A group of year 9 and 10 art pupils visited the Tate Galleries in London. On the Millennium Bridge opposite the Tate Modern pupils were met by Ben Wilson The Chewing Gum Man Paints a Trail of 400 Mini-Artworks on the Millenium Bridge It’s not the sort of thing you expect
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Year 10 Interview Day
As part of our PSHE programme, and in support of continued student development, our Year 10 pupils have recently created their first CV’s, researched possible future job roles and created covering letters relating to the roles previously mentioned. In order to give this process some real meaning we hosted a Year
Oxbridge talk from former LPA pupil
Ashleigh Hemmings came back to LPA on Wednesday to speak to Year 12 pupils in the Higher Performance Academy. Ashleigh, who is in her second year of studying Biomedical Science at New College Oxford, gave pupils an insight into how to choose the right course, interviews at Oxford and some
Duke of Edinburgh Navigation Day
Duke of Edinburgh Navigation Day (12th March 2017) What started off as a bit of a soggy muddy adventure turned out to be a glorious sunny Spring afternoon – so it must be that time of year where LPA takes out a group of intrepid Year 9 explorers into the
Ann Hutchings Memorial Bench
A bench has been purchased in memory of Ann Hutchings, the teacher who was instrumental in setting up the centre for students with Autism Spectrum conditions here at LPA. We commissioned it from a project in Swansea that employ people with autism and other difficulties as we thought that would
Year 12 & 13 Mock Exam Timetable
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Consultation Day – 23rd March 2017
We are holding the second of our consultation days on Thursday 23rd March 2017. Previous consultations have proved to be popular and helpful in targeting the learning needs of individual pupils. We are confident that this leads to the level of achievement of which the Academy is justifiably proud. To
UK Maths Team Challenge
On Thursday 3rd March a mixed team of four year 8’s and 9’s took part in the UK Maths Team Challenge. The regional heat was held at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy. We have been attending the challenge event for several years, but this year the team did exceptionally well and
LPA Ski Trip February 2017
During February half term 43 students and 5 members of staff headed to the sunny slopes of Grandvilara in Andorra. We set off from Swindon on the Saturday afternoon and after a long journey we arrived in the ski resort of Pas De La Casa on Sunday. On arrival, naturally
Iceland Trip – March 31st – Information
Iceland Trip- March 31st Only 4 weeks until the Humanities trip to Iceland. The weather in Iceland is currently very cold with heavy snow so please make sure that you have thought about the clothing and equipment that we suggested at the Parent Information evening. ICELAND PACKING LIST- Hand luggage
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