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25/03/24

We were privileged to welcome Susie Barnett BEM back to Burnt Mill Academy to speak to students about her remarkable life and her family’s escape from persecution.Students were asked to provide their thoughts on Susie's inspiring story pic.twitter.com/aECV7c60aC

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22/03/24

🏰 38 of our Year 7 students recently visited Castle⚔️ Students travelled back to 1066 Norman England. They explored the castle, roamed through the hidden village, wandered around the houses, and were fascinated by the animals that roam freely through the grounds. pic.twitter.com/pZyB3gi2OX

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21/03/24

🛥️ Isle of Wight, here we come! pic.twitter.com/6LeibdhAhh

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11/03/24

👏 Congratulations to Hannah Nunn who competed in the Schools Championships in Sheffield. 🥇 Winning all her fights and being awarded the gold medal, Hannah has been crowned Champion 2024 and we couldn't be prouder!🇧🇪 Next stop: Belgium to represent England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/LZ6Cac3TjW

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05/03/24

🥘 Students and staff experienced the Cajun flavours of New Orleans with our special Mardi Gras themed lunch 🥙🧂 pic.twitter.com/xYZcAhDDNo

05/03/24

🎉WELCOME Really pleased to have you on board to begin your journey

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02/02/24

It was great to see so many families at our Year 9 options event. Over 90% of the cohort were in attendance!Parents will have received an email with an info booklet and link to the options selection form. A reminder that option choices must be submitted by Friday 23rd February. pic.twitter.com/bAubusAY1k

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31/01/24

Year 10 students were given a tour of Parliament by 's office.For many, this will support their study of 'Theme B: Democracy in the UK' as part of their Citizenship GCSE.A huge well done to the students who all behaved beautifully and asked insightful questions. pic.twitter.com/c2X5RdScFw

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28/01/24

🧱 It's !🦖 Our club takes place every day at lunch time.Builds this term include Jurassic Park and Sonic the Hedgehog 🦔#LEGODay pic.twitter.com/JSN6RR9SM2

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26/01/24

💻 Keen coders from Y9 and students studying Computer Science in Y10 attended the 2024 . Some have already secured work experience placements as a result of engaging with businesses at the event and we met author !#Bett2024 pic.twitter.com/tUmuoP6OKj

19/01/24

BMAT have partnered with to provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Essex and London.Our programme offers PGCE with QTS at Primary and Secondary schools in Epping, Harlow, Stansted Mountfitchet and Newham.https://t.co/Rllv13cdOS pic.twitter.com/HgAkrpNCGz

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19/01/24

BMAT have partnered with to provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Essex and London.Our programme offers PGCE with QTS at Primary and Secondary schools in Epping, Harlow, Stansted Mountfitchet and Newham.https://t.co/Rllv13cdOS pic.twitter.com/HgAkrpNCGz

12/01/24

📢 We're Hiring! (Harlow, Essex) have a vacancy for a School Staff Instructor (SSI).📄 For a job description and application details, please visit our websitehttps://t.co/npMHqTvFaU

12/01/24

📢 We're Hiring! (Harlow, Essex) have a vacancy for a School Staff Instructor (SSI).📄 For a job description and application details, please visit our websitehttps://t.co/npMHqTvFaU

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18/12/23

🎄🍽️ We ended the term with a special Christmas lunch and presented prizes to the winners of our Christmas Bake Off competition 🍰🎅 We wish all our students, families, staff and the wider Burnt Mill community a wonderful festive period ☃️ pic.twitter.com/Txu5mGCSVO

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09/12/23

🧱 Club has produced another stunning piece!🙌 Well done, Oscar, in Year 8, for completing the Hogwarts set. pic.twitter.com/9Srxt8QiPF

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08/12/23

💪 Our ADT House Challenge was a heroic success!🦸 Students had to design superhero costumes and got busy putting their super skills together to create some amazing art pieces! 🥇 Congratulations to Cheshire House, who took the victory! pic.twitter.com/o6BKpH1idV

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29/11/23

It was fantastic to welcome back so many former Burnt Millers from across the decades for our reunion. We hope you all enjoyed one last look around the school ahead of the rebuild. pic.twitter.com/hRii7BUpea

16/11/23

Thank you to all the students, parents and staff who have contributed to the Shoebox appeal 🎁The team have been in to collect the boxes, and we're very proud of our BMA community 🙌🗞️ You can read more about the project on https://t.co/cX3Ha2yEqA pic.twitter.com/ituhpARuqT

15/11/23

‼️ Our Big Burnt Miller Reunion event is now fully booked ‼️We can't wait to see you all again 😃📨 If you have any photos, videos or memories you'd like to share, please email them to alumnibma.org.uk pic.twitter.com/EHC7J92DnN

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VIY Project at Burnt Mill

VIY Project at Burnt Mill

Posted: 16th October 2017

A school makeover has given teenage volunteers access to a construction qualification.

Burnt Mill Academy won a national competition earlier this year with Absolute Radio, Wickes and VIY (Volunteer It Yourself).

As part of the win, 40 students spent a week working with VIY to transform an area of the school grounds.

VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people to learn a trade and building skills, on the job, by committing to fix buildings in need of repair or improvement.

At Burnt Mill, Year 10 and 11 students worked on an outside area to remove a series of old planters to create an outdoor performance or assembly space, as well as building a new raised planter decorated in school house colours.

Mentored by volunteer professional tradespeople, students gained a City & Guilds qualification in an introduction to carpentry.

Sue Johnson, assessor for RM Training, said: “We observed students and questioned them on the knowledge they had learnt during the project to confirm they had fully understood what they had been taught.

“This project has been so good because it’s real-life. Often, students make a work bench out of new wood, but with this they have had to make good and recycle. It really has been a ‘wow’ project.

“Every single one of the students has been absolutely amazing. They have been extremely respectful, worked well as a team, very polite, listened to their mentors and not once stood around. I have delivered this to more than 400 students and these have been among the best.”

Students can use the entry level qualification to work towards a qualification in construction.

Alan Dalton, lead mentor for VIY, said: “To achieve their qualification, they have had to complete a certain number of hours, as well as become competent with the tools. We have taught them how to cut safely and how to use tape measures, set squares, hand saws and drills.

“These students have been ridiculously good. They have listened well to instruction; they have been the best group we’ve worked with in a long while.”

Year 10 Toby May, 14, is keen to pursue a career in carpentry and said: “My dad is an engineer and he had taught me the basics of DIY, but what I have learnt here is more advanced.

“I am looking forward to seeing the outcome of our work.”

Year 11 Tyler Joseph, 15, said: “I have learnt basic DIY skills which will help me in the future if I buy a house and want to put shelves up, for example. Now, I would know how to use the tools to do the job. I have helped the school a little bit and that feels pretty good.”

Photos from the project can be seen in the gallery.

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