WPT Newsletter – May

Welcome to the fourth edition of our half-termly cross-Trust newsletter. It’s been another busy few weeks and we’re continuing to achieve lots of wonderful things across the Trust – the newsletter showcases just a few of them. Once again, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all staff, students and communities of Wickersley Parntership […]
Get Work Ready – Wickersley Sixth Form students take lead on Primary PE lessons

Over the last few weeks, two Wickersley Sixth Form students, Elicia and Lucie, joined Wickersley Partnership Trust’s Primary PE Department for their Get Work Ready short-term placements. They chose to do their placement in PE as it will help them gain experience for their future study and careers – with one going on to study […]
Get Work Ready – Wickersley Sixth Form students join WPT’s EYFS Departments for Short-Term Placements

Two Wickersley Sixth Form students, Elisha and Rebecca, have joined Wickersley Partnership Trust’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Departments – at Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School and Aston Hall Junior and Infant School – for their Get Work Ready short-term placements. The reasoning behind their choices to join the EYFS Department are quite different – Elisha’s […]
The Gainsborough Academy Student, Lucas, is due to appear on BBC Look North Tonight

A Year 7 student at The Gainsborough Academy, Lucas Artiss – who has recently walked 930k steps for The Ambulance Staff Charity – is due to appear on BBC Look North this evening on BBC One at 6.30pm. Walking 30,000 steps a day in March, aspiring paramedic, Lucas, raised over £1600 for the charity. Today, […]
ASDA Parkgate Donates 10 Laptops And Support Bundles To Ashwood Primary School

Ashwood Primary School has recently received a donation of 10 laptops and support bundles – containing headphones, dongles and data – from Asda Parkgate to support the students’ learning. The aim of the donation is to help out those students and families who would otherwise not be able to finance similar tech equipment for learning […]
Get Work Ready: WPT’s Premises Team welcome placement student, Owen

Wickersley Sixth Form Student, Owen Gundry, is the first student on the Get Work Ready scheme to join forces with Wickersley Partnership Trust’s Premises Department to get some hands-on experience in construction and premises-based projects – including a primary school renovation! Owen’s aspirations after Sixth Form is to do a degree apprenticeship, preferably in quantity […]
Get Work Ready – Wickersley Sixth Form Students Gain Valuable Work Experience in WPT’s Finance Department

Last week saw the start of the first Get Work Ready programme, in which eight Wickersley Sixth Form students started a short-term work placement within different departments across Wickersley Partnership Trust. Over the next few weeks, three of the students – Alisa Ali, Millie Rose and Ria Rajesh – will continue working in the Finance […]