Archibald Primary – Year 4 Invaders
Year 4 had an amazing time visiting Murton Park as part of their ‘Invasion’ learning context. They spent the day in Danelaw working at ‘my lord’s’ village where they developed their skills in pottery, invasion tactics, flour production and bread making. They also practiced how to defend the village which was super important because […]
Archibald Primary – Reception Theatre Visit
Archibald Primary’s Reception Classes – Class 1 and Class 2 – travelled to Billingham Forum Theatre to watch a live performance of The Smeds and The Smoos based on the book by Julia Donaldson. The children really enjoyed the performance. They came back to school full of the adventures of the red and blue aliens […]
Macmillan Academy Production 2026
Macmillan Academy are proud to present the production for 2026 High School Musical Jr Week commencing the 29th June the academy theatre will be transformed into East High as Disney Channel’s smash hit movie musical comes to life on our very stage. We will see Troy, Gabriella, Ryan and the fabulous Sharpay, along with […]
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visit
On Tuesday 29th September Macmillan Academy’s Year 10 art students, Year 10 and 11 textiles and Year 12 art students visited The Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield to explore the work of internationally renowned artists such as Henry Moore, Damian Hirst, Barabara Hepworth. In addition, art students visited James Turrell’s ‘Deer Shelter’ where they were able to experience immersive […]
STEM Roadshow Inspires Students
Macmillan Academy were excited to welcome back the STEM Roadshow, funded by BAE Systems, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Navy. Over the past 20 years, this inspiring programme has reached more than 1.3 million pupils, sparking curiosity and enthusiasm for STEM subjects across the UK. Designed to ignite interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Visit to 3t Training
As part of our Careers Education Programme Y6 pupils from Class 18 visited 3t Training on Victoria Street, Middlesbrough. They learnt about the training facility, and the types of industries that they support, including the offshore industry and construction industry. Pupils had opportunity to work in a training room on offshore simulation activities, to control […]
Nursery Fire Engine Visit
As part of our Careers Education Programme, our Nursery Classes found out all about what a firefighter does when one of the fire engines from Middlesbrough Community Fire Station visited school last week. The children had great fun looking in the fire engine and finding out all about how it works.
Parent and Carer Sewing Workshops
Parents and Carers joined the Y1 pupils last week at sewing workshops as part of the Y1 pupils’ ‘Funny Faces, Fabulous Features” art project. It was great to see so many parents and carers joining in the activity and having lots of fun!
Stockton and Darlington Railway 200 Year Anniversary
To mark the 200th Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the expansion of which led to the development and growth of Middlesbrough, all pupils in school took part is some special activities related to this historical event. Y3 learnt that at the time, not everyone was in favour of the railway being built. They […]
European Day of Languages 2025 – Archibald Primary
To mark European Day of Languages 2025, all pupils participated in special activities. Y3 pupils learnt how to say ‘hello’ in 6 different languages as well as learning a song in British Sign Language. Parents and carers came into school came into school at the end of the day to see their fantastic work!