Last week our Year 8 ‘Social Action’ students took part in the Premier League Inspires Social Action Showcase at Old Trafford.

The girls delivered a presentation about their Social Action project, which they had completed before Christmas, to other hub schools. Their project was then judged by a selection of Manchester United Academy players. The girls were able to stand and reflect on their community-based project whilst being inspired further after listening to the projects other schools had undertaken.

A total of ten schools attended the showcase and really learnt a lot from each other. All of our students thoroughly enjoyed the day and said they had learnt a lot.

I really enjoyed today. It was nice to show other schools our project and how hard we have worked. It was also great to see other people’s projects and be inspired to think about what we can do in the future.

Summer Morris, Year 8 student

What a night! Congratulations to our Year 7 students who took part in the Co-op Academies Trust Year 7 Football Tournament last night at Co-op Academy Failsworth.

Our teams had a fantastic time, played some excellent football and showed our ‘Ways of Being’ in every match they played #SucceedTogether

A special mention must go to our Year 7 girls’ team who were, deservingly, crowned joint winners of the tournament along with Co-op Academy North Manchester. Well done everyone, we’re so proud of your effort, determination and sportsmanship.

Mrs Hulton and Mr West

Thanks to our partnership with Manchester United Foundation a group of students have been selected by their Year Teams to attend the Manchester United v Nottingham match on Tuesday 31 January in recognition of their positive class engagement, hard work and good behaviour.

They were all extremely happy about their prizes and cannot wait to go and watch the game. Well done everyone, we hope you enjoy the game!

We are now using ClassCharts as a way to implement our acknowledgment and behaviour system. ClassCharts is a really easy way for you as parents/carers to monitor your child’s behaviour in school. ClassCharts also allows us to send instant emails when your child receives a correction and/or achievement point; improving the communication between home and school.

In the next few days you will receive your personal ‘Parent Access Code’ in the post. Please follow the simple steps to log in so you can monitor your child’s behaviour and receive instant emails regarding corrections and acknowledgements of outstanding behaviour.

For more details and some frequently asked questions please take a look through the PDF Parent Guide below:

Our entire Year 7 cohort participated in a ‘World of Work Day’ yesterday, thanks to our partnership with local charity Salford Foundation.

Employers from a variety of sectors spoke to our students, giving them a valuable insight into their field of work. In a rotation of sessions with each of our visiting experts our students had the opportunity to ask questions, finding out how they entered their different careers and what a typical day was like for them.

Our Year 7 questions varied from ‘how much does it cost to build a house?’ to ‘how much can I earn if I was to follow that career in the future?’

The whole day has been a great opportunity for our Year 7s to learn what life is like beyond school and it has given them a real insight into a variety of career paths that they might want to follow in the future.

You may remember that during the Autumn Term last year our Year 11 GCSE Photography students were involved in a project organised by charity I4YPC called ‘Snap Your Town‘. They spent several months capturing beautiful and inspiring pieces which were then featured on local billboards October.

Last week, our Art and Photography teachers Mrs Shuttleworth and Ms Shakespeare-Smyth surprised the students again with a tour of MediaCityUK to reveal their work on MediaCity’s giant digital screen overlooking the gardens and piazza and directly under the BBC Blue Peter Garden!

When it was revealed the students were astounded and the look on their faces said it all. Head of Art, Mrs Shuttleworth said; “It certainly is a highlight and a memory we all will cherish”