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A Bristol PE lead, whose work to develop a thriving school sporting culture has helped establish one of the most successful school basketball programmes in the country, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s 2026 Birthday Honours List. Tom Hooper, Head of PE at Bristol Metropolitan

Staff from Bristol Metropolitan Academy (BMA) were delighted to attend a special performance at the historic Bristol Old Vic, where former student Kiran Ray Williams took to the stage on his home ground. Dave Vince and Meesh Vince described it as an ‘absolute privilege’ to watch Kiran

Pic: Elio Cole (Director) with Kirra Burchill.  Students from Year 10 at Bristol Metropolitan Academy have been praised for their powerful and moving performance of the play Eulogy, raising more than £300 for their chosen charity, Cruse Bereavement Support. The production explored themes of grief,

A team of dancers from Bristol Metropolitan Academy impressed a high profile audience with their skills at a key education sector event. Around 200 people from organisations working across Bristol in education, the charities and voluntary sector, businesses, Bristol City Council, and universities, met to explore ways

One of American football’s most successful teams visited Bristol this week to launch a new West Country flag football league – and students from across the Cabot Learning Federation took centre stage. Community engagement representatives from the Kansas City Chiefs invited pupils from Bristol Brunel Academy, City Academy, Bristol Metropolitan Academy and Hans Price

Two members of staff and two students from Bristol Metropolitan Academy visited Beacon Rise Primary School in Kingswood this week to help mark Black History Month. Richard Dixon and John Price took Year nine students, Eva Morne Edwards and Luchia Avery, to deliver a special assembly to

As part of our Black History Month celebrations at Bristol Metropolitan Academy, we focused on raising awareness of Sickle Cell Anaemia, a condition that disproportionately affects people from African and Caribbean backgrounds and is deeply relevant to our diverse school community. During our Belonging Monday tutor time

Two members of staff and two students from Bristol Metropolitan Academy visited Beacon Rise Primary School in Kingswood this week to help mark Black History Month. Richard Dixon and John Price took Year nine students, Eva Morne Edwards and Luchia Avery, to deliver a special assembly to

Campaigners say new laws are needed to ban smartphones from schools. Some schools already have bans in place, but others don’t. That is why some concerned parents say the law needs to change. ITV News West Country went along to Bristol Metropolitan Academy to find out more. Please note: this

In a world where the use of Artificial Intelligence is rapidly increasing, the BBC One Show recently visited Bristol Metropolitan Academy to see how students are engaging with this transformative technology at a basic level. As part of their feature, the programme explored the school’s thriving coding club, where pupils