We are thrilled to announce that our pupils have actively participated in the ‘Make Your Mark’ campaign by exercising their right to vote. Their engagement showcases a commitment to shaping their future and making their voices heard in important decision-making processes. The ballot has now closed and Youth Parliament will release the results in due course.

Participating in the ‘Make Your Mark’ campaign aligns with our commitment to fostering personal development and promoting British values among our pupils. By engaging in democratic processes and expressing their opinions through voting, pupils learn the importance of active citizenship, critical thinking, and respect for diverse viewpoints, all integral aspects of our curriculum and British values.

CALLING ALL WEDNESFIELD ACADEMY ALUMNI

If you’re a former student of Wednesfield Academy, we want to hear from you!

Your experiences since leaving could help to motivate and inspire our current students to feel more confident in making decisions about their future. We’d love you to join our Alumni Network and stay connected with the school.

We’ve partnered with the national education charity Future First, who specialise in helping schools like ours to stay connected with their former students. 

You can choose how and when you help – perhaps you can act as a career and education role model, provide work experience or become a mentor in person or online.

To sign up, just follow this link and fill in the online form – we promise it will only take a couple of minutes

https://www.futurefirsthub.org.uk/register/wednesfield-academy

We look forward to hearing from you.

Today, 210 cadets & staff from our schools visited the National Memorial Arboretum as part of their historical and social enrichment package within the Combined Cadet Force. 

Thank fully the weather was clear and all of our cadets enjoyed learning about the various monuments situated around the grounds. 

We would like to thank members of the Wales & West CCF Test Team for supporting the visit, and the staff of the National Memorial Arboretum for hosting such a large group of us.

Do you have a special talent you wish to showcase at our next big live event.  You will have the chance to perform on stage Infront of a live audience in Birmingham in a state-of-the-art theatre Millennium Point on Thursday 18^th April 2024. Whether it be singing, juggling, stand-up comedy or anything in between, we want to see all your wonderful talents. Unfortunately, we cannot accept Dance entries this year due to the size of the stage. 

How to enter:

• Have one of your performing arts teachers record your performance (or film it yourself and email to your teacher). 
• A snippet of your performance can be submitted, please do not worry about submitting a performance in its entirety. 
• Your teacher will be able to submit your performance video to the Matrix judging panel.
• Finalists will have the opportunity to perform at our next big trust event and some school events this year.
• Solo entries and group entries are welcome.
• Submit your entry by 4pm on Friday 23^rd February 2024.

Thirty-four Non-Commissioned Officers from Barr Beacon School, Bloxwich Academy, Etone College, and Wednesfield Academy attended their Method of Instruction course held at Barr Beacon School over the weekend. 

The cadets learnt how to structure and deliver instructional sessions to their fellow cadets using syllabus training subjects as a basis. Each of them then had to plan and deliver two instructional periods which were assessed by the staff during the weekend. 

By the end of the weekend all of the cadets had earned the right to wear the coveted yellow lanyard and begin instructing within their contingents. Well done to all of the cadets who attended the course.

75% of Year 11 pupils have already had a careers interview with one of our two independent careers advisors.  We are working hard to ensure that the remaining pupils have the opportunity to speak to one of our careers advisors before February half term.

Once everyone has been seen our careers team will offer follow up interviews for those pupils who need it.  If you are a Year 11 or 13 parent and would like to request a careers interview, please contact us at postbox@wednesfieldacademy.co.uk

Our chair of trustees Sir Mark Aspinall has been invited to have his photograph taken to be placed in the Victoria Law court in Birmingham. Sir Mark has over 20 years’ experience in Law across banking, financial, media, NHS, Government and FTSE corporate sector and is currently a Judge and a Governor of a local authority Primary School.

We would like to take this opportunity to see your very best photography work and give you the opportunity to have your work hung in the law court for years to come. See below details on how to get involved with our Matrix photography competition.

Submission Criteria. You can submit up to three portrait style images, each image can be of the same or a different subject. Your images should be saved in jpeg format. Images should not be altered or edited, we want to see your original photograph. Cropping is allowed. Images should be sent with your full name, form group, school name and a short write up to explain your style of image. Submit your images to photography@matrixacademytrust.co.uk

Submission Deadline: Sunday 18th February 2024. Speak to your media/creative arts teacher for help and guidance.

What is Portrait Photography? Portrait photography is best defined as a genre of photography that involves capturing the identity, personality, facial expression, soul, emotions, essence, and the overall inherent character of a subject within a photograph.

Prize. The winning submission will be chosen by Sir Mark Aspinall and Mrs Draycott. The winner will receive £150 and the opportunity to take the commissioned image in Victoria Law Court in Birmingham. The winners photograph of Sir Mark Aspinall will be proudly hung in the court. The oldest image currently hanging in the court currently is over 180 year olds. This is a chance to take a photograph that will be seen in court for many years to come.

This month, as part of our personal development programme, we have been focussing on what it means to be an active citizen.

Our form groups have been creating Christmas boxes for the residents at Bentley Court Care Home in Wednesfield. On Wednesday 20^th December, our prefects delivered the Christmas boxes the form groups had created to the residents at the care home. 

The prefects enjoyed speaking with the residents over a hot chocolate and marshmallows in their communal room and then delivered some of the boxes to residents in their individual rooms. 

Wednesfield Academy has a great relationship with the care home and we look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.