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On Thursday the 7th of March, CAB celebrated World Book Day.  The mission of World Book Day is to promote reading for pleasure, which is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success.  To help illustrate to the students how much we teachers like reading, we dressed as book

  A group of 20 enthusiastic City Academy students, from Years 7 and 8 were invited by the internationally-renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre to watch the new musical Starter for Ten. 

CAB Students Performance at Bristol Beacon – Sunday, 28th January 2024 Several of our students will be performing a devised piece of music as part of the Be Kind day to celebrate the cultural traditions within Bristol at the above event.  The daytime performances are free, so if you are available,

Forty-five students from Years 7 and 8 at City Academy took part in the Airbus Aircraft Challenge. Students worked in small groups to design, develop and make a small aircraft out of wood. Students had a fantastic time designing three aeroplanes and testing them out before starting

Nineteen different employers and educational providers attended City Academy’s Open to Options event for Year 11 students. The event is designed to help students explore potential career options, and gave them a chance to take part in speed interviews, asking visitors about their education and career path

Thirty Year 9 students from City Academy took part in the British Interactive Media Association BIMA digital day, led by local digital marketing company Torchbox. This is the second year the school has taken part in this initiative, which saw students given a mock business challenge where

Understanding COLOURISM among young people in the UK Staff from King’s College London, are running a project which explores how young people understand and experience colourism: skin shade prejudice in which people with dark skin experience disadvantages compared with those with lighter skin shades. It is a five-year project funded

Forty students from Year 8 – Year 10 from City Academy were invited by the Bristol Old Vic to see Dugsi Dayz.  

After winning the Euros last year England have already inspired many more girls to get into the game. ITV West Country News went to City Academy to find out more.

City Academy students honed their stage skills at numerous workshops every Wednesday after school for two months where a professional acting coach visited the academy and worked with the students on a piece of drama. The 15 students then performed their piece along with other students from