Students from Wixams Academy are proving an exceptional asset to the wider community of Bedford Borough.
William Priano is proud to see his design for the Wixams village sign now in place at the main entrances off the A6.
He entered a competition two years ago and won an iPad, but Covid caused a delay in the creation and installation of the metal sign as a ‘Welcome to Wixams; – but it is now in place.
“It’s pretty cool,” said William, who hopes to become an architect when he is older, so this project was a good signpost towards a career in visualising beautiful environments.
Meanwhile, Daisy Newton and Martina Georgieva are now busy as members of The Bedford Borough Youth Cabinet. Daisy, who is Head Girl at Wixams Academy, is now Chair of the Cabinet and Martina, who only joined the school in October from London, is the new publicity officer.
Daisy Bishenden is the school’s champion cook after winning her year’s and the overall Bake Off competition during lockdown. The competitions encouraged students to learn useful cooking skills as a break from home studying. She was joint overall winner with younger student Camani Ani-Okai.
Wixams Academy is part of Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT). BCAT was created to drive up local educational standards. The Trust believes our region deserves outstanding schools and its commitment to Bedfordshire means that all of its resources are focused on education for the local community.
BCAT and its sponsors educate 16,000 students across Bedfordshire. The Bedford College Group consists of Bedford College, Shuttleworth College, Tresham College, Bedford Sixth Form, and Wixams Tree Primary School
They were initial sponsors of the Bedford Academy, and helped to create Bedford Free School.
Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT), Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 6BA
