A significant proportion of students and staff will be celebrating Eid today and I would like to wish them a wonderful, reflective time with their families.
Eid ul-Adha, a public holiday in Muslim countries, prompts a quote to come into mind:
“If you believe in something so utterly and completely are you ready to make sacrifices to achieve your goal?”
The quote’s sentiments can be linked to decisions students take in school regularly.
It is important young people make the right ones, even when a poor choice might be more appealing.
I’m continually impressed by those who make the right choices and it is right we reward those individuals.
Yesterday, Year 10 went on their first full day visit to a Further Education provider, on this occasion North Lindsey College.
This comes off the back of a brilliant week of work experience and a visit next Wednesday to John Leggott College.
In a small period, Year 10, as we start to prepare them for life after the Academy, will have had two days in FE environments and a week of work experience.
Students in the year group may have been inspired by something or someone during their time out of school that has altered their longer-term thinking.
If they believe a change of course is right, what sacrifices are they prepared to make to achieve their goal?
Year 9 are being rewarded for their all-round excellent efforts with a 10-pin bowling trip. They, too, will have made sacrifices to ensure they met the criteria and received an invitation.
Our first CCF camp will take place in Driffield, involving 40 children plus staff, Monday to Friday next week. What an amazing experience and opportunity. They were selected after making the right decisions.
On Tuesday (4th July), an athletics team will represent the academy in a North Lincolnshire inter-school competition at Quibell Park while some will attend the Adam Simms Memorial event at the same venue tomorrow (Thursday). More sacrifices being made.
Our first, all-school celebration evening at the Baths Hall on 12th July will be full of students being rewarded for setting a great example and making the right choices.
The day after, on the 13th at 4.30pm, we hope to repeat the unbelievable scenes last year at our first summer fair when hundreds attended.
There will be lots to celebrate and it will include a showcase of many talents, as well as stalls and plenty of other things going on.
It will be another example of young people going above and beyond and making the right decisions.
A choice of a different kind was made by Year 6 pupils last October. On Thursday (6th), they will have an induction day and evening having selected this academy to attend.
These young people will be welcomed and supported as we help them prepare to take on the demands of a secondary school.
It will be a new environment, completely different to their primary experience, and they will have to make changes to fit in with our vision and ethos.
Finally, action by the NEU which affects schools nationwide will take place next Wednesday (5th) and Friday (7th).
A text will be sent to parents / carers this morning with regards arrangements being put in place and what it means for individual year groups.
