Year 10 Careers Visit

Last week, a group of Year 10 students Ledian Gardens Retirement Village, where they completed a range of activities from pizza, cookie and mocktail making, to meeting the residents.

Feedback was that all students engaged well with the tasks, and some were placed in groups with students from New Line Learning Academy without any issues. While it can sometimes be hard for schools to mix, Strood Academy set a very good example which was noted by the other coaches. Several students asked questions throughout the day, and they all engaged well when talking to residents. Both Kemi (Business Partnership Manager for Kent) & Mark (Practice Manager for Kent) were very complimentary about the students recruited!

An amazing day all round!

Amelia's Klaipeda Aerobic Open

Year 9 student Amelia is gearing up for an exciting international challenge this week, as she has been selected by her club to compete at the 18th Klaipeda Aerobic Open, held from November 29th to December 1st in Klaipėda, Lithuania.

As a FIG (Federation of International Gymnastics) gymnast, Amelia will represent Great Britain and her club in the Age Group Women’s Individual and Age Group Trio events. She will join a team of 10 gymnasts from her club and athletes from across the country to compete at this prestigious event.

Amelia flies out tomorrow to prepare for her competition, which begins Friday. We wish her and her teammates the very best as they aim to make their club and country proud!

Year 7 English Debate 

This week in English, Year 7 have been focusing on the skill of debating. Here, you can see 7t3 engaging in a debate on "whether mobile phones should be banned for under 16s". Students applied themselves well, articulating their ideas clearly and exercising critical thinking skills. Well done Year 7!