Students across the Academy have helped to raise a fantastic £40,000 for local good causes.

Now we have been invited to take part in a pioneering national project to give young people the opportunity to make an impact in their communities whilst developing important character traits and valuable employability skills.

The Academy is one of 50 schools and colleges taking part in the #iwill project to devise a plan for making social action part of life for pupils across the UK.

Social action is defined as practical action in the service of others to create positive change and includes activities like campaigning, fundraising and volunteering.

Read more about how our pupils are making a difference on p3.

BISHOP HARDMAN Choir Welcomes New Bishop

AWARDS EVENING Celebrating Achievement

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THOMAS BARNES Young Drummer Crowned England’s Best

SOUTH AFRICAN ADVENTURE Sixth Formers Changing Lives

NCEA SPORT New 3G Pitch Impresses

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IN THIS ISSUE

A Specialist Design and Environment Academy

ISSUE 3 AUTUMN TERM 2015 NEWS

THE NCEA

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Let Your Light Shine

Empowering Young People to

Make a Difference

Those words from the Ofsted report still resound in my ears. This is what the Academy aspires to be: to care for and nurture every child in our care and to enable each to become whatever he or she wishes to be.

School is about unlocking doors and providing the keys to do so. Those keys are the learning that occurs in schools such as ours which instils in all of our children and young people a desire to be in school and to progress.

At the end of last term, as we launched Britain’s first badged astronaut into space, it seemed less surreal than ever that I should have had a discussion with a student whose dream is to work in the space industry; why should a young person from Ashington aspire to anything less than the stars? Another young student collared me to ask what she needed to do to travel the world caring for animals. We discussed veterinary science and how to achieve her goals. Hard work and study are the simple answers.

There is much to celebrate in the Academy’s short history – our best results ever, young people attending the country’s top universities, gaining exceptionally brilliant apprenticeships, curating their very first exhibitions, raising thousands of pounds for charity, being great stewards of the planet and winning awards for doing so, playing sport at high levels, music and drama, the CCF and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and serving the communities in which we are located.

Our work on youth social action saw us nominated as one of the top fifty schools in the country working in this field. The Step up to Serve campaign has also given us a boost for the work being done by featuring us in their most recent report.

The children are at the heart of all we do and we look forward to the journey that will make this Academy one of the best schools in the country.

Education is all about unlocking doors and opening windows.

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A COMMUNITY OF CARE

Mr Day Executive Director

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Our students have also been making a difference in a wide variety of ways. We celebrated our first Act of Kindness Day, with pupils carrying out random acts of kindness to help others. Sixth Form students have been sharing their life-changing experiences from their volunteer trip to South Africa and our CCF cadets took part in Remembrance Parades across South East Northumberland.

Executive Director, Mr Day, said: “Over the past three years, the grades of the Academy have dramatically improved and social action has a huge part to play in this. It encourages the students to be interested and hard working in all aspects of life, including academic work.

“Social action has been a real catalyst for change in our community.”

OFSTED, 2015

care and tolerance

This is an academy in which relationships are a strength and a culture of respect,

permeates every aspect of its work.

passionate about improving the life chances of learners.

Leaders, including governors, are ambitious and determined. They are:

Learners thrive in the calm and orderly environment. They, and their parents, are proud to be part of the Northumberland Church of England community of care.

OFSTED ON NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY

The campuses have been a hive of fundraising activity.

OVER

£5100raised by pupils

last term!

The children of the Thomas Bewick Campus each donated £1 to wear their wellies to school. All the

money they have raised will go to farmers in Africa. Many children chose to decorate their wellies and

they all made an African flag to wave during the walk, singing the chorus from Billy Connolly’s The Welly Song.

Josephine Butler Campus raiseda brilliant £2,735 last term and helpedcharities including Macmillan Cancer Care,Children in Need, the Shoebox Appealfor International Aid, the Wansbeck FoodBank and Recycle with Michael.

The James Knott Campus raised an amazing total of £823. At the campus Harvest Festival a collection was made and kind donations of tins and packets that filled ten boxes were delivered to the People’s Kitchen in Newcastle by a group of Y6 pupils. A Macmillan Coffee Afternoon attended by parents and families with a cake sale, raffle and tombola raised £622. Poppies were sold for the Royal British Legion and non-uniform and ‘Mad Hair Day’ raised £217 for Children in Need.

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I JUST WANT TO CANCEL CHRISTMAS!

“I just want to cancel Christmas!” shouted my mother as she slammed a saucepan down on the draining board.

I remember it clearly as mum didn’t shout very often. It was the day before Christmas Eve: the house was a mess, the tree wasn’t up and there were no decorations. We were a family of three kids and a dad who was a magnet for oil, mud and every type of dirt. The weather was wet and we didn’t have a tumble dryer.

“There is just too much to do” she continued, fighting back the tears. I was about 13 and I must have thought it was serious as I offered to get the hoovering done!

We see the TV ads with perfect families sitting down to a perfect dinner in a clean, perfectly decorated house. There is a perfect tree and perfect children who are wonderfully grateful for perfect gifts. “This is the Christmas you should all be having” it says. “This is what Christmas is all about.”

No, this is NOT what Christmas is all about. The first Christmas was more like giving birth in the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais rather than these perfect TV ads. Mary and Joseph were far from home, having been forced to travel 70 miles from Nazareth to a heaving Bethlehem on foot, or at best on a donkey. Eventually, after finding an outhouse come stable, that would have needed more than a good hoover, Mary gives birth to a baby - a baby that would still be talked about 2,000 years later. Jesus, Son of God, born into the world of dirt and danger and oppression is the baby who grows up to offer healing, forgiveness and hope to all. God doesn’t love us for our perfect tree, perfect family or perfect turkey. He loves us because he made us and sent His son Jesus to die and rise again for us.

So take a deep breath and remember that God loves us enough to come and get involved in our messy imperfect lives.

Sally Milner Chaplain

Inspiration

The singers travelled to St Nicholas’ Cathedral in Newcastle and performed in front of hundreds of invited guests, including a number of local North East dignitaries and religious leaders.

The Right Reverend Christine Hardman becomes the 12th Bishop of Newcastle and the first woman to take on the role. She is now the leader of the Diocese of Newcastle, which covers an area from

the River Tyne to the Scottish border.

Her appointment follows the retirement of the Right Reverend Martin Wharton, who was instrumental in the founding

of the Academy.

Academy Chaplain, Sally Milner, said: “We were delighted when our choir was invited to sing at a packed Service of Inauguration

at St Nicholas’ Cathedral. A huge thank you to the pupils, their families, staff and our choir trainer Mrs Corcoran. It was a

wonderful occasion and one all involved will remember for many years. We look forward to welcoming Bishop Christine to our

Academy in 2016.”

WELCOMING BISHOP HARDMANThe Academy choir was invited to join the

celebrations at the official inauguration of the new Bishop of Newcastle.

The Academy choir, led by Mrs Corcoran and Mr Trueman, travelled to Durham Cathedral to sing together with students from two other schools in the region. They contributed four songs to the celebration and performed extremely well, filling such a huge building with energetic and enthusiastic singing.

The Academy was delighted to host the Venerable Christine Hardman and her husband, Roger, on

the day of the announcement of her appointment as the 12th Bishop of Newcastle. The Bishop of

Newcastle has always played a central role in the life of the Academy and we take great pleasure in our new Bishop emphasising that she would like

this to continue.

Talented pipe band drummer Thomas Barnes has been named not only as the best under 18 solo snare drummer in England but the 10th

best under 18 solo side drummer in the world.

Thomas, 17, is Drum Major for the Academy’s North East Tri-Service Cadet Pipes and Drums. He is hoping to inspire other young people to join the band, where pupils from Y5 and upwards can learn bagpipes, drums, bugles and Highland Dancing.

Thomas, from Bedlington, started snare drumming when he was 11. It wasn’t long before he was playing ceremonial events with 101 (Northumberland) Regiment Royal Artillery Pipe Band and travelling to play with Grade 1 Pipe Band Inverary. More recently he has been signed to the Northern Irish Pipe Band Bleary and District.

CCF Commanding Officer, Major Parker, said: “Thomas is an incredibly gifted musician but what I think is even more phenomenal is his dedication to inspiring others to take up instruments in pipe bands.

“We need people like Thomas to keep the traditions alive. Pipe bands have important roles to play at community and ceremonial events and are also exceptional fun, whilst helping to develop young people’s confidence.”

If anyone would like to find out more about joining a pipe band contact Maj. Parker 797parke@armymail.mod.uk

or call the academy on 01670 816111

WORLD CHAMPION DRUMMER

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STUDENTS HELP CHANGE LIVES

IN SOUTH AFRICA

EXPLORE&

ADVENTURE

ADVENTUROUS pupils from Sixth Form took part in a trip of a lifetime to carry out volunteer work with a

poverty-hit community in South Africa.

Seventeen students travelled to the township of Alexandra, one of the poorest urban areas in the country, to help renovate a local church and school. They also spent time working with elderly residents in a care home and children in an orphanage.

During their visit the group were also given the opportunity to visit the country’s capital, Cape Town, and see animals roaming in the wild on safari.

The students held a variety of enterprising events to raise funds for the trip, including a school tuck shop, car-washing service and summer ball. They also took part in the Boxing Day Dip.

Their visit followed on from last year’s volunteer project which saw students travel to Kenya and will now be an annual event in the Sixth Form calendar.

Student Aimee Staines said: “The trip to South Africa made me grateful for things that all of us in

the group take for granted daily. Seeing the children’s faces after our hard work was finished made the whole project completely worthwhile. I would strongly recommend to anyone to get involved with a project such as this and to help others around the world.”

Mr Henry, who accompanied the students to South Africa, said: “This was a fantastic experience for students and staff alike. It was a great pleasure to watch our students adapt and change with the different challenges they faced both before and during the trip.”

Children at the Grace Darling Campus launched their new topic “Sight

Seeing Around the UK” by releasing balloons from the roof terrace.

As each balloon began its journey into the sky, the children watched in

anticipation, hopeful that their balloon would find its way to someone who would reply with a note telling them

where their balloon discovery was made...

UP, UP AND AWAY!

l Leah Brown

l Cameron Donnelly

l Brandon Gaxha

l Rhys Miller

l Katie Moffat

l Chloe Pearson

l Joanna Summerville

Congratulations to the following Duke of Edinburgh Award participants who have passed their Bronze Award:

Join the D of E

If you are interested in the Duke of Edinburgh Award please contact Terrie Hedley: terrie.hedley@ncea.org uk.

The following were promoted

by Mr Day:

Cdt to Cpl Shannon Linney

Cdt to Cpl Eboni Rae Medlan

Cdt to Cpl Craig Warnes

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SCHOOL CADETS PRAISED BY BELGIAN ARMY OFFICIALS FOR NOBLE PROJECT TO REMEMBER FALLEN SOLDIER

CCF CADETS WIN GOLD

The CCF team won Gold Medals for their score at an annual schools competition which involved a three mile timed March, first aid, shooting, command task and testing on aspects of field craft.

Well done. Cdt Cpl Dobson, Cdt Cpl Jack Callander, Cdt Cpl Andrew Knight, Cdt Cpl Warnes, Cdt Morgan Brown, Cdt LSgt Leah Brown, Cdt Cpl Linney, Cdt Cpl Medlan and LSgt Brandon Gaxha.

Cadets turned detectives to try and piece together the mystery of how a Belgian soldier injured while fighting in Russia during WWI came to be buried in a Morpeth churchyard.

Members of the CCF are determined that the sacrifice of Pte Eugene Napoleon Charles Duhem will never be forgotten.

And on Remembrance Sunday they visited his grave in St Mary’s Churchyard, Morpeth, to lay a wreath and light a candle.

Their actions have been described as “great and noble” by Belgian military officials, who say that they are unable to organise such commemorations themselves due to the distance involved.

And now they are hoping to try and contact Pte Duhem’s surviving relatives to find out more about how he came to spend his last days so far from home and to let them know his life will be remembered.

So far the cadets have discovered he fought on the Russian front and died in Morpeth on April 18 1918, aged 33 from “complete paralysis.”

Major Parker said: “Every year the Belgian people commemorate our war dead and so we decided to have a small commemoration for their servicemen in the cemetery and to lay a wreath on behalf of the Academy and cadets on Remembrance Sunday.”

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The Academy Award for Excellence was presented by Mr Day to Skye Grant, Y12, for her outstanding achievement in obtaining 9 A*s at GCSE in 2015.

England cricketer and Ashes hero, Mark Wood, handed over the NCEAsport Cup for Sportswoman of the Year to Alex Brown, Y8. Alex has made fantastic progress in a number of sports. She has represented the school in rugby, athletics, football, netball and is a PE house captain. Outside of school, Alex is a champion boxer and judo player.

Bishop Frank White, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, awarded Dylan Dodd, Y7, a trophy for his Community Service.

The High Sheriff of Northumberland, Lucy Carroll, awarded Cadet Shannon

Tyler, Cadet of the Year. She received the award for demonstrating the cadet values and for consistently standing-out amongst her peer group.

Rory Wilson, former Chair of Governors and representative for The Duke of Northumberland, also awarded prizes and spoke to the assembly about the successes of the Academy since its inception and his hopes for the future.

Guests were entertained by performances from the choir and Academy Steel Pans.

Mr Day said: “Celebrating our children’s success is vital to ensuring they are proud of their achievements – it aims to inspire to better things.”

AWARDS EVENING

The achievements of students from across

the Academy were celebrated at our annual

Awards Evening.

Pupils were joined by parents and members of the community to see individuals recognised for displays of dedication and effort over the last year.

AWARDS HIGHLIGHTS

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Aspiration

MR FOX CAREERS ADVISER

The delicious smell of freshly baked bread now wafts through the corridors of the Academy on a morning.

A group of young entrepreneurs from Y11 set up their own bread bakery. After intensive training Bready Business is

receiving glowing praise.

BREADY BUSINESS

Y2 at the James Knott Campus have been finding out about superheroes in our community, such as the police, the ambulance

service and the fire brigade. They had a visit from St John’s Ambulance Service and the children learnt many first aid

techniques such as bandaging, what to do if someone is choking, how to put someone in the recovery position and how to do

artificial respiration.

Congratulations to all the winners of the Jacqueline Wilson competition. Having beaten off stiff competition from across the whole Academy, the 10 exemplary writers won a visit to see Hetty Feather at the Theatre Royal and received the new Hetty Feather book. Tilly from Thomas Bewick campus claimed that the theatre visit was ‘just perfect’.

FUTURE WRITERS

Luke Saltmarsh has joined us as an apprentice chef at the Josephine Butler Campus. Luke became interested in cooking at an early age and has made some lovely cakes for birthdays and occasions at home. He is now studying level 2 in professional cooking at Northumberland College as part of his apprenticeship with the Academy. Luke is interested in the patisserie side of cooking, so watch out for some tasty cakes and desserts in the future on the Josephine Butler Campus. Luke will learn how to work in a busy kitchen and also help cater at our larger events.

A group of Y10 and Y13 hospitality and catering students were given a rare opportunity

to tour round the Primula cheese factory in Gateshead to learn about the process of

manufacturing a food product.

Students learnt about a number of job areas from food science and mechanical engineering to warehousing and packing. They also learnt about the range of other jobs that support

large businesses like Primula – marketing and advertising, graphic design, IT, accountancy and office staff. Manufacturing is a huge sector in the North East and is most simply described as making things – cars, medicines, components

for oil rigs, or spreadable cheese!

SAY CHEESE!

Three Academy leavers were successful in gaining apprenticeships at the prestigious Sage accounting software company in Gosforth. Sage is one of the largest software companies in the world and their global headquarters is only a few miles away from Ashington.

Michael, Jack and Megan were all keen to start work, but also wanted to continue their education. They applied for apprenticeships, which is a way of earning and learning at the same time. Each trainee is on a different career path at Sage with Michael working in sales, Jack in accountancy and Megan in marketing.

The Academy has been chosen as one of only 13 schools in the country to take part in a ground-breaking careers pilot funded by the Gatsby Foundation.

For the next two years the Academy will explore different ways of delivering careers guidance and supporting its learners to make the transition from school to further study, training or work.

As part of this pilot a group of former students was brought together for an event at the Hirst Welfare Centre and they came up with the following advice to current students:

l Make sure you have a good CV to help you apply for jobs

l If you’re good at something think about starting your own business

l Organise yourself some work experience to learn about work

l Become involved in volunteering to help others in your community

l Maths and English really are important

l Be yourself and don’t follow the crowd

NATIONAL CAREERS PILOT

The Sixth Form Christmas Fayre was a huge success. Students from Mrs Fear and Mrs Barker’s tutor groups worked together

to put on the festive event and were helped out by Mrs Bettaney and her Sixth Form Hospitality students. We would

like to thank all the staff who made the effort to attend.

Josephine Butler Primary Campus held their annual Enterprise Week at the end of November. Each class was given £50 and they worked with a mentor from a local business to set up a company. They then had to learn about pricing, sourcing, merchandising,

marketing, selling and advertising stock. Over 500 people attended the fair and over £3,000 was raised to boost school funds.

ENTERPRISE WEEK AT

JOSEPHINE BUTLER

LETTER FROM OUR GOVERNORS

Mrs Snelling Chair of Governors

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In the Community

What an amazing Autumn term it was for the Academy! From the best ever summer exam and SATS results, to the joy-filled Christmas performances - it was action packed.

September brought the much anticipated visit from the Ofsted team. The inspectors were very impressed by the behaviour of our students, by their confidence and their polite, caring and helpful manner.

We did not achieve the hoped for overall judgment, made against a new inspection framework, and were judged to require improvement. However, inspectors found much that they rated as good: the Sixth Form provision, students’ personal development, behaviour and welfare; leadership and management. Safeguarding procedures were declared effective. Governors were heartened that recognition was given for the aspiration and ambition the Academy holds for every individual and encouraged by the praise for the progress we have made. So it’s onwards and upwards towards our goal of becoming an outstanding academy.

During last term governors have been privileged to visit every campus. We were welcomed by all we met and were impressed by what we observed. One of things that we have all commented upon is the generosity of our students and their families. The fundraising efforts for local, national and international charities have been phenomenal. Added to this are the very real efforts our students of all ages make to improve their local environment by good stewardship and the lives of others by many acts of kindness, both large and small. Our young people are, in deed and action, living out their love of their neighbour.

On behalf of the governing body I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout last year. Governors extend their warm thanks to all of the staff who contribute to the education of our learners and to those who work tirelessly to maintain the buildings, keep them clean, provide meals and give technical support. Thank you.

Finally I wish you a very happy New Year.

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Congratulations to the Josephine Butler Primary Campus who

were awarded First Prize in the Recycling Challenge at the Love

Northumberland Award Ceremony. Ben Baxter, Dylan Dodd and Mrs Marriott were presented with the

award by Her Grace The Duchess of Northumberland at Alnwick Gardens.

Carol Malia from the BBC was also presenting.

This award recognises the hard work of staff, parents and children in

recycling, caring for the environment and caring for the local community.

Mrs Fawcus put together the presentation which was judged in

July. The prize was a fabulous picnic bench made from recycled

milk cartons.

NURSERY children took their first steps on the property ladder thanks to the help of a

North East estate agency. Children in the two-year-old provision at the Thomas Bewick

Early Years Centre are now the proud owners of a wooden playhouse after it was donated to their outdoor play area by

Rook Matthews Sayer as part of their commitment to support projects in the community.

TWO-YEAR-OLDS TAKE FIRST STEPS ON THE PROPERTY LADDER

Mrs Lishman, Director of Early Years, said: “This is a fantastic edition to the two-year-old provision’s outdoor facilities and the children are already having lots

of fun playing inside.

“Outdoor play is vital for a child’s learning and development and the playhouse is great for their imagination and creativity

and can be anything from a house to a castle to a shop.

“We have 120 free places for eligible two-year-olds across three of our campuses. We not only aim to ensure that there are always lots of exciting activities going on, but that we are also helping to prepare them for starting nursery and school.”

To find out more about places for two-year-olds contact Mrs Lishman.

120FREE NURSERY

PLACES for eligible two-year-olds across three campuses

I am sure you will join us in wishing her well and thanking her for all of her hard work, care and commitment during her time at the Academy and in her 35 of 37 years serving this community. Miss Keenan started working in Ashington in a Reception class at Welbeck Primary where she became Deputy Head and then went on to become Acting Head. On moving to the Academy Miss Keenan was Head of Campus at Robert Stephenson. In 2011 she supported the successful merger of Robert Stephenson and Richard Grainger as we became the Josephine Butler Primary Campus.

Miss Keenan has worked as Deputy Head of Campus here since then and has always had the children at the heart of everything she has done.

SAYINGFAREWELL TO MISS KEENAN

Miss Keenan, Deputy Head of the Josephine Butler Primary Campus, retired at the end of last term.

Well done to Y8 student Mackenzie Hudspeth who has won the Northumberland County Council

Christmas light competition! (NCEA have had a winning entry for the third year in a row now!)

SHINING LIGHT

William Leech Campus are continuing to work with James Stafford from Groundwork to regenerate the Dene in Lynemouth. Following on from making and installing bird boxes last year, the children have been involved in planting over a hundred and fifty acorns.

They will grow them on and care forthem until the summer term whenthey will present them to the Friendsof Lynemouth Dene (FOLD) to plantin the Dene. As well as teaching thechildren about the importance ofthis wildlife area, this opportunityhas reinforced the children’s learningand given them a chance to make adifference to their community.

PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE

Josephine Butler Primary pupil Ben Baxter was also nominated for and won the Young Person’s Award at the Newcastle Building Society Cornerstone of

the Community Awards. Well done Ben!

RECYCLING PRIZE WINNERS

Once again the pupils, staff and families from the William Leech Campus took ‘Candlelit Carols’ round the streets

of their community. This is the main Christmas worship in Lynemouth,

involving St Aidan’s congregation, the school and the whole village and takes

the church and its worship to the people and out onto the streets.

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SIXTH FORM

The Sixth Form, rated Good by Ofsted, opened its doors to the public to showcase the exciting opportunities on offer for students. As well as celebrating our best ever results in the summer, all students who applied to university gained a place – including maths whizz Ashley Davy who is now studying at Oxford University. Dozens of Y11 students and their parents came along to the event where they found out about the excellent academic and vocational courses on offer. They were also treated to demonstrations by our own bagpipers and drummers and invited to take part in a race around the school building while carrying a full army issue rucksack with CCF cadets.

They also had the opportunity to take part in a range of activities from heart dissection to building computers and enjoyed homemade soup, bread and cakes.

MR BLIGHT DIRECTOR OF NCEASPORT

SPORT

The Academy is currently open to applications for Sixth Form, to find out more or visit the school call

01670 816 111 or visit http://ncea.org.uk/secondary/sixth-form/

NCEAsport hosted a School Games Level 2 competition - the first ever to be played on our new 3G pitches. Y5/6 tag-rugby teams from local schools played in a round robin competition. All visitors to the Academy were

impressed with our new facility and also our secondary sport leaders who refereed all matches.

Head of Sixth Form, Danielle Towers, said:

We wanted to highlight the creative and fun aspect of the courses on offer while providing the students with the opportunity to discuss with both staff and current students the content of the courses and also the further progression that they allow.

In the summer, the school recorded its best ever results and we also have a fantastic range of extra-curricular actives on offer through our Sixth Form enrichment programme from volunteer trips abroad, to the CCF and Duke of Edinburgh Award, as well as a wide range of sporting activities at state-of-the-art facilities.

51%OF PUPILS HAVE PROGRESSED TO UNIVERSITY FOR THE FIRST TIME99.4%

OF OUR PUPILS PASSED THE LEVEL 3

QUALIFICATIONS

40% GAINED A*/A GRADES AND DISTINCTIONS

Congratulations to Reece Crate who has signed for Carlisle United football club as an u16 player and

Drew Eastlake who has been signed up by Middlesbrough Football

Academy. Congratulations to Josh McKay who has been selected for Northumberland u16 rugby team.

An excellent achievement!

Excellent achievements

Cricket Star Inspires Many thanks to England cricket star Mark Wood who passed on some excellent advice to Y9 pupils in assembly. Mark who lives in Ashington, spoke inspirationally, encouraging our students to strive towards their goals and fulfil their potential.

SCHOOL GAMES

‘BikeAbility’ continues to be very popular and as a result we have seen an increase in bicycle usage by our learners.

We have also established close links with Richard Rothwell, Cycling Coordinator at Sustrans. Richard has delivered tailored initiatives across all of our campuses, these include: ‘Dr Bike’ and ‘Bikers Breakfast’. Our children are extremely engaged with all of the cycling projects and we are now hoping to encourage our staff into cycling through a government ‘cycle to work’ scheme.

Well done to our Girls’ Rugby team who were finalists in the ‘Unsung Sporting Champion’

Chronicle Champion Awards.

Students competed in the Bushido Junior Judo Nationals.

Thomas Bewick CampusMoorhouse Lane Ashington NE63 9LP

Tel: 01670 812 075

Grace Darling CampusCentral Parkway Newbiggin by the Sea NE64 6RT

Tel: 01670 812 075

James Knott CampusNorham Road Ashington NE63 0LF

Tel: 01670 813 219

William Leech CampusChurch Square Lynemouth Morpeth, NE61 5TR

Tel: 01670 860 267

Josephine Butler CampusAcademy Road Ashington NE63 9FZ

Tel: 01670 816 111 www.ncea.org.uk

U11 Footballers Head to the Finals NCEAsport U11 Girls’ football team won a round robin competition at Ashington High School, winning all of their matches and as a result proceeded to the finals of the Ashington Area School Games competition.

SPORTTHE CENTRE

The Northumberland Cricket Board’s film crew visited the Academy to film Key Stage 3/4 students in The Centre.They were filming ‘A Day in the Life of a Cricket Coach’ with cricket coach Ben Cuthbertson.

Filming will also be done at other schools in Northumberland and will go onto the Northumberland Cricket Board website and Facebook page.

CRICKET

NEWS IN BRIEF

Our volleyball and badminton teams performed well in the Northumberland School Games and have qualified for the

Northumberland finals in the summer.

Well done to our cross-country runners who competed in theEast Northumberland Championships. Six students havequalified to represent East Northumberland in January.

NCEAsport Y5/6 football teams have played several games this half term. The U11’s boys squad are unbeaten in their

7-a-side East Northumberland League matches.

NCEAsport has achieved the School Games PE Silver Mark for the second consecutive year for commitment and provision towards

Primary PE. We showed strength in particular areas including participation in local, inter and intra-competitions, leadership

and after school club opportunities.