This week we celebrated STEM week at the NLA with a week of science experiments and challenges. The Dangerous Science Show came to NLA with a fantastic presentation from Peter from Wonderstruck to our years 7, 8 and 9. One of our students, Harry, won the hovercraft challenge and his homemade hovercraft won him a …
This week saw our Year 8 football team fly to Jersey for a football tour. The team took part in a full 6 game tournament over 3 days, including a brilliant 2-2 draw with a last minute equaliser, and our U12/U13 players taking on a U14 side and coming out as 3-1 winners. Well played …
A busy week here at NLA after the half-term break! Thanks to LFC’s Gini Wijnaldum and LFC Red Neighbours, some lucky NLA students were treated to tickets to the Liverpool vs West Ham game. Cheers Gini! This week also saw NLA students take part in a number of science activities. A team from NLA won …
Colombia’s Secretary of Education, Juan Carlos Gomez Montoya, recently visited North Liverpool Academy, as part of his tour of the UK, which also included the University of Liverpool. Mr Montoya is in charge of the Manizales region in Colombia, with over 150 schools. When asked why he wanted to visits NLA he said: “As an …
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North Liverpool Academy’s recent Ofsted inspection rated the school officially as a Good School, along with the exceptional academic results achieved in August 2016 confirms the school as the most improved in Liverpool. Since the appointment of new Principal, Mike Westerdale’s in June 2016, the school has made significant changes to move the school forward. …
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North Liverpool Academy hosted a talk from a member of the House of Lords on Friday 5th May to encourage students to become more engaged with the political and parliamentary process. Lord Storey met with Public Services and Business Studies students for an hour to talk about the work and role of the House of Lords. …
The BBC recently approached North Liverpool Academy Art Department to provide a selection of student’s art work for ‘Moving On’, a television series of contemporary dramas about characters trying to ‘move on’ with their lives. Filming is currently taking place for an episode due to be broadcast this summer (2017). The work is required for …
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For the second year running, author Jonathan Meres presented his bestselling book tour at North Liverpool Academy for over 400 primary school students. The famous author spent the day engaging students in book workshops which included Jonathan’s award winning and hilarious brand of comedy, a book reading of his latest Norm of the North book, …
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Year 7 students worked collaboratively with feeder primary schools to celebrate the up and coming changes in the area and to mark the new developments of Liverpool’s stadium. Artwork is now enlarged and on display around the main areas of Anfield undergoing regeneration, this includes facing the new Main Stand and on Walton Break Road. …
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Year 11 students from North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, The Studio and The Kingsway Academy recently competed in the first Northern Schools Trust Art Competition. The Theme of the competition was “childhood”, and saw entries exploring lost toys, memories, sweets and nostalgia through photographic outcomes. The entry requirement was that the work was equivalent …
