Thanks to our partnership with Manchester United Foundation a group of students have been selected by their Year Teams to attend the Manchester United v Nottingham match on Tuesday 31 January in recognition of their positive class engagement, hard work and good behaviour.
They were all extremely happy about their prizes and cannot wait to go and watch the game. Well done everyone, we hope you enjoy the game!
Earlier this week our Manchester United Foundation Hub Officer, Adele Howarth, accompanied a group of our Year 11 students to Old Trafford Stadium where they attended a RISE Workshop in the Trafford Suite.
Rise is one of the largest award programmes for individuals in the world. The Rise programme starts at ages 15-17, connecting talent and offering access to benefits that last a lifetime, including scholarships, mentorships, access to career development opportunities, funding and more.
We are now using ClassCharts as a way to implement our acknowledgment and behaviour system. ClassCharts is a really easy way for you as parents/carers to monitor your child’s behaviour in school. ClassCharts also allows us to send instant emails when your child receives a correction and/or achievement point; improving the communication between home and school.
In the next few days you will receive your personal ‘Parent Access Code’ in the post. Please follow the simple steps to log in so you can monitor your child’s behaviour and receive instant emails regarding corrections and acknowledgements of outstanding behaviour.
For more details and some frequently asked questions please take a look through the PDF Parent Guide below:
Over the last 12 weeks a selected group of our Year 7 and 8 students have successfully completed an Oracy Project with voice coach Tom Morrison.
During the course our students have learnt the importance of having a voice and how to use it effectively in a variety of different situations.
Here, and above, are our talented participants proudly displaying their certificates!
Our entire Year 7 cohort participated in a ‘World of Work Day’ yesterday, thanks to our partnership with local charity Salford Foundation.
Employers from a variety of sectors spoke to our students, giving them a valuable insight into their field of work. In a rotation of sessions with each of our visiting experts our students had the opportunity to ask questions, finding out how they entered their different careers and what a typical day was like for them.
Our Year 7 questions varied from ‘how much does it cost to build a house?’ to ‘how much can I earn if I was to follow that career in the future?’
The whole day has been a great opportunity for our Year 7s to learn what life is like beyond school and it has given them a real insight into a variety of career paths that they might want to follow in the future.
Last week our Year 9 girls took part in a football tournament with Manchester United Foundation at The Cliff training ground.
The girls came up against three other Manchester partner schools and played 3v3 and 5 a-side games. Our team scored a fantastic total of ten goals taking them into third place overall. Well done girls!
You may remember that during the Autumn Term last year our Year 11 GCSE Photography students were involved in a project organised by charity I4YPC called ‘Snap Your Town‘. They spent several months capturing beautiful and inspiring pieces which were then featured on local billboards October.
Last week, our Art and Photography teachers Mrs Shuttleworth and Ms Shakespeare-Smyth surprised the students again with a tour of MediaCityUK to reveal their work on MediaCity’s giant digital screen overlooking the gardens and piazza and directly under the BBC Blue Peter Garden!
When it was revealed the students were astounded and the look on their faces said it all. Head of Art, Mrs Shuttleworth said; “It certainly is a highlight and a memory we all will cherish”
At the end of December out Performing Arts department organised our annual Winter Showcase, welcoming everyone from our academy community.
This was a wonderful opportunity for some of our students to showcase their talents in singing, dancing, music and drama and they wowed us all.
Students ranging from Years 7 to Year 11 performed and the quality of performance was exceptional. It was great to see the enjoyment of the students in being able to perform in front of a live audience; the audience even got involved in some festive singing and dancing for the final piece!
What a fantastic evening and huge thanks to our Performing Arts department for their hard work and planning and all the participating students for their amazing performances.
Co-op Academies Trust has been chosen by the Department for Education to run paid Teaching Internships in STEM and Languages across it’s Greater Manchester academies.
Postgraduate teacher recruitment in 2022-23 was 29% below the Government’s target. This was mainly driven by low recruitment for secondary teachers, where only 59% of trainees needed were recruited.
As part of a renewed drive to encourage graduates to go into teaching, the Government is revamping their approach.
Teaching Internships were first introduced a number of years ago, but all providers had to reapply for accreditation this year. The subject focus was also widened to include Chemistry and Foreign Languages.
Co-op Academies Trust was accredited as a new provider in 2022, joining legacy providers across the region. The trust has 38 Teaching Internships across its 6 Greater Manchester Secondary Schools, in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing and MFL
With Teaching Internships, graduates get the opportunity to experience a range of activities to help them get a feel for school life.
The experience provides undergraduates interested in teaching a unique paid teaching experience to help them decide if teaching is the right career choice for them.
Internships last for 3 weeks and start from Monday 19th June- Friday 7th July 2023.
Internships taking place at:
Co-op Academy Manchester
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Co-op Academy Swinton
Co-op Academy Walkden
Interns are paid £300 per-week whilst they gain new skills and insights into the teaching profession.
Co-op Academies Trust Teacher Training provision was set up to address the shortfall in teacher recruitment as well as retain more practitioners into the profession.
Teaching internships play an important role in preparing future teachers for a fulfilling and successful career in teaching.
Find out more about our paid Teaching Internships
Co-op Academies Trust works in partnership with University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, Bright Futures SCITT and Associated Merseyside Partnership SCITT.
“At Co-op Academies Trust we are looking to develop outstanding teachers who will deliver the best possible education for all of our pupils and students. The Teaching Internship Programme allows us to introduce potential teachers to the profession whilst they are studying and then support them with their continued ‘Get into Teaching’ journey onto our School Direct ITT Programme.
“Over the 3 weeks, our interns will receive opportunities to immerse themselves within the profession, give them an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher, provide them with the opportunity to work with and teach students, develop their subject and pedagogical knowledge and guide them on applying for initial teacher training.”- Andy Gibson, Head of Initial Teacher Training, Co-op Academies Trust
The deadline to apply is Friday 10th March 2023.
If you’re thinking of applying, get in touch- https://forms.gle/1LgkvFv2XM8TqaK4A
Reading is not just something that children should do in school, it needs to be an everyday part of our lives and something we choose to do at all ages. There are plenty of benefits for those who enjoy curling up with a book. A report carried out for The Reading Agency revealed convincing evidence that reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships with others, reduce the symptoms of depression and improve wellbeing throughout life. Research has also shown that students who read more show greater language and literacy development. The study by academics at the Institute of Education, part of the University of London, found that reading had the strongest effect on vocabulary development but the impact on maths and spelling was also significant.
We would encourage you as parents/carers to help your child to find a book to read at home. To aid you with this each half-term we will be recommending a book that will be available from our school library for your child to borrow. These books have been carefully selected but there are lots of other great books to choose from in the library. See below our recommended books for Spring Term 1:
