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Competition for students to write about the future they want We are always impressed with the writing skills of our students, which is why we have just launched a ‘Summer Writing Competition’ to showcase their passion for creative writing and demonstrating original ideas. The theme of the writing competition is Read more…

Top Accelerated Readers in each House are rewarded One of the fantastic literacy initiatives we have to encourage students to engage with reading is our Accelerated Reader programme. This is where our Year 7 and 8 students have time during their afternoon registration to read their chosen books, which can Read more…

Welcome packs on their way to our new Year 7 students Starting a new school is an exciting yet anxious time for Year 6 students and their families. To help with the transition of starting school in September, we are sending parents/carers of our new students a very special ‘welcome Read more…

Students designed stamps to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee To celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, our students were invited to take part in a House competition to ‘Design Your Own Stamp’. The main rules for the competition was that the stamp must incorporate their House colour as the main colour Read more…

Live theatre returns to Spalding Academy with the hit musical PLAYBILL Next week, the Performing Arts department at Spalding Academy will be performing PLAYBILL, which promises to be an entertaining evening of acting, song and dance from the stage and screen. As you can see, our students have been working Read more…

Celebrations Day list of reward activities are announced We are really excited to announce the full list of Celebrations Day rewards that students will be able to book on after half term. Our school is always keen to reward students for their efforts and the pinnacle to the reward structure Read more…

MP visit inspires students about careers in politics Sir John Hayes MP with Mrs Jemma Curson (Head of School), Miss Sam Grant (Careers Co-ordinator) and Year 11 students Our local MP, Sir John Hayes visited Spalding Academy last term and spent the whole morning meeting students and staff at the Read more…

PLAYBILL tickets on sale for an evening of acting, song and dance The Performing Arts department at Spalding Academy are proud to present PLAYBILL which promises to be an entertaining evening of acting, song and dance from the stage and screen. PLAYBILL is a celebration of different performance work and Read more…

Our ‘Drop Everything And Read’ sessions promote reading and literacy Our school run a variety of initiatives as part of our communications agenda to improve reading and literacy. For our Year 7 students, one of the highly successful activities we run is DEAR Time, which stands for ‘Drop Everything And Read more…

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside… on an art trip Our Year 10 BTEC Art & Design students had a fantastic experience visiting sunny Hunstanton to undertake research for an art project where they are developing ideas towards a postcard design based on this location. In order Read more…