Marlborough Road Academy

A huge well done to all the children who have received a certificate!

Year 4 had a lovely afternoon making pizza with Chef Stuart. Fantastic job everyone!v

Year 6 Justice Museum

On Tuesday, Year 5 created their conspiracy theory mystery boards, gathering and organising evidence both for and against their chosen theories. They carefully evaluated the reliability of different pieces of evidence and presented their findings clearly, demonstrating strong critical thinking and discussion skills.

Community Hub Launch And Family Fun Day

MARLBOROUGH ROAD COMMUNITY HUB CELEBRATES OFFICIAL OPENING
~ Local Community Enjoys Fantastic Family Fun Day ~
Marlborough Road Community Hub marked its official opening by holding a fantastic family day for the local community on Tuesday 26 May.
The community hub has quickly established itself as a valued space shaped and led by local people. This week’s family day has been a hugely welcome milestone in the hub’s history – one which reflects and celebrates what it represents in terms of ‘community’.
During the Fun Day, there were a range of activities on offer including karate sessions, a bouncy castle, archery, glitter tattoos, face painting, raffle, henna, threading, pre-loved clothing boutique and a tombola. Barnardo's, which runs Youth Club sessions in the hub, ran activities for children giving them a taste of what is on offer on a regular basis. Thanks to sponsorship from Starbucks, there was an ice cream van giving out free ice cream to children whilst local traders had stalls selling a range of products.
Commenting on the day, Judith Richens, Youth and Communities Development Lead at Marlborough Road Community Hub, said:
“It’s been wonderful to welcome our local community today and to celebrate everything our hub has to offer. This hub has grown organically over a number of years and represents a community of people working together to support one another, in the ways they choose to.
Everything that the hub now offers has been developed from an idea or an initiative from within our community – not from outside it – which is part of what makes it special.
There is so much going on here on a daily basis and we’re always looking at how we can expand what we are doing. Thank you to our fantastic volunteers who volunteers who share their time, skills and energy to support the hub and make it such a welcoming and inclusive place.”
One of the most popular stalls was run by 12-year-old Deborah who was selling crochet hair scrunchies and bookmarks that she had made herself. Having successfully applied for seed funding from United Communities, Deborah set up and has been running a popular crochet club on Monday evenings in the hub. Deborah even helped promote the family day – handwriting invitations to go out to all the guests locally.
Judith Richens added:
“It’s been such a pleasure to support Deborah as she set up the crochet club. This was entirely her own idea as she wanted to share her love of crochet and bring people together. . I am so pleased we have been able to make this happen and I hope many other young people come forward with their own ideas of what they would like to do. Whatever they want to do, we will always try our best to help them make it a reality.”
The official opening follows an announcement that Marlborough Road Community Hub has received a grant from the National Lottery that will fund it for the next three years. This means the Hub will be able to extend its opening hours so it can be used in the evenings and weekends.
Run by and for local people, Marlborough Road Community Hub is part of the United Communities network of school-linked community hubs.
United Communities is a national charity that supports schools to be great neighbours, helping to create the conditions for meaningful, community-led change.
United Communities is part of the United Learning Group of charities. United Learning runs schools across the country, including Marlborough Road Academy.

Hedgehog delivered safely!

Lunch time in the sunshine today ☀️

A huge well done to all the children who have received a certificate today!

Mia completed a sports day with her homework club. Her team came first and won a medal and on one of the individual races she came first and won a trophy . Well done Mia, you did it!