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Dear parents/carers, As you will be aware, schools are reopening on 8th March 2021. As part of the government guidance issued to schools, no trips out of school will be able to take place this half term. Therefore, we are unable to offer Outdoor Education and/or Duke of Edinburgh at this time. As a result,…
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Safer Internet Day will be celebrated in the UK on Tuesday 9th February 2021 with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world. Here at Woodlands Academy, we have created a special ‘Online Safety Edition’ Newsletter. CLICK HERE to view. For even more information, please visit the UK Safer Internet website: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2021

Please ensure you check your emails regularly for information regarding the testing of pupils, Tier 4 restrictions, and timetable amendments. Any concerns please contact your Key Worker or the school office. Thank you.

In light of government guidance issued on Thursday 17th December 2020, in which the mass testing of secondary school pupils has been introduced to begin on Monday 4th January, in line with the government guidance, we will be introducing an emergency Staff INSET day related to this on Monday 4th January 2021, therefore pupils will…
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52 Lives is a charity which helps to buy Christmas presents for people who might otherwise not receive anything. In previous years they have helped to buy gifts for around 300 school children, and this year they decided to do even more. 52 Lives expanded their ‘Christmas Project’ to include a wider range of organisations in…
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Notification of Positive Student Cases over the Christmas Holidays We are hoping that we will all be well and safe during the Christmas period. I hope that you will not need the following information but please keep it safe just in case. If you suspect your child has symptoms of Covid-19 please organise a test.…
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Thursday 10th December 2020 Please find below, details of the rota system in place for the final week of term. These have been decided based on the impact of staffing capacity on the timetable for each year group. Rota for week beginning Monday 14th December: Monday In School: Year 7, Year 8 (No Year 9, Year…
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It has been an exciting term for Woodlands Academy with the delivery of the school’s new 3D printer. Year 11 pupils had the privilege of unboxing and setting it up, which created quite a lot of excitement, especially between departments and staff! The acquisition of a 3D printer will help those pupils working on projects…
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NEW UPDATE – Unfortunately, we have a number of staff who are having to isolate or their own children are having to isolate, which is continuing to place additional strain on the timetable. Consequently, to ensure everyone’s safety, we have amended our rota system which will be in place from Tuesday 8th December 2020 until Friday…
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With the national lockdown coming to an end but our county now being in Tier 3, unfortunately, this continues to place additional strain on the timetable and staffing numbers. We are working hard to recruit additional staff to support the timetable, in the meantime, please CLICK HERE to download a letter from the Headteacher with more detailed information.