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28/08/25

More Tickets Added!! Secondary Transfer Open Evening on Thursday 11th September 2025. 📅 Date: Thursday 11th September 2025 🕕 Time: Evening 5.15pm - 8.00pm 📍 Location: Robert Barclay Academy 🎟️ Spaces are limited – please book your tickets here:https://t.co/IMfraqT2Tl pic.twitter.com/j1o8YvMmy4

27/08/25

Still thinking about your next steps? Places are still available at RBA 6th Form for Sept. Wide range of courses, supportive environment, excellent teaching+facilities and personalised guidance for university, apprenticeships and careers. Apply below 👇 https://t.co/8Gf7hMCQ1O

19/07/25

A brilliant end to the year at our final whole school assembly! 👏 Huge congrats to Curie House — our 2025 House Cup Champions! 🏆 See you all in September! pic.twitter.com/yft9qjpbg2

18/07/25

Final RBA Review headlines of the year from the Headteacher and special guest. https://t.co/a9dTDFJ8LK

18/07/25

A brilliant night yesterday evening at our Sports Awards Evening – celebrating talent, teamwork & dedication! Well done to all our athletes and a big thank you to Micky Hazard for joining us. pic.twitter.com/0cEVnMG9pL

16/07/25

A huge thank you to all the families who joined our Celebration Assemblies this week 🙌 When schools+families work together, great things happen. Hard work always pays off+success is even better when it’s shared. Proud of every student. Grateful for every parent. ❤️#RBAFamily pic.twitter.com/0ot2yqamVc

11/07/25

LEAD Day 3 at RBA – a celebration of learning, creativity & courage. Together we grow stronger, braver, and more united. RBA is rising! 🌟#LEADDay pic.twitter.com/PQYMiZ7Jx4

11/07/25

🎬 Our latest RBA Newsletter is out now! Hear from our headteacher as we celebrate the week’s highlights and share important updates. Tune in and stay in the loop!https://t.co/BhFgFx9K1C

10/07/25

It was lovely to meet our new Year 7s today. Know you are not just joining a school, you are joining something far more special - a family. #Excellencehttps://t.co/f8nnccpNRL

10/07/25

It was lovely to meet our new Year 7s today. Know you are not just joining a school, you are joining something far more special - a family. #Excellencehttps://t.co/GjdffS4ZMK

09/07/25

Huge thank you to everyone who made our Performing Arts Showcase & Awards Evening such an unforgettable success! Congratulations to all our performers and award winners — you inspired us all with your passion and dedication! pic.twitter.com/nLYrDhWsQj

06/07/25

With high temperatures expected again this week, we’ve made some temporary changes to help keep students comfortable: Mon–Wed: Full school uniform without blazers and ties. Thurs & Fri: Students may wear their school-branded PE kit for the full day. Stay cool and hydrated! 💧😎

04/07/25

🚨 New Video Alert! 🚨 We just dropped our latest newsletter video, and it’s packed with updates, tips, and exciting news you won’t want to miss! 🎉 🎬 Watch it now and stay in the loop ➡️https://t.co/38quq8ifgC

03/07/25

Thank you to all the Yr 6 families who joined us for our Secondary Transfer Information Evening. This is where it begins — new friendships, big dreams, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to welcome you in September . 💙 pic.twitter.com/endyi8uAGJ

03/07/25

Thank you to all the Yr 6 families who joined us for our Transition Information Evening. This is where it begins — new friendships, big dreams, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to welcome you in September . 💙 pic.twitter.com/N0FnxNJNzu

01/07/25

Hot off the Hob🔥🔥 Student Masterchef Competition was back this evening and this year it was hotter than ever! We were thrilled to welcome back ⁦⁩ – MasterChef star, bestselling author, and our very own ex-student – as special guest judge! pic.twitter.com/EaXH8a0ddm

30/06/25

Yr 9s turned up the heat with some epic DJing and beatbxing in today’s Year 9 Immersion Day pic.twitter.com/3B52AHXIE2

30/06/25

From coastal erosion to sea defences, Yr 10s got hands-on with real-world geography at Walton-on-the-Naze! pic.twitter.com/7g6HB5Lfrk

30/06/25

Thank you so much to for allowing the RBA JLT to be part of your lovely school for a day! pic.twitter.com/d4RfOyjXER

28/06/25

Due to the warm weather this week we want everyone to be as comfortable as possible. pic.twitter.com/XsKSXtpgBT

27/06/25

RBA Video Newsletter from the Headteacher! Catch up on all the latest school news, updates, and upcoming events—straight from our Headteacher. pic.twitter.com/M2F9rn8YV0

26/06/25

There’s still time to apply for our Sixth Form. Click this link: https://t.co/8Gf7hMCQ1O

26/06/25

We're back for Day 2 of our 6th Form Taster Days and it's been full of energy, inspiration, and ambition! Just imagine your future here with us – a school on the rise. Still thinking about your next step? If so, there’s still time to apply for our Sixth Form. pic.twitter.com/poctCyniBe

25/06/25

RBA Transition Day, Day 1 pic.twitter.com/i9hykqD6BX

24/06/25

Great working today as the SET RE Team! Thank you everybody . pic.twitter.com/9OHvrkbqGU

Helping You To Help Your Child

​Research shows that children whose parents help and encourage them with their learning at home do much better at school. This can be; hearing your child read or at least talk to them about the books they are reading, overseeing their homework, learning the spelling of key vocabulary together, researching topics and generally showing a key interest in what they are studying at school. Other ways you can support is by making sure your child keeps up to date with the daily news. You can support this by encouraging your child to watch the news or to read it every day. Try and find news stories that will connect to their subjects. If you are planning a day out, visit a museum or gallery that will tie in with work you child is doing. This is a good way to add depth and interest to your child’s learning.

Good study skills are best developed from the beginning of Year 7 and do not end at school. It is essential that good learning habits are encouraged at home too, in order that learning is extended beyond the classroom. If these positive study habits are developed early, they are fully embedded by Key Stage 4 and 5 when they become absolutely essential.

Top tips for helping your child to develop good study skills:

  • Remember that challenge is essential for a child to learn- allow them time to ‘puzzle it out’ before offering too much assistance
  • Ensure that they take regular breaks, exercise regularly and keep hydrated
  • Talk about what they are doing and ask them to explain it to you
  • Ensure that your child is well rested and gets plenty of sleep
  • Regularly encourage and praise your child
  • Create a routine for completing homework e.g. have a rest after school and then complete homework
  • Avoid too many distractions e.g. TV/siblings/loud music/mobile phones

Planning family time

Hot tip: Plan the family diary together.

Help your children to manage their time. They need to allow time during the evenings and weekends for homework. How does this fit in with their other activities and family events? Your children have a homework timetable. For year 7 students about one hour a night is scheduled.

A simple but effective system is for students to have a short break when they get home from school, but then to get straight on with homework before doing anything else.

Hot Tip: Use mealtimes to find out about your child’s day.

Research shows that the children of families who eat together do better in exams. Even time in front of the television can provide a stimulus for debate and discussion. Chatting about the day's events helps all of us. We all learn better when we explain things to other people, so by chatting about something the children have done at school you can reinforce learning.

Reading

Reading is a fun and enriching experience for many of us. In addition there are strong links between love of reading and academic success. The English faculty and the Library staff work constantly to encourage enjoyment of reading. Students have one reading-related homework per week. Parents can support this by:

  • Encouraging your children to enjoy reading for fun
  • Have a light touch - don't be judgemental
  • Everything counts: sports reports, magazines, websites
  • Help them choose books and magazines
  • Encourage them to get books from the school library/local libraries
  • Encourage them to join the school Reading Group
  • Let them see you enjoying reading
  • Audio books are a good way of entertaining children in the car
  • Talk about books
  • Books make great presents.

Hot Tip: Reading the same book as your child enables you to engage in discussion with them.

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