Flying High Programme
At The Oakwood Academy, we run an Enrichment Programme for our highest performing Years 7–10 students called the Flying High Programme. The aim of the programme is to broaden students' horizons in a range of skills and events which allow them to add to their growing potential while at The Oakwood Academy and beyond. Students take part in a range of events, with a minimum of 1 event per half-term. Furthermore, students also have a range of careers assemblies which allow them to ask questions to individuals from different career paths, including the local MP, award-winning estate agents and national authors.
Students are invited to take part in this programme and throughout their year will receive support from staff overseeing the Flying High Programme, including academic mentoring throughout the academic year.
- Mr Rochester - SLT Link to Enrichment Programme
- Mr K Lowry - Enrichment Coordinator (Y9-10)
- Mrs J Lloyd - Enrichment Coordinator (Y7-8)
Ada Lovelace Women in STEM day - October 2025
We were delighted to attend the annual Women in STEM day in honour of Ada Lovelace, a local Nottingham woman who was a pioneer in computing and mathematics. At the event at Medi City, on the Boots campus, fourteen year 9 girls from the Flying High Programme had the chance to experience workshops with various local Bioscience and technology companies, as well as Nottingham Trent University. The students had a go at coding a mini robot, building models to demonstrate how a 3D printer works, building polymers out of sweets similar to those used in the human body and using micro pipettes to create art. We were also inspired by the many careers and opportunities we heard about, all here in Nottingham. We look forward to attending again next year and perhaps see our students become scientists of the future!
Mrs Lloyd
w/c 19/02/2024 - Ayanaa, (R8)
This week, we want to celebrate the fantastic achievements of Ayanna, (R8).
Over the half-term holiday, Ayaana took park in the Welsh Championships for Gymnastics. Ayaana did extremely well. As well as being up against older girls in the Aspire category who have much more experience and a higher skills level. She still managed to place 15th overall, narrowly missing out on a medal for Vault! A fantastic achievement for Ayanna!
She thoroughly enjoyed her first experience of a major championships and now has her sights set on improvements and a few upgrades for the English Championships in a couple of weeks time.
We wish Ayaana all the best for her upcoming competition in the English Championships.