Category Archives: HTA News

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History repeating itself

It was back to school for parents of years 9, 10 and 11 recently having been invited to take part in a GCSE History lesson. They were guided through the GCSE course and even given a typical exam paper to attempt some of the questions themselves. Not only was this a great opportunity to find […]

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All fired up at ‘Flame 2019’

Students from Holy Trinity Academy were part of an 8000 strong crowd at Wembley Arena for Flame 2019, the largest event for Catholic young people in England and Wales. The theme for the day was ‘Significance’ and defined as ‘worthy of attention’, ‘with meaning’ and ‘important’. Organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFED), the […]

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HTA Safeguarding Alert – MOMO App

Dear Parents/Carers please be alerted to the following  The ‘Momo; challenge is when a large doll figure with bulging eyes and a ‘creepy’ grin encourages children to add a contact on messaging service WhatsApp, then hounds children with violent messages and dares. It encourages children to self-harm and the ultimate post tells them to take […]

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Behind the scenes of the ‘beautiful game’

West Bromwich Albion Football Club played host to a number of schools this week, showing students what goes on behind the scenes in professional football.  As part of the ‘Aspire to Higher Education’ programme, students from Holy Trinity Academy were given an insight into the many different roles and careers associated with the sport. They […]

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Readathon 4th – 8th March

All Year 7 and 8 pupils will be taking part in a ‘Readathon’ challenge and a range of world book day activities next week in their English lessons. ‘Read for Good’ is a charity which raises money to supply books for children in UK hospitals. You will be given a sponsorship form in your English […]