Pontefract Student Elected To Represent Wakefield East

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Pontefract Student Elected To Represent Wakefield East

Daniel Hopkins, a 15-year-old who attends The King’s School in Pontefract, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has been successfully elected as part of the Wakefield Youth Council. The Wakefield Youth Council is a platform for Wakefield residents ages 13-18 to serve as youth leaders empowered to share policy ideas and youth comment in the community. Two years ago, Daniel admits he was very shy and this opportunity would have been far out of his comfort zone. However, he wants to build his character and develop his interpersonal skills and felt this would be something that could help both of those.… Read more

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Young Fundraisers Receive Special Mayor Award

Pupils from 6 primary schools in Pontefract, all part of Pontefract Academies Trust, were invited to a special awards ceremony at the Mayor’s office on Thursday to celebrate the incredible fundraising effort they and other schools in the local area contributed to. Organised by The Prince of Wales Hospice, the ceremony celebrated £61,000 being raised from one event alone – a Reindeer Run. In December, children were encouraged to run, dance, skip or hop and get sponsored for doing so. The schools invited included Carleton Park Junior & Infant School, De Lacy Primary School, Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery… Read more

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Local 12 Year Old Set To Be A Tennis Star

12-year-old Evie, a student at The King’s School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust has aspirations to one day be a professional tennis player. Her dream is to play at Wimbledon and follow in the footsteps of her hero Johanna Konta. Evie, who has been playing in tournaments since the age of 5, trains for a minimum of 7 hours a week at Goole Tennis Centre. Her passion for tennis began when her Grandad spotted she had great hand-eye coordination when playing throw and catch in the garden with a tennis ball at the age of 3. When she turned 4,… Read more

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Meet The Next Generation Of Local Entrepreneurs

Students from Pontefract Academies Trust secondary schools, The King’s School, and Carleton High School competed in The Prince of Wales Hospice ‘Dragon’s Den meets The Apprentice’ challenge. Taking inspiration from the BBC’s popular TV shows, The Prince of Wales Hospice created their own exciting challenge for local schools to showcase the next generation of billionaires in the making. Students teamed up, developed a business idea, and pitched their products to a panel of Dragons set up by managers of high-profile local organisations. The students were given three months and £50 each to create their product and make as much profit… Read more

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Painting A Picture Of Hope

Three pupils from across Yorkshire have been named as winners of Carnegie School of Education’s art competition to create a design on the theme of hope in partnership with Leeds Beckett University. We are delighted to announce that Alicja, a Year 8 student at The King’s School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has been selected for 3rd prize. The competition received more than 150 entries from school children across Yorkshire. Headteacher of The King’s School, Mr Pinto, said: “I am delighted that one of our Year 8 students, Alicja has been selected for 3rd prize in your recent art competition. The… Read more

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Pontefract Students Put On A Show-Stopping Performance

Students from The King’s School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, put on a sell-out performance of the Little Shop of Horrors last week for the local community, parents, carers, and other students to enjoy. The King’s School Performing Arts department have been working on the performance for a few months and students had to take part in auditions to secure their parts. Dominic Pinto, Headteacher at The King’s School said: “Our staff and students have worked tirelessly with after school and lunchtime rehearsals to make the performance outstanding. It’s been great to see students flourish in their roles and grow… Read more

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Local Children Involved In Remembrance Day In Pontefract

Both of our secondary schools were delighted to welcome Mr Brian Berry MA from the Ackworth and Pontefract branch of The Royal British Legion along with other ex-veterans. They gave an inspirational presentation about their stories of serving in the war. They also spoke about the significance of the poppy. Both schools were also very fortunate to hear the bugle played live, which marked a very significant point in their assembly. Students from Carleton High School and The King’s School were also invited to be part of the Pontefract Remembrance Parade to remember those men and women who lost their… Read more

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Children In Need 2021

Every year, all eight of our schools find fun ways to raise money for Children in Need. Whether it’s baking, running races, raffles and much more. The Rookeries Junior, Infant & Nursery School featured on Look North and the Children In Need programme as they attempted to break the world record of how many wet sponges can you throw at someone in 30 seconds! A big thank you to Headteacher at The Rookeries, Mr Grogan for nominating himself to have the sponges thrown at! The pupils loved it. Overall our schools raised a staggering £4,000. Amongst the fundraising methods, Children… Read more

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Pontefract Academies Trust Pledge Support for The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract

Pontefract Academies Trust has announced that for this academic year their eight schools as well as the central office, will be fundraising for The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract. Throughout the coming year, the Trust hope to help children and staff gain an understanding as to what the charity stands for, the impact of fundraising and general awareness around the issues the charity combats as well as raising as much money as they can. The decision to support the charity for the second year in a row comes after an extremely successful academic year of fundraising last year, which… Read more

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Pontefract Academies Trust Raise almost £20,000 In Their Phenomenal Fundraising Efforts

All eight schools who are part of Pontefract Academies Trust have received the totals that they have collectively raised for The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract and Motor Neurone Disease Association during the 2020-2021 academic year. £10,252.10 had been raised for The Prince of Wales Hospice and £9,160.65 for Motor Neurone Disease. Both are incredible amounts that will make a positive difference to both charities. The schools include the six primary schools Carleton Park Junior and Infant School, De Lacy Pontefract Primary School, Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Larks Hill Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Orchard Head… Read more

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