ASTON MANOR ACADEMY 2023
PART OF EQUITAS ACADEMIES TRUST
HEADTEACHER Ramadan Mubarak to our families celebrating this holy month. This half term has been one of the busiest, yet one of the shortest. Student have been offered a wealth of experiences, residentials both abroad and at home, careers events, trips, and enrichment activities to widen student knowledge. We also hosted fifty students from France, who experienced ‘a day in the life of an English school’. The visit was most memorable, and our students did themselves proud. We are very sad to say goodbye to two members of staff this term. Miss Rujina Begum was an ex-student of Aston Manor Academy and worked as a teaching assistant for the past two years. We wish her every success moving forward. Finally, Mrs Sandra Coleman is leaving the school after 44 years of dedicated service. I have never known a member of staff care about children as much as Mrs Coleman. She has worked tirelessly with our students and their families to help support them. I know many staff here are very grateful to have worked with Sandra over the years. I am sure you will join me in wishing her a wonderful well-deserved retirement.
CAREERS FAIR
CAREERS AT ASTON UNIVERSITY
Keith Bradshaw Introduction to Healthcare
20 students in Year 10 have taken part in the Keith Bradshaw Introduction to Healthcare with Aston University Birmingham. After, six mentoring lessons in Maths and Science, and two exams’ Students attended a Graduation Ceremony. Students received a certificate and badge to congratulate them on all their hard work, determination, and achievements. The aim of the programme was to support students with exams and revision techniques. All the students had an enjoyable day. This term we had our annual Careers Fair. This provides the opportunity for our pupils from Year 8 up to Year 13 to meet and talk to lots of different future employers, universities, colleges, and training providers. We welcomed many companies including The NHS, KPMG, Sport4life, Nova Training and many Colleges and Universities to meet and talk with pupils about what they can offer. Our visitors were really impressed with our pupils and the questions they asked about future career pathways and academic courses.
FRENCH VISITORS
50 French visitors from the Lycée Romain Rollandin Goussainville school in Paris, France, came to Aston Manor Academy on Wednesday 15th March, 23. The students are all studying English and visited the school as part of a weeklong trip to the UK. Students worked together, talking in both languages about their experiences of school both in the UK and France. It was a truly enriching experience for everyone involved, especially the Y11s who hosted the visit, and we all got so much out of it. We are so proud of how well our own students represented the school and hope to return the visit soon.
POST-16 - UCAS We are delighted that 84% of Year 13 have applied for university and have a real ambition for their time after 6th form. Already, over half of these students have received an offer which is fantastic news! We have some real stand out students with Sakib receiving an offer for Banking, Money and Finance thanks to his participation on the Social Mobility Foundation scheme. Additionally, Zoha is another highlight
as she has an offer from Warwick University for Sociology. Finally, we have our first offer for a student to become a doctor and study medicine at Plymouth – well done Nazir! It is good to see that two students have already had offers for apprenticeships post university, also. Well done all!