All year groups enjoyed making festive cards, calendars, decorations and taking part in fun quizzes.
Read more Christmas at Oriel Academy: Festive fun for students includes panto, ‘Active Advent’ and the Winter PerformanceWelcome to the Aspirations News Gallery!
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Read moreSchools Week article by Lesley Bishop, Principal of Atlantic Academy. The underachievement of white, working-class boys has made the headlines again this Christmas....
Read more If we are serious about ending the perennial problem of white working-class boys’ academic underachievement, there are no shortcutsOthers had walked by or not noticed, but four Magna Academy students realised 90-year-old Alan Stanyon needed help. The battery in his mobility...
Read more Four Magna students make local & national headlines after pushing pensioner, 90, in his broken-down buggy for a MILE to get him homeIan Livingstone has a unique outlook as a best-selling gaming pioneer. This September, it will be the vision for an unconventional new school....
Read more In conversation with…Ian Livingstone CBE: Will the co-founder of Games Workshop become the greatest disruptor of education?“What’s the point of school?” might be a question you most often associate with a grumpy teenager. But it’s something society also needs...
Read more What Are Schools For? Dame Jenni Murray hosts the debate around this important question with Jeffery Quaye & Lucy Kellaway – listen hereHow the applied transdisciplinary learning at Aspirations Academy Trust develops young people's skills and encourages deep real world learning.
Read more Edge Foundation blog: Applied Transdisciplinary Learning boosts pupils’ confidence & future work skills & is key to curriculum success!The Aspirations Employability Diploma trains students at Aspirations Academies in competencies such as problem solving and cross-cultural awareness.
Read more Edge Foundation blog: Preparing post-16 pupils for the future with the Aspirations Employability Diploma