Corby Business Academy celebrated the achievements of hundreds of its students at its annual award ceremony attended by local dignitaries and VIP guests. The inspirational speaker was sportswoman Claire Lomas who, despite being paralysed from the chest down in a riding accident, has gone on to take part in many extreme sports as well as completing the London Marathon and lighting the Paralympic Flame in London 2012  while raising more than half a million pounds for spinal injury research and writing a book.

Guests were welcomed by Associate Principal, Mrs Duggan, before a film showcased the huge range of activities that have taken place in the Academy over the past year.

Prizes were presented from each faculty to students in KS3 and KS4 for their excellent work. Students from Years 11, 12 and 13 celebrating GCSE, AS and A Level results were commended with a parade of them taking to the stage while a summary of their individual results was read to the assembled audience of Corby's mayor Cllr Julie Riley, VIPs, governors, staff and proud parents.

Business leaders and representatives took to the stage to hand over Special Awards and Executive Principal, John Henrys, presented the final awards of the evening for Outstanding Achievement in Years 11 and 13 to our highest achieving students at GCSE and A Level.

Chair of Governors, Clive Chenery, made a brief speech before a bouquet was presented to the guest of honour.

Special thanks go to everyone who contributed to the evening including the Sixth Formers who greeted guests, the catering and waiting staff, sound and lighting technicians and the student readers who introduced each prize category with a summary of the work of each faculty.

A full report on Ms Lomas’s speech will be published shortly.

Well done to all of the recipients:

KS3 Physical and Natural Science Award – Annie Glen

KS4 Physical and Natural Science Award – Liam Flynn

KS3 Business Humanities and Enterprise – Karolina Kontor

KS4 Business Humanities and Enterprise – Zoe Hall

KS3 Art Music and Industrial Design – Joe Shirlaw

KS4 Art Music and Industrial Design – Adam Short

KS3 Communication – Cuba Aves-Walker

KS4 Communication – Angela Jorgic

KS3 Mathematics and Information Technology – Maisie Kelly

KS4 Mathematics and Information Technology – Petronela Andries

KS3 Unit Provision – Joseph Callander

KS4 KS3 Unit Provision – Jessica Brown

 

Year 11 cohort – comprising nearly 200 students celebrating their GCSE results

Year 12 cohort – comprising 32 students celebrating AS results

Year 13 cohort – comprising 57 students celebrating their A Level results

 

Special Award for Physical and Natural Sciences – Emily Henderson

Special Award for Business Humanities and Enterprise – Tillie Shannon

Special Award for Art Music and Industrial Design – Louie Anderson

Special Award for Communication – Shinade Wilkie

Special Award for Mathematics and Information Technology – Edward Boaden

Special Award for Unit Provision – Morgan Hadman

Special Award for Environmental Science – George Hart

Principal’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – Year 11 – Michalina Magala

Principal’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – Year 13 – Erin Anderson