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I am very proud to be the Headteacher of The Birley Academy and feel honoured and privileged to be able to work with our pupils, parents, carers, colleagues and community to be a part of the team who are making Birley Academy a brilliant place to learn and work.
I am passionate about working with our staff in school, and with colleagues across L.E.A.D. Academy Trust to ensure that the education that we provide to our pupils is of the highest quality, studying a broad range of subjects complemented by a clear personal development and wider curriculum offer.
I don’t have a complicated view of what makes a brilliant school and I aim to keep things simple. At Birley, I will ensure that we keep focussed on maintaining a calm and orderly environment, having expectations of exceptional attendance, delivering the highest academic standards and encouraging every student to fulfil their potential in whichever areas their talents and interests may lie. Our pupils are brilliant young people and they deserve every opportunity to nurture and showcase their skills.
We have our five core values of Respect, Kindness, Courage, Integrity and Ambition – and as Headteacher I want to see every one of our pupils and staff demonstrate these each day – with recognition for those who regularly go above and beyond for our community.
Most importantly, as a parent myself, I recognise the huge responsibility that schools have to provide for the young people in our care and will do all that I can to make sure that every single pupil at The Birley Academy continues to be valued and cherished as an individual, and feels safe and supported in our school.
I look forward to sharing positive news with you on a regular basis and making The Birley Academy the school of choice in our region of Sheffield. I will share regular updates on our website, social media, and through Headteacher bulletins, and I look forward to meeting our parents, carers and the wider community at parents’ evenings and celebrations, performances and sporting events.
I do hope that the website gives you an insight into our school, and warmly invite visitors to our website to get in touch with us should you require any further information or would like to arrange a visit to our very wonderful school to see how we are #makingBirleybrilliant!
Kind regards
Mrs Victoria Hall
Headteacher
“This Ofsted report is a tremendous validation of the hard work and dedication shown by our staff, students and families. We are incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made – this is a moment of celebration for our whole community.”
Watch the video to hear from Mrs Hall and our inspiring pupils as they share how Respect, Kindness, Courage, Integrity, and Ambition—the core values of The Birley Academy—were shaped by the pupils themselves. Learn how our beloved school dogs support emotional wellbeing, and hear directly from pupils as they speak passionately about their favourite subjects and what makes learning at Birley truly special.
Year 11… Can you hear Bon Jovi???
Whoa, we're (almost!) half way there! 🎶🎵
📖English Language Paper 1 tomorrow at 9am (be in school for 8:20am Y11)
📝Turkish and Arabic exams Friday morning!
BBQ invites 🌭, Ice-cream lunchtime🍧and P5 'down' time 🌞…
Then…. HALF TERM!
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YEAR 11!!! See below!
We have a day lined up for you which recognises the brilliant start you have made on your exams. Come and make sure you get your BBQ invite (form time), and have a super P5 with staff and your year group.
After the half term we are putting a bespoke timetable together focussing on revision for each exam, making sure you have the best possible chances of success!
You're earning this Y11 #letsdothis #birleybrilliant #teambirley
#ambition – be proud!
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Great that the school is wanting to do something fun for the pupils but this is only really fun for those that enjoy football. The period 5 option would be much better if pupils could either play football or do something else fun that’s to their liking, rather than having to do school work if they don’t enjoy football…
Friday treats! A warm day, ice creams in school!
PLUS… Get in to school *on time – at line up*, for the raffle for Mrs Hall to pay for your ice-creams too!
Everyone with an on-time present mark will be entered into a random selector, and Mrs Hall will pay for 10 lucky winners sweet treats! 🍦🍧⛱️🎉
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Yep!
Shame the y11s dont get a free 1 to celebrate, quite disappointed with the 'special' Friday for them
How much would the ice creams be would be like cheaper or just the same as a normal ice cream van and what if the line is to big at lunch time and not everyone can get an ice cream ?
