Message from Filton Avenue Headteacher Mr. Rodeck:

On Friday 8th March we got re-accredited as being a Platinum Award school. Our OPAL Mentor said the following about us:

What a brilliant term it's been! Well done to all of our students who have shown the Orchard values in all they do. Tomorrow is a bank holiday so the school will be closed. It's an inset day on Mon 15 April so the first day back is Tuesday 16 April for all students. Trust in Learning

Tomorrow is our Cultural Clothing day! This is always a popular one with our students and we look forward to sharing pictures next term. Students who do not wish to wear cultural dress are invited to wear the colours of the flag of their choice. #InspireEmpower Trust in Learning

We are looking forward to welcoming Buro Happold Buro Happold into Orchard today. Buro Happold are an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, designers and advisers and they're going to provide engineering workshops for our Year 9 students. Trust in Learning

It is our interhouse dance competition today! We can't wait to see the creative choreography of our talented students. Well done to all taking part! Trust in Learning #InspireEmpower

Today we have the Blunt Truth team in school to work with our Year 9 students. The Blunt Truth is a collaboration between the police Avon and Somerset Police and the @NHS to raise awareness of knife crime across Bristol. Our students are looking forward to learning more. Trust in Learning

Tomorrow is our Year 11 exams preparation evening for parents and students. It is at Orchard from 6:15pm to 7:45pm. All parents of Year 11 students are encouraged to attend. For more information, please email your child's tutor or call the school. Thank you! Trust in Learning

It's the last week of term! We have a great week planned, including a Mario Kart interhouse competition after school on Weds, and our Cultural Clothing day on Thursday. Plus there's a special treat for all students who are in every day this week! #InspireEmpower Trust in Learning

Thank you to all who attended our Iftar last night. We welcomed over 100 members of our community to listen to our students speak, followed by prayer and our Iftar meal. #Iftar #InspireEmpower Trust in Learning

Tonight we have our community Iftar to break today's Ramadan fast. Our students have prepared beautiful speeches and we have food ready too. Prayer rooms will be available. Students and families are welcome to join us - doors open at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start. Trust in Learning

Today our Year 11 students are completing their GCSE drama examination. Well done to all of them - they've worked incredibly hard and deserve to shine! #Creative #Curious #Determined #Ambitious Trust in Learning

We're looking forward to celebrating Comic Relief today! We have loads going on, organised by our amazing House Champs, incluing a keepie-uppies challenge and a sponge the teacher event! Trust in Learning #InspireEmpower

Ramadan Mubarak to all in our community who are observing Ramadan. We will be hosting an Iftar at Orchard on Thursday 21st March from 6:00pm to 7:30pm - all students and families are welcome. More details below. Trust in Learning

Our Careers Fair on Friday was a great success! Training providers and employers from across the city gave their time to offer advice and support to Orchard students. Thank you to all involved! Trust in Learning #InspireEmpower

Our bake sale is up and ready to serve students! We're raising money for our chosen charities today ❤️ #InspireEmpower Trust in Learning

We are very proud to share that our very own Mr Staynings has been awarded the South West Teacher of the Year by Basketball England Basketball England 🥇🥈! Mr Staynings inspires Orchard students every day and we're very lucky to have him! Well done, Mr Staynings 🏀 #InspireEmpower

We can reveal our regional winners of the 2023 Basketball England Awards! 🏆

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We can't wait to welcome our Y8 students back to school after their trip to London yesterday!
We've also got our Careers Fair today - our hall will be buzzing with training providers & employers, supporting young people with future choices. Thanks to all involved! Trust in Learning