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We have been so impressed with how engaged students in KS3 French and Year 7 Spanish have been with their cultural projects – the quality and effort have been truly outstanding. We have seen so many imaginative entries for the challenges and know from Tutors that they are really enjoying exploring the virtual World!  Students […]

As part of the Year 11 to 12, and the Year 13 to HE transition process, a fact sheet had been produced to help older students and their parents manage the transition process.   Click here for comprehensive document of frequently asked questions

If you would like to get involved in National School Sports Week, please click on the link below for more information: NSSW-Partner-Guidance

Students may not have been able to take part in school sport of late but we have been overwhelmed by the level of commitment from students since lockdown began. Students have been engaging with PE lessons, Joe Wicks, 5k challenge, Croydon Schools Athletics, CPA lockdown challenge and the London youth games. The response has been […]

The Quest Academy has been awarded a Certificate of Social Value for 2019-20, which details the total hours that our Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) participants donated to their local community. Across London, DofE participants contributed an incredible 356,616 hours volunteering to help others, which equates to a social value of over £1.5 million. DofE London […]

VTalks We have recently uploaded a series of inspirational talks onto your Community College Room. From Careers to skill-building, from sharing life experience to building confidence and finding a career path, professionals from a wide-range of sectors share their tips and views on how to guide your career pathway so you are in charge! Have […]

Key Stage 3 students at The Quest Academy have been busy recreating famous works of art during lockdown. Here’s a sample of some of their fabulous recreations.  

Huge congratulations to all those who have already entered the first set of CPA Lockdown Challenges. There has been some fantastic work produced, from homemade instruments to lengthy volleyball rallies.  We are extending the deadline for the first challenge to Sunday 31st May so there is still time to gain points for your College to go […]

The Great Lockdown Bake Off  –   The Winner is revealed  Congratulations to all who submitted an entry for the Great Lockdown Bake Off! We have been overwhelmed by the amount of participants and even more so when we saw all your fabulous creations!  It is also a testament of our times:  we saw NHS […]

Art students in Key Stage 3 were set the task of photographing the first letter of their name using whatever they could find at home, during lockdown. There were some ingenious and creative solutions, including ladders, shadows, apples, flowers, door hinges and even some handstands to create their letters. Once all the submissions were in, […]

This half-term the English Department ran the Get Caught Reading Competition with Year 8. They were encouraged to be photographed reading (either their favourite book or the book they are currently reading) in an unusual and creative place. This was also a nation-wide campaign to encourage a love and fun of reading, for all ages. […]

This term students were given the opportunity to take part in a historical fiction competition run by the Historical Association.  Students could set their story in any time or place but they needed to make it a convincing setting. We were on the hunt for the most riveting reads, creative story-telling and good use of […]