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CLIMB Awards Presentation – Thursday 20th June 10am
Throughout the academic year, students in year 7 have been involved in a wide range of activities as part of the CLIMB initiative. CLIMB looks to develop student interests and abilities by providing valuable learning experiences outside of their studies, whilst building independence and interpersonal skills. On Thursday 20th June we will be hosting an […]
Sunderland Honours
Throughout the academic year 24 of our year 8 boys have been attending Sunderland University to complete the Sunderland Honours Programme. They attended Sunderland University for 3 days overall, finding out about University life and engaging in a range of activities including campus tours, subject tasters and practical activities. Today we completed our journey with […]
Y10 Borneo Expedition – Parent Evening 7pm 4th June
Students of St Aidan’s and St Anthony’s Catholic Academy’s have been offered the opportunity to take part in something amazing – a school expedition to Borneo in 2021 with Outlook Expeditions; the leading independent provider of youth expeditions. Taking part in an expedition is so much more than a school trip. This is a journey […]
St Aidan’s Foodbank
St. Aidan’s foodbank would like donations of non-perishable items with a long shelf life, such as soup, tinned vegetables/meat/tuna, items which could be used to make a meal. A tin a week per student could provide enough food to help struggling families in the community over the summer break – Students can simply drop items off […]
Well Done Harry
Well done to Harry, a member of our Year 9. This weekend he received The Praiseworthy Army Cadet Force First Aid Award, for performing first aid on a member of his local community, ultimately saving her life. This recognition has only been awarded to a small number of cadets. Harry was given this award as […]
Charity Race Night – Friday 17th of May 2019
Race Night! Coming soon! The Duke of Edinburgh Award Group present: Race Night! The race night is a fun-filled, family-friendly evening of filmed racing where you can bet on which animals will be winners and, if you are lucky, claim the prize money! The night will include 8 races, involving either horses, trotters or pigs, […]
St Aidan’s Great Exhibition
As part of our whole school drive to improve standards we are always keen to develop in our students the ability to think and work independently. One of the ways in which we do this is via our stretch projects that happen three times throughout the year. The history department took ownership of the second cycle stretch […]
Coping with Adversity
On Wednesday 27th February 2019 we welcomed Brigadier James Richardson to St Aidan’s. James spoke opening to our Year 9, 10 and 11s about coping with adversity, stress and decision making. He gave a frank account of his personal experiences and drilled down into the processes of adversity and decision making, with a common theme of […]
National Careers Week
National Careers Week and National Apprenticeship week is fast approaching! Keep a look out for work discovery days and events happening around school next week. All details will be emailed home to parents, passed onto form tutors and displayed in the Careers notice board in the dining hall corridor. National Careers Week
