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Year 7 YMT
Year 7 have enjoyed a jam packed couple of days away at the Youth Village for their first St Aidan’s retreat. New friendships were formed and current ones strengthened as our boys enjoyed quality time together as a group to bond and reflect. The theme of the retreat was ‘reconnecting’ which was perfect for year […]
Music Events
The Music Department is looking forward to hosting the St Aidan’s Piano & Orchestral Instrument Recital on Wednesday 12th February. This is an opportunity for pianists and instrumentalists to display their amazing performance skills and gain some valuable House Points. The performers will play to a Year 7 audience exposing them to music they may […]
Daqing Language College, China
Thank you Daqing! St Aidan’s and St Anthony’s would like to thank Daqing Foreign Language College in China for allowing a group of their students to visit our schools for a week between 6th – 10th January 2020. Boys and girls. along with their teaching staff from Daqing arrived in the UK on New Years […]
Shoebox Appeal
This year we have again been collecting items for ‘Operation Christmas Child’. This year we focused on gifts for boys 10-14 years old. After another fantastic collection by our boys, we packed up an incredible 108 boxes and raised £240 in the process. Some of our students had the opportunity to visit the warehouse where […]
Food bank collections
As a Catholic community, we focus on living out the Gospel Values. One way in which we do this is through our foodbank which serves our community. This year we have continued this work and our in-house food bank is bursting with donations made by a wide range of stakeholders within the academy. We have […]
Charity Event
This December we held our first Charity Marketplace. The market had stalls from 12 different local charities advertising the support they offer to young people and families. The stalls focussed on mental and physical help, and employability. Those who attended the marketplace were very enthusiastic about the information they had gained and for the stall […]
Business Breakfast
On Tuesday 10th December, Mrs Osmialowski, Careers Leader at St Aidan’s held our first ever business breakfast. The purpose of the business breakfast was to invite local employers into our school to share our good work and the success’ of our boys and to tap into opportunities that will expose our boys to the world […]
Lego Competition
Lego at Nissan A group of Year 8 boys have today been to Nissan for a Lego Competition. They were absolutely outstanding and have modelled our core values every step of the way. Sadly they didn’t get 1st or 2nd place to win a space in the final but they did receive this years judges […]
Stretch Project
Throughout cycle 1, our year 7 students have been working hard on their very first stretch project. The title of this year’s project was ‘A research of change over time’. After all of the hard work throughout the cycle, students worked in partnership with Sunderland Fans Museum to welcome along their parents and the local […]
Christmas Concert
On Wednesday 27th November, our annual Winter market & Christmas concert, ‘St Aidan’s Polar Express’, was held in our main school hall. This was a great night out for all of the family and one that was packed to the rafters with students, parents and members of our community. Guests wandered around the many stalls, […]
Excellence in English and Mathematics
In November this year St Aidan’s were awarded the national ‘Quality Mark’ accreditation for English and Maths provision. The award is given to schools in which the highest standards are recognised. In the inspectors’ report they stated that, ‘St Aidan’s is Led by a committed Headteacher and SLT. The Academy has created a culture of […]
