Pontefract Academies Trust Support Children’s Mental Health Week

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26
May
2021

Pontefract Academies Trust Support Children’s Mental Health Week

Pontefract Academies Trust has been embracing Children’s Mental Health Week and encouraging all their students to find activities that help them feel good about themselves whether that be art, drama, exercise or music. The schools will be following the Place2Be’s theme of ‘Dress to Express’ this week and all students and staff will be taking part. Students are encouraged to wear their favourite colours or even sports strip to help share their feelings and thoughts. Larks Hill Junior and Infant school have been enjoying mindfulness drawing as part of their school day and Carleton High School have been hosting group… Read more

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26
May
2021

Pontefract Academies Trust Donate to Pontefract Food Bank

More than 500 teachers and staff from Pontefract Academies Trust are collecting tins of food and urgent items to donate to the Pontefract food bank. The Trust are pleased to be able to help them continue their phenomenal work of helping those needing support especially the increased numbers during the pandemic. Pontefract Food Bank which is based at Central Methodist Church, Newgate, Pontefract are delighted to have the support of Pontefract Academies Trust as they’re urgently needing items such as tinned tuna, tinned meats, tinned potatoes, carrots and large size nappies to name just some of the products on their… Read more

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26
May
2021

Pontefract Academies Trust Pledge Support for Motor Neurone Disease Association and The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract

Pontefract Academies Trust has announced that for this academic year all of their eight schools as well as the central office, will be fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) as their national charity and The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract as their local charity. Throughout the coming year, the Trust hope to help children and staff gain an understanding as to what the two charities stand for, the impact of fundraising and general awareness around the issues the charities combat as well as raising as much money as they can.  Fundraising ideas have already been flooding in from… Read more

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5
October
2020

First Virtual Open Evening

Pontefract Academies Trust are delighted to announce that Carleton High School and The King’s School will be “opening their doors” to prospective students and parents virtually this year, for what will be their very first “Virtual Open Evening”. Carleton High School’s Virtual Open Evening will be on Thursday 15th October 6.30pm and the link will be posted on their website: https://carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk/ The King’s School’s Virtual Open Evening will be on Tuesday 13th October at 6.30pm and the link will be posted on their website: https://kings.patrust.org.uk/ Hundreds of parents and prospective students from primary schools across Pontefract will be able to… Read more

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20
August
2020

Communication from the CEO – GCSE Results

Dear Pupils and Parents/Carers, I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate all our pupils and their families on the outstanding GCSE results achieved across Pontefract Academies Trust in 2020. The stunning performance has been achieved at a period of history that has been unsettling and confusing for all. It is vitally important that everyone celebrates. The achievements are a wonderful example of the partnership between teachers, pupils and parents/carers in both Carleton High School and The King’s School. I am sure that you will be delighted to learn that, despite the confusion and all the well documented national issues… Read more

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18
November
2019

Dates of interest for New College, Pontefract and Wakefield College

Dates of interest for NEW College Pontefract: Open events: Wednesday 20 November 2019 5.00-8.00pm Thursday 6 February 2020 5.00-7.00pm Interview evenings (they will be invited in order of applications) Wednesday 4 December 2019 Wednesday 22 January 2020 Wednesday 26 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Excellence Academy Evening (invite by you via a letter that we will send you in January) Tuesday 11 February 2020 APPLICATION DEADLINE DATE – 1 MARCH 2020 Dates of interest for Wakefield College Open events: Saturday 16 November 2019 (Wakefield and Castleford Campuses 10.00am-1.00pm) Wednesday 26 February 2020 (Wakefield Campus 4.30-7.00pm) Read more

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