foundation Diversity Day at ITN, an independent production […]
Christmas Winter Wonderland Showcase
On the cold winter evening of the 15th of December, […]
TFA Sporting Highlights
It has been a great start to P.E at The Forest Academy this academic year, with a […]
Year 8 Kensington Palace Trip
Five Year 8 students visited Kensington Palace with the Naz Foundation.
Women in Leadership – Workshop
A group of students from Y11 and Y12 attended the National Literacy Trust Women in Leadership Panel […]
Year 11 Work Experience at Capita PLC, London
12 of our Year 11 pupils are on an 18 month careers and employment programme with Making […]
Careers Fair at Beal High School – November 2022
We took a group of our Year 11 students to Beal High School for a Careers Fair. Prior […]
Royal Navy Visit to HMS President with the Naz Foundation – November 2022
Mr Onienze took 6 pupils in Year 9 on a Royal Navy Trip to HMS President, London. […]
TFA Says no to extremism.
Last week we had the privilege of welcoming two […]
Beal Sixth Former: Cricket trip of a Lifetime
During October half-term, year 13 student and talented cricketer Zoraiz Saeed went on a cricket tour with […]
Financial Times Speaker – Kimberley Long
We had the pleasure of welcoming Kimberley Long, Asia Editor for The Banker – Financial Times Group to […]
Year 8 – Natural History Museum Trip
The students visited the Natural History Museum and saw exhibits based around what they will be learning […]
Year 7 Science Club
Year 7 students were learning about fingerprinting techniques used in forensic science. The students used fluorescent fingerprint […]
Black History Month
In October we celebrate black history month at TFA. This year’s theme was “black British History”. We […]
Magdelene College, University of Cambridge
On Wednesday 5th October, thirteen Year 11 pupils went on a Cambridge University Trip to Magdelene College. […]
A-Level Art and 3-D Design Trip to ARUP Design Headquarters
A level 3D Design and Fine Art students from The Forest Academy and Beal High School took part in […]
UEL University Talk – Parents and Pupils 22.9.22
TFA invited the University of East London to deliver a University talk on Thursday 22nd September 2022.
Parents, […]
Year 6 Open Evening September 2022
The Forest Academy hosted our annual Open Evening on September 20th 2022. Parents , carers and prospective […]
The Forest Academy celebrates exceptional improvement in results and 100% post 16 progression!
The Forest Academy in Hainault is delighted to report on brilliant GCSE exam results achieved by the […]
BSF celebrates exceptional A level and BTEC student results – summer 2022
Beal Sixth Form is pleased to report exceptional achievements by its students in their A levels and […]
The Forest Academy awarded School of the Year following students’ reading success
The Forest Academy, Ilford, has been recognised for its reading achievements and awarded KS3/4 School of the […]
International Culture Celebration at TFA
We organised International Culture Day to celebrate the diversity that exists within the TFA community and beyond. […]
NHS Careers Conference – Year 9
12 TFA Year 9 pupils were invited to attend a Meducators Workshop Day at Beal High School. […]
Former Head Girl returns to TFA 50 years later
On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome Yvonne Pinchen back to TFA, who left the school in […]
TFA to Oxford University
On Friday, a group of Year 12 students visited Oxford University. Oxford is currently ranked 1st in […]
TFA at the London Careers Festival
On the 27th June 2022, TFA 6th formers visited the London Careers Festival at London Guildhall. We […]
New School Mural
On June 23rd students across years 7-12 collaborated in the design and creation of our new school […]
Pride Bakesale
On Tuesday 21st June our LGBTQ+ support group held a bakesale in support of https://www.allsortsyouth.org.uk. We are […]
‘TALK THE TALK’ employability workshop – year 12s
On Wednesday 15th June, 25 year 12 students took part in an employability skills workshop to help […]
Summer Showcase
Summer Showcase – 14th July
The Forest Academy: Creative Arts Team present our summer showcase! A show full […]
Year 7 & 8 district athletics competition
On Tuesday 14th June The Forest Academy took part in the year 7 & 8 district athletics […]
Cambridge University – Naz Foundation
Cambridge University Trip-As part of their educational programme, we took a group of Year 10 students on […]
KS3 Royal Navy Trip – Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – June 2022
As part of the national celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year, the Royal Navy […]
Hainault Community Hubs – Belonging Project
Our students have been working really hard with community organisers on the ‘Hainault Belonging Project’.
You are invited […]
Redbridge Mental health awareness workshop
TFA were represented at this Redbridge workshop by year 7 and year 10 students.
Our year 10 students […]
The future of Hainault – Forest Academy welcomes local MP to discuss vision for local area
On Friday 20th May, The Forest Academy welcomed local MP, and shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, […]
Year 10 Trip to Warwick University – Spring 2022
The trip to Warwick University was amazing and our students felt privileged to have been selected for the trip. […]
Vegan Demo & Talk – Spring 2022
As part of National Careers Week, the Foot Technology department invited Karin and X from Animal Aid […]
Teachers and their career routes
During Careers Week we asked our teachers to display their qualifications and previous jobs to get the […]
Tenner Challenge Enterprise Competition
Congratulations to our Year 7 pupils who participated in the national ‘Tenner Challenge Enterprise Competition’ by Young […]
KS4 / KS5 Apprenticeship Workshop – Careers Week
Miss Frederick and Ms Uddin from BEAL sixth Form held an Apprenticeship Workshop for our YEAR 11 […]
World Book Day at Forest 3rd March
TFA CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK DAY 3/3/22
1 – Year 7 Book Hunt on World Book Day
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Year 10 US Embassy Trip with the Naz Foundation SPRING 2022
I had the great pleasure of escorting two of our students Paulina Da Silva and Tahan Islam, to the […]
Year 8 participate in International Women’s Day Virtual Event
Year 8 students were engaged and asked questions related to the theme ‘Break the Bias’ . Presenters […]
KS3 Dragon’s Den – National Careers Week
On Tuesday 8th March, pupils presented their entrepreneurial ideas to Principal, Mr Mackintosh and Head of Business […]
Year 9-11 Trip to the Tower of London
Our students were guided around by the Tower’s Ravenmaster that gave a history of the Tower. The […]
Year 10 Media Trip to BT Sports Studio
On the 7th February 2022, five Year 10 pupils visited the BT Sports Studio in Stratford with […]
Inspired Futures – Knife Crime Workshop
On Friday 21st January , Nathan Levy from Inspired Futures, along with 3 members from the Met […]
TFA Christmas Concert
TFA Christmas Concert, December 15th 2021 Click here to view on YouTube […]
MP Wes Streeting visits Beal Sixth Form!
On Friday 10th December 2021, we welcomed recently appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social […]
A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self
Visit and presentation by MARTIN PRENDERGAST Director of Development and Public Affairs, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art […]
Deadly Distractions – Year 7 Road Safety Performance
On 6th December 2021 we welcomed The Riot Act Theatre Company who delivered a road safety workshop […]
Forest Academy Students visit Cambridge University
Hainault to Cambridge!
On Tuesday 9th November, students from The Forest Academy Campus of Beal 6th Form visited […]
Inaugural Diversity Day at the Benjamin Franklin House in London – 20th October 2021
Jermone Klein Year 10 and Anycia Richmond-Murray Year 11, (Forest Academy Diversity Ambassadors for the Naz Foundation) […]
Free breakfast club for all students at The Forest Academy
The Forest Academy in Hainault has started a free breakfast club this week, open to all students […]
Career Ahead with Making the Leap
Today 10 of our Year 11 pupils virtually met Betty Campbell (Head of Education) from Making the […]
Black History Month at TFA
As we look forward to October and the celebration of Black History Month, we as a school, […]
A Welcome Visit by Superintendent Khan
On the 15th of September we invited Superintendent Khan to our school to meet with our year […]
TFA Teacher’s artwork displayed in Royal Academy
We are delighted that Mr Montiel’s artwork ‘Icecream’ has been displayed in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition […]
The Forest Academy celebrates excellent results and 100% post 16 progression!
Ilford Recorder Newspaper article (page 18) – click here to view
Ilford Recorder on-line article – click […]
BSF – Exceptional Academic Achievements
Beal Sixth Form is delighted to report exceptional academic achievements by its students in their A levels […]
Art Competition Winners
Thanks to all the KS3 students who entered the art competition and to Ms. Hart and the […]
Head boy at BSF celebrates Cricket Victory
Current year 13 head boy, Naivedyam Dwivedi, at Beal Sixth Form celebrates cricket victory.
“Kishen Velani (43) batted […]
Former BSF & TFA Student – Quen Maksvits
Former Beal Sixth Form student Ouens Maksvits features in TeachFirst’s new #EforEducation. Ouens, who achieved A*A*B in […]
A good set of GCSE results for The Forest Academy
A good set of GCSE results for The Forest Academy with over 50% of students achieving good […]
Beal Sixth Form celebrates A’ Level results
A-levels: Beal Sixth Form celebrates highest number of students choosing to study medicine
As the coronavirus rages […]
TFA represent Redbridge at The London Youth Games
TFA represent Redbridge at The London Youth Games
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Panathlon Games
Our BCS students represented TFA at the Panthathlon Games. We finished second overall gaining a silver medal. […]
Three years running for Beal Sixth Form!
For the third consecutive year, Beal Sixth Form has been rated in the top two of sixth […]
Redbridge Panathlon Challenge
Well done to Ryan, Ryan, Iqra and Kriena who achieved 3rd place for Redbridge in the Panathlon […]
Jack Petchey Awards Evening
On Wednesday 27th November The Forest Academy attended the Jack Petchey Awards Evening at Ilford Town Hall. […]
James Doubleday invited to attend Aspirations Week
James Doubleday Manager of London and Essex Operations has been invited by The Forest Academy to attend […]
British Values Debate
On the 28th October 2019, The Forest Academy was one of the schools in Redbridge that attended […]
Jack Petchey October Winner
The winner for October was Abdullah Subhani. Abdullah always works tremendously well in all his class work […]
Shoe Box Appeal
Over the past few weeks, students have been collecting items and packing shoe boxes. On Monday evening, […]
COYS
Born in Paris and brought up in Hainault, Essex, goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala attended and was Head Boy […]
The Forest Academy – GCSE Results 2019
A good set of GCSE results for Forest Academy with over 50% of students achieving good passes […]
Beal Sixth Form – headlines for year 13 results August 2019
The newly amalgamated Beal Sixth Form (based across the Beal and the Forest Academy campuses) received its […]
Speak to Me
Yesterday, 6 students took part in a language competition where they performed a dialogue in either French […]
London Youth Games – Rugby
London Youth Games – Rugby
We are very pleased and proud to announce that our year 9 girls […]
TFA achieves the Carnegie Centre of Excellence Mental Health Silver Award for Schools
We are delighted that the school has been recognised as providing excellent support for the young people […]
1 Sixth Form, 2 sites, 3 pathways and success for all
We are proud to announce Beal Sixth Form (BSF) validated progress results for the academic year 2017/2018. […]
Sporting Success
Congratulations to our head boy Timothee Lo Tutala who has recently signed a 2 year scholarship with […]
Senior Citizens Christmas Party
On Wednesday 12th December the year 9 students organised a Christmas party for the local senior citizens. […]
Primary School Links
This half term we have had the pleasure of working with many of our local feeder primary […]
Cassim Atchia
A Hainault student has been described by his teachers as an ‘inspiration to the whole school’.
Cassim, 18, […]
Truly Inspirational
On Monday 29th October 2018, Year 10 and 11 students welcomed American inspirational speaker Reggie Dabbs. What […]
A ‘Mind to be Kind’
As a school, we are proud of our students who took part of the Redbridge Food Bank […]
Year 7 trip to Lee Valley Country Park
Year 7 trip to Lee Valley Country Park. Team building activities and orienteering were undertaken by all […]
Primary Football Tournament
On Thursday 13th October the PE department hosted a primary school football tournament. 10 schools from all […]
Family Fun Day
On Saturday a Family Fun Day was hosted here at the school. There was lots of entertainment […]
Forest Academy Sixth Form achieve best ever results
Forest Academy Sixth Form student Mehdi Khan who got A*A*A* in Chemistry, Biology and Maths, and will […]
Wings of Hope Achievement Awards 2017-18
Team Mariama (Asha Abdi, Nipu Khan, Camilla Mohamed, Sohaib Afzal, Dennis Singh, and Sajee Sivathasan) – The […]
New Principal Appointment At The Forest Academy
Following a successful recruitment process, Ms Misbah Mann has been appointed as the new Principal of The […]
The Forest Academy – Time For A change!
A competition was recently organised at The Forest Academy (TFA), to design a new school logo and uniform. The competition […]
Year 9 DTP/Men ACWY Immunisations
Students will be issued with the DTP/Men ACWY immunisation forms on Monday 15th January 2018. These need to be filled […]
Ofsted Report December 2017
We are delighted that The Forest Academy has been judged by Ofsted as a good school in all categories for […]
Ofsted
Ofsted will inspect the Forest Academy on Wednesday 6th December 2017. Please see below for the letter to parents and […]
Year 13 Mock Examinations
Year 13 Mock Examinations will take place from Monday 11th December 2017 to Friday 15th December 2017.
Sixth Form Progression Evening 2017
Tuesday 3rd October from 6.30-7.30pm in the main hall; all parents/carers/guardians of sixth formers welcome to learn
Half Day Tue 19th September 2017
The school will close at 1:25 for all students. This is allow staff to prepare for open evening.
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GCSE Results at TFA – Summer 2017
The Forest Academy is delighted that the number of students achieving English and Maths grade 4 (C) and above has […]
Best Ever A Level Results at TFA – Summer 2017
Congratulations to our record-breaking sixth form students! We are delighted to announce that our students achieved record results in their […]
Hot Weather Conditions
In this period of hot weather, from now until the end of term;
Water will be available in the canteen before […]
Exam Results Collection – Summer 2017
A Level Results Collection Day
Thursday 17th August 2017- 8:00am – 12:00 noon
GCSE Results Collection Day
Thursday 24th August 2017- 9:00am – […]
Return to Normal School Day
Due to examinations finishing on Friday 30th July 2017, from Monday 3rd July 2017 the school day will return to […]