Staff and students of the Academy took part in a reverse advent calendar whereby donations were made throughout December until the penultimate day of term.
Students in Year 11 were delighted to watch a performance of Charles Dickens’ classic tale A Christmas Carol acted out by their some of their teachers.
Academy catering staff got into the spirit of Christmas by donning festive outfits as they served up Christmas lunch.
As part of raising awareness of issues around mental health, students from the Academy were able to join sessions that were run by Craig Lingard, Head Coach of Batley Bulldogs and their all-time record try scorer. The sessions are supported by Movember, the Rugby charity which raises money to support Men's health, both physical and mental.
During the course of the autumn term we have been running a new programme of Inspirational Speaker events for our students.
Students from the Academy’s Resourced Provision brought some festive cheer to their visitors when they organised and ran a Christmas Market. The market raised over £300 which will go towards the development of the Resourced Provision.
We recently hosted our annual Careers Fair at the Academy, which proved hugely successful when training providers and representatives from local colleges were visited by hundreds of Academy students and their parents.
We are delighted to contribute a decorated tree to the annual Christmas Tree exhibition taking place at Dewsbury Minister. Trees are donated by various community groups and organisations from the local area.
Over sixty students from Year 8 had the opportunity to learn about life at university in a special visit to Selwyn College, one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge.
Academy students were put to the challenge of solving a wide range of Mathematical puzzles in a workshop day led by Liz Mitchell from Bletchley Park.
The final day of the first half term was marked by a special rewards event at the Academy where students were rewarded for good attendance and behaviour.
Academy students were given the opportunity to learn the techniques of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, more commonly known as CPR, in a special training event led by staff and volunteers from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
