15/07/2026
🏃♀️🌟 Celebrating Our First Ever Active Week! 🌟🏃♂️
This term, Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy proudly held its first-ever Active Week, a whole-school celebration of physical activity, inclusion and personal achievement.
Throughout the week, pupils took part in an exciting programme of activities designed to encourage everyone to be active, try their best, have fun and work together. Whether trying a new sport, developing teamwork skills or celebrating personal milestones, every pupil had the opportunity to experience success in a way that was meaningful to them.
We were delighted to welcome a fantastic range of external providers from DanceEast, MakingFitnessAccessible and Orwell Panthers, who shared their expertise, enthusiasm and passion for physical activity. Their sessions inspired our pupils to challenge themselves, build confidence and discover new ways to enjoy being active.
A particular highlight of the week was receiving personalised good luck video messages from Olympic Bronze Medallist and Team GB athlete Toby Harries and professional footballer Jack Baldwin. Their inspiring words encouraged our pupils to embrace every challenge, believe in themselves and enjoy every moment of Active Week.
Across the academy, we saw pupils achieving things they hadn't done before; building confidence, supporting their friends, developing resilience and, most importantly, having fun while being active. It was wonderful to see so many smiles, so much determination and a real sense of achievement throughout the week.
A huge thank you goes to our staff, external providers, families and everyone who helped make our very first Active Week such a memorable success. We are incredibly proud of all of our pupils and can't wait to build on this fantastic event in the years to come!
