Monthly archives: December 2020

UPDATE ON JANUARY 2021 RETURN TO THE ACADEMY FOR STUDENTS….

WEDNESDAY 30TH DECEMBER 2020 – 8.00 p.m. IMPORTANT COVID UPDATE FROM THE PRINCIPAL, FOLLOWING TODAY’S GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:   As you will have seen on the news, secondary schools and colleges will now not return next week as initially planned.   Year 13 and Year 11 will return on Monday 11th January and all other year […]

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SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER: COVID CASE – PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES……

I have been advised this afternoon of a positive test within Year 10. As a precaution, all Year 10 students must remain at home on Monday 14th December (TOMORROW); those that need to self-isolate, for 10 days, will be advised tomorrow as will those that may return on Tuesday 15th.   Mrs Wilson – Principal

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Seeking OSA year 7 student ‘Royal Shakespeare Ambassadors’….

Miss Bernhard-Bubb has been speaking to year 7 students in the Academy about the opening for four additional student ambassadors, from year 7, as part of our Lead Associate School links with the Royal Shakespeare Company. If there are ANY current students who would like to apply, to ‘champion’ the delights of The Great Baird […]

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NEW COVID case reported – no action required (for information only)

Letter published is available here

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‘End of term’ arrangements letter (and additional day’s closure of the Academy)

Please see letter emailed to parents/carer and published on our Facebook and Twitter social media pages/feeds, here

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January 2021: Year 10 ‘catch up’ vaccinations (Meninigitis, Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio)

The Suffolk County Council Children & Young People’s Health Services, in conjunction with the NHS, will be running a vaccination session at the Academy on 13th January 2021; year 10 students must be registered in advance for this, via the online portal indicated in their joint letter to parents, available here.  The online portal will close on 6th […]

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NEW COVID case – year 8 working at home until Christmas….

MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER:  Following her receipt of a notification, this morning, of a positive COVID case at the Academy, the Principal arranged for all year 8 parents/carers to be contacted (by ‘phone and/or email) and all year 8 students were collected from the Academy this morning (Monday 7th December). A letter was emailed to all […]

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YEAR 8 STUDENTS NEEDING TO BE COLLECTED, PLEASE……

MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER – IMPORTANT AND URGENT MESSAGE FOR YEAR 8 PARENTS: Please could you arrange to collect your year 8 child from the Academy as soon as possible. Students will need to be collected from the Sports Centre ‘Fire Exit’ doors, adjacent to the Academy’s main reception door. (‘Phone calls are slowly being made […]

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Competition time (Years 9 +10) – University of Suffolk ‘Design a Course’

The University of Suffolk’s ‘HE Family Zone‘ are running a competition for families to get involved in. The competition is aimed at students in years 9 and 10 to create their dream course to study at university. Students will need to produce an A3 poster advertising their creation. (IF you have a Facebook account available […]

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Very sad news…….

It is with deep regret and sadness that I advise you of the death of a long serving and valued colleague, Lisa Gilson.   Lisa returned after the summer break with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, she bravely fought on, but this battle she couldn’t win.   Those of us who worked with Lisa will […]

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