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High School Musical auditions Date: 06/09/2010High School Musical auditions Auditions for this terms production are on Tuesday 7 September at 3.15pm in the canteen. Please click here for more information.… View News Details
Cornwallis Academy on MTV News Date: 31/08/2010Cornwallis Academy on MTV News Cornwallis Academy received national media coverage when MTV News filmed students opening their A Level results recently. The bulletin went out for two days on MTV UK to catch student's reactions and to promote the UCAS results helpline. Ch… View News Details
Record results at Cornwallis Academy Date: 24/08/2010Record results at Cornwallis Academy It has been another outstanding year for GCSE results at Cornwallis Academy in Linton, Maidstone. Students eager to collect their results piled into the sixth form area from 10am to open their envelopes and discover what grades they had achieved.… View News Details
Students delighted with A Level results Date: 19/08/2010Students delighted with A Level results From 10am this morning pupils gathered in the sixth form area at Cornwallis Academy to find out their A Level results. Head of Academy, David Simons said: "This year Cornwallis Academy celebrated the fact that a quarter of all grades were A,… View News Details
Proposed change of subject specialism Date: 03/08/2010Proposed change of subject specialism Cornwallis Academy currently has two specialist subjects, Technology and Science. We now have the opportunity to refresh the specialism and are proposing to change from Technology to Languages. If approved it will mean an expansion of the range… View News Details
Pensioners enjoy summer tea party Date: 28/07/2010Pensioners enjoy summer tea party On Thursday 22 July elderly residents from the local area were treated to a summer tea party at Cornwallis Academy. The 28 pensioners, who live in sheltered accommodation provided by Golding Homes, enjoyed a buffet lunch, music and games and w… View News Details
Technology workshops for primary pupils Date: 27/07/2010Technology workshops for primary pupils A fun afternoon was had by Year 5 students on 20 July when a group of Technology teachers from Cornwallis Academy held a workshop at Loose Primary School. Technology teachers, Rashida Noor and Andrea Drage, alongside other members of the departmen… View News Details
Ozone out NOW! Date: 23/07/2010Ozone out NOW! Well the summer holidays are upon us and it's time to chill, enjoy the sun, spend time with friends and family and engage in some fun activities before school returns in September. Students at NLL Academy will be stepping into their brand new… View News Details
Audrey says farewell to Cornwallis Date: 20/07/2010Audrey says farewell to Cornwallis After 30 years' loyal service, Cornwallis Academy's Assistant Catering Manager, Audrey Brooker, has bid farewell to school dinners and is to retire at the end of the summer term. Audrey started working at Cornwallis in October 1980 as a Kitche… View News Details
Technology winners announced Date: 19/07/2010Technology winners announced To celebrate Technology Week which ran from 21-25 June students took park in a number of themed competitions. Students were asked to brainstorm ideas for World Cup or Wimbledon memorabilia and explain how their product promotes their chosen event.… View News Details
Interschool golf champions Date: 19/07/2010Interschool golf champions Four students from Cornwallis Academy scooped first place in the annual Interschools Golf Competition held at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course on 13 July. Six schools entered the competition, which has been running for more than 12 years, with a to… View News Details
Skills Challenge Winners 2010 Date: 19/07/2010Skills Challenge Winners 2010 This years' final round of the Sixth Form Skills Challenge took place on Tuesday 13 July with four groups battling it out for the title. The Skills Challenge sits in place of work experience and gives teams of up to 12 students the opportunity to… View News Details
Skills For Life Year 10 Programme 2010 Date: 19/07/2010Skills For Life Year 10 Programme 2010 The Skills For Life team organised an event-filled week for Year 10 students this year. The activities were designed to help students consider their skills and help them to develop team building, communication and enterprise qualities. The programme… View News Details
Healthy eaters win big prizes Date: 19/07/2010Healthy eaters win big prizes The winners of the annual Summer Healthy Eating Competition have been announced. Students and staff at Cornwallis Academy earn points for healthy food choices - the healthier the meal or snack the more points you collect.  In the canteen:… View News Details
History students get the fright of their lives Date: 18/07/2010History students get the fright of their lives The day GCSE History got the fright of their lives at one of London's scariest attraction. By Becky Evans and Cathy Holmes, Year 9 We had heard tales about the terrors of Jack the Ripper, and the ghoulish goings on of Sweeny Todd, buy who would… View News Details
Secondary science for primary students Date: 14/07/2010Secondary science for primary students Year 6 pupils from Boughton Monchelsea recently enjoyed an afternoon of Science lessons at Cornwallis Academy. The students took part in experiments such as flame testing and making a rainbow of colours using a range of acids and alkalis.… View News Details
Fruit tasting fun! Date: 06/07/2010Fruit tasting fun! During morning break on 23 June students at Cornwallis Academy were able to sample a variety of fruit for free. Pupils were also required to guess the name of the fruit they were eating in a fun competition. Items sampled included pears, pinea… View News Details
Technology and Art Summer Exhibition Date: 02/07/2010Technology and Art Summer Exhibition Cornwallis Academy held its' annual Summer Exhibition on 30 June 2010, to showcase the work of our talented art and design students. The artwork on display was produced by BTEC, GCSE and A-Level photography, art, technology, food and textiles s… View News Details
Sports Day Date: 01/07/2010Sports Day Today (1 July) saw Cornwallis Academy's sports day take place. Every year group was involved and on-site sporting activities included races, football, long and high jumps, javelin, rounders, tennis, shot putt and badminton to name but a few.… View News Details
Technology Week 2010 Date: 30/06/2010Technology Week 2010 The Technology department at Cornwallis Academy ran a number of special lessons between 21-25 June to celebrate Technology Week.  Activities included Key Stage 3 textile students designing and making football kits out of plastic bags inspi… View News Details
Kent School Games Date: 28/06/2010Kent School Games Kent School Games begins this week and a number of students from Cornwallis Academy are taking part. Kent School Games is the largest sports event in Europe and it is a privilege that some of our students are representing Maidstone in various sports… View News Details
Maidstone Ladies United Date: 22/06/2010Maidstone Ladies United Maidstone United Ladies are looking for players for the 2010/2011 season. You need to be over 16 and available to play on Sunday afternoons. For more information click here.… View News Details
Money raised from charity fashion presented to Macmillan! Date: 22/06/2010Money raised from charity fashion presented to Macmillan! Models and staff involved with New Line Learning Academies' first ever charity fashion show held on Monday 10 May have presented a cheque for £1624.50 to Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, hosted by popular Heart radio presenter Cla… View News Details
Leeds Castle is perfect venue for Year 13 Prom Date: 21/06/2010Leeds Castle is perfect venue for Year 13 Prom Check out the photos from the The Cornwallis Year 13 Prom which took place at Leeds Castle on Friday 11 June. All images by Go West Photography - www.gowestphotography.co.uk… View News Details
Cornwallis Year 11 Prom Date: 15/06/2010Cornwallis Year 11 Prom The Cornwallis Year 11 Prom took place at the Tudor Park Hotel in Bearsted on Friday 21 May. Many students arrived to the venue in sleek vehicles such as stretch limousines. Dressed in their finest, they then enjoyed a buffet and disco alongsi… View News Details
Katie questions new Police Chief Date: 11/06/2010Katie questions new Police Chief Today (Friday 11 June) saw Cornwallis Academy student Katie Bishop interview the new Area Commander for Mid Kent Police, Chief Superintendent Matthew Nix. Mr Nix replaces Chief Superintendent Alasdair Hope who has been in his current ‘dr… View News Details
Carillion construction challenge Date: 28/05/2010Carillion construction challenge Technology students from Cornwallis Academy were split in to teams and set a construction challenge by Carillion recently. Each team had to nominate a project manager, site manager, quantity surveyor and designer and were tasked to build a cran… View News Details
NASA students talk to Radio Kent Date: 25/05/2010NASA students talk to Radio Kent A group of Cornwallis Academy students and Deputy Head of Science, Tara Lloyd, were interviewed by Radio Kent on 18 May about their 2009 trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The students interviewed were: Alana Wood, Nikita Hayward, Ja… View News Details
Last chance to get school vouchers in Date: 21/05/2010Last chance to get school vouchers in Tesco school vouchers have now finished. If you have any spare vouchers please drop them in to school before Friday 28 May.  … View News Details
Half term revision schedule online now Date: 18/05/2010Half term revision schedule online now Click here to download the 2010 half term revision schedule for students studying AS, A-level and GCSEs.… View News Details
Non-school uniform day with a difference Date: 18/05/2010Non-school uniform day with a difference Rather than donating money, students at Cornwallis Academy were asked to bring in books for non-school uniform day. The event was organised by three students in Year 9, Katie Bishop, Elaine Kemp and Joanna Nokes, who are part of the Academy's Sa… View News Details
Looking for a challenge? Date: 18/05/2010Looking for a challenge? If the answer is 'yes' - then why not take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award. For more information visit www.dofe.org or see Mr Wilkinson in the languages department. Please note students need to be in Year 9 or above to take part.… View News Details
200ft abseil for charity Date: 17/05/2010200ft abseil for charity Julie Whitehead, who is a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Cornwallis, is doing a 200ft charity abseil down the side of Miller House in Maidstone in aid of the Heart of Kent hospice on Saturday 5 June. Anyone wishing to donate to this wonder… View News Details
Hannah interviews Dame Kelly Holmes Date: 12/05/2010Hannah interviews Dame Kelly Holmes New Line Learning Academies' sixth form student, Hannah Longworth, had the pleasure of interviewing former Olympic double gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes on Friday evening (7 May) at the Village Hotel, Maidstone. Dame Kelly was at the venue t… View News Details
Fashion show raises £1500 for Macmillan! Date: 11/05/2010Fashion show raises £1500 for Macmillan! Last night's (10 May) fashion show held at New Line Learning Academy, Loose, raised approximately £1500 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The show, hosted by popular Heart radio presenter Claire Lawson, saw an audience of around 200 peop… View News Details
League Cup Final - Cornwallis vs Holmesdale Date: 04/05/2010League Cup Final - Cornwallis vs Holmesdale Having convincingly defeated long term foes Oakwood Park in the semi-final, Cornwallis faced their final (and possibly sternest) test of the season; Holmesdale. In the build-up to the match there was a lot of excitement amongst the team with t… View News Details
Download the April edition of Ozone now! Date: 28/04/2010Download the April edition of Ozone now! The lastest edition of Ozone is now available to download from this website. Don't forget to enter this month's competition where you can win a Republic voucher. Deadline for entries is 05 May 2010.… View News Details
We're collecting school vouchers Date: 27/04/2010We're collecting school vouchers Cornwallis Academy are once again collecting Sainsbury's Active Kids and Tesco For Schools and Clubs vouchers. Students can hand them in to their form tutors. Friends of the school are invited to take them to either reception where they will be added… View News Details
Students donate prize money to several good causes Date: 22/04/2010Students donate prize money to several good causes A group of students in Year 7 visited the Oxfam shop, in Maidstone to hand over a cheque that they were awarded during an Enterprise Venture. Daniel Taylor, Whitney Wilsher, Lydia Wills, Ben chapman and Gianni Rapisarda chose Oxfam to benefi… View News Details
Radio presenter to host academies' charity fashion show Date: 15/04/2010Radio presenter to host academies' charity fashion show Tickets are now on sale for New Line Learning Academies' charity fashion show which is to be hosted by Heart radio presenter Claire Lawson on Monday 10 May in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Claire, who is the voice of weekends at Heart and l… View News Details
Lauren's half marathon challenge Date: 31/03/2010Lauren's half marathon challenge A design and technology teacher from Cornwallis Academy is running a half marathon - 13 miles - for Macmillan Cancer Support on Sunday 11 April. Lauren Wood, aged 24, has been hard at work in preparation for the event which takes place in Padd… View News Details
Sports Reports 22/03/10-26/03/10 Date: 30/03/2010Sports Reports 22/03/10-26/03/10 Saturday 13th March Kent Cross Country Championships Jack French represented Kent in the next stage of the Cross Country Championships on Sat 13th March. Unfortunately Jack came 55th out of 100 but had to contend with a very quick race due to t… View News Details
March edition of Ozone ready to download Date: 25/03/2010March edition of Ozone ready to download Ozone is a colour monthly magazine for pupils aged 11 to 18  who attend Cornwallis and New Line Learning Academies.  Every issue is filled with news, interviews, movie/game/DVD reviews, fashion, competitions and there's a what… View News Details
Top tips for parents and carers on Internet safety Date: 25/03/2010Top tips for parents and carers on Internet safety Cornwallis and New Line Learning Academies Joint Parents’ Fora is holding a meeting on Internet Safety on Tuesday 27 April from 7.30pm. The event takes place at NLL Academy in Boughton Lane, Loose and refreshments are provided.… View News Details
Photography winners announced Date: 24/03/2010Photography winners announced To celebrate Science and Engineering Week, which ran from 15-19 March, the science department held a photography competition based on the theme of Earth. Students, staff, parents and grandparents entered the competition. Lisa Barker, Federation… View News Details
Technology department celebrate Science & Engineering Week Date: 23/03/2010Technology department celebrate Science & Engineering Week To celebrate Science and Engineering Week, which ran from the 15-19 March, the Technology Department ran a number of special lessons to highlight the links between the subjects. In Food Technology students at KS3 learnt the science behind usin… View News Details
Lord Cornwallis (29 June 1921 - 6 March 2010) Date: 22/03/2010Lord Cornwallis (29 June 1921 - 6 March 2010) Fiennes Neil Wykeham Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, OBE, DL who gave his name to the school sadly passed away on 6 March 2010. A private ceremony is being held on Tuesday 23 March.… View News Details
Caring academy delivers outstanding curriculum Date: 21/03/2010Caring academy delivers outstanding curriculum A glowing Ofsted report has been issued for Cornwallis Academy following a two-day inspection that took place from 3 - 4 March 2010. Inspectors rated the academy's exciting and innovative curriculum as outstanding in addition to its care, gui… View News Details
Science fun at Boughton Primary Date: 16/03/2010Science fun at Boughton Primary To celebrate Cornwallis Academy's thriving Science department in the lead up to Science and Engineering Week, which runs from 15-19 March, a group of teachers and students held a number of workshops at a local primary school. The engaging science… View News Details
March Sports Results Date: 15/03/2010March Sports Results Sports Reports: Monday 8 March 2010 - Friday 12 March 2010 Tuesday 9 March Year 7 Netball tournament The U12 girls played in the Maidstone netball tournament on Tuesday 9 March. The first game was against Invicta B side. The Yr 7's came… View News Details
Careers Awareness Morning Date: 10/03/2010Careers Awareness Morning On Tuesday 9 March Year 8 students from Cornwallis Academy took part in a Careers Awareness Morning. The event gave students the opportunity to think about a variety of careers and the skills that may be required in these fields. The day includ… View News Details
Big Apple experience a sheer delight Date: 10/03/2010Big Apple experience a sheer delight Twenty-three 6th form pupils and three staff from Cornwallis Academy in Maidstone jetted off on a transatlantic adventure to the ‘Big Apple' to experience the sights, sounds and smells of this fantastic city. The group took to the sidew… View News Details
Community Sport Relief Mile Date: 10/03/2010Community Sport Relief Mile Why not come along to New Line Learning Academy on the morning of Saturday 20 March and have some fun! We are fundraising for Sport Relief and invite you to complete the SR mile. Why the SR mile? Our sports field will be marked out with a giant S… View News Details
Year 8 Options Book Date: 09/03/2010Year 8 Options Book A new version of the Year 8 Options Book is now available to download. Just click on the PDF icon to your right.… View News Details
World Book Day this Thursday Date: 03/03/2010World Book Day this Thursday Staff and students at Cornwallis will be celebrating World Book Day this Thursday 4 March. All KS3 students will be receiving World Book Day £1 book tokens to put towards the cost of a new book. Plenty of displays have been put up around… View News Details
Raising awareness of purse dipping sees Samuel win £50 Date: 03/03/2010Raising awareness of purse dipping sees Samuel win £50 Today (3 March) Year 7 pupil Samuel Crab was presented with a £50 gift card to spend at The Mall Shopping Centre in Maidstone for his involvement in a campaign to highlight handbag and purse thefts in the town centre. Samuel and other Corn… View News Details
PE department scoops award at glittering ceremony Date: 25/02/2010PE department scoops award at glittering ceremony Cornwallis Academy's PE Department was hailed Secondary School of the Year in PE and School Sport at the Youth Sport Achievement Awards at the Astor of Hever Community School. Sky Sports squash commentator Alan Thatcher joined the Mayor of Ma… View News Details
Next Get VOCAL meeting: Monday 1 March Date: 24/02/2010Next Get VOCAL meeting: Monday 1 March Get VOCAL (Valuing Our Community And Learning) provides an opportunity for students to share views on a range of topics and to be involved in a variety of school and community activities. Get VOCAL meetings take place every Monday at lunchtime… View News Details
Cornwallis new build rises up Date: 22/02/2010Cornwallis new build rises up A special bolt tightening ceremony took place at Cornwallis Academy in Linton to mark the commencement of the main steel structure to the new school building. Members of senior management were present at the occasion alongside representatives… View News Details
Active Kids 2010 Date: 15/02/2010Active Kids 2010 On Wednesday 17 February Sainsbury's launch their 'Active Kids 2010' campaign. Vouchers will be available to collect from all Sainsbury stores, petrol stations and even online shopping. Please encourage family and friends to collect the vouchers… View News Details
Art students showcase work in town centre exhibition Date: 12/02/2010Art students showcase work in town centre exhibition A shop interior in the Royal Star Arcade in Maidstone was awash with paintings, collages and sculptures produced by Cornwallis Academy Year 11 BTEC art students over four days this month. The exhibition, called The Right of Colour, ran from 9… View News Details
Gallery exhibition for talented BTEC art students Date: 12/02/2010Gallery exhibition for talented BTEC art students Five BTEC art students from Years 11 - 13 are set to hold their own art exhibition called ‘Mirage' at a gallery in Maidstone from 19 February - 5 March. Alice Waters, Gemma Keith, Megan Meering, Rebecca Howell and Tiff Ogden have spent… View News Details
Give generously during R.A.G Week Date: 10/02/2010Give generously during R.A.G Week This week is R.A.G Week (Raise and Give) at Cornwallis so keep your eyes peeled for a range of activities happening around the academy. Tomorrow (Thursday 11 February) there is a show happening in the sports hall at lunchtime featuring st… View News Details
Students learn how to solve a crime Date: 10/02/2010Students learn how to solve a crime Year 10 students recently took part in Forensic Science Days designed to support learning in the classroom. The days were organised by Cornwallis Academy's Skills 4 Life team, Science department and Education Business Partnership Kent.… View News Details
Safer Internet Day Date: 09/02/2010Safer Internet Day Today is Safer Internet Day. To find out more about how to stay safe when surfing the Internet download the attached poster or click on this link: http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/safer-internet-day… View News Details
Next Parent Forum Meeting: 23 February 2010 Date: 09/02/2010Next Parent Forum Meeting: 23 February 2010 Come along on Tuesday 23 February at 7.30pm in Costa Coffee and keep up-to-date with Cornwallis Academy developments! February's Parent Forum topic is the Literacy Support Scheme. Find out how this scheme helps pupils who need ext… View News Details
The Right of Colour Exhibition Date: 03/02/2010The Right of Colour Exhibition Cornwallis students will have their artwork on display in the Royal Star Arcade, Maidstone, on 10 - 13 February from 9am-6pm. Show your support and view some of the wonderful work that will be showcased there. Click here for the exhibition p… View News Details
New rugby kit has arrived Date: 02/02/2010New rugby kit has arrived The senior rugby team at Cornwallis has just received their new kit courtesy of their sponsor. Sales Director, Richard Bovington, of IT solutions provider Lanway, agreed to finance the team's clothing for the forthcoming season. The team a… View News Details
Sporting Achievements January 2010 Date: 01/02/2010Sporting Achievements January 2010 After a snowy start here are the first sporting results for 2010. It looks like the girls have had a great start to the year winning two tournaments already. Well done.   Wednesday 20/01/10 U13 Girls Basketball tournament … View News Details
Fundraising for the people of earthquake torn Haiti Date: 26/01/2010Fundraising for the people of earthquake torn Haiti Students from Cornwallis Academy and NLL Academy held a variety of fundraising events on Friday 22 January in aid of the Haiti Earthquake Appeal and so far have raised in excess of £2,500. Fundraising activities included: • No… View News Details
Community out in force for Sixth Form Open Evening Date: 22/01/2010Community out in force for Sixth Form Open Evening Record breaking numbers of parents and students attended NLL Academies' Sixth Form Open Evening last night (21 January). The event was held across two sites at Cornwallis Academy at Linton and New Line Academy in Loose, Maidstone. The main pr… View News Details
Download the January 2010 edition of Ozone! Date: 19/01/2010Download the January 2010 edition of Ozone! Attached is the latest issue of Ozone - the magazine for students of NLL Academies. There's loads of great reviews in this edition written by pupils from Cornwallis and New Line Learning. I'm still seeking a game and book reviewer though, so pleas… View News Details
Federation celebrates opening of Fusion Healthy Living Centre Date: 14/01/2010Federation celebrates opening of Fusion Healthy Living Centre A range of entertainment was provided by New Line Learning Federation staff and students at the official VIP celebration, to mark the opening of Fusion Healthy Living Centre at Park Wood Parade on Wednesday 13 January 2010. During the arrival… View News Details
School closed - exams on as normal Date: 11/01/2010School closed - exams on as normal Students taking public exams today, Monday 11 January, should come to school to take their exams. School is closed for all other pupils and staff due to severe icy conditions. Updated 11.01.09   … View News Details
Examinations during severe weather conditions Date: 09/01/2010Examinations during severe weather conditions Examinations scheduled to take place in January WILL run even if Cornwallis Academy is closed due to the severe weather conditions. For further up-to-date information, students and parents are advised to access the following examination board… View News Details
New look for Healthy Living Centre Date: 06/01/2010New look for Healthy Living Centre Paintbrushes and rollers were out for the official re-launch of Park Wood Plus Healthy Living Centre which took place yesterday (Tuesday 5 January). First in line to assist workmen painting the inside of the newly named - Fusion Healthy Livin… View News Details
New date for Sixth Form Open Evening Date: 04/01/2010New date for Sixth Form Open Evening Due to the poor weather recently, NLL Academies' Sixth Form will now be holding its Open Evening across both sites on Thursday 21 January from 5.30pm - 8pm. At the event students will be able to gather information about the wealth of sub… View News Details
Sports reports for December Date: 04/01/2010Sports reports for December Monday 14 December Mixed doubles badminton Cornwallis hosted the 6th form mixed doubles badminton competition on Monday 14 December 2009. There were 6 teams who competed from the following schools; MGS, MGGS, Astor of Hever and Cornwall… View News Details
Healthy students win prizes Date: 17/12/2009Healthy students win prizes The canteen's Christmas healthy eating raffle saw delighted students winning fantastic prizes. Here's a list of the winners: * Matthew Ferrier - BMX bike * Sheralyn Ponton - £50 High Street vouchers * Amber Harrison - £15 High S… View News Details
December edition of Ozone is ready to download! Date: 15/12/2009December edition of Ozone is ready to download! The latest edition of Ozone is ready for you to download right here This month there are two pairs of tickets up for grabs for the under 18s Nu Generation club night at Arena in Ashford for this Saturday night (19 December). You have until… View News Details
Canteen Christmas competition winner announced Date: 15/12/2009Canteen Christmas competition winner announced Well done to Harry Richardson for winning the canteen Christmas competition. He was picked at random for guessing the ways different countries say Happy Christmas and won a tin of Quality Streets.… View News Details
Helping everyone have a Happy Christmas Date: 15/12/2009Helping everyone have a Happy Christmas Students and staff at Cornwallis Academy have given heaps of tins and dried food to make up hampers that will be donated to local charities this Christmas time. Students worked hard to decorated the hampers in their tutor groups to give them a pe… View News Details
Cultural Christmas Date: 15/12/2009Cultural Christmas Students took a break from their normal lesson in period one today (15 December) to consider how different cultures around the world celebrate Christmas. There were lots of exciting activities going on around the school, including card making, cu… View News Details
Christmas Cracker winners 2009! Date: 11/12/2009Christmas Cracker winners 2009! Congratulations to Ben Chapman, Gianni Rapisarda, Daniel Taylor, Lydia Willis and Whitney Wilsher from 7H who won this year's Christmas Cracker Challenge. The team designed a ‘place name' product for the Christmas table and the school w… View News Details
Xmas lunch at Town Hall Date: 11/12/2009Xmas lunch at Town Hall Students from New Line Learning and Cornwallis Academies attended a Christmas buffet at the Town Hall on Friday 11 December. The pupils were invited to the event by the borough councl as a thank you for helping to spruce up… View News Details
Enter the Christmas canteen competition Date: 09/12/2009Enter the Christmas canteen competition So everyone...for a little bit of fun...the canteen has decided to put on a little quiz. Anyone can enter, staff included. What you have to do is fill in the blanks on this form and get it back to the canteen where all entries will be mi… View News Details
Check out the new PE microsite Date: 08/12/2009Check out the new PE microsite Find out about the latest fixtures, sports results and PE policies by visiting the new PE website. It can be found by clicking the 'PE Information' link on the Cornwallis homepage under 'Parents'.… View News Details
Help everyone have a Happy Christmas Date: 08/12/2009Help everyone have a Happy Christmas Please donate non perishable food items that could be used to make hampers for local charities. Any donations would be most gratefully received. Please bring items to N23 by Friday 11 December and help everyone to have a Happy Christmas.… View News Details
Sports Results for 23/11/09 - 27/11/09 Date: 08/12/2009Sports Results for 23/11/09 - 27/11/09 Friday 20/11/09 CROSS COUNTRY On Friday the 20th November the School took part in the Maidstone Cross Country Championships.  The team consisted of 50 pupils from year’s seven to ten.  The first to race was the Year 7 Girls. … View News Details
Cornwallis team crowned Lego champions Date: 03/12/2009Cornwallis team crowned Lego champions A team of seven Cornwallis Academy students became Lego champions after winning the ‘The Robot Game' category in the 2009 FIRST LEGO League Challenge held at the University of Kent, Canterbury. The team, called Mindstorm Masters, beat o… View News Details
Win tickets to Under 18s club night! Date: 02/12/2009Win tickets to Under 18s club night! Four lucky students could be heading to Ashford club Arena this month if they win competition tickets in the December issue of Ozone. The Breakology Nu Generation - End of Term Rinse Out takes place on Saturday 19 December from 7pm - 11.30pm… View News Details
Cornwallis Christmas Lunch Date: 02/12/2009Cornwallis Christmas Lunch Christmas lunch for students will be held on Thursday 17 December this year.  It costs £3.00 for turkey (vegetarian option available) with all the trimmings followed by Christmas pudding or mince pies. Plus the winners of the Healthy E… View News Details
Make Your Mark Teams reach final 10 in South East Date: 27/11/2009Make Your Mark Teams reach final 10 in South East Today (Thursday 26 November) two teams of Cornwallis students took part in the South East regional final of the Make Your Mark Challenge. They travelled to Royal Holloway and presented their business ideas to an audience of 100 people. Unfort… View News Details
Awards Spectacular Date: 25/11/2009Awards Spectacular Cornwallis held its annual Awards Evening on Tuesday 24 November. This spectacular event, which took place in the state-of-the-art plaza, was to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the academy's students.  Parents, staff an… View News Details
Grease is the word Date: 23/11/2009Grease is the word Performing arts students from Cornwallis Academy took to the stage at The Hazlitt Theatre's Exchange Studio in Maidstone last week in their superb production of Grease. The production which ran from 18 - 20 November was filled with great mus… View News Details
Children in Need 2009 Date: 20/11/2009Children in Need 2009 Cornwallis Academy held a number of special events on Friday 20 November to raise money for this years Children in Need. Staff and Sixth Form students left their usual work wear at home and wore fancy dress for the day. Four students in Year… View News Details
Sports Results for 16.11.09 - 20.11.09 Date: 20/11/2009Sports Results for 16.11.09 - 20.11.09 TUESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2009 Year 7 & 8 Girls Futsal Tournament Our year 7 and 8 girls participated in the second round of the futstal tournament this Tuesday at Maplesden Noakes School. The team were fanatstic as they put in 110%, worked wel… View News Details
Cornwallis Sports Leaders Date: 19/11/2009Cornwallis Sports Leaders Cornwallis Academy hosted a Multi Sports Skills session run by Maidstone Schools Sports Partnership on Thursday 19 November. The aim of the day was to give primary school students the opportunity to participate in physical activity and develop bas… View News Details
Check out November's Ozone Date: 16/11/2009Check out November's Ozone The November edition of student magazine Ozone is now available to download. If you'd like to write for the magazine, which is published monthly, please email moira.mitchell@newlinelearning.com… View News Details
Super Science Club! Date: 16/11/2009Super Science Club! Science Club is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills in practical science.  Science Club refines skills and builds confidence in preparation for GCSE assessments.  Safety in the science lab is promoted from year seven and to help pupil… View News Details
Macmillan needs volunteers Date: 10/11/2009Macmillan needs volunteers If you enjoy working as part of a team and have a few hours to spare each week why not pop along to Macmillan's volunteer taster afternoon. It takes place on Friday 20 November 2009 from 4 pm to 6pm  at the charity's Maidstone office.… View News Details
Find out more about GET Vocal Date: 06/11/2009Find out more about GET Vocal The next GET Vocal meeting will take place on Monday 9 November at lunchtime in the vocational area.  GET Vocal provides an opportunity for students to share views on a range of topics and to be involved in a variety of school and communi… View News Details
Win big prizes in our Christmas Healthy Eating Competition Date: 02/11/2009Win big prizes in our Christmas Healthy Eating Competition Fancy winning yourself a BMX bike, an Ipod or Tennis Racket? If so, all you have to do is start purchasing healthy food in the school canteen. Here you will find different coloured smiley face stickers on a range of healthy food items and the… View News Details
Spectacular production of Grease at Hazlitt on cards Date: 02/11/2009Spectacular production of Grease at Hazlitt on cards Performing arts students from Cornwallis Academy will take to the stage at The Hazlitt Theatre's Exchange Studio in Maidstone this November in their production of Grease. The production runs from 18 - 20 November and promises great music, danc… View News Details
Pink party for Breast Cancer Awareness Date: 16/10/2009Pink party for Breast Cancer Awareness Cornwallis Academy turned pink on Friday 16 October to celebrate and support Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Academy joined a nationwide push to raise funds for vital and important support for those effected by Breast Cancer. The day was o… View News Details
Do you want to Get Vocal? Date: 05/10/2009Do you want to Get Vocal? Have your say on issues that you are passionate about in the school, such as: •Rewards •Fundraising •Who we employ •The New Build •Uniform •Food •Mentoring Meetings are held at lunchtime on Mond… View News Details
Two schools unite for World Challenge adventure Date: 05/10/2009Two schools unite for World Challenge adventure Students from Cornwallis Academy and Invicta Girls' Grammar in Maidstone will be embarking on a World Challenge expedition to Zambia and Botswana in Southern Africa at the end of June. The group of 10 Year 11 and 12 pupils will be joined by tw… View News Details
Fishing Society up and running Date: 05/10/2009Fishing Society up and running About 40 pupils attended the first meeting of Cornwallis Fishing Society held in room N21 at 1pm on 21 September. The Society was set up by teacher Rob Wilkinson after students interested in fishing put forward the idea. The plan is for S… View News Details
New sponsor for senior rugby team Date: 24/09/2009New sponsor for senior rugby team The senior rugby team at Cornwallis now has a new sponsor. Sales Director, Richard Bovington, of IT solutions provider Lanway, has agreed to finance the team's new kit for the forthcoming season. The team and academy are delighted at th… View News Details
September Sports Reports Date: 24/09/2009September Sports Reports Below are reports of various sporting fixtures since the start of the academic year: FOOTBALL Year 8 Cornwallis Vs NLL under 13 league cup match (Thursday 10 September 2009) The game started at about 3.30pm. Some of our key players… View News Details
Cornwallis Fishing Society Date: 23/09/2009Cornwallis Fishing Society Interested in fishing? If so, why not join Cornwallis Fishing Society. The group meet every Monday at 1pm in N21. Share tips and tactics, swap equipment and have fun at the same time. Look out for some of the catches on screens around the schoo… View News Details
Official ceremony marks the start of building work Date: 16/09/2009Official ceremony marks the start of building work A sod-cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday 16 September to mark the start of construction of the new build at Cornwallis Academy.Key speakers at the event were KCC Leader Cllr Paul Carter - who climbed aboard a digger to help dig the first hole - F… View News Details
Let's Grow! Date: 15/09/2009Let's Grow! Cornwallis are collecting Morrison's 'Let's Grow' vouchers again this year. Drop your vouchers in to the main reception, student reception or to Mrs Yates. Many thanks to everyone who handed them in last year as the academy received several hundr… View News Details
Work Experience Information Evening (Year 10) Date: 15/09/2009Work Experience Information Evening (Year 10) We are holding a work experience information evening on Tuesday 22 September 2009 to give students and parents the information needed to help prepare for work experience. There will be a talk in the plaza and an opportunity for questions afterward… View News Details
Open Day fun! Date: 15/09/2009Open Day fun! Cornwallis Academy opened its doors to prospective students and parents at its first Open Day and Evening on Tuesday 15 September. Year 6 pupils and their parents got to sample pizzas and cakes cooked by Cornwallis students and make their own ke… View News Details