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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 05/10/2026

It was great to start fieldwork with our #Year7 #Geographers last week! More #fieldwork to come this week #geography #teachingandlearning

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 02/10/2026

We've had a busy few days in PE, but it's great to see so much going on! Our new Head of PE, Mrs Malcolm, was delighted with the support from parents at yesterday's event. Their encouragement was fantastic to see, and students represented the academy extremely well.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 22/09/2026

We are very much looking forward to welcoming Year 6 students and their families on Thursday 24 September, 4 - 6pm. This is one of our favourite events of the year, we love to show potential new students what Shafton has to offer #OutwoodFamily💜

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 21/09/2026

Thank you to the Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Mahmud Nawaz for visiting us today to talk to #Year11 students about #OrganDonation. #OrganDonationWeek & Mahmud shared the story of how his wife passed away but saved the lives of 4 people #ShareYourWishes #OrganDonation

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 18/09/2026

#Welldone to Ryley and Mia Rose for their #ProudPrincipal awards this week 👏👏👏💜 #Proud #StudentPraise

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 18/09/2026

We are pleased to share our assembly programme with you up to October half term #personaldevelopment #Awareness

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 17/09/2026

Students have access to the Enrichment timetable via their Google Classroom/ school website and can speak to teachers/ departments if the club requires the need to sign up! Most clubs run without a sign up! #enrichment

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 16/09/2026

A date for your diary - Year 6 Open Evening. We will open our doors to Year 6 students and their families on Thursday 24 September, 4 - 6pm. This is one of our favourite events of the year, we love to welcome potential new students and show them what Shafton has to offer #OutwoodFamily

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 16/09/2026

We currently have one volunteer vacancy for our joint academy council. If you have expertise in any of the areas on the flyer below, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Sarah Phillips at s.phillips@shafton.outwood.com in the first instance. We look forward to hearing from you 😊

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 14/09/2026

We had some fabulous #ProudThursday Principal winners last week! Well done Jenson and Jackson 👏👏👏👏 #Proud

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 09/09/2026

Students in Years 7, 9 and 11 will have their school photo taken on Monday 14 September.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 08/09/2026

Barnsley College annual Parent Information Evening is happening on Wednesday 23rd September from 4:30pm - 7pm www.barnsley.ac.uk/events/year-... There is no need to book, you can just go along and find out more about the options available for your young person.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 03/09/2026

How fantastic to have all year groups back with us today! Year 8, 9 and 10 students have smashed it out of the park this morning. We really appreciate how much effort goes into sending students back after summer and we are very thankful to our families for their support. #OutwoodFamily

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 02/09/2026

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 02/09/2026

#NewTerm✅🤩 Welcome back to our returning students and staff, and a huge 'Hello!' to everyone joining us for the first time! #OutwoodNewYear #OutwoodFamily💜 #BackToSchool

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 30/08/2026

We look forward to welcoming students back to the academy. Year 7 and Year 11 will return on Wednesday 2 September. Years 8, 9 and 10 will return on Thursday 3 September.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 14/08/2026

Contact information from September 2026:

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 01/07/2026

A quick reminder about mobile phones 📱🚫 With the UK school mobile phone ban in the news, our policy remains the same: phones are not permitted during the school day. If a student needs to bring a phone for the journey to/from school, it must be switched off and away.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 09/06/2026

The Fear-less Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is an effective evidence-based parenting program. Fear-less Triple P is for parents who want to know more and have concerns about their child or young person's anxiety. Check out Compass Be website for more info: compass-uk.org/services/com...

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 09/05/2026

As our brilliant Year 11 students prepare for their English Lit exam on Monday, we wanted to wish the whole year group well. They have worked so incredibly hard and we know that they are ready 💜 They really are such a fantastic year group 😊

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 02/05/2026

A reminder that the academy is closed on Monday to students and staff. We hope that you have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend ☺

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 20/04/2026

A few spaces have become available for our visit to the battlefields in France next year. Students should see Mr Huntley-Roe for further information.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 14/04/2026

A massive #congratulations to our current Word Millionaires, it takes a lot of #reading to hit the magic #million 👏👏👏 #lovetoread

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 30/03/2026

Our #OutwoodFamily Easter Reading Challenge is all about animal life. We have some great recommendations for you! Why not tell us about your animal life book? Leave a review at buff.ly/u1cwhEN #reading #lovetoread

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 26/03/2026

We are delighted that two teams from Shafton have made it to the regional final of the Big Ideas Programme and will be competing on 14 May at the University of Bradford for a place at the national final at Westminster!

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 18/03/2026

Mrs Peasegood and Miss Stroud were armed with rewards yesterday for Y11 students who have achieved a 50 day streak as part of our #100DaysOfLit challenge! #GCSE #Revision #Bitesize

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 05/03/2026

#WorldBookDay and staff love to get those #book #character conversations going with students. Great team effort from colleagues 👏👏👏

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 03/03/2026

We are delighted to open our doors once again for our Senior Citizen's Easter Afternoon Tea! If you would like to join us please email enquiries@shafton.outwood.com You will know that places are limited and they get snapped up quickly! Come and join us on Wednesday 25 March, 3:30 - 5pm! 🐰🐣🐥

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 15/02/2026

All groups up and ready to go for their first lesson on the mountain. Fresh snow overnight 😛 🏂⛷️🎿❄️ #skitrip2026

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 13/02/2026

Gorgeous treats on offer today in our Ignite provision, kindly created by Mrs Baxter for our staff #FundraisingFebruary bake sale! #OutwoodFamily #OutThere

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 13/02/2026

Staff and students have arrived in Dover, on their way to another fabulous skiing adventure! A huge thank you to staff for giving up their annual leave to take students 💜😊🎿🚡⛷️🏂❄️☃️

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 13/02/2026

Wishing our school community a very happy, safe and peaceful half term. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday 23 February 😊💜

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 10/02/2026

#FundraisingFebruary is here and this week this week our Student Voice Charity Committee will be organising different events including bake sales, fundraising stalls, lunchtime karaoke and competitions. #fundraising #OutwoodOutThere

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 09/02/2026

#Year11 we are looking forward to sharing #toptips with you tomorrow at our #RevisionFestival Come along for #resrouces #revisiontips and #food!

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 03/02/2026

Barnsley College have events next week themed around apprenticeships including two Year 11 Apprenticeship Information Evenings for current Year 11s and their families to go along to find out more. These will be on 10 and 11 February at 3:45pm at the Old Mill Lane campus.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 28/01/2026

We are pleased to share that we have successfully been designated with UCL Centre for Holocaust Education Beacon School status. We have created scheme of learning for students that is ambitious and grapples with the historical significance of the #Holocaust. bsky.app/profile/uclh...

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 26/01/2026

#Dexter now has company! We are very thrilled to receive #BigDexter, our IQM Award big brother bear wearing his IQM #FlagshipSchool status award t-shirt! These two guys are going to be visiting our #inclusion classrooms this week to get to know some new faces! bsky.app/profile/iqma...

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 22/01/2026

Launched this week with our Year 11 #Geographers and #Historians! The 10% #challenge! Students are encouraged to complete homework, revision and attend enrichment to help them to achieve a 10% improvement on their November mock. Each student will know whether they are completing 4+, 5+ or 7+.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 20/01/2026

Come along to this FREE tree planting event for families at Royston Playground in Cudworth, Barnsley on Sunday 25th January. No experience necessary, equipment and refreshments provided. Book your free tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kidsp... This event is organised by Kids Plant Trees.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 20/01/2026

#Year11 you are off to a flying start with our #100DaysofLit challenge - a great way for you to get a head start with revision for every single text!

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 19/01/2026

Today sees the launch of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust #100DaysofMaths and #100DaysofLit challenges for Year 11 students. Five questions for Lit and Maths will be released every day on Google Classroom for students to get a head start on their #revision.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 13/01/2026

We are very excited about our student socialisation station! Students can collect work, books, games and laptops to access online learning platforms to use at break and lunchtimes. It is brilliant to see students so engaged!

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 06/01/2026

A reminder for families that our Year 9 Guided Pathways evening will take place on Thursday 15 January 5 - 6:30pm. A great opportunity for you to speak to subject teachers & our Careers Advisor. The evening will start with a presentation in the Lecture Theatre at 5pm.

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 19/12/2025

Christmas jumper and lunch day! 🌲

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 19/12/2025

A few more pics from our Christmas lunch and jumper day and a few more to come! 🌲

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 19/12/2025

We had a fantastic time celebrating with students this week as they received their latest #PraisingStars reports. A huge well done to all students and an extra well done to these #superstars ⭐️

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 19/12/2025

We have had such a lovely last week of term. Without doubt, one of our most favourite days is Christmas lunch and jumper day. A huge thanks to our catering team and a shout out to Mr Bray for helping them! #HappyChristmas

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 18/12/2025

Wishing students, families, staff and the wider community a very Happy Christmas 😊

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Outwood Academy Shafton @shafton.outwood.com · 18/12/2025

We have some great #Christmas read recommendations for our #OutwoodFamily Winter Reading Club. Don't forget to leave a review via buff.ly/MGYcs3j Nothing nicer than curling up with a book and a warm drink on dark cosy nights!

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