Author: Kayleigh

Winner of the “Best School Farm 2020/21”

Last week, Tom’s Farm have attended the fantastic School Farms Network conference! There was an awards ceremony that recognises hard work and excellence across the country and we are pleased to announce we were awarded….. “Best use of school farm …
19th July 2021

Tom’s Farm Open Day has been cancelled!

Unfortunately due to the changes in Covid -19 restrictions and guidelines we have been left with no choice but to cancel our planned open day on the 27th June. Instead we’re aiming to host smaller community days in August as …
16th June 2021

Lambing 2020 has begun!

24 hours ago our first lamb of 2020 was born. We have cameras up in our lambing tunnels and you can check out our Instagram to see some live footage: @tomsfarmnca
6th February 2020

Nice to see ewe!

It’s a very exciting time of the year for us at Tom’s Farm. All of our ewes and nanny goats are having scans to see if they are pregnant and how many lambs/goat kids they are carrying. Students took it …
10th January 2020

Jamie’s Farm

Students from Nightingale Community Academy returned to Jamie’s Farm after such a successful trip last year. Jamie’s Farm is a provider who offer ‘farming, family and therapy’ through a short residential stay and follow up programme. Their aim is to …
19th November 2019

A win for NCA at the London Youth Games!

A number of boys from years 8 and 9 recently went to Hackney Marsh to take part in the London Paragames – 7-a-side football tournament with the London Youth Games. To progress to this competition the boys were undefeated in …
21st October 2019

Arts Week

Nightingale Community Academy held our first ever Arts Week last week. All students participated in creative workshops and learning opportunities throughout the week. Workshops included: Tom Colley – EastEnders Actor Ekow Quartey – Acting workshop World Heartbeat Music – New …
24th July 2019

Lambing project

Over the last few months, we have been trialing our lambing project. This consists of us loaning out three bottle fed lambs to other schools/colleges along with a guide and face to face instructions from our farm manager. It gives …
24th July 2019

Rugby Festival at The Stoop

Students from Nightingale Community Academy took part in a mixed ability rugby day at The Stoop pitch, home of the Harlequins rugby team. The event was designed to increase participation and make the game more inclusive and accessible. Students enjoyed …
21st June 2019

VIP Open Event at Tom’s Farm

Last week we held our first VIP Open Event. Guests had the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and fresh produce, get a tour of the farm, listen to talks from Josh Farrell, Farm Manage, Andre Bailey, Principal and School Therapists on …
20th May 2019

Happy Easter Bunnies

A big thank you to RBI in Sutton for donating 40 Easter Eggs to Nightingale Community Academy! We had some very happy primary students on the last day of term!  
15th April 2019

Animator in the making!

Omarie, a pupil from key stage 3 wants to be an animator when he leaves school. He is very creative and spends a lot of his time creating character profiles and settings. During an art and design lesson, he made …
8th April 2019