Exploring ways to tackle Social Injustice
Year 9 students visited the University of Wolverhampton and attended a Social Injustice Conference. The theme for the day was to explore the social injustice that many people in the UK experience. Homelessness and food-banks are two of the symptoms of social injustice and were the focus of the event. HTA students worked with other schools […]
Notice to Parents: Parking Enforcements
Council are due to take over parking enforcement on 31 January. Powers to enforce illegal on-street parking in the borough will transfer from West Mercia Police to Telford & Wrekin Council at the end of the month (31 January). From that date, the Council’s team of Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers will be able to issue Penalty […]
The ‘World of Work’ is not a world away
Telford and Wrekin’s “Life Ready, Work Ready” team had the pleasure of delivering the Aspire to Higher Education’s World of Work Day to Year 9 students. They explored the range of higher education options available to them such as Higher Degree Apprenticeships and the traditional University route. They looked at how the local labour market […]
Knife Angel Artwork Competition
To mark Telford and Wrekin hosting the ‘Knife Angel’ sculpture at Southwater during the month of March, they, in conjunction with West Mercia Police and the Steer Clear Programme are launching an artwork competition for schools. Year 7 to 11 pupils are invited to submit artwork to be used in promotional materials and the Steer […]
Learning to ‘Speak and Be Heard’
Yesterday we were privileged to have the Speakers Trust deliver a workshop to some of our Year 10 students. The Speakers Trust, a public speaking training organisation, works closely with schools to deliver communication training to young people, enhance their speaking skills thereby giving them confidence to ‘speak and be heard’. Students were able to […]
Elevate Education helping you to ‘Ace Your Exams’
Holy Trinity Academy welcomed Elevate Education back into school on Monday 13th January 2020 where they delivered a stimulating seminar to all students in year 11 on ‘Acing Exams’. ‘Ace Your Exams’ addresses tangible exam based skills that students can use to direct all of the hard work that they’ve put in throughout the year […]
From Farmer to Pharmacist
As part of the Aspire to Higher Education initiative, Stephen Seki came into school last week to talk to Year 11 students about his incredible journey from ‘farmer’ to ‘pharmacist’ to show how a 10 year old boy raised in poverty in a Ugandan farming village became the success that he is today through sheer […]