⏳ COMING UP THIS WEEK! ⏳ Year 11 Outwood Revision Masterclasses! 💜 ☑️ Expert-led, hour-long webinars focussing on specific topic areas, revision & exam techniques! Check out the timetable for the week ahead here: 🖱️ buff.ly/XzMYlEL #OutwoodFamily💜

You will find some brilliant Y7 and Y8 Art in our #ProudThursday slides this week. You will also find some marvelous Maths, Performing Arts and Science. And, of course, our fabulous U13s Girls Football team 😊⚽️💜 youtu.be/D3KU_JEFhT8

As our brilliant Year 11 students prepare for their English Lit exam on Monday, we wanted to wish the whole year group well. They have worked so incredibly hard and we know that they are ready 💜 They really are such a fantastic year group 😊

We hope that you enjoy our #ProudThursday work this week. A huge shout-out to our U13 Girls Footballers have now reached the last 4 schools in the country in the English Schools New Cup! Absolutely amazing achievement 👏👏👏 #Proud youtu.be/ANPzEd8k2_0

Race weekend for Josh this weekend round 3 of club100 He’s at his favourite track GYG in wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shafton.outwood.com

A reminder that the academy is closed on Monday to students and staff. We hope that you have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend ☺

Thinking about a career in the classroom? 🎓 Our Teaching Internship Programme is the perfect way to experience life as a teacher. 🗓️ We are currently interviewing for our next cohort! Don’t miss your chance to step into the classroom this summer. Learn more and apply here: 👉 buff.ly/0p8GONZ

It is the end of April already! And it is also #ProudThursday and 6 slides of students who have completed Random Acts of Kindness this week #amazing 💜⭐️ youtu.be/X8y6HA0cT_Y

📢 YEAR 11 STUDENTS! Our Outwood Revision Masterclasses start next week! 😀 ☑️ Expert-led, hour-long webinars focussing on specific topic areas, revision & exam techniques! Find out more: 🖱️ buff.ly/c9X73rK #OutwoodFamily💜

#ProudThursday is here again! We have had lots of visitors to the academy this week. They have been so impressed with how focussed students are. They have seen a snippet of what we see every day, we are very lucky to be part of this community. #proud #studentpraise youtu.be/eWAgNl_7Kdk

Applications for our eaching Internship are OPEN! 💜 🚀 💷 £455/week ⏳️ 3 week duration 🏫 Classroom experience 🎓️ Open to Maths, Science, Computer Science & Languages students Whether you’re an undergraduate or a Master’s student, see if teaching is for you! 🖱️ buff.ly/DfmtU7X ⏰️ Deadline: 1st May

A few spaces have become available for our visit to the battlefields in France next year. Students should see Mr Huntley-Roe for further information.

We are delighted to share our April newsletter with you ⬇️⬇️⬇️ outwoodshaftonnewsletter.my.canva.site/april-2026-o...

A massive #congratulations to our current Word Millionaires, it takes a lot of #reading to hit the magic #million 👏👏👏 #lovetoread

📱🧠💻️🧠📱 Too much screen time can affect how young children sleep, learn and play - and small changes make a big difference. Find out how to help your little ones build healthy screen habits right from the start. Simply visit: 🖱️ buff.ly/Mg3Kkhd #BestStartInLife #OutwoodFamily💜

We are looking forward to welcoming students and staff back to the academy tomorrow. A very busy summer term ahead!

Josh went back to where it started tonight @teamsport.bsky.social Sheffield Qualified 4th and finished 1st Another trophy for the shelf @shafton.outwood.com

Our #OutwoodFamily Easter Reading Challenge is all about animal life. We have some great recommendations for you! Why not tell us about your animal life book? Leave a review at buff.ly/u1cwhEN #reading #lovetoread

We are delighted that two teams from Shafton have made it to the regional final of the Big Ideas Programme and will be competing on 14 May at the University of Bradford for a place at the national final at Westminster!

It is Thursday and that can only mean one thing at OA Shafton... #proudthursday We are very happy to share student work with you - phenomenal efforts as always from all students with submitted work! #proud #studentpraise youtu.be/57IsWf1z1y0

Mrs Peasegood and Miss Stroud were armed with rewards yesterday for Y11 students who have achieved a 50 day streak as part of our #100DaysOfLit challenge! #GCSE #Revision #Bitesize

Wishing all of the mums, aunties, sisters, grans and your mums friend who you call auntie, a very Happy Mother’s Day 💜

💜 📚 💜 Today is #WorldBookDay 😀 Why not access a range of free audiobooks - a brilliant way of enjoying books being read aloud, whether you’re sharing them with family, friends, or listening on your own. 🎧📚 Explore the selection here: 🖱️ buff.ly/VjUHI9v #OutwoodFamily

#WorldBookDay and staff love to get those #book #character conversations going with students. Great team effort from colleagues 👏👏👏

We are delighted to open our doors once again for our Senior Citizen's Easter Afternoon Tea! If you would like to join us please email [email protected] You will know that places are limited and they get snapped up quickly! Come and join us on Wednesday 25 March, 3:30 - 5pm! 🐰🐣🐥

Imagine being able to say you have raced at Silverstone?! That's exactly what our brilliant student did this past weekend. Josh works so hard at improving his skill, knowledge of tracks and his PB. Keep at it Josh, you are #smashing it

Residential visit to WWI Battlefields (Ypres and The Somme) 29th March - 1st April 2027 Today sees the launch of our Battlefields 2027 visit - open to current Y9 and Y10 students. There are 40 spaces available. For more information please see our website: www.shafton.outwood.com/posts/13939

We are delighted to share our last #ProudThursday of February with you. We have had some lovely #randomactsofkindness too, from simply holding doors open to sharing #revision cards & buying drinks. It really is so lovely to see students practising kindness. youtu.be/zXNyhiSXkbo

There is nothing nicer than being #kind Be the change you want to see in the world 💜

🚨Year 11 Spring Assessment Revision Masterclasses To support our Year 11 students with their revision, we have created a wide range of: 📚 Revision resources 💻 Pre-recorded materials Access them here: 🖱️ buff.ly/txGnKn1 #OutwoodFamily💜

All groups up and ready to go for their first lesson on the mountain. Fresh snow overnight 😛 🏂⛷️🎿❄️ #skitrip2026

Gorgeous treats on offer today in our Ignite provision, kindly created by Mrs Baxter for our staff #FundraisingFebruary bake sale! #OutwoodFamily #OutThere

Staff and students have arrived in Dover, on their way to another fabulous skiing adventure! A huge thank you to staff for giving up their annual leave to take students 💜😊🎿🚡⛷️🏂❄️☃️

Wishing our school community a very happy, safe and peaceful half term. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday 23 February 😊💜

#ProudThursday and our students have smashed it, again! A huge well done to students for their consistently #Proud work, you could hear a pin drop in the academy as you walk around, students are so focussed #teachingandlearning #proud youtu.be/U47zKNPjptc

#TeamShafton - we have some catching up to do this summer! #OutwoodFamily #OutThere

🚨Year 11 Spring Assessment Revision Masterclasses To support our Year 11 students with their revision, we have created a wide range of: 📚 Revision resources 💻 Pre-recorded materials Access them here: 🖱️ buff.ly/NytE2Rc #OutwoodFamily💜 #Year11

#FundraisingFebruary is here and this week this week our Student Voice Charity Committee will be organising different events including bake sales, fundraising stalls, lunchtime karaoke and competitions. #fundraising #OutwoodOutThere

#Year11 we are looking forward to sharing #toptips with you tomorrow at our #RevisionFestival Come along for #resrouces #revisiontips and #food!

We are very much looking forward to sharing certificates and treats with students at break for their #brilliant #ProudThursday work this week 😊 youtu.be/lLv5oSFKOJM #Proud #Praise #PraiseCulture

Barnsley College have events next week themed around apprenticeships including two Year 11 Apprenticeship Information Evenings for current Year 11s and their families to go along to find out more. These will be on 10 and 11 February at 3:45pm at the Old Mill Lane campus.

We blinked & missed it! January is almost done & with it, our last #ProudThursday of the month! A huge thank you to students for being so engaged in their learning, recent visitors to the academy have been so impressed by the climate for learning. We are so #Proud of you 😊💜 youtu.be/JGwEvcReNtA

We are pleased to share that we have successfully been designated with UCL Centre for Holocaust Education Beacon School status. We have created scheme of learning for students that is ambitious and grapples with the historical significance of the #Holocaust. bsky.app/profile/uclh...

A bit of a delay in sharing this with you since we returned in January! Please access the latest edition of our newsletter at: outwoodshaftonnewsletter.my.canva.site/oa-shafton-n...

#Dexter now has company! We are very thrilled to receive #BigDexter, our IQM Award big brother bear wearing his IQM #FlagshipSchool status award t-shirt! These two guys are going to be visiting our #inclusion classrooms this week to get to know some new faces! bsky.app/profile/iqma...

A little bit late in the day this week but we are very happy to share our #ProudThursday work with you! Brilliant work, as ever, from students this week. We are beyond #proud of students for their commitment to #learning #studentpraise #StudentSuccess youtu.be/MlZHJhNsGBU

Launched this week with our Year 11 #Geographers and #Historians! The 10% #challenge! Students are encouraged to complete homework, revision and attend enrichment to help them to achieve a 10% improvement on their November mock. Each student will know whether they are completing 4+, 5+ or 7+.

Come along to this FREE tree planting event for families at Royston Playground in Cudworth, Barnsley on Sunday 25th January. No experience necessary, equipment and refreshments provided. Book your free tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kidsp... This event is organised by Kids Plant Trees.

#Year11 you are off to a flying start with our #100DaysofLit challenge - a great way for you to get a head start with revision for every single text!

Today sees the launch of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust #100DaysofMaths and #100DaysofLit challenges for Year 11 students. Five questions for Lit and Maths will be released every day on Google Classroom for students to get a head start on their #revision.