ACADEMY UPDATE December 2018
A warm welcome to the December edition of Academy Update. As we draw closer to the end of term, it's important to mention again the achievements of our students this summer; a 100% pass rate at A Level for the fourth year in a row, and GCSE results continuing to improve with 53% achieving a grade 5 or above in maths and English, compared to the national average of 40%. The ongoing success of our school is not just down to our fantastic students and staff but also down to you, the parents, and I want to thank you for your continuing support. At the start of this term, we welcomed 230 students into Year 7, a significant increase on previous years. At the same time, the Academy Trust took another big step, with Egerton Primary School joining us. This important move supports the vision of delivering excellent education to all children and young people in the Knutsford area, both at primary and at secondary level. I would like to offer a very warm welcome to the pupils, staff and parents at Egerton; exciting times for our schools and for Knutsford. As you will see from this edition of Academy Update, it has been a busy year so far, with so much achieved already. On page 4 there is a focus on the Academy Fund and how, thanks to the generosity of our parents since its launch in September 2017 it is starting to benefit our students in so many different ways.
Mike Cladingbowl Executive Principal Knutsford Multi-Academy Trust
Year 8 assembly on 25 October, students learnt the story of Knutsfordian Lt. Douglas Marshall Rigby who served in the Cheshire Regiment during WW1 and was killed in action September 1918.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Several students and staff proudly represented the Academy at the Knutsford Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday 11 November, especially poignant as, this year, we reected on 100 years since the end of WW1. Head Girl, Sofia Chowdry, layed wreaths both at St Johns Church and at the new War Memorial near the library. It was pleasing to see many of our students representing local community organisations, including the Scouts, Guides, Air and Army Cadets.
ACADEMY PARLIAMENT Hope Philpott - Year 12 Our first Academy Parliament meeting in November with the newly elected members focused on student well-being, in particular the importance of anti-bullying strategies. It was great to discuss such important issues, to ensure we treat it with the importance it deserves. We also discussed a possible house system and how this could be used to enrich integration between year groups and how we could encourage student participation. If students have queries or ideas for the Parliament, details of each Year's representatives can be obtained from Mr Scott. I am looking forward to representing the student voice and having a say in shaping the school and its decisions.