Atmosphere, Identity, Respect (AIR)

In order to achieve outstanding behaviour, we need to maintain high expectations, allowing for no shortcuts. Together we are shaping the Identity of our young people to ensure they will be independent and ready to fully integrate into society once they leave our Academy.

As a result, we create and facilitate a positive but challenging learning Atmosphere that instils the importance of showing Respect to everyone. At Wayland Academy we use these three core principles to create a culture of strength and character around our Academy and beyond.

Throughout the year we organise specific trips and activities to support the learning of various subjects. This may include trips out as well as the organisation of visitors and speakers coming into our Academy to lead an activity or assembly. Such activities may include:

BBC Radio Norfolk

Macbeth performance

Diana Award and Anti-Bullying conference

Careers conference

Theatre trips

Geography field trip.

Trips and Visitors Activities Week

Each year we run an Activities Week where students are offered the opportunity to participate in a range of activities during the week, planned for both in and out of school. A full programme of activities is scheduled for students in Year 7 to 9 and are designed to cater for a variety of interests. Families and students have the opportunity to opt in to either a paid or free programme of events.

We also offer our students the opportunity to participate in a number of international trips. Again, this is to support our pupils’ learning and help them understand their subjects in greater depth. Previously, such international trips have included:

The Battlefields of France and Belgium

Ski Trip to Italy

Activity trip in the Ardeche

Paris and Disneyland.

Activities likely to be involved are:

Visits to London

Water sports activities

Escape Room activities

Theme Park Trip

In school activities

Careers workshops.