Ian Douglas
@Douggie954
Headteacher, ex-squaddie, ex-swimming coach, dog lover!
Congratulations to Miss Marshall on winning TA of the Year! You have been exceptional this year, a thoroughly deserved award. Thanks to Mr Ditta the inaugural TA of the Year for helping to present the award!
Love the summer holidays and the nice relaxing start to the day. A walk through the woods followed by coffee!



Please find our latest Headteacher Update Issue 017 | Summer Term 2025 below. chiltern-academy.co.uk/docs/Headteach…
Congratulations to Ms Yearwood for winning the July CLT Employee of the Month for Chiltern Academy. Ms Yearwood organised and led an excellent Enrichment Week.
We’re incredibly proud of our Brilliant Club scholars for completing their assignment on the contribution of British politicians in the post-war era. A huge well done to those who achieved an outstanding 1st class grade—an amazing achievement!
Couldn’t be prouder as a form tutor today! Team Dyson were loud, proud, and full of heart!🤍🩶 Their energy was unmatched and Dyson only went and WON Sports Day of course!🏆
Dyson Make It a Clean Sweep! A huge congratulations to Dyson House, who made it 3 out of 3 wins today at Sports Day! 🥇 Not only did they dominate on the field, but they also topped the charts for the highest achievement points across the entire school year Well done everyone
Day 3 of enrichment for @ChilternA No sports day today but a lovely trip out to London Zoo with year 9 today
@ChilternA Table Cricket team enjoying their pizza party after a successful season. Well earned and thoroughly fed!
What a month for Mr Khan. @ChilternLT employee of the month, TA of the month, leading the @ChilternA Table Cricket team to 3rd in the country and now newly appointed Interim Assistant SENDCo! Well done!
Not strictly English related, but all Duke of Edinburgh students are at camp with tents up and are tucking into dinner.
Year 9 Sports Day | Track and Field🎽🏃♀️
Year 9 Sports Day | Team Games⚽️🏏🏀
Night five of the penultimate week of term and it’s a gym session followed by a couple of beers! One week to go!!

For our final MMA breakfast of the year, we welcomed back our incredible alumni Tasbeeha and Blessing! They spoke about navigating life as a more able student at Chiltern Academy and shared their inspiring journeys from Chiltern to Berkhamsted - and now Oxford University! ✨
This week, Y10 got the opportunity to go to Brighton Beach to measure the effectiveness of different coastal defences. Whilst in sunny Brighton, pupils used a range of techniques with high tech equipment like optical levels and clinometers.