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Category: In the Community

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Monkwood Raises £8000 for Rotherham Hospice

Today, Monkwood Primary School students put on some antlers and raced around the school grounds, raising an incredible £8,000 (and still counting!) for Rotherham Hospice.   A whopping 450 students took part in the sponsored Reindeer Run, turning the playground into a sea of reindeer and filling the school with holiday cheer. The money raised will help support Rotherham Hospice’s vital care services for local people and their families facing

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Sarah Champion MP Visits Thrybergh Primary School

This week, Y5s and 6s from Thrybergh Primary School welcomed Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, to the classroom as part of this year’s UK Parliament Week celebrations.    Students took part in an engaging Q&A session, asking Sarah about some of the biggest issues facing Rotherham, how laws are made and why democracy and voting are so important.    They were particularly interested in her work improving opportunities for local families,

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Ashwood Students Spread Community Joy

Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School students are continuing to make a difference in the community through a long-standing partnership with Broadacres Care Home. The partnership started back in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when Ashwood students became pen pals with residents who were unable to receive visitors due to lockdown restrictions. What began as handwritten letters of kindness soon developed into regular in-person visits, and they’re now an

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Rotherham Show 2025

Congratulations to all of our incredibly talented Wickersley and Clifton music students who took to the stage at the Rotherham Show at Clifton Park last weekend! Our students rose to the occasion with brilliant performances that showcased their hard work, dedication and love for music. From soloists to groups, every act brought something different to the stage, and it was fantastic to see them perform with such confidence and creativity.

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Children’s Capital of Culture Festival of Sport

This summer, all Rotherham schools across the Trust took part in an extraordinary nine-day journey, in the form of the Children’s Capital of Culture Baton Relay. Kicking off with an explosion of colour at the Rawmarsh Community School Colour Run in May, the baton travelled across the borough throughout May and June, culminating in a spectacular finale at the Schools Games Festival of Sport on Wednesday 2nd July at Herringthorpe

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WPT Residential 2025

WPT Residentials 2025!

From 3rd-13th June our Y6 students took part in their WPT residentials, and what a huge success it was!   This year, for the first time, our WPT Residentials 2025 students took part in a hike in the Peak District. Part of the walk included a ‘Duck Hunt’ where the students searched around for 100 rubber ducks in different teams. The students loved this task, and the overall winners, in

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Don Valley Festival 2025

Last weekend (21st-23rd March), students from primary and secondary schools from across Wickersley Partnership Trust attended The Don Valley Festival 2025! The Don Valley Festival 2025, is a community event that has a strong emphasis on young talent and creativity in Doncaster and beyond. The display was a spectacular showcase of creativity, imagination and vibrant colours. The submissions from WPT students were entered into various categories to be judged. The

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#LetGirlsPlay Festival 2025

On Tuesday 4th March 2025, the Rotherham School Games Team in collaboration with the Wath Academy Football Scholarship staff delivered their annual #LetGirlsPlay day, which involved a morning and an afternoon session for girls in Year 3. The event has been designed as ‘inspire & engage’ with an emphasis on participation and engagement, aiming to give the participants a positive experience to hopefully inspire them to continue exploring football in

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Thrybergh Academy at Rotherham School Games Panathlon

On Wednesday 26th February, 16 Y8 Sports Leaders from Thrybergh Academy supported the Rotherham School Games Primary Panathlon events. The day saw the leaders deliver and officiate seven different activities across a morning and an afternoon session, working with 12 schools and over 80 children from the borough.   Panathlon is a national charity which gives young people with disabilities and special educational needs the opportunity to take part in

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WPT Y11 Careers Fair

WPT Y11 Careers Fair

Last week, we held our WPT Y11 Careers Fair at our Cranworth Road site, for Rotherham students across the Trust to come down and get a taste of the Post-16 and career opportunities available to them after they leave school.    It was a packed-out exhibition with a range of providers there – colleges, universities, the armed forces, public sector organisations and private sector companies.    Thank you to the

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A selection of students who performed in the showcase

WPT is 10 Showcase!

2024 marked a decade since Wickersley School and Sports College academised and WPT was formed. This milestone year has been one of celebration, culminating in our biggest-ever, cross-Trust collaboration – the WPT is 10 Showcase!   On Tuesday 12th November, over 300 students from across Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) took to the stage at Magna Science Adventure Centre to play their part in the celebrations.  The event had three showings

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WPT School Games Marks 23/24

We can now reveal our School Games Marks for 2023/2024!    Wickersley School & Sports College – Platinum Clifton Community School – Gold  Rawmarsh Community School – Gold  The Gainsborough Academy – Gold  Aston Hall Junior & Infant School – Gold  Aston Lodge Primary School – Gold  Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School – Platinum  Foljambe Primary School – Gold  Monkwood Primary School – Platinum  Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School – Gold Rawmarsh

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students covered in paint from colour run

School Games Colour Run 2024

On Friday 17th May, 700 children from around Rotherham came together to take part in the Rotherham School Games Colour Run in aid of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, based in North Anston.   24 schools registered their children in March, then spent the following weeks learning about Bluebell Wood’s work through assemblies etc.   Runners were then encouraged to gain sponsorship from friends and families via the JustGiving page and

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Children hanging from gymnastics bars

RSG Gymnastics Festivals

On Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th, the Rotherham School Games Team hosted four Gymnastics Festivals at Phoenix Gymnastics Academy. The festivals were attended by over 180 children, from 19 schools across Rotherham. The children attending were given the opportunity to try different types of gymnastics events, such as: Trampolining, Rings, Bars, Tumble Track, Vaulting and Beam work. Ross Inglis, School Games Organiser, said: “For the majority of the children, it

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WPT RE Team’s Madina Masjid Iftar Visit

The secondary RE team were invited to iftar (fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan) at Madina Masjid Sheffield. The team have recently completed our series of Year 7 visits to the mosque for this academic year in our Rotherham schools, these visits form part of our entitlement curriculum, enabling students to visit free of charge. Our RE colleagues attended as visitors alongside members of the police and fire service.

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students holding certificates with wpt logo at the borrom

The Don Valley Festival

Last weekend (22nd-24th March), students from primary and secondary schools from across Wickersley Partnership Trust attended The Don Valley Festival! The festival is a community event that has a strong emphasis on young talent and creativity in Doncaster and beyond. It celebrates the artistic abilites of children in South Yorkshire, in areas including art, photography, music and drama. The submissions from WPT students were entered into various categories to be

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Skipping School Festival 2024

On Friday 9th February Rotherham School Games teamed up with Skipping School to deliver two Skipping Festivals. 17 Primary schools from across Rotherham attended the event split over a morning and afternoon session, including 3 of our Trust schools. This saw over 180 children participating in skipping and learning new skipping skills, whilst also giving them a chance to represent their school at a School Games event.  All schools attending received a

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Sports Hall Athletics

The Rotherham School Games team hosted their every popular Sports Hall Athletics Programme in January and February, with children from Y5, Y6, Y7 and Y8 having the chance to participate. The primary programme consists of 10 boys and 10 girls making up a team, accumulating points for their times, distances and scores across a number of indoor track and field events. The Y7 and Y8 competition has boys and girls competing as

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WPT Students in Young Musician Final

On Sunday 4th February, Ben and Lucas from Thrybergh Academy, and Ruby from Wickersley School headed to Nottingham to compete in the Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland District 1220 Young Musician Final, which covers South Yorkshire to North Nottinghamshire.   We’re incredibly proud to announce that Ben (sponsored by Rotary Club of Rotherham) won the Vocal Class with an outstanding performance! This means he will now progress to

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WPT on the Made by Mammas Podcast!

Our Director of Safeguarding and Director of PSHE have today been featured on the Made by Mammas Podcast.   The Podcast, hosted by TV and Radio Broadcaster Zoe Hardman along with Georgia Dayton, features a Q&A on all things PSHE and Safeguarding including sex and relationships, internet safety, communication, friendships and bullying.  Check it out today on Spotify or your favourite Podcast provider. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PslJRup89W8hHpGH06UhP?si=47e38d7823964ec4

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WPT Cheerleading Activity Camp

Is your child interested in Cheerleading? Wickersley Partnership Trust are hosting a Cheerleading Camp this half term!   Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th February 2024 Wickersley School and Sports College – Yellow Gym Students in Y5, Y6 or Y7 (9-12 years old) welcome £20 per day An interest or previous experience in cheerleading or gymnastics is required   There is a limit of 20 students per day.   If you would like

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Read for Good Readathon

During this half term, Y7 and Y8 students across Wickersley Partnership Trust are taking part in the Read for Good Readathon. Read for Good is a registered charity that started as Readathon in 1984, by asking students to read whatever they wanted in their spare time, and getting their friends and family to sponsor them to raise money for seriously ill children in hospital. Readathon continues to support reading for

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