NewslettersNewsletter 09.10.25

Principal’s Welcome

Important Dates

Monday 13th October

  • Y11 Geography Field Trip

Tuesday 14th October

  • Y9 Rugby vs St Eds

  • Y7 Rugby vs HSL

  • Y11 Geography Field Trip

  • Empower Cyber Event

  • Y7 interhouse boys table tennis and girls trampolining

Wednesday 15th October 

  • Sixth Form Netball vs Cleeve (provisional – to be confirmed)

  • Y10 Tournament

  • BBC Bitesize – Careers event

  • Y8 interhouse boys table tennis and girls trampolining

Thursday 16th October

  • Y8 Rugby vs HSL

  • Y7 Retreat Group C (7D, 7S, 7T)

  • Parent Prayer Gathering 09:15 – 10:00

  • Y9 interhouse boys table tennis and girls trampolining

  • Sixth Form Parents’ Evening

Friday 17th October

  • Attendance Streaks Rewards Day!

  • Literature festival (KS4)

  • HE Careers Fair

  • Cross Country Fixture at St Edwards

  • KS4 Rewards Briefing

20-31st October 2025

  • HALF TERM

Sixth Form Open Evening

Come along to our Sixth Form Open Evening to find out more about the courses and opportunities we offer after Year 11. You’ll be able to meet our teachers, talk to current students, and explore the subjects and pathways available. Whether you’re considering university, apprenticeships, or other next steps, our Sixth Form provides the guidance and support to help you plan your future.

Book your tickets to the Sixth Form Open Evening here.

Looking out beyond the gates…
 
 A slightly different tone this week as we take a moment to pause, reflect and pray about what’s happened in our nation…
This week, the Church of England marks a historic moment with the appointment of Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury—the first woman to hold this esteemed position since its establishment in 597 AD. Her appointment was approved by King Charles III and announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on 3rd October, 2025.

Dame Sarah, currently the Bishop of London, has been a steadfast advocate for gender equality and safeguarding within the Church. Her leadership journey includes serving as the Chief Nursing Officer for England and as the first female Bishop of London. She will officially assume the role in March 2026.

As a Church of England academy, we invite our community to join in prayer for Dame Sarah as she embarks on this significant role. May God grant her wisdom, courage, and a spirit of unity as she leads the Church through times of challenge and change.

As ever in life, we strive to balance the tension of joy and sadness.  As a staff team, we took a moment to remember the devastating attacks in Manchester. Our hearts go out to all affected, and we stand in solidarity with those who mourn. In these moments of sorrow, let us be reminded that God is sovereign and steadfast. It is in His unchanging nature that we can find hope and strength.

Let us continue to pray for our leaders, our communities, and for peace in our world.

On Friday 28th November we will be re-running our employment support and careers coffee morning for parents/carers. The event will run in two parts. From 10am, any parents/carers seeking employment can talk to various members of staff from the Gloucestershire Employment Hub and sign up for support. Then from 11am, our Careers Lead Mrs Farrow will speak to parents/carers about the local education, employment and training options available for students. If you can’t make this daytime event, Mrs Farrow will be present at Parents Evening for years 9 – 13. To sign up the coffee morning, please use this form https://forms.office.com/e/Trezkb45fa.

Parents/carers are now also able to use our careers platform, Unifrog.  To access it, please visit www.unifrog.org/code to create an account, using the code ASAfamily. You’ll have access to all the tools and information students have, and can use this information for yourself and to support students to research careers, courses, apprenticeships, universities and much more! The code for sign-up will expire on 12th December 2025. Students in every year group now have access to their own Unifrog accounts.

Cheltenham Education Partnership Changemakers Project

Last week, students from Year 10 to Year 13 joined us at All Saints’ Academy for the launch of the 2025 Cheltenham Education Partnership Changemakers Project. This year’s programme is titled ‘Young Designers: The Potpourri of Our Society’.

Several partnership schools from across Gloucestershire have come together to collaborate with the Lives of Colour organisation in delivering a series of sustainable dress design workshops focused on inclusivity, under the theme ‘I live in Cheltenham, but I come from…’.

The project fosters a strong sense of belonging, bringing together students from a wide range of schools—both independent and state—as well as from diverse cultural backgrounds. Together, they are celebrating unity through individuality.

‘A Potpourri of Our Society’ is a vibrant, community-driven initiative that champions diversity, identity, and creative expression through wearable art inspired by African textiles and national flowers. The project connects artists, designers, and cultural storytellers to co-create unique pieces—from garments to accessories—rooted in the symbolic power and natural beauty of national flowers across Africa. The aim is for each student’s final design to transcend fashion, telling stories of resilience, migration, beauty, and belonging.

Students are particularly excited to explore AI as a creative tool, using it to blend imagery of African flowers with iconic British landmarks to inspire distinctive wearable art pieces. These designs will be showcased in the Young Designers’ Final Exhibition next summer.

The workshops are led by designer Frances Brown, who has already expressed her admiration for the creativity, attention to detail, and artistic vision demonstrated by our Academy and partnership students.

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