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Thebuzz Dudley Academies Trust Autumn Newsletter • 2020•2021 thebuzz Dudley Academies Trust Autumn Newsletter • 2020•2021 Message from the Chief Executive Another year of success I am delighted that all It is clear to me that Beacon Hill Furthermore, may I say how impressed four of our secondary Academy is on an upward trajectory. I have been to see the quality of work academies significantly The evidence for this is a second year produced by pupils at Blowers Green improved their results of greatly improved GCSE results. The Primary. Since the school joined the in both 2019 and number of learners achieving Grade 5 Trust at the start of the year, I have been again in 2020. It is a or above in English and Mathematics constantly amazed by the standards just reward for the was more than 5% higher than last year. that the pupils set and the exemplary efforts of our learners behaviour that they show. It is no and our staff. The GCSE results at Pegasus Academy accident that this ‘Outstanding’ academy summer results were significantly improved both this year and already has more parents interested in not only a massive the year before, with big advances in the applying for next year than it has places. improvement on last year, but a clear core subjects of English, Mathematics It is easy to see why examination results indication that standards of Teaching and Science. This is the result of hard are so strong at this amazing school. and Learning in our academies work by our staff and a new attitude have significantly improved. Once among our learners. These results To say that this term has not been easy again, our outstanding Primary, indicate that Pegasus Academy is one of is an understatement. Nevertheless, Blowers Green sustained excellent the fastest improving schools in Dudley. our learners have been resilient and examination outcomes and we are definitely demonstrated our value of delighted that we now have the At St James Academy GCSE results ‘Respecting each other and our world’. opportunity to develop a strong greatly improved for the second year All staff have stepped up to support cross phase Trust. running and the number of learners each other and to provide the best achieving Grade 5 or above in English education possible for our learners in In the secondary sector, the issue of and Mathematics was 6.4 % higher these challenging circumstances. grade inflation was featured in the media than last year. St James has truly been with regard to outcomes in 2020. The transformed since it became a founder Thank you for your ongoing support, Trust has a proven model for predicting member of the Trust three years ago. and I would like to wish you and your GCSE grades which enables us to be families a very happy, restful and safe certain about the overall accuracy of A second strong set of GCSE results is break. our results. It was pleasing to see that unquestionable evidence that The Link our teacher-assessed grades were Academy has taken another big step Jo Higgins, Chief Executive significantly raised by the examination forward. In Mathematics, for example, boards. This is proof of the robust there was an increase of 9% in the and realistic approach that we took in number of learners achieving Grade 5 All staff have stepped assessing our learners. All of the grades or above. up to support each our learners achieved were the grades other and to provide they deserved. The improvements If school league tables were being the best education shown by our academies are all genuine published for 2020, I am sure that our possible for our learners improvements. academies would have moved up many places and would be represented in the in these challenging top half of the table. circumstances. Dreaming big 01 thebuzz Dudley Academies Trust Autumn Newsletter • 2020•2021 Dreaming big of our learners over several years, both Aspire Centre to open The series is being made at St James Academy inside and outside of the academy. These programmes will give our by the award-winning We are pleased to announce that in learners a platform to have their voices production company January 2021, we will be opening our heard and express themselves in these Label 1, which has brand new Aspire Centre at St James uniquely challenging times. We know had two small teams Academy. The Aspire Centre will work that the series will gain respect for our young people and the communities filming in the academy with a number of young people who throughout this term. have struggled with their learning or they come from, and we are all looking have not settled into the educational forward to seeing the first episode in environment in their academy. During April next year. their time in the Aspire Centre, these learners will focus on the reasons Careers why their education pathway is not developing as well as we would expect. We are delighted to report that every We will work with a wide range of Year 11 learner across the Trust has It is important for our outside agencies to ensure that these received a one to one careers meeting Year 11 learners to young people receive a tailored support this term. It is important for our Year 11 ‘Dream big’ and place programme including a major focus on learners to ‘Dream big’ and place focus focus on their positive careers advice and guidance. This will on their positive destinations when destinations when they they leave the academy. The next phase enable our learners to succeed and to leave the academy. ensure that they go on to flourish in will be for the Trust careers team to their education. We are planning to open provide one to one meetings with each additional Aspire Centres across the and every Year 10 learner. Careers is Trust in due course. embedded into everyday school life and we are in the process of updating our The Link Academy to websites to reflect this very important aspect of education. be on Channel 4 Exciting news! Channel 4 has British Art Show commissioned a new documentary series that will chart the lives of a group Pegasus Academy has been selected as Wolverhampton has of young people from our very own one of five partner schools to work The Link Academy. To be broadcast in with British Art Show 9, which will been chosen as the first the first half of next year, six episodes start in March 2021. British Art Show city to host this year’s of 60 minutes will follow some of our is the largest touring exhibition of British Art Show, which contemporary art in the UK, giving learners as they are growing up in the only takes place every people in cities across the country communities around Netherton. five years. Learners from The series is being made by the award- the opportunity to engage with work Pegasus Academy will winning production company Label 1, by the most exciting artists in Britain. which has had two small teams filming in Wolverhampton has been chosen as the work with the artists the academy throughout this term. Label first city to host this year’s British Art from all around the 1 has a history of producing serious Show, which only takes place every five world. reality television that gets to the truth years. Learners from Pegasus Academy of ordinary people’s experiences. This will work with the artists from all series aims to reflect the challenges of around the world. growing up in modern Britain; it is a long-term study and will follow the lives 02 thebuzz Dudley Academies Trust Autumn Newsletter • 2020•2021 Rewarding effort Christmas card Blowers Green Primary: Pegasus Academy: Katie (Year 11) Katie competition Congratulations to Maryam, who has consistently shown the highest completed 17 out of 18 of the efforts in Year 11 so far. She was also On Friday 4th December, Blowers challenges set this term. She has also the highest in terms of work completed Green Primary was delighted to earned 22 Challenge Badges during during self-isolation when Year 11 were receive a visit from local Conservative her time at school for reading and off school for 2.5 weeks, as well as MP Marco Longhi. He came to meet comprehension, learning and reciting during lockdown earlier in the year. Matthew, one of our very talented poetry, spelling, art and geography pupils in Class 4, who came second in this year’s ‘Design a Christmas Card Competition’. Mr Longhi gifted Matthew with a special parcel which “You can only get from the houses of parliament!” We are very much looking forward to hearing about the gift when Matthew St James Academy: Sydney (Year 11) Sydney has a determination to excel Beacon Hill Academy: Alexandra and achieve in her subjects. As a result (Year 7) Alexandra was chosen for of this determination she is making this award for outstanding effort in outstanding progress. Sydney has made everything she does. Alexandra was the Academy exceptionally proud with the first learner to receive over 200 her attitude to learning and is a prime merits and was awarded the very first example of the Academy’s ethos and bronze merit badge. Alexandra now culture of Raising Achievement. has over 350 merits, the highest in the school. Alexandra was also nominated The Link Academy: Liam (Year 11) for numerous subject awards and also Liam has been nominated by his received the Form tutor award for this teachers every week since September opens it on Christmas Day! Well done term.
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