Canteen Costings
Please be aware there has been an increase in the prices in the canteens and some items will rise by 4%. Free School Meal allowance also goes up to £2.20.
The Colourful North
Our volunteer students white washing the wall in preparation for the mural painting by The Colourful North in May.
New Build – Letter to parents
I am delighted and excited to let you know that a full new build for The Whitehaven Academy has been approved by the DfE.
Mock Exam results
Excellent morning today with our Year 11 students, finding out their mock exam results and reflecting on how to carry on with the momentum to get the best grades possible for themselves. Plus, another set of rewards vouchers given out to students who have attended 10 after school sessions. Hard work pays!
National CSE Awareness Day
It is National CSE Awareness Day on Monday 18th March, and we are having another live Facebook chat – 8-10pm on Monday evening (18th). We will be including criminal exploitation in this where children are forced into criminality as well as sexual activity. A group of expert professionals will be available to answer questions and…
Updated Year 11 Revision Timetable
Please see our updated Year 11 Revision Timetable.
Resource Creatives Workshops
Today our Y9 and Y10 groups were involved in workshops ran by Resource Creatives in association with Cumbria Police. The workshops looked at sexting and healthy relationships. All students were engaged and learnt a lot from the workshops. Hopefully the advice and information passed on will benefit them today and in the future.
Transition Events
We have two events this month to welcome Year 6 students and parents to the academy. The first is a coffee morning on Friday 8th March from 11:30am until 12:30pm. Alternatively, we have a Parents’ Evening on Tuesday 12th March from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Both of these offer the opportunity to meet key transition staff…
Kooth
Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well being service for young people. This service has previously been launched at the academy and it has proved to be a brilliant resource for our students. We will be re-launching this service in the coming weeks as a refresher and assemblies will be delivered to all year…