The Aylesbury Vale Academy

We currently have the following vacancies. For further information go to https://www.theacademy.me/vacancies

A fantastic group of enthusiastic GCSE geographers spent the day on 12th October 2022 in Black Park, Berkshire. They carried out fieldwork tasks within the woodland ecosystem, including transects and bipolar surveys, where they developed their skills which will be assessed in Paper 3 of their Geography GCSE. Students also took on the challenge of GoApe; a series of high ropes and zip wires through the forest. We were so proud of the resilience shown by all the students and hope they have all gained fun memories (and geographical skills) from the day

Huge congratulations to Joshua in Year 11 who spent the weekend competing in the ICO World Championship tournament in Hungary. Joshua achieved Gold and Bronze at the tournament and is now on his way home to prepare for his mocks this week. Well done Joshua and Good Luck to all the Year 11 students with their pre-mocks this week.

We are looking to appoint a creative, knowledgeable and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join the SEN (Special Educational Needs) Department in either the primary or secondary phase of Aylesbury Vale Academy. Previous experience is desirable, but not essential and applicants must have a willingness to undertake any additional training as appropriate. For further information - https://www.theacademy.me/lsa

Today is Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day!

On average 2 students in every class of 30 have a neurodevelopmental condition called Developmental Language Disorder or DLD.
Information can be found on https://radld.org/dld-awareness-day/

If you have concerns about your child and their learning, please complete the following form:

Secondary: https://forms.office.com/r/SDGCJNGL2L
Primary: https://forms.office.com/r/CD1CHTscFR

Please join us on Tuesday 18th October in the Primary Community Suite for our half termly Coffee morning!

Our focus this half term will be Disability Living Allowance criteria and application. The session will be led by Charlotte James from Sunshine Support.

As part of Diwali celebrations this year AVA will be running an Indian Dance Workshop with years 7, 8 and 9 on the 1st November. Letters have been sent home with full details. There are 30 spaces per year group and will be first come first serve.

Dyspraxia Awareness Week - w/c 9th October 2022

The Dyspraxia Foundation have lots of useful information and require your feedback and support:

https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/

If you have concerns about your child and their learning, please complete the following form:

Secondary: https://forms.office.com/r/SDGCJNGL2L
Primary: https://forms.office.com/r/CD1CHTscFR

On 12th October a group of 45 GCSE Geographers will be visiting Black Park, Berkshire, to carry out field work within the woodland ecosystem and take part in GoApe. This will help support students' learning of the Living World topic as well as build confidence and resilience.

Appointment slots are now open to meet your child's form tutor to discuss how they are settling into their new year group. Please book your appointment via School Cloud: https://aylesburyvaleacademy.schoolcloud.co.uk/ appointments will be held in school.

All Secondary School parents/carers are invited to our Parenting Workshop on Thursday 20th October from 6-7pm.

The workshop will cover what support we can offer in school to support your child and the family. We also have Bucks County Council in for the evening who will talk about the free services they can offer our families. The event is open to all parents and carers but we have a limited number of seats.

For full details and to register for the event please go to our website -https://www.theacademy.me/workshop

Don't forget we are inviting all Year 11 parents in this Thursday, 5-7pm for the Getting the Grade evening. The evening consists of four talks, focusing on the year ahead, revision, English, Maths and Science.

AVA will celebrate Black History Month in October with a series of events aimed at celebrating the too often unheralded accomplishments of black Britons throughout history.

Visit our website for more details https://www.theacademy.me/bhm

Dyslexia Awareness Week - w/c 2nd October 2022

The British Dyslexia Association are hosting webinars to support Parents and teachers alike in their approach to supporting students who have Dyslexia.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/events

You will also find a whole range of resources and guidance on our website.
https://www.theacademy.me/cognition

If you have concerns about your child and their learning, please complete the following form:

Secondary: https://forms.office.com/r/SDGCJNGL2L
Primary: https://forms.office.com/r/CD1CHTscFR

Only a few days to go...

For more details including viewing our Primary and Secondary prospectus go to our website here: https://www.theacademy.me/openevent

ACADEMY OPEN EVENING (WHOLE SCHOOL)
Thursday 29th September (6.00-8.00pm) - no booking required.

Presentations at 6:30pm and 7:30pm (Primary)
Presentations at 6:15pm and 7:00pm (Secondary)

OPEN MORNINGS (PRIMARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-11.00).

Presentation at 10:00am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

OPEN MORNINGS (SECONDARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-12.30).

Tours at 9:15am, 10:15am and 11:15am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

https://www.theacademy.me/openevent

ACADEMY OPEN EVENING (WHOLE SCHOOL)
Thursday 29th September (6.00-8.00pm) - no booking required.

Presentations at 6:30pm and 7:30pm (Primary)
Presentations at 6:15pm and 7:00pm (Secondary)

OPEN MORNINGS (PRIMARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-11.00).

Presentation at 10:00am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

OPEN MORNINGS (SECONDARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-12.30).

Tours at 9:15am, 10:15am and 11:15am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

https://www.theacademy.me/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=90

Monday 26th September is the European Day of Languages and we want to celebrate the occasion with students by doing some special activities at AVA from KS2 up to KS5. See our website for further details.
https://www.theacademy.me/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=108

We would like to invite AVA Secondary School parents/carers into school for a Parenting Workshop on Thursday 20th October from 6-7pm.

For full details and to register for the event please go to our website -https://www.theacademy.me/workshop

60 of our students are spending the day outdoors at Operation Encounter, building on their aspirations and resilience.

ACADEMY OPEN EVENING (WHOLE SCHOOL)
Thursday 29th September (6.00-8.00pm) - no booking required.

Presentations at 6:30pm and 7:30pm (Primary)
Presentations at 6:15pm and 7:00pm (Secondary)

OPEN MORNINGS (PRIMARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-11.00).

Presentation at 10:00am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

OPEN MORNINGS (SECONDARY)
Thursday 6th October and Thursday 13th October (9.30-12.30).

Tours at 9:15am, 10:15am and 11:15am. To book please complete the form on the school website (below link).

https://www.theacademy.me/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=90

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RESULTS YEAR 11

We are extremely proud of all of our Year 11s. They have endured a significant amount of disruption to their learning and lives over the past two years.

These students have performed extremely well against the odds and there were some outstanding individual results with almost all of our students coming into school to collect their results in person and being confident enough to be interviewed by journalists.

Some departments performed extremely well too with Spanish, Religious Studies, Drama, Music, Business Studies, Engineering and Fine Art leading the way. Our staff have worked extremely hard alongside our students and we wish them all well as they move on to the next stage in their lives.

Congratulations.

Aylesbury Vale Academy is excited and proud to present Matilda Junior the musical, on the 6th 7th and 8th July in our main hall. The musical will also feature students from the Primary Phase, who have been an absolute delight to work with.

Packed with high-energy and catchy songs, children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Tickets for our production of Matilda are now on sale and are available from the Academy reception at a cost of £4 per ticket. Tickets will also be available on the door.

The performance will start promptly at 7pm on all 3 evenings and we look forward to seeing you there to enjoy and support our amazing students.

AVA Awarded Eco Schools Green Flag with Distinction

Well done to Mrs Smyth and the Eco-Committee at AVA for achieving the Eco-Schools Green Flag, with Distinction.

https://www.theacademy.me/ecoschool

AVA Awarded Eco Schools Green Flag with Distinction Congratulations to the Eco-Committee team, headed by Mrs Smythe, for achieving an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award, with Distinction!

Cultural Week week commencing 6th June 2022 - AVA will be celebrating our global connections by hosting our first Cultural week.

Celebrations will include:- Assemblies displaying our Multicultural staff and students; The lunch menu will have cultural dishes from around the world; Music will be played in the Atrium at lunch and break from the same culture as the food; Information on different cultures will be displayed around school.

AVA celebrated the Queen's Jubilee Day Celebrations with a number of activities before the half-term break. Activities included:

Bunting designed by all students displayed in the Atrium; All students offered a free Jubilee cake during breaktime; Jubilee based lunch menu; Celebratory Music played in the Atrium reflecting the Queen's reign including commonwealth aspects to celebrate the diversity of the United Kingdom.

Vice Principal Opportunity - we currently have a vacancy for a Vice Principal (closing date 9 May 2022).

AVA is a school with an unrelenting ambition to raise standards and, in turn, improve life chances for its students. We are looking for a Vice Principal who will be a significant presence and an inspirational role model for students and staff, build on the success to date, and seize the opportunity to help move the school forward to Outstanding. This post represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, resilient leader.

https://www.theacademy.me/viceprincipal

Aylesbury Vale Acadamy Year 11 Leavers Hoodies. - Pl Schoolwear

Leavers hoodies are available to purchase via the PLC Schoolwear.

Please use the following link to order your child's leavers hoodie https://plschoolwear.co.uk/shop/aylesbury-vale-academy/ava-girls/aylesbury-vale-acadamey-year-11-leavers-hoodies/

Hoodies will be given out at the leavers assembly.

Aylesbury Vale Acadamy Year 11 Leavers Hoodies. - Pl Schoolwear PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR POSTAGE. PLEASE SELECT PICK UP IN STORE. THE DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR HOODIES WILL BE HANDLED BY THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE ACCURATE WITH YOUR SIZE SELECTION, ONCE THE HOODIE IS PRINTED, THERE IS NO REFUND OR EXCHANGE.