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2012

February

Josh Collins presented with PACA Citizenship Award by Baroness Prosser, on a visit to Portslade Aldridge Community Academy.
Stephen Twigg visits Darwen Aldridge Community Academy to learn more about the work of the Academy.

January

Rod Aldridge is Knighted for services to young people in the New Year Honours List.

BACA won the e-Teach Academy Development Award at the Education Business Awards 2011. The award reflected the sound project management and procurement strategies that led to the new BACA building being completed on time.
The Aldridge Academies and Enabling Enterprise jointly run competition was awarded High Impact Status for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Rod Aldridge picked up the award for an Outstanding Contribution by an Individual, at the EducationInvestor Awards 2011.
Elizabeth Anderson, our Head of Foundation Affairs and Executive Assistant to Chairman won the Women of the Future in Public Service Award 2011, at the awards run by Real Business - the first ever winner of that category.

October

Six BACA students completed a trip to Pune and Mumbai, visiting a range of schools and community programmes.
Congratulations to Jean-Pierre van Wyk, winner of the Foundation's Christmas Card Competition - his design will be used this year on the Foundation's cards.
The Foundation celebrated its Fifth Anniversary with a party at the Household Cavalry Museum in Whitehall.

September

BACA moved into its brand new £23m home, celebrating with a community focussed opening. A time-capsule was buried to mark the historic occasion.
PACA opened its doors for the first time as an Academy, specialising in Entrepreneurship and Science.
The Foundation has secured £9,920 from the Big Lottery Fund 'Awards for All' programme, which will be used for Pegasus FM, a community radio station based initially at BACA.

August

For a second year, the Darwen Aldridge Community Academy also recorded another increase in their GCSE results, with 56% of students securing five or more GCSEs at A*-C Grade, including English and Maths.
At BACA, 36% of students secured 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A*-C, including English and Maths, a 64% increase from the previous year, at the then Falmer High School. 73% of students secured five or more GCSEs overall at A*-C, again, up from 58% the previous year.
17 DACA students received a place at University - each being the first in their family to carry on to Higher Education.
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (DACA) Sixth Form celebrated record-breaking A Level results - a 98% pass rate, with a quarter of the results at A* and A grades, and 36% of the results at A*, A and B grades.

July

In EducationInvestor Awards 2011, The Aldridge Foundation shortlisted as Schools Operating Group of the Year, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy shortlisted for Academy of the Year, and Rod Aldridge shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual.
BACA has outstanding celebration with STOMP.

June

Well done to Molly Holden (winner) and Luke Allen (second place) who won our Alex Rider Short Story Award, presented by Anthony Horowitz at DACA.
Aldridge Foundation declared Winner of BCSE Academy Sponsor of the Year.
Joe McInerney, Foundation's 'My Life is My Business' project alumni, named Oustanding Achiever of the Year in Lancashire.

April

DACA delighted to receive royal visit from HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton.
Congratulations to Jessica Dootson, winner of our 2011 Pegasus Literacy Award, presented by Catherine Middleton.
DACA new building shortlisted for RIBA North West Design Awards
Congratuatlions to BACA students who won entrepreneurship award at Brighton University

March