Author: Clair Hill

Supporting students through creativity

Emotional Literacy Supports Assistants (ELSA) can help students a number of ways. This week, one of our Year 7 students explained that he was having nightmares, as a result he worked really hard and enjoyed creating a fantastic dream catcher. …
10th June 2021

Outdoor survival skills

Year 8 students attend High Ashurst, the outdoor learning centre on a weekly basis. This week they learnt how to build a campfire – this included excitedly collecting firewood, learning how to use flints and campfire cooking! They enjoyed bacon, …
28th May 2021

Exploring Indian culture

In Geography this term, Year 8 have been learning about India. This week’s lesson was focused on Indian culture, specifically traditional Indian food which the students got to try in their lesson. Students enjoyed trying Indian cuisine, some for the …
13th May 2021

Embracing Mental Health Week

Unified Academy are embracing Mental Health Week, we have been focusing on appreciating nature and the effects it has on our mood and self-esteem. We took a trip to the park for some outdoor learning and to work on team …
13th May 2021

Getting creative to improve well-being

It’s Mental Health Week and Year 8 have been getting involved by producing some beautiful posters focusing on engaging with nature to improve well-being.
13th May 2021

Outdoor learning

At Unified Academy, we are always looking for ways to bring the curriculum to life, so last week we delivered the Year 7’s science class outdoors and students worked together to build structures with Kinects. The resulting structures were impressive, …
27th April 2021

Design Technology skills

Student, Charlie created a bespoke piece of furniture during his Design Technology lessons. He wanted to make a shoe cabinet so he had somewhere to put his shoes in his room. Charlie worked extremely hard and stayed focused throughout the …
30th March 2021

Eggstraordinary Food Technology

Year 6 and 7 students have been learning about the Easter story, and in this week’s food tech lesson they focused on the symbolic meaning of the egg during the celebrations. This translated into them making fantastic edible Easter baskets.
29th March 2021

Enrichment trip to the park

As part of their social skills and enrichment lesson, students in year 6 and 7 enjoyed a visit to the local park. They were encouraged to make their own packed lunches, some choose to make tuna rolls, which entailed safely …
29th March 2021

Bird house project

Students have been putting their design technology skills to excellent use making these amazing bird houses. Cayden was the first to complete the project, he said: “When I look at my bird house I feel happy.” Cayden’s teacher conveyed that students …
26th March 2021

Thinking of others

Some of our Year 7 students spent the last 3 weeks of their Friday enrichment class preparing some wonderful Mother’s Day gifts.  They decorated gift bags and packed them full of lovely treats, including; freshly made biscuits, potted tissue paper …
15th March 2021

It’s National Careers Weeks 2021

National Careers Week (NCW) is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support …
1st March 2021