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November 2021

  • 24/11/21

    NE Youth Christmas Card Competition

    Every year learners at Trinity Academy Upper Site take part in regional Christmas card competitions held by various organisations. This year NE Youth hosted the competition which saw the largest engagement yet. Submissions will be sent...
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  • 23/11/21

    Attendance

    At Trinity, not only do we strive for excellence, but we also strive for excellent attendance.
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  • 19/11/21

    Word of the Week

    A word of the week will be displayed in all classrooms. The word will change every Monday. This week it is ‘empathy’. It ties in with Anti-bullying week and kindness. The word is talked about in lessons and tutor time and various antonyms and synonyms are also explored. This can be a rea...
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  • 19/11/21

    Year 10 Explore Shakespeare’s Macbeth

    Year 10 are exploring Shakespeare’s Macbeth this half term.
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  • 19/11/21

    DofE Cooking

    As part of the Duke of Edinburgh course, learners are expected to be able to cook a warm meal for themselves while on an expedition.
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  • 19/11/21

    Spreading Kindness this Anti-Bullying Week

    Last week the upper site celebrated Anti-Bullying week. The theme this year was ‘One Kind Word’ and learners spread kindness around the school to both staff and other learners. On Monday at the upper site, we donned our odd socks for odd socks day. Alongside this both key stages attended...
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  • 19/11/21

    Trauma Informed Gardening!

    The science department has been asked to take over the upkeep of the green spaces outside Mrs Holmes and Mr Butler’s classrooms on the Upper site.
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  • 16/11/21

    Safe, clean and warm on the farm. ​​​​​​​

    There was some excellent news for our learners who access the farm for their pathways this week. Local supplier Johnson’s workwear has kindly donated forty pairs of overalls. This is a real boost to our work-related curriculum area as it helps create a really professional working environment f...
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  • 15/11/21

    Land Based Study Group Lend a Hand

    This week the land based study group offered to help staff clean out the animals and make sure that they were all fed. This showed great kindness offering to help complete tasks that normally people wouldn’t want to do, and the group...
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  • 15/11/21

    Pythagoras in the Woods

    Friday Rewards with Bush Craft, we are aiming to construct a lean to shelter to store firewood.
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  • 11/11/21

    Wanderers Gymnastics Festival

    Learners from Trinity Academy recently took part in the annual Wanderers Gymnastics Festival at the Northern Hope Centre in Birtley.
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  • 11/11/21

    From the classroom to the Media

    BBC England took over The Boiler Shop in Newcastle for a day of workshops and sessions with some of the amazing teams from behind the scenes that make BBC content happen. Learners from our creative media class attended the event and explored career opportunities in the media and how to get them, alo...
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November 2021