Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update
I am sure that you will be asking what our academies are doing about coronavirus and what we would do if a case of coronavirus/COVID-19 was confirmed locally or in…
Overseas School Trips Update
The government advice issued last night – that all overseas school trips should not go ahead is only ‘advisory’ at this stage and is ‘open-ended’ in terms of dates of…
Salford Schools Football Cup
Congratulations to our Year 7 football team who made it through to the Salford Schools Football cup semi finals this week with a hard fought victory over Oasis Academy. The…
Year 7s ‘Hallé for Youth’ visit
On Wednesday 4 March, 14 of our Year 7 students visited the Bridgewater Hall to watch Manchester’s own symphony orchestra, the Hallé, perform live as part of the ‘Hallé for…
University of Oxford Taster Day for Year 10
Earlier this week, as part of the GMHigher project, a group of our Year 10s spent the day at the University of Oxford for an ‘Oxford Pathways Year 10 Taster…
Basketball Club goes from strength to strength
We have an extensive programme of extra-curricular activities for our students to get involved in but our ever-popular popular Basketball Club is enjoying huge success, with in excess of 50…
Former Manchester City player shares his sporting career journey with Year 10s
We were delighted to welcome former Manchester City player, Jon Macken, into school yesterday to deliver a session speaking to a group of our Year 10s. Jon spoke to the…
Golden Girl Jodie returns from her ‘knockout’ trip to Sweden
Taking time out from her GCSE mock exam preparations and her busy boxing training schedule, Year 11 student, Jodie Norris, headed off to Borås, Sweden earlier this month to participate…
World Book Day 2020
At Co-op Academy Swinton we love to celebrate everything linked to literacy and reading. Thursday 5 March 2020 is World Book Day – a huge event here in school. During…
Fairtrade Fortnight 2020
Fairtrade Fortnight is back for 2020 from Monday 24 February to Sunday 8 March and we have a host of activities to get involved in from raffles and quizzes to a…