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Academy's delight as results double Date: 24/08/2010Academy's delight as results double Excited students gathered in one of New Line Learning Academy's state-of-the-art plazas to eagerly collect their GCSE results from 10am this morning (Thursday 24 August). The Academy celebrates the following outstanding success: • 5+ A*-C… View News Details
Keys handed over to futuristic school Date: 16/08/2010Keys handed over to futuristic school The keys to the brand new 21st century building at New Line Learning Academy were handed over by contractor Carillion on Thursday 19 August. The state-of-the-art school, which has taken 82 weeks to build and has cost £26m, will offer… View News Details
Microsoft picks Kayleigh for educational technology training Date: 03/08/2010Microsoft picks Kayleigh for educational technology training Kayleigh Kent, a Business Studies teacher at New Line Learning Academy in Maidstone, is one of only 15 teachers in the UK who will be taking part in a two-day summer camp at Microsoft UK Headquarters where she will be trained in the use of the comp… View News Details
Head of Chinese at NLL wins national award! Date: 29/07/2010Head of Chinese at NLL wins national award! The Head of Chinese and Modern Foreign Languages at New Line Learning Academy in Maidstone, Annabel Parker, has been presented with an award for excellence in Chinese teaching and learning by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).… 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… View News Details
Prom students appear on Meridian Date: 21/07/2010Prom students appear on Meridian Click on the link below to see how our Year 11 students partied in style during their prom night at The Village Hotel, Maidstone. http://www.itv.com/meridian-west/the-cost-of-the-proms55102/… View News Details
Young farmers showcase winning livestock Date: 20/07/2010Young farmers showcase winning livestock New Line Learning Academy Young Farmers' Club (NLL YFC) performed exceptionally well at this year's Kent County Show which ran from 16 - 18 July at Detling Showgound. Of 18 young farmers' clubs competing from across Kent, NLL YFC came fourth.… 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 New Line Learning Academy earn points for healthy food choices - the healthier the meal or snack the more points you collect.  Renee… View News Details
Tug of war champions Date: 19/07/2010Tug of war champions Teamwork was put to the test in a recent interform tug of war contest at New Line Learning Academy. The victorious forms from each year group were: 8MCI (Mr Ingham) 9SUS (Mrs Seager) 10LER (Ms Ryder) 11NEP (Mr Prebble) … View News Details
NLL Year 11 prom Date: 19/07/2010NLL Year 11 prom Around 80 Year 11 students from New Line Learning Academy partied away at their end of year prom at The Village Hotel, Maidstone, on Friday 9 July. The youngsters enjoyed a buffet and disco on their big night out with dancing continuing until… View News Details
BTEC artwork exhibited and sold at Eden Date: 14/07/2010BTEC artwork exhibited and sold at Eden On Thursday 8 July Year 9 BTEC art students at New Line Learning Academy opened an exhibition of their own work in the Eden Sandwich Bar, Bank Street, Maidstone. The group of 13-14 year old students chose the theme of ‘Food & Drink'… View News Details
NLL Community Theatre Group Date: 14/07/2010NLL Community Theatre Group New Line Learning Academy's (NLL) Community Theatre Group is in full swing with the cast list announced for their upcoming performance of The Crucible. The group consists of 12 staff and 16 students who have been meeting together for over four wee… View News Details
Sports Day 2010 Date: 14/07/2010Sports Day 2010 Sports day at New Line Learning Academy was held in the Julie Rose Stadium, in Ashford, for the second year running. Despite a wet start the students enthusiastically took part in all the events. Every year group was involved and sporting activ… View News Details
Fruit tasting fun! Date: 06/07/2010Fruit tasting fun! During lunchtime break on 23 June students at NLL 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, pineapp… View News Details
Gypsy Roma and Traveller Day Date: 30/06/2010Gypsy Roma and Traveller Day Yesterday (29 June) saw a Gypsy Roma and Traveller Day held at NLL Academy to enlighten students about this fascinating culture. An exhibition was located in main reception which included facts, photos and artefacts about gypsy/traveller lif… 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
Academy awarded runner up in national award Date: 21/06/2010Academy awarded runner up in national award An exciting new curriculum created by a teacher at New Line Learning Academy (NLL) to make young people more money savvy has been awarded runner up for the most innovative approach to PFE (Personal Finance Education) at The RBS Personal Finance Edu… View News Details
Academy shortlisted for national award Date: 14/06/2010Academy shortlisted for national award A scheme of work created by a teacher at New Line Learning Academy (NLL) to make young people more money savvy has been shortlisted for an innovation award in The RBS Personal Finance Education Awards for Schools 2010. Making Money Work is a finan… View News Details
Calling all former students! Date: 14/06/2010Calling all former students! With just three months to go until New Line Learning Academy's new state-of-the-art building opens, former students of Senacre Technology College and Oldborough Manor Community School are being invited to get in touch for celebrations planned in th… View News Details
Graffiti clear-up in Tovil Date: 27/05/2010Graffiti clear-up in Tovil A wall filled with graffiti in Tovil has been blitzed clean by students from New Line Learning Academy. The wall in Brenchley Road was a sight for sore eyes when the students turned up but they quickly got to work preparing the surface before… View News Details
NLL students lend a helping hand at triathlon Date: 27/05/2010NLL students lend a helping hand at triathlon Around 20 students from New Line Learning Academy volunteered their time at the Corus Kids of Steel triathlon event held at Maidstone Leisure Centre on Tuesday 25 May. The youngsters assisted with marshalling, organising, shepherding and encou… View News Details
Our Janet is new Mayoress! Date: 25/05/2010Our Janet is new Mayoress! On Sunday 23 May Maidstone's Civic and Freedom Parade took place in the town centre and seated next to the new Mayor in his carriage was Mayoress, Janet Hotson, who is Personal Assistant to the Head of New Line Learning Academy. Janet has been… 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
NLL basketball team scoop Championship trophy Date: 04/05/2010NLL basketball team scoop Championship trophy Winning this year's Maidstone District Boy's Basketball League Championship for the U14 age group were the boys from New Line Learning Academy. The team of eight NLL players competed in the competition against Oakwood Park Grammar School winn… View News Details
Grease is the word! Date: 30/04/2010Grease is the word! Students from New Line Learning Academy dazzled audiences at The Hazlitt Theatre when they took to the stage to perform the musical Grease. The three performances, which ran from 5-7 April, were dedicated to the memory of Nicole Barnes, a much-lov… 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
NLL students cater at KCC meeting Date: 27/04/2010NLL students cater at KCC meeting Year 10 Catering students at New Line Learning (NLL) laid on a delicious spread and greeted visitors at a KCC meeting held at Loose Baptist Church on Monday 26 April. KCC held the meeting for schools involved in the Youth Community Action (YCA) p… View News Details
NLL dancers perform with X Factor star Alexandra Burke Date: 26/04/2010NLL dancers perform with X Factor star Alexandra Burke A troop of 16 dancers from New Line Learning Academy in Maidstone performed with former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 24 April at the St George's Day rugby match between Wasps and Bath. The dance students fr… View News Details
Pupils help keep community tidy Date: 26/04/2010Pupils help keep community tidy A group of Year 9 students from New Line Learning Academy took to the streets armed with bin bags and litter picks on Friday 23 April. The pupils volunteered their time and service to Maidstone Council's Clean Sweep operation to help transform th… View News Details
Grease Production at the Hazlitt Date: 21/04/2010Grease Production at the Hazlitt Come and support New Line Learning Academy's production of the musical 'Grease'. Dates: Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 April. Venue: The Hazlitt Theatre Time: 7.00pm doors, Curtain 7.30pm  (ends approx. 9.30pm) Ticket Price… 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… View News Details
Family fun at NLL Lambing Day Date: 29/03/2010Family fun at NLL Lambing Day Over 800 visitors were welcomed to the annual Lambing Day at New Line Learning Academy's (NLL) Farm. Families were out in force for this year's event, which was organised by the NLL Young Farmers' Club on Sunday 28 March. Children could pet t… 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
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
Local school children get cooking at NLL Date: 24/03/2010Local school children get cooking at NLL A group of 90 local children and their teachers got together at New Line Learning Academy (NLL) on Thursday 11 March for fun lessons in healthy cooking. The event was the first of five to be held across the county this spring organised by Let's Ge… View News Details
Community rise to Sport Relief challenge Date: 24/03/2010Community rise to Sport Relief challenge Students, staff, parents, grandparents and members of the community completed the SR mile during a Sport Relief fundraising event at New Line Learning Academy on the morning of Saturday 20 March. The sports field was marked out wi… View News Details
Students ready to learn at rapidly improving academy Date: 21/03/2010Students ready to learn at rapidly improving academy New Line Learning Academy has received its best Ofsted report ever following a two-day inspection from 3 - 4 March 2010. While inspectors judged the academy as being satisfactory overall it graded the school as good in 11 separate areas. Thes… View News Details
NLL host multi skills festival for local primary schools Date: 11/03/2010NLL host multi skills festival for local primary schools On Thursday 11 March pupils and staff from New Line Learning Academy (NLL) hosted a multi skills festival for local primary school pupils in Years 1 and 2. The aim of the day was to give primary school students the opportunity to participate in… 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
Academy and local pub do their bit for Stella Date: 09/03/2010Academy and local pub do their bit for Stella Head of Design and Technology, Andrew Bentall, has rallied students and the local community to raise money to help a little girl with a rare form of cancer to continue to get the treatment she needs. At 17 months old, Stella Rogers was diagnosed w… View News Details
New Interact club formed at NLL Academy Date: 08/03/2010New Interact club formed at NLL Academy A new Interact club for young people has been formed at New Line Learning Academy (NLL) and is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Maidstone. The service club was chartered at NLL by Rotary's District Governor for the South East, Euan Eddie… View News Details
Students dazzle audience at national competition Date: 08/03/2010Students dazzle audience at national competition A group of students from New Line Learning Academy (NLL) competed in the national final of the 2010 Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition on Thursday 4 March. The youngsters competed at the British Museum in London in the Group Performance cat… View News Details
Year 8 Options Evening 2010 Date: 08/03/2010Year 8 Options Evening 2010 If your son/daughter is in Year 8 come along to the Options Evening on Thursday 11 March from 5pm - 6pm to find out all the information you need to help them choose what GCSE's and Vocational courses to study during Years 9 and 10. Subject teac… View News Details
SNAP presentation Date: 03/03/2010SNAP presentation Year 7 students enjoyed a lively presentation from the Crimestoppers' SNAP (Say No And Phone) team on Monday 1 March. The pupils were warned of the dangers of getting involved with drugs and alcohol in an effort to reduce crime and disorder in t… View News Details
Students continue to support Bearsted Woodland Trust Date: 01/03/2010Students continue to support Bearsted Woodland Trust Students studying Land-based Vocational Studies at New Line Learning Academy have continued their volunteering work into 2010 with Bearsted Woodland Trust (BWT). They have already been to the site off Church Landway on two occasions to assist… View News Details
Drama students put the spotlight on anti social behaviour Date: 26/02/2010Drama students put the spotlight on anti social behaviour Year 11 Drama students at New Line Learning Academy staged a performance to warn others about the corrosive effects of anti social behaviour. The Academy collaborated with Maidstone Housing Trust by asking students to complete a questionnaire ab… View News Details
Executive Principal features on BBC's radio show Date: 10/02/2010Executive Principal features on BBC's radio show Executive Principal of NLL Academies, Dr Chris Gerry, was recently interviewed for radio programme Digital Planet produced by the BBC World Service. The programme focussed on the use of technology in 21st century education and highlighted NLL… 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
NLL hosts Chinese Cultural Day for primary schools Date: 09/02/2010NLL hosts Chinese Cultural Day for primary schools New Line Learning Academy invited youngsters from five local primary schools to attend a Chinese Cultural Day at its Boughton Lane site on Friday 5 February to celebrate Chinese New Year and culture.Year 5 pupils from Madginford, Loose, Oak Trees, So… View News Details
Students help interview potential Youth Leaders Date: 09/02/2010Students help interview potential Youth Leaders On Friday 5 February NLL students were part of a workshop panel that helped interview for a new Community Youth Leader at the Academy.  The new Youth Leader will be based at Shepway Youth Centre for half of the week and will be at New L… View News Details
Fun Focus Date: 04/02/2010Fun Focus Students at New Line Learning Academy abandoned their usual timetable for the day and took part in a number of fun activities and trips. Focus Day which fell on Wednesday 3 February, saw pupils from Year 8 visiting the Natural History Museum in… View News Details