It’s been a very busy time in the MFL Faculty this term. We have welcomed Jeanne Robic as our French assistant. Jeanne will be working with our pupils to improve their listening and speaking skills in French. Jeanne is pictured here helping with the Parisian Café on Open Evening. Also pictured is S Chima and C Bouros from 9x1 who assisted our visitors during the evening. A big thanks to the Year 11 prefects and some Year 12 pupils who also shared their experiences of learning French at Smestow Academy. 

Smestow Academy are celebrating World Mental Health Day this week with assemblies focusing on this years theme of accessing support.  Our mental health team are also offering sessions after-school (Tues-Thurs) giving our pupils time to talk whilst taking part in games, arts and crafts and jewellery making.

We encourage our pupils to access support if they are worried about their own or a friends mental health, by speaking with their Form Tutor or Head of House, member of the Senior Leadership team or any member of our Mental Health Team in School.  You can find other means of support by looking out our personal development page on our website: Personal Development - Smestow Academy

Year 7 students have been working hard on Sparx maths so far this year. We already have an impressive 8 students who have achieved at least level 5 and gained 5000XP.

Well done to the following pupils:

L Kalair

A Mohammed Fowzul

M Hamed

E Heath

K Pearce

M Jabar

O Adeleye

Last week we welcomed back one our alumni, Ella, who shared her journey to become a pharmacist. Ella discussed with pupils the importance of taking opportunities throughout her journey, the emphasis on striving to improve and be your best and finding something you love and want to explore. Thank you, Ella, for taking the time out of your day to deliver these assemblies and inspire pupils. 

At Science Club, we set snacks ablaze (safely!) to uncover the hidden energy inside. Who knew burning food could be so illuminating? 💥🍪

Come every Tuesday afterschool to take part in fun science experiments. 

On Wednesday 24th September, 25 pupils from Years 7–11 were given the incredible opportunity to take part in a full-day workshop with the highly acclaimed Linden Dance Company. This was not our first collaboration with Linden, and over time we have built a strong and inspiring partnership with this professional company.

Throughout the day, pupils engaged in a series of challenging and creative dance sessions, learning new skills, exploring different styles, and developing their performance techniques under the guidance of industry professionals. The atmosphere was electric, with students pushing themselves beyond their comfort zones and discovering just what they were capable of. In the afternoon 3 classes watched a live performance of Linden's newest piece 'caged' The production captivated our pupils, who were truly inspired by the professionalism, creativity, and passion displayed on stage. For many, it was their first time experiencing a live performance of this standard, and the excitement in the room was clear to see.

A huge well done to everyone involved—you were a credit to the school and to yourselves. Opportunities like these remind us how valuable the arts are in developing creativity, discipline, and self-expression, and we look forward to continuing our brilliant relationship with Linden Dance in the future.

Monday marked the first school council meeting of the academic year. Representatives from each form group have been democratically voted in by their peers and will play an integral part in implementing new ideas, organising whole school events and being the voice of all pupils here at Smestow Academy. 

In their first meeting, pupils met with Mr Patel and received their School Council badges, got an overview of how school council will run this year and were spoken to about the exciting opportunity of becoming a ‘School Executive Council Representative’

#SchoolCouncil #PupilVoice #Democracy #SmestowAcademy

We are welcoming Mademoiselle Robic to the MFL Department at Smestow Academy this week. Mlle. Robic is our new French language assistant, and she will be working with our pupils in both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, to improve their speaking and listening skills. She will be here until the end of May 2026 and will be instrumental in helping our Year 11 pupils to succeed in their French speaking exams in the summer. 

Mlle. Robic comes from a small town called Baud in Brittany, France. She is very much looking forward to working with our pupils and helping us to get more fantastic GCSE results next year! Bienvenue, Mlle. Robic! 

Our first disco for Key Stage 3 pupils took place this evening! Raising money for Birmingham Children's Hospital, our Community Champions had organised a disco for our lower school pupils, complete with refreshments and carnival games too! 

DJ Stevo was on the decks, accompanied by a budding protege too! 

Thank you to all our pupils who came and donated money for this very worthwhile cause and to our Prefects who were amazing at running the door, games and refreshments.

Our fundraising continues this week, so if there are any other donations you may wish to make, we would be grateful of your support.

Congratulations to F. Lys (10H1) who competed in the Taekwondo World Championships this summer! F. Lys secured a podium place by finishing in Bronze medal position. Head of Holbeche House, Mr Craig, is incredibly proud of F. Lys' determination and sporting success as this embodies the Smestow value 'strive to improve and be your best'! We look forward to seeing more medals as this glittering career continues to blossom.