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- 21/04/21
Virtual School Council
Last term our learners faced a lot of changes. Another lockdown was not something anyone wanted. At Trinity Upper Site the learners persevered through the challenges, some of them attending lessons remotely via teams and some of them continuing to attend the school site.Read Full Story - 19/04/21
Building Polydron
During the second lock down, Jordan and Morgan built one of the diagrams on the Polydron Engineer Set. The object they built contained a working mechanism. Turning cogs in order to create a chain reaction in order to spin the tower. Morgan chose the diagram, taking the lead during the building proce...Read Full Story - 16/04/21
22 Novels for Young Adults to Help Process the Pandemic (or Forget It for a Bit)
A former school librarian shares recent young adult novels to boost kids’ resilience or give them some laughs. A few dystopian picks may provide a new perspective on the current situation.Read Full Story - 12/04/21
Yellow Group do Social Development
In Yellow group, we have been working on social development. Working as a team and encouraging each other while taking part in P.E has been the biggest achievement. The group have developed their communication and teamwork skills to enable them to have a successful game of Basketball. Being kind and...Read Full Story - 09/04/21
Science in the Literacy Classroom? Impossible!
Nothing is impossible for our learners here at Trinity Academy Newcastle Upper Site; and our recent drop-down day, dedicated to Science, was no exception.Read Full Story - 05/04/21
#ReclaimTheStreets #OurStreetsNow
This week in PSHE we have been exploring the impact of the Sarah Everard murder and bringing to the forefront, public sexual harassment. Learners were surprised to learn that this is currently not against the law in the UK and all learners believed it should be. Some learners were appalled at the ex...Read Full Story - 02/04/21
Riverside Falconry
At the riverside falconry, our learner has been showing great resilience whilst embodying our schools' parenting ethos by clearing out an allotment. Whilst it may at first, seem strange that a ‘bit of gardening’ requires resilience, I would like to direct you to the scene that met ou...Read Full Story - 31/03/21
Summer 2021 Exams
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced in February that all GCSE and A Level exams would not go ahead in the summer. He went on to say, “In the absence of exams, teachers are best placed to assess the standard at which their student is performing.”Read Full Story - 29/03/21
Resilience
A great number of situations require us to use the qualities of “Resilience.” Particularly the environment of education and our own personal development here at Trinity Academy on a daily basis.Read Full Story - 26/03/21
School Day Reward Chart
Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust has several learners who receive additional funding from the Local Authority in order to provide the appropriate support that they require which can exist in various capacities, such as 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 and alternative educational provisions. As a 1:1 I support Elisha wi...Read Full Story - 22/03/21
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark 2021
Last term Trinity Academy Newcastle secured the Anti - Bullying Quality Mark - Silver. The Anti-Bullying Quality Mark is a national scheme which shows how good schools are at preventing bullying. It challenges schools to set up effective and sustainable anti-bullying policies and strategies to make...Read Full Story - 19/03/21
ALC help on the Farm
The learners at the ALC have shown resilience by improving their behavioural control, especially when frustrated. Their parents have worked tremendously hard to aid their school performance, explaining that only they can control their mind and behaviour. Instead of destroying their work they are mor...Read Full Story