Really proud to announce that St Wilfrid’s Academy has now been formally named as an Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence. This is testimony to the hard work and commitment of our team and stakeholders
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#SWAPride
#Inclusionforall
#inclusionqualitymark
Great visit from award-winning author and finalist in The People’s Book Prize,
@ChristiGabbitas
, who showed an animation from her book ‘No more knives or county lines’. Very powerful & thought provoking
#SWAsuccess
Fantastic day celebrating some great results with our Y11s. A special mention for Owen…brought a tear to everyone’s eyes when he opened the envelope, particularly with his grade 8 in English Language!
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#SWAPride
#gcses2022
A special mention for Alyssa and her amazing results: 8 GCSEs, all grade 5-9, a fantastic grade 9 in English and now all set for A levels….we are so proud!
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#SWApride
#DeltaAP
Really proud to announce that SWA is now a Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, having achieved the Gold award! More details on our website news:
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#SWAwellbeing
#mentalhealthaward
The latest members of the SWA therapy team🐣🐥, ready to earn their keep, by providing students with opportunities to develop their nurturing and empathetic skills
#animalassistedtherapy
Numerous studies have shown the impact and benefit animal-assisted interventions in schools. The SWA guinea pigs are definitely at home in reading sessions, helping students stay calm and focused.
#SWASuccess
Staff & students at SWA celebrated
#WorldBookDay
with a variety of activities: themed lessons, a book cover design competition & whole school literacy treasure hunt! Mrs Trunchbull even provided the famous Matilda chocolate cake as a reward!
#SWASuccess
#readingforpleasure
Fantastic start to our fundraising for
@ChildrensAirAmb
at Doncaster airport. To fit in with this half term's topic, KS3 organised a 'Carnival' themed event at breaktime. Cakes, games and money raised for a great cause!
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#SWAPride
Today’s
#ProudThursday
is the unveiling of the
@iqmaward
National Champion of Inclusion banner. Many thanks to Doncaster’s Deputy Mayor Glyn Jones, for visiting the academy and officially celebrating the award with our Principal, Dirk Pittard
#SWAPride
#SWAsuccess
SWA KS4 boys football team played their debut game yesterday in the Small Schools Cup. Despite being defeated, they displayed determination, resilience and sportsmanship throughout and were a credit to the academy
#SWAPride
#SWASucess
#TeamSWA
Can’t resist sharing the
@Artsmarkaward
work KS3 are doing…some incredible artwork under the theme ‘Wild and Wonderful’! These large A1 boards will look amazing when they’re finished next week!
#SWAsuccess
From September 2025, we'll open up to 60 new special and alternative provision free schools, like St Wilfrid’s Academy.
The team at St Wilfrid's make sure pupils like Aiden get the best possible support with their education - with a little help from Basil, their therapy dog 🐶
Every Monday morning we start the week with Mindfulness during form time, encouraging students to refocus and reset, so they are ready to learn
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#SWAwellbeing
Thanks to all the staff & students who made the SWA Christmas fair such a great event today. Lovely to see parents, governors and the local community joining us to raise money for the
@ChildrensAirAmb
Children’s Air Ambulance
#SWAPride
@AshworthBKS
KS3 students visited Ashworth Barracks Museum as part of our 'Conflict ' theme. The visit was full of enjoyable exhibits & was totally interactive for the students & staff alike.
#SWAsuccess
Our
@Artsmarkaward
journey continues…Fantastic handmade ceramic tiles, created by our students working with ceramicist & artist Angie Hardwick, off to the kiln before being mounted for display
#SWAsuccess
#SWAPride
#artsmark
#proudthursday
shout out for Ruby Lea, Kayden, Maddison and Chloe. Miss Lee is very proud of your much improved observational drawing from a secondary source using a range of tonal values.
#SWASuccess
End of term Jubilee BBQ…thank you Jack Y11 (with assistance from Mr Pittard) and Mrs Ellis and her catering students for a cream tea fit for the palace!
#PlatinumJubilee
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Today’s
#ProudThursday
goes to Paige Y11 and her GCSE English past paper at grade 4! Already moved up 2 grades since her last mock in December
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#SWAPride
Our Y11 GCSE artists had a brilliant morning, working with ceramicist Joy Gibbs in her studio, learning how to throw pottery as part of their
@Artsmarkaward
journey. Great experience & chance to consider careers in the arts
#SWAsuccess
#artsmark
#thearts
Great visit on Friday to
@Royal_Armouries
Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, with KS3 and GCSE History students, as a conclusion to this term's thematic approach of 'Remembrance WW1.
#SWASuccess
KS2 children visited
@Royal_Armouries
in Leeds, to enhance the T&L of the current topic on World War 2. Pupils attended a workshop relating to how to stay safe in a black out, learnt about the Homeguard, and were trained up to the standard expected during the war!
#SWAsuccess
Our work is back from the kiln and looking great! Thanks to visiting artist Angie Hardwick, who supported the students in building their ceramic pots as part of their
@Artsmarkaward
journey
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#artsmark
#SWApride
We are very proud of our Y6 student Mia who raised over £389 & donated 12” of lovely long hair to the Little Princess Trust, a charity providing free real hair wigs to young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other illnesses
#SWApride
The SWA hens have almost finished their first half term and have definitely settled in! Thank you again to the
@BHWTOfficial
for letting us rehome these ladies and give them a life outside of the barn🐔
#SWAPride
#animaltherapy
After the excitement of yesterday’s rewards trip, SWA held wellbeing workshops today focused on managing stress & building resilience. Activities included yoga, art therapy, sensory science, aromatherapy & meditation, followed by a healthy lunch
#MentalHealthMatters
#SWASuccess
The amazing team at SWA have just completed the
@macmillancancer
‘Run 29 miles in February Challenge’ in memory of Ralph, our former colleague, who sadly passed away last year. Over 900 miles run and over £1000 raised for this worthy cause
#SWApride
#TeamSWA
#SWAsuccess