Last week we said our emotional goodbyes to our Year 11 and 13 leavers. After two difficult and disrupted years of coping with the pandemic, these year groups have shown steadfast determination and resilience in how they have worked towards their GCSE and A Level exams. We are proud of each and every one of them. It was a day of mixed emotions; relief at finishing their exams, sadness at closing this chapter of their lives, yet excitement at what's in store for the future.

June is celebrated internationally as Pride Month, and here at Northampton Academy, we are joining in the celebrations of our LGBTQIA+ community. Our students, supported by staff, have worked tirelessly to put together one of the biggest celebrations of Pride our school has seen.

We were pleased to welcome Helen Schmidt-Joshi to Nucleus STEM as part of our lecture programme. Helen is a technical support engineer from Atlas Copco.

Following successful performances at the recent Town Athletics Championships, Northampton Academy had six students invited to participate at the County Athletics Championships representing Team Northampton.

Today, students and staff at Northampton Academy are celebrating after the academy was announced as one of the country's 80 Pearson National Teaching Award Silver Award winners.