Dear Families,   I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. The highlight of this week for me was Derby Moor's Got Talent, which was a fantastic event, but I've also been inspired by a number of our Year 11 students during

Dear Families,    I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. It’s been a busy but eventful week at the academy this week. As we count down the days to Derby Moor’s Got Talent, we’ve had our planned fire drill for this

Dear Families,  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health.  We reached the mid-point of half term three this week and it's been another positive few days at the academy. We’ve connected with the families of Year 8 students at an earlier

Dear Families,  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. I write to you following our second Drop Down Day of the year on Friday. Students have engaged with a range of employers and taken part in a variety of enrichment and

Dear Families,  Happy New Year. I hope the first update of 2025 finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. It's been great to reconnect with our community this week through a training day with staff on Monday and then Year Group assemblies on Tuesday.  

Dear Families,  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. This is the final update of the Autumn Term ahead of our winter break. You will be aware that school ended slightly earlier today for students as we bid farewell to staff

Dear Families     I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. As the end of term draws closer, we have been in celebratory mood this week. This was most notable on Thursday evening where we invited in students and families to our annual

Dear Families    I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. After a couple of shorter weeks, we have two full length and packed weeks ahead of us before the end of Half Term 2. I have some updates on upcoming events

Dear Families    I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the good health. As a community, we have had to come to terms with the saddest of news this week. For some students, they are mourning the loss of a friend, or a member of

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the good health. Half Term Two has started well with Year 11 settling into their mock examination fortnight, our new Inclusion Building has officially opened and there is a genuine excitement amongst those students who are

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. I write to you at the end of half term one following what has been a really positive start to the academic year.    Happy Diwali  Diwali will take place during

[sc_divider margin_bottom="10"]In This Section…Principal’s Updates Latest News Letters Home Year 6 Transition Evening Year 6 Open Evening Holiday Intervention Programme Year 8 Choices Parent Forum Term Dates Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. I have a packed

Dear Families   I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. At this stage of the year we begin to settle into the rhythm of school life. Our Year 7s and Year 12s have found their feet, can navigate around the academy

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. I have a brief update for you this week. We have an unusual week coming up next week with our Open Evening on Thursday evening and then an Inset day on

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. We are certainly back into the swing of things as week 3 draws to a close and the rhythm of the school week establishes itself amongst our community. Our newest students

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. I’ve found so much joy in doing my job this week – not from huge celebrations or achievements but more in just noticing the little things, the small changes that have

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. This is the first Principal’s update of the academic year. With that in mind I would like to extend a warm welcome to families of students who are new to our community.

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. This will be the final update of the academic year and I’ve waited until school has ended to share it with you rather than sending on the final Friday. The intention was

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. It’s been another busy week at the academy with a variety of activities and visitors including City Sports, a trio to Wimbledon and our Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence reaccreditation visit. 

Dear Families   I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. We have enjoyed a week like no other at the Academy this week with some great news from a national competition, visits from the newest members of our community and an exchange with our

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. We have had another busy week at the Academy and, unfortunately, have faced some further challenges around our IT and communications systems. More on these below in what is again a slightly shorter update

Dear Families    I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. As you may be aware we have had some major works taking place with our phone and ICT systems this week, alongside the building work for our new Centre of Excellence.

Dear Families  I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. We have enjoyed another eventful week at the academy this week and will be looking forward to celebrating Eid Al Adha with our community at the start of next week. The details

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. As we enter the final half term of the academic year, there is a lot on the horizon for our community, some of which will be detailed below. We said farewell to

Dear Families, I hope this final update of the half term finds you in the very best of health and looking forward to a bank holiday weekend. As you can imagine, these last few weeks have been dominated by the examinations for Year 11 and 13, the revision sessions and

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. Much like the weather, we have had some ups and downs this week at the academy as the exam season continues and we have welcomed families of Year 12 into the building to discuss

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you well and enjoying or about to enjoy a warm spring weekend. It has certainly felt a little more like summer at the academy this week with the fields now open and a prolonged spell of drier, warmer weather. Whilst the temperatures are

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health and either enjoying or about to enjoy a bank holiday weekend. There are a number of updates below including an important public health message about measles from Dr Robyn Dewis. We also

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. This week was a busy one for the academy with a number of additional activities taking place alongside the usual curriculum. Exam season is upon us with a number of students now

[sc_list]Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. We’ve had a really positive start to the summer term and, whilst the weather may have been a little unpredictable, the enthusiasm and focus we have seen from our students, particularly those