Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. I write to you following an unusual week at the academy where we have had two days of closure due to industrial action, two days of transition for our new Year 7

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and your family in good health. It’s been a somewhat different week at the academy this week with the natural rhythm of the school day changing due to the re-alignment of break and lunch across the school. Our students have adapted really

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. This week’s update is slightly delayed, primarily because at this time of year we begin planning for the next academic year and I have spent much of the weekend in conference with

Dear Families I hope this update finds you in the best of health. The end is in sight for many of our students in Year 11 and 13 as the examination season enters its final stages. For many students, their last exam was today, giving the day an ‘end of

Dear Families I hope this update finds you in the best of health. I write to you at the end of a summery feeling week at the academy. The sun is shining and I know we have a warm weekend of weather ahead of us. We’ve bid farewell to our

Dear Families I hope this email finds you and your family in the best of health, looking forwards to an extended weekend or a half term break. I write to you as Summer Term 1 comes to and end on the back of another eventful week at the academy. To

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. We have seen the first big week of examinations come to a close today and there has been a real feeling of positivity amongst the Year 11s. It’s been lovely to see

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and your family in the best of health. I have a number of updates for you below following another shortened week due the King’s Coronation Bank Holiday. I’ve had a number of students ask me how my day has been this week.

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and your family in the best of health. I write to you on the eve of the coronation of King Charles III after a typically eventful week at the academy. There are updates on this below and a reminder that school will

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the best of health. I write to you on the eve of the May Day bank holiday weekend with a reminder that school will be closed on Monday for the bank holiday and then again on

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 the first week of the summer term, hoping you have enjoyed some quality time off during the Easter break. For many of our

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you in the best of health. We have reached the end of term two with the fortnight’s Easter break beginning today. You will have noted from previous updates that its been a busy period for the academy with a huge range of additional

Dear Families I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. This half term seems to have moved along at a blistering pace and this week has been no different with a number of visits, assessments and Drop Down Day 3 all

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you in good health. We have had an unusual week at the academy with school closed to most students on both Wednesday and Thursday due to industrial action. As such, we have a slightly shorter update this week. UCAS Discovery Fair Derby On

Dear Families, I hope this email finds you in the best of health. We’ve had an action packed week at the academy which I will update you on below. Please be aware that there is likely to be some disruption next week due to industrial action on Wednesday and Thursday.

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you in good health. Half term four is well underway and we have had a really positive first week back at the academy. There are a number of updates relating to this, and future events below. Year 13 Update Year 13 Parents Evening

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. We have had a busy end to the half term and l think our whole community are collectively looking forward to a brief interlude to recharge our batteries, refresh our thinking and reconnect with

Dear Families, I hope this week’s update finds you in good health. I am writing this update after wishing our Year 11 Geographers well following their Friday night intervention session in Geography. It was great to see so many students here, going the extra mile to improve their exam technique

Dear Families, I hope this week’s update finds you and those closest to you in good health. I have a number of updates for you including some key information for Year 11 students, a reminder about our Talent Show and a chance to share your thoughts with us on how

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. I have a number of updates this week including some key information about the industrial action that is taking place on Wednesday and the impact this will have on our provision that day. Industrial

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you all in the best of health. We’ve had a wintery, action packed week here at the Academy with a number of students out on trips across the country as well as visitors to school delivering sessions on a range of topics designed

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. Following what has felt like a long break away, it has been great to bring our community back together this week and start the year as we mean to go on.

Dear Families, I hope this email finds you and those closest to you in good health. I have a brief update this week to mark the end of term and the beginning of the holidays. Start of Term Arrangements School will close down for much of the Christmas break. We

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in good health. You will be aware that our academy is in mourning and that our thoughts and prayers remain with the family and friends of Laila. As such it has been anything but normal this week

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you and those closest to you in the very best of health. Winter is definitely upon us and we’ve had some cold but sunny wintery days this week. With that comes a reminder that students need a warm coat for break and lunchtime

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you in the best of health. Another action packed week has flown by here at the Academy with a host of visitors again coming to work with our young people and sample what it is that makes our school so unique and positive.

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you all in the best of health. We have had a typically busy week at the academy this week with a number of celebratory highlights. There was a lot of attention and debate around the cricket world cup at the start of the

Dear Families, I hope this week’s update finds you and those closest to you in good health. Today we observed a 2 minutes silence as part of our remembrance day activities. Whilst this always feels a very solemn activity it gives time for our community to pause, reflect and acknowledge

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you in the best of health. We have had a busy but positive start to Half Term 2 with our first ‘Settling In’ evening yesterday, mock examinations throughout the week for Year 11 and a number of other updates to detail below. Year

Dear Families, I hope this update finds you all in the very best of health. Our final week of Half Term 1 has, like every week at the Academy, been busy, positive and full of highlights, some of which I will detail below. Diwali Celebration Today we celebrated Diwali with