Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school...
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School Closed 11th December
Sun 10 Dec 2017Ash Field Academy is closed to staff and pupils Monday 11th December due to adverse weather conditions. -
Activtable Donation
Fri 17 Nov 2017Ash Field Academy would like to give our special thanks to Scape Group for their kind donation of a Promethean Activtable.
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Lord’s Taverners Donation
Fri 17 Nov 2017Ash Field Academy are thankful for the wonderful donation of £6,184 from Lord’s Taverners to go towards sensory equipment here at the academy.
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Diwali Celebration
Fri 17 Nov 2017On Friday 27th October, pupils and staff at Ash Field Academy celebrated Diwali and held a special assembly to raise money for charity. We are pleased to say we raised a total of £555 that has been donated to St. Mathias School in Pondicherry, India for a new classroom to be built.
In these times when we seem to be surrounded by bad news stories, how nice it is to receive an e mail such as yours! Please pass on my thanks to all the pupils and staff for this magnificent effort.
As you may know we are raising funds to complete a classroom building project at St. Mathias School in Pondicherry. The £555 raised by Ash Field will help us to reach our target much sooner and hopefully the new classroom – currently a lean to – will be built early next year.
E-mail From St. Mathias School
To view more photo’s, please click here
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Stoke Mandeville
Fri 17 Nov 2017A group of 10 students took part in The National Youth Wheel Power Games at Stoke Mandeville, Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th October.
The students took part in a variety of sporting activities. They all enjoyed the experience and came back to school with certificates and medals.
Well done to all the students and a big thank you to all the staff that went on the residential visit.
To View the photos of the visit, please click here
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Verdict Outstanding from the Challenge Partners Quality Assurance Review!
Tue 14 Nov 2017We are very pleased to say that our annual Quality Assurance Review from the Challenge Partners stated our school as being 'Outstanding'!
The report can be viewed in the images that accompany this new item.
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Our Student Council Have Been Raising Money to Sponser a Student in India
Wed 07 Jun 2017The student councils (both primary and secondary) have been working on this project for 2 years. They sponsor a 14 year old girl, so she can stay in education for another 2 years. All they ask is for £240 per year for 2 years. This year we have raised at lot more - £805 - which is a fantastic bonus
.Below is text extracted from an email by Phil Nevett who runs the Jesuit Nevett Fund for Children, which is the charity Ash Field's donation goes to in order to sponser a student.
'...Last Wednesday - 3rd May - I played host to two visitors, one from India and the other from London.
The first was Fr Dominic Jayakumar, who is the Jesuit mission supervisor in Tamil Nadu State, Southern India. For over 50 years the Jesuit Nevett Fund for Children has been supporting education projects in Tamil Nadu and Dominic was visiting Europe to express thanks to supporters and donors.
Whilst in England he was joined by Thayriam George, a young Indian man who is currently studying at Heythrop College in London. Fifteen years ago, when Thayriam was struggling to complete his studies, he received help from the Nevett Fund and went on to pass his exams. He also wanted the chance to say thank you, as he is "the proof of the pudding"!
We had a very full day, starting with a school Assembly at Burbage Infants School. I showed some photos of our work in India and then Dominic and Thayriam taught the children a Tamil song, which they thoroughly enjoyed.
We then moved on to Westfield Junior School. There we were treated to a short performance by the school choir under the direction of Mrs Osborne. This was most entertaining. We then met with some staff and the school council to discuss how money raised by the school could be best used in Tamil Nadu.
We had lunch with staff and children at Westfield Infants School and Dominic and Thayriam were then given a guided tour of the site.
In the afternoon we paid a visit to Ash Field Academy in Leicester. There we met with a group of pupils and staff for a Q and A session. This was very lively and ended with a cheque presentation of money raised at the school's Easter fair. Ash Field had raised the magnificent sum of £805. This will be used to sponsor a 6th form student in Pondicherry and help with a classroom building project at St Mathias High School in Pondicherry. All the schools visited are contributing towards this project and sponsoring girl students.
Dominic and Thayriam were deeply moved by the generosity of so many pupil, staff and parents. They also commented on the very warm welcome they had received......Best wishes,
Phil'
In the accompanying pictures is the latest letter Ash Field has received from our sponsored student.
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Ash Field's Joined the Art Council's Artsmark Programme
Thu 18 May 2017Ash Field Academy has successfully joined the Artsmark Programme!
"An award designed by schools for schools to make it more relevant to the changing educational landscape and, as such, it seeks to help schools strike a balance in meeting EBACC and STEM priorities."
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Red Nose Day - Total Money Raised
Mon 15 May 2017The total amount of money raised after everyone's big efforts was:
£644.29
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Pupil's Celebration Event - March 2017
Thu 30 Mar 2017The Pupil's Celebration Event is not only a chance for some pupils to be awarded certificates for special achievements, but it is also an opportunity for the pupils to talk to the governors about any aspect of Ash Field Academy.
Some pictures are available in our Gallery:
