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LA Times2019-2020 OLYMPIC CHAMPION GROWING SUPPORT FOR PRAISES ACADEMY OUTSTANDING FACILITIES GCSE STUDENTS FUTSAL GIRLS REAP REWARDS TRIUMPHANT OF TMAT EXPERTISE Students Thrive Through A Difficult Period The 2019/20 academic year has proven yearbook. These include visits from national theatre to be a challenging but successful one groups and the introduction of a comprehensive Theatre programme, Digital Theatre Plus, which students and for the students at Louth Academy. We staff can access from home and within the Academy have continued to develop a thriving to enjoy performances from a range of Literary or school, where every child can flourish in Theatrical genres. an environment which encourages self- belief and celebrates aspiration. At Louth There have been a number of sporting successes across all year groups at Louth Academy, with a number of Academy, we truly believe that our ethos students representing the Academy and the county in a of challenge and ambition has resulted in number of disciplines. One of the greatest achievements a school that all students, staff and our of the students has been their development of local community can be proud of. Further leadership qualities through the newly introduced improvement in GCSE outcomes this Sports Leadership Programme. 20 students from years 9 and 10 enrolled onto the course and attended an summer highlights the continued progress after-school session one night each week. As part of made over the past year. the course students have gained invaluable experience through successfully assisting with the delivery of a Tollbar Multi Academy Trust has invested in, and number of local Primary Sports Festivals. overseen, incredible progress at Louth Academy since its inception in September 2017 and their continued Our dedicated staff have been committed to achieving support has facilitated our wider improvement again the very best for Louth Academy and are determined to this year. Not only have rapid improvements been ensure that, whilst students have experienced a difficult made in the quality of Teaching and Learning and period in relation to Covid-19, every child continued to examination results, huge alterations to the Upper be given the opportunities and guidance necessary to and Lower Campuses have transformed the facilities, achieve their full potential. prompting great praise from our students and their parents. This year, refurbishment has focused upon the I hope you enjoy reading about the many successes building of a brand-new music suite at the lower site, we have celebrated this past year and it gives you an along with a fully revamped theatre, recording studio indication of the educational philosophy we represent and dance studio for the use of all our students. It has and the impact that has had on the students. been a privilege to welcome your child into such a well- resourced Academy, featuring outstanding facilities Philip Dickinson, during what has been a difficult year for staff, students, Principal. parents and the wider community. The Arts have been enthusiastically celebrated within the Academy this year with a number of exciting developments which are documented within the Year 10 students returned to the classroom in July with Covid-19 restrictions in place. 2 | LA Times Contents LA Times | 2019 - 2020 September 4 • Students And Parents Impressed At Academy Open Evening October 6 • Reigning Olympic Champion Presents Trophies At Inaugural Louth Academy Awards Night 9 • Academies Win Two Games Each In Local Derby Fixtures 04 10 • Anyone For Hockey With An Olympic Champion! November 11 • Year 11 Footballer Chosen For County Team 12 • Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives For Us 13 • 270 Primary Children Enjoy Academy’s Sports Festival December 0706 14 • Post-16 Careers Fair Wins Praise From Students, Employers and Education Providers 16 • Netballers To Play For County 16 • Students Demonstrate Social Awareness With Local Charity Collection January 17 • Grandparents Thrilled To Visit Students At New Academy 18 • Talk Encourages Students To Learn A Language 19 • Safer Communities Workshops Praised By Students 14 20 • Year 7 Team Wins Wolds Futsal Competition 21 • ATC Shares Opportunities Available To Students 22 • Mervan Putts His Sporting Talent To Good Use 23 • Year 11 Student Runs For The County February 24 • Primaries Join Students For New Age Kurling Festival 25 • Year 7 Girls Triumph In Futsal Tournament 21 March 26 • Music Department Expansion At Lower Campus Hits All The Right Notes With Students 30 • ‘Macbeth’ Brought To Life For GCSE English Students 30 • Medal-Winning Chess Player Has Run Of Good Form August 24 28 • Louth Academy GCSE Results Improve Following Three Full Years As Member Of TMAT Text by Tracey Law at Lawpr.co.uk. Photographs by Sean Spencer and Ray Corke, Hull News and Pictures. 2826 | LA Times LA Times | 3 Amelia Ballard (10) from Lacey Gardens, and Melissa Dixon (9) from Kidgate Primary, in Design and Technology with Louth Academy Year 7 students, Jessica MacDonald (11), Eloise Joiner-Hopkinson (11), Georgia Chamberlain (11) and Mollie Leggott (11). Students And Parents Impressed At Academy Open Evening Parents were full of praise for Tollbar Multi Academy Trust’s leadership when the Lower Campus held its Year 6 Open Evening. Louth Academy Executive Principal, Martin Brown, told parents: “The important thing tonight is that you look around our fantastic new facilities, and talk to our students about their experience here.” “Tollbar Multi Academy Trust chose to use all of its Schools Capital Allocation Fund to refurbish the Lower Campus this year and you will see as you walk around that we are exceptionally well resourced. Louth Academy is a great place to be, both for the students and the staff who work here,” he said. Year 9 student Lisa Campbell (13) plays the piano for visitors in the Music Department. 4 | LA Times | September Jade Watts (10), from Lacey Gardens, with Year 8 student Jack McSpadden (12) and Year Joe Harries (10), from Kidgate Primary, gets to grips with the new gym equipment 7 student Jake McSpadden (11) in one of the at Louth Academy Lower Campus watched by his sister Daniella, a Year 11 student. new ICT classrooms at Louth Academy. The Open Evening gave primary pupils and their families the opportunity to look around the Academy prior to making their secondary school choices for September 2020. Students from all year groups acted as guides for visitors on the night, showing them Science experiments, dance demonstrations, drumming sessions and mouth-watering treats cooked up by the students. Joe Harries (10), who attends Kidgate Primary, Shayla Watts said her daughter Jade (10), took part in activities in the state-of-the-art who attends Lacey Gardens Primary, was multi-gym, with his sister Daniella, who now also very impressed with the facilities. attends Louth Academy Upper Campus in Year 11. Daniella said: “She particularly likes “The Academy is so good. I Art and Music and she love it. The Trust has made loved the Music Room. It such a difference.” is all really nice.” Playing the African drums are Primary Jaycee Wilson (10) and Amelia Lockwood pupils Kaidi Taylor (10) and Nancy Baker (9), (10), both from St Michael’s Primary, sample with (back row) Louth Academy students Vinnie Martin (10) from Kidgate Primary, and some of the students’ food at the Open Evie Lancaster (13), Emily Homer (14), Lisa Year 8 Louth Academy student Charlotte Shelley Evening. With them are Year 8 students Mia Campbell (13) and Jazmyn Copeland (13). (12) in the Science Department. Thomas (12) and Alexa-Mai Stainton (12). September | LA Times | 5 Louth Academy Awards Night winners with guest speaker and GB Hockey Olympic Gold Medallist, Kate Richardson-Walsh. Also pictured are: Louth Academy Executive Principal, Martin Brown; TMAT CEO David Hampson; and TMAT Chairman Philip Bond. Reigning Olympic Champion Presents Trophies At Inaugural Louth Academy Awards Night “Be visionary, aim high and dare greatly.” These were the words of an Olympic Gold medallist to Louth Academy students at their first ever Presentation Evening, held at the Town Hall. Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE OLY, who in 2016 was Captain of the first Great Britain Women’s Hockey Team ever to win Gold at the Olympics, said even she had doubts about herself right through her teenage years and early career. “For a long time I was not comfortable in my own skin,” she said. ”But there was a period when I was just fumbling along, and I was dropped from the hockey squad. I will always remember seeing that my name was not on the team list, and I gave myself a talk and asked myself what I really wanted from life. I knew then that it was to win a medal. Four years later we won Bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, which was one of the best days of my life. Four The most prestigious award - The Chief Executive’s Special Award For years after that, in Rio, we won Gold. Outstanding Student - was presented to Maddalynne French by Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE, and TMAT CEO, David Hampson OBE. “You have to aim high, even higher than you think you are capable of achieving. Sometimes you will miss, but you will only come as close as you can by daring greatly. Be the best version of you because you are amazing and you are enough,” she said. Kate was speaking to an audience of students, parents, and family members at a packed Louth Town Hall. Eighty-three awards were presented at the inaugural Presentation Evening for Progress, Achievement and Endeavour in all subject areas, and were interspersed with musical performances from students. These included a stunning classical guitar solo by Eloise Belding; a voice solo by Evie Lancaster; Amber Burton, Sophie Miles, Madeline Williams and Abigail Williams singing ‘Let Her Go’ by Passenger; and Louth Academy Choir closing the event with ‘This Is Me.’ 6 | LA Times | October Louth Academy Choir performs ‘This Is Me’ to close the Awards Show.