A group of students from Year 7 were thrilled to have the opportunity to visit Whitby and explore the ruins of the Abbey as part of their history lessons. The trip provided them with a chance to immerse themselves in the historical context of the Abbey and learn about its significance.
Year 11 students celebrated the culmination of their school days at Thornhill Community Academy with a fabulous Gala Ball. The special event was a great success, with students embracing the opportunity to dress up and make lasting memories of their time at high school. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and a sense of accomplishment as students and staff gathered together to celebrate this special milestone.
A group of students from the Academy were delighted to join with students from other schools when they attended an Arts event at the WOW Barn Festival, Leeds.
The end of the May half term saw the final day that our Year 11 students would be in school as a full year group and a special leavers’ assembly was held to mark their departure.
The final day of the May half term was marked by rewarding students who had achieved good attendance and maintained a good behaviour record with a summer treat. All those who had successfully met the Academy’s targets were rewarded with an ice cream treat and all students were able to wear non-uniform clothing.
Police Officers from the Kirklees District Early Action Team worked with students from Year 8 and Year 9 as part of the PEAK (Positive Engagement Against Knives) project. The project supports young people and their wider communities and helps them feel safer, realise their potential, and improve community cohesion.
A group of Academy students gave an outstanding performance of Othello at Barnsley Civic, on 29th March, when they took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. They performed alongside two other Secondary schools on the night.
Staff and students of the Academy are delighted to have received a ‘good’ rating under the new Ofsted education inspection framework. The report follows an inspection of the Academy that took place in February in which inspectors rated the Academy overall as ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ leadership and management.
Students in Year 8 were amazed to see and handle rainforest animals in the Academy as part of their Geography study day.
Saturday 18th March marked National Child Exploitation Awareness Day: https://stop-ce.org/national-child-exploitation-awareness-day/
A group of nine students from Year 11 and Year 10 travelled to the Leeds Road Training Complex in Huddersfield to compete in an U16’s 6-aside Football tournament hosted by Kirklees College.
As part of World Book Day Academy students were able to take part in the fun of a 'Bring and Buy' book sale that was held in the Academy’s library to promote children’s books and reading.
