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Co-op Academy Walkden brothers dominating the racing and film-making world!
Published 01/04/25
The sky is the limit for Zaman and Zain who have both carved themselves a path to success.
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Read MoreWomen's History Month and International Women's Day
Published 17/03/25This month we have been celebrating women, as a part of Women's History Month.
Read MoreBeing Walkden 14th March
Published 14/03/25Take a look at this weeks Being Walkden newsletter below.
Read MoreWorld Book Day 2025
Published 07/03/25This World Book Day we celebrated by hosting our famous Book Choice Café in the Academy Library. Ms Shannon hosted the event as Jane Austin and our Student Librarians made the perfect waiters and waitresses, encouraging students to peruse the book menu whilst listening to soft jazz music and enjoying a croissant in our Parisian-style Bistro set up.
The café was a huge success and many books were borrowed.
Elsewhere in the academy, staff got into the spirit of things and dressed as their favourite book characters or series of books. We had Where's Wally, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Famous Five, The Wizard of Oz and William Shakespeare.
Read MoreBeing Walkden 14 February 2025
Published 14/02/25Take a look at this weeks Being Walkden Newsletter below
Read MoreBeing Walkden Newsletter 31 January 2025
Published 31/01/25Please read this fortnight's edition of the Being Walkden Newsletter below.
Read MoreAcademies Trust Performance - Sweeney Todd
Published 29/01/25Co-op Academy Walkden pupils cast in high profile dramatic production
Read MoreBeing Walkden 17th Jan 25
Published 17/01/25Please take a look at our first newsletter of 2025 below
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Read MorePowerlifting to success
Published 09/01/25Here at Co-op Academy Walkden it is not just the success of our students that we like to celebrate, but also that of our staff.
Last year, our very own PE Teacher, Mrs Bawden flew over to Belfast, Ireland to compete in the British Open Masters Powerlifting Competition.
Although Mrs Bawden has loved her weightlifting for a number of years, she only decided to take up the sport of Powerlifting competitively in Nov 23, where she took the North West records for squat and bench. This opened up the gateway for her to be eligible to compete in the British Open, which ultimately was her goal.
After several months of training 4 times a week on top of her full time teaching role she went out to Belfast and smashed it, taking the Bronze Medal in the Women's Master 2 U76kg. Setting Personal Best records for all the 3 lifts, squat, bench and deadlift.
Mrs Bawden is a role model for so many of our students, she brings her determination and strength into her teaching role at Walkden, especially by showing our girls that there are no limits to what they can achieve.
Read MoreSpreading joy at Christmas
Published 09/01/25This Christmas at Co-op Academy Walkden, Miss Glennie and Mrs Early organised a Christmas Hamper donation. We couldn't have imagined at the beginning what a huge success this turned out to be.
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Read MoreBeing Walkden 20th December 2024
Published 20/12/24Please take a look at our final newsletter of the year. It's a real festive round up.
Read MoreStudent Success Stories - Zain
Published 05/12/24You may have seen Year 9 student Zain on our social media pages before. Zain's family along with all of us at Co-op Academy Walkden are incredibly proud of the work he puts in not only to his racing career, but to his school work and attitude too.
Zain took some time out to give us a little insight into a day in the life of a 13-year-old racing driver.