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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 […]
All Aboard the Christmas Concert
Come and join us for a festive night of singing and celebrations at our Advent Concert and Winter Market. Enjoy the festivities and sing along to a mixture of traditional and modern Christmas songs and a few that the kids will enjoy! Why not have a browse around the Christmas stalls? There will be a […]
Remembrance celebrations
The month of November offered an opportunity to remember those that paid the ultimate price for the freedom of others. To mark this, there was a lot going on within the academy: Students sold poppies around the school and collected donations for the Royal British Legion. Within MFL, some of our students analysed the specific […]
Individual Excellence
When you work hard and persevere, great things happen! Mason, a member of our Year 9 has recently won a Gold medal at a worldwide boxing competition in Denmark. He has had to sacrifice a lot. He has had to: Run 2/3 times per week, as well as attend his gym 5 times a week. […]
Morning Meetings
One of the big changes to our daily routine since September is the introduction of our ‘morning meetings’. Everyday our community engages in prayerful reflection using ‘Examen’ – a great technique to allow us to withdraw into a moment of peace and reflect on our spiritual and academic journey. This has proven to be a […]
The Riot Act
Sustainable Travel The Riot Act visited St. Aidan’s to deliver the message of the importance of sustainable travel today. Year Seven were entertained as the drama production team used a variety of acts familiar to the students to explain the benefits of walking, cycling, scootering or going on the bus to schools. They hi-lighted what […]
Online Safety
We have it covered… On Tuesday 1st October, Mark Lloyd from Knetic Education visited school to deliver his annual Online Safety training to all students from Year 7 – Year 11. An entertaining and educational delivery as always, educating our youngster how not only to keep themselves safe online but also how to just be […]
MacMillan Coffee Morning
On Friday 27th September, people all over the UK hosted coffee mornings to raise money for Macmillan. St Aidan’s Catholic Academy was no different; we invited members of our community along to catch up over a coffee and a slice of something delicious, whilst raising money for those affected by cancer. It was a fantastic […]
PREVENT Training for All
All staff and students are now fully training in PREVENT. On Thursday 26th September, Sharon and Peter from Safervision joined us in school for the day to help develop awareness and to educate us on the Governments PREVENT strategy. The presentation included information around radicalisation and how people can become radicalised, also allowing us to […]
