
WPT Newsletter May 2025
The WPT Newsletter for May is here! Click the link below to see everything we’ve been up to across the Trust: Click here
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The WPT Newsletter for May is here! Click the link below to see everything we’ve been up to across the Trust: Click here
On Friday 16th May, Rawmarsh Community School exploded with energy and colour as it hosted the annual Rotherham School Games Colour Run in support of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, a wonderful local organisation that offer support to children with life-shortening illnesses and their families. The vibrant event formed part of the borough-wide Children’s Capital of Culture 2025 celebrations, shining a light on youth voice, creativity, and community action. The
On Thursday 15th May, the WPT Young Musician 2025 final was held, in which finalists from across our Trust schools competed in categories by performing to a panel of external adjudicators. With two shows featuring some of our primary and secondary singers and instrumentalists, it was an amazing display of the outstanding talent we have across WPT. The adjudicators were: Toby Smith (Head of Rotherham Music Hub/Service) Rob Bellis (Curriculum Lead for
Thursday 8th May marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and to commemorate the occasion, staff and students across Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) took part in a range of activities including: Dressing in red, white or blue Singing songs from the 1940s Learning about VE Day in History lessons Visiting a care home to hear first-hand stories about the War Making their own Union Jack flags Thrybergh Academy even welcomed
On Monday 1st May 2025, representatives from each of our secondary schools were invited to the WPT Head Office in Rotherham to meet our Board of Directors as part of their most recent Board meeting. The students, all members of their respective Student Councils, were treated to a buffet lunch before meeting with Directors in what was a first-of-its-kind meeting between student and Trust leadership. The event, a fact-finding
On Wednesday 30th April, students from Wickersley, Rawmarsh and Thrybergh Academy took part in the final match of the Rotherham School Boys u13s Yorkshire Federation League. It was yet another successful outcome, with their 11th win out of 11 games. Throughout the season they have also beat the likes of Sheffield, Leeds, and Barnsley, scoring 65 goals and only conceding 3. They all played a huge part in the
Mr Shaw Runs the London Marathon A huge congratulations to Mr Shaw from The Gainsborough Academy who ran and completed the London Marathon yesterday in aid of pancreatic cancer. He completed the marathon in a fantastic time of 4 hours and 56 minutes! Well done, Mr Shaw! Matilda Completes the London Mini Marathon Matilda, Y10 student at Wickersley School and Sports College, also made the trip to London
Before the Easter holidays, students from across Wickersley Partnership Trust took part in the WPT School Report 2025. The WPT School Report is all about giving students from across our 13 schools the chance to use their student voice to create meaningful media – in the form of a newsletter, a podcast or a video – on topics that matter the most to them. It also aims to develop a
Over the holidays, we held our fifth WPT Easter Competition, which was open to all students across Wickersley Partnership Trust. To enter the competition, our students had to get creative and send us an Easter themed piece of artwork, a selfie, a photo, or a design. As always, we had some fantastic entries, and our judges had an extremely hard job of choosing the top 5! But
We are extremely proud that Josh Bartle, Assistant Headteacher at Clifton Community School, has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the ‘Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School’ category in The Pearson National Teaching Awards 2025. Josh has worked across multiple secondary schools within Wickersley Partnership Trust and it’s been an honour to nurture his growth as a teacher and Senior Leader over the last few years. This
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