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Ethos and values
The academy has a non-denominational Christian ethos. It promotes seven core values, namely: Honourable Purpose, Humility, Compassion, Integrity, Accountability, Courage and Determination.

For children in the primary years this is simplified to "Be Good", "Be Humble", "Be Kind", "Be Honest", "Be Responsible" and "Be Brave and Determined".

Curriculum
The academy follows the National Curriculum and has academic specialists grouped into Mathematics, English, Science (including physics, chemistry and biology specialists), Engineering, Sport, Modern Foreign Languages (teaching French and German but running clubs for Spanish and Italian), History, Geography, Music, Drama and Philosophy, Theology and Ethics (encompassing religious, personal and social education) departments.

Publications
The academy publishes a newsletter, Bede Chronicle, once per term and an annual Year Book each autumn.

Events
The academy regularly hosts events for students, parents and the local community. These have included concerts featuring the Reg Vardy Band, talent shows, quizzes and cookery competitions. Its major productions have so far included a musical version of George Orwell's Animal Farm in June 2010, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in March 2011, Lionel Bart's Oliver! in March 2012, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in March 2013, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera in December 2013 and Charles Strouse's Annie in March 2015. The musical Les Misérables was performed in October 2016.

Sport
The academy has a major focus on sporting activities and runs teams for a number of different sports, many of which have won local and regional titles. It competes in rugby, hockey, netball, cricket, rowing, fencing and tennis. It has also hosted summer schools and weekly coaching sessions with Newcastle United Football Club and the Newcastle Eagles basketball team.

The schools of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation also host the annual ESF Olympics, in which students participate against their peers from the other schools in the group.

Houses
Each pupil is placed into a school 'House' used for inter-school competitions and sports matches:


 * Aiden
 * Cuthbert
 * Oswald

Points are accumulated over the year and the winning House is presented with the House Cup at the annual Presentation Day.