Month: December 2017

£10K awarded to YPA for Youth Mental Health project

£10K awarded to YPA for Youth Mental Health project The Young People’s Academy has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery to run a training and awareness project for Youth Mental Health support. At YPA and across the Trust …
19th December 2017

Christmas card competition winner!

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust were delighted to receive 58 entries for the annual Christmas Card Competition, what talented and creative pupils and students we have! The designs filled us with Christmas cheer, so much so, we adorned the OHC&AT …
19th December 2017

Department of Education Visit

Last week, Young People’ Academy were thrilled to have a visit from Andre Ellis from the Department of Education, who have helped to approve the new free school application for the School. He came over to get a better idea of …
19th December 2017

Goals

On Wednesday 22nd November- YPA went to football at Goals in Hayes. In the first half Brandon played well in the match, he was doing good defending and attacking. Elohim was also doing good tackling and shooting. The score was 5-4. …
19th December 2017

Mental Health First Aid Training success!

An article has been published on Teachwire by caretaker Maurice Pearson: “My job is to keep the building safe and to make it look better, so some would come and do litter picks with me, tidying up the grounds. And …
19th December 2017

All the fun of the Fayre!

It’s that time of the year again! Young People’s Academy and The Skills Hub came together for a fun filled Summer Fayre! This time the weather on our side, with a beautiful day of sunshine, ensuring everyone spent the whole …
19th December 2017

A great trip to Thorpe Park

Once again The Rotary Club of Uxbridge and Hillingdon very kindly donated tickets to Thorpe Park as part of The Kids Day Out event. It was a hot day and the fast rides certainly cooled everybody down. There was lots …
19th December 2017

A day at the farm!

On the last day before half term, some of the year 7 pupils went on a trip to Odds Farm Park. The weather was fabulous and everyone really enjoyed the country air. The pupils fed the goats and the sheep, the animals gently taking …
19th December 2017