Kingsbury Green Academy hosted a sell-out multi-school dance show, bringing together pupils from across the Ascend Learning Trust and local primary schools for an evening of music, movement and fundraising. The two-hour show took place in the main hall at the Calne school, with dance students performing to songs and tunes they had chosen and...
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Noremarsh School in Wiltshire awarded prestigious Flagship School Status by Literacy Tree
Noremarsh School in Wiltshire is celebrating after being awarded Flagship School status by the Literacy Tree, recognising its outstanding use of a book-based approach to teaching English across the curriculum. The accolade is reserved for schools that not only demonstrate excellence in embedding the Literacy Tree’s methodology but also share their experiences and best practices...
Virtual Reality takes Lawn Manor Academy pupils to the trenches of World War One
Year 10 and 11 pupils at Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon have had the trenches of World War One brought to life as part of their GCSE History studies. Almost 150 pupils were given the opportunity to explore the front-line trenches through virtual reality, as well as get hands-on with shell fragments and life-saving first...
Lawn Manor Academy hosts Swindon and Wiltshire School Bake Off
The top school bakers from across Swindon and Wiltshire have come head-to-head at Lawn Manor Academy in the Ascend Learning Trust Bake Off. After holding qualifying rounds in their own schools, 10 finalists from Years 6 and 7 from Lawn Manor Academy and Noremarsh Junior School in Swindon, Wellington Lions Primary in Tidworth, Wellington Eagles...
Lawn Manor Academy celebrates first step in vision for new school building
Young people and families in South Swindon will soon be able to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities with a new school build in the pipeline for Lawn Manor Academy. Lawn Manor Academy has now received the first visit by representatives from the Department for Education (DfE) to start planning out the vision for the new school...
Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon celebrates Cultural Day
Lawn Manor Academy has celebrated the diverse range of cultures and backgrounds at the school at its annual Culture Day. Pupils were invited to swap their uniforms for the day for cultural dress, while their lessons gave them the opportunity to learn about different traditions from around the world. With over 30 nationalities and 36...
Lawn Manor Academy Forest School helps to revitalise Wiltshire churchyard
Pupils from Lawn Manor Academy’s Forest School in Swindon have picked up their tools and lent a hand to Christ Church in Old Town in order to help revitalise a previously neglected area of the church. Eight pupils from Year 10 spent the morning at Christ Church – four pupils from the after-school forest club...
Utopia comes within reach for Kingsbury Green Academy pupils in Wiltshire
Year 8 pupils at Kingbury Green Academy have been working together to create an ideal world for the future. The year group at the Calne school was taken out of their normal lessons for a day and teams were challenged to create a utopian community. Teams were given free rein on how they would structure and...
Kingbury Green Academy pupils secure their first art sales
Pupils from Kingsbury Green Academy are celebrating officially becoming sold artists, having achieved this milestone in their burgeoning careers thanks to exhibiting in the recent Calne Music and Arts Festival. Five pupils exhibited at the festival, which was open to artists of all ages and stages of their careers. The work was produced as part of...