Academy  News

Ofsted January 2009: "Students are enjoying their education. There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the academy."

Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010

Boris Johnson Visits BDA to Launch Table Tennis Tournament
On Tuesday 13th July London Mayor Boris Johnson visited BDA to launch ARK's inaugural table tennis tournament. The mayor was joined by his Commissioner for Sport Kate Hoey MP, along with the author Howard Jacobson.

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Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010

BDA Students Publish Poetry Anthology
BDA students have published an anthology of their very own poems. The collection, called Firewords, was officially released in the Dennis Potter Theatre last week, with students reading out their poems in front of a packed crowd of parents and teachers.

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Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010

Students Explore Local History in Cross Curricular Projects
Lessons were put on hold for two days last week for students to work in cross-curricular groups to explore local history.

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Wednesday, Jun 30, 2010

BDA Students Report on World Cup
Students from Burlington Danes made their very own World Cup report this week, spending a day filming at QPR's Loftus Road Stadium, then a day editing at BBC's Television Centre.

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Monday, Jun 28, 2010

New Stage in BDA History
Our Dennis Potter Building for Performing Arts opened with a bang on June 25.

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