West Lakes Academy

🔦SPOTLIGHT ON SAFEGUARDING🔦

STUDENT SUCCESS 🌟🏆

Oliver Roberts, Year 10, was awarded a trophy on Thursday evening for Best Under 18's.

Oliver plays for Whitehaven Marras N Arras, at Moor Row Working Men's Club.

Pictured alongside him is Simon McCall from Gap Plant and Tool Hire, Simon was awarded a trophy for winning the 8-week ranking series.

YEAR 10 & YEAR 12 MOCK EXAM INFORMATION

A copy of the Year 10 and Year 12 Mock Exam Timetable (April 2025) is now available for students and parents/carers to view under the Exam Information Section of the School Website, in addition to the EduLink Noticeboard.

Exams Information - West Lakes Academy - Changing Lives Through Learning WLA Exam Timetables (2024/25): Year 11, Year 12 BTEC and Year 13 mock exam timetable (February/March 2025) Year 11, Year 12 BTEC and Year 13 Mock Exam Information WLA Exam...

WELLBEING MATTERS

A reminder of our Wellbeing Event this Thursday 27th March. This event is open to ALL parents and students of West Lakes Academy. Any questions please email Miss Taylor on [email protected]

WELL BEING MATTERS

Please see the information below regarding our Well Being Matters event being held on 27th March 3pm – 7pm at. If you have any questions please email Miss Taylor on [email protected]

✨ARTISTS OF THE WEEK ✨

⭐️Ava Reagan

⭐️Sydney Fisher

⭐️Bella Haile

⭐️Courtney Sharp

⭐️Lucy Ashworth

⭐️Omotoke Ilesanmi

ℹ️ NEWSLETTER ℹ️

Please click on the link below to view last week's edition of our Newsletter.

https://wla.education/wla-newsletter-21-03-2025/

WLA NEWSLETTER 21.03.2025 - West Lakes Academy - Changing Lives Through Learning

✨SCIENCE WIZARDS ✨

ATTENDANCE WEEKLY ROUND UP- W/B 17 MARCH

CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS!

Huge congratulations to our Year 7 team—Isaac, Cohen, Jack, Carlton, and Jay—who took on Man City’s youth squad! A tough match, but an unforgettable experience with scouts watching. Proud of their determination and talent. The future is bright!

✨MATHS MARVEL ✨

CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS!

Georgiana Pullen, in year 11, is not only studying for her GCSE exams but she has also won the U16 category race, during the British Interschool Ski Challenge in the Womens’ Giant Slalom! Georgiana represented West Lakes Academy during this event and we are ever so proud to have our name beside hers!

Well done, Georgiana! We are ever so proud of you and the future you are crafting for yourself.

Do you have a successful story, outside of school, that you would like us to celebrate? Please contact the Head of Year and tutor to share this with us.

✨ARTISTS OF THE WEEK ✨

⭐️JACK SALMON
⭐️LEO WILSON
⭐️PADDY SMITH
⭐️JACKSON HETHERINGTON
⭐️JOSIE MCCANN
⭐️KALEB MINGINS
⭐️RONNIE LAWSON
⭐️TAMARA MRENGO
⭐️AMELIA WANACOTT
⭐️HANNAH GRAHAM
⭐️CAYDEE MCCARTHY

Director of Mathematics & Numeracy - West Lakes Academy, Egremont, Cumbria Closing date: 9:00am, Fri 28th Mar, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

Director of English & Literacy - West Lakes Academy, Egremont, Cumbria Closing date: 9:00am, Fri 28th Mar, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

ℹ️ NEWSLETTER ℹ️
Please click on the link below to view this week's edition of our Newsletter.

https://wla.education/wla-newsletter-14-03-25/

WLA NEWSLETTER 14.03.25 - West Lakes Academy - Changing Lives Through Learning

CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS!

This week we are celebrating Faith Davidson! Faith attended the British School Championships 2025 for Judo at Sheffield over the weekend, as an official. She worked hard for the British Judo Association and was able to meet many new people. Faith did a fantastic job working alongside officials, and an Olympian, who gave a master class!

Do you have a successful story, outside of school, that you would like us to celebrate?

Please contact the Head of Year and tutor to share this with us.

A reminder about our weekly intervention sessions running for year 11.

Please note - Mrs Sunter and Mr Garvie are running additional English intervention sessions after school on Friday.

YEAR 11 INTERVENTION

As we move closer to the exam window we have explored a range of intervention strategies that best support our students to develop their skills, knowledge and success.

For this reason core subjects will run both open intervention and targeted intervention (where smaller groups are pulled during tutor for a short period of time to work on a specific skill).

Parents will receive information from the subject when their child is selected for a targeted group, which changes frequently over future months. Additionally, by running these sessions in the morning it means that our students can access intervention for their other subjects after school.

We have already seen some fantastic sessions take place and are proud of our passionate staff and students for their determination to succeed.

Please contact the head of department for a subject of you have any questions.

⭐️ WORK EXPERIENCE ⭐️

Some of our year 10 students had an incredible week during their work experience, exploring places that piqued their interest in life after school.

Our adventure began with a fantastic visit to the Whitehaven fire station, where students enjoyed a tour and hands-on experience.

Next, on the Tuesday, we immersed ourselves in the wonders of Lakeland Wildlife Park, feeding and learning about the animals.

The journey continued on Wednesday to Workington town centre, where students demonstrated independence by exploring shops and making purchases in small groups. We then planned a delightful trip to the cinema.

Maryport Aquarium welcomed us on Thursday with an enlightening tour, introducing students to the many fish species and other aquatic creatures that inhabit our waters. Followed by our visit to Lakes College showcased the diverse educational programs available for our students.

We concluded our eventful week with a trip to Egremont Coop and Herons, where students budgeted, created shopping lists, and purchased picnic supplies. Their hard work culminated in a fun outing to the Core.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to our wonderful week. Hopefully, all our Year 10 students had an amazing experience, and I can't wait to hear all about their adventures.

Mrs Bennett