Bishop Young C of E Academy

Mr Lewis and Mr Kilkenny have been continuing their visits to local Primary Schools and are loving meeting all the Year 6 pupils who will be joining Bishop Young CofE Academy in September! Each child has received a copy of our Moving Up! Guide - packed with advice on the transition to secondary school. They've also been inviting Year 5 pupils and their families to our Open Evening & Summer BBQ - you can book your place now at www.tinyurl.com/BYAOpenEvening26

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🌞 Join us on Wednesday 8th July for our Open Evening & Summer BBQ to explore everything our Academy has to offer. 🍔🥗

If your child is in Year 5, you'll soon be applying for their high school place, to start in September 2027. At our Open Evening you'll be able to:

💙 Hear from our Principal, Ms Lacey-Cole about why Bishop Young is the right school for your child.

💜 Explore our school, meeting staff from every department and having a go at fun activities throughout the school.

💛 Talk to current students about their time at Bishop Young.

🌞Join our Summer BBQ for a free burger and have a go on the bouncy castle!

Book your place now at: www.tinyurl.com/BYAOpenEvening26

Did you know that tomorrow it's Thank A Teacher Day? We have some truly outstanding staff working in our school - from classroom teachers and teaching assistants to the office team and support staff, every single person plays a vital role in the lives of our children.

You can send a FREE personalised e-card to any member of staff at our school through the Thank a Teacher UK website. It takes less than a minute and can make a real difference to someone's day. Head to https://thankateacher.co.uk/ to send yours!

Thought for the Week 💡💭

How can you ‘invest’ in your own personal spiritual wealth and wellbeing?
Do you agree that you must share joy and happiness in order to receive it back?

🎶 Our Year 10 Music students had an incredible College Experience Day at the Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus! 🎧✨

Find out more: www.bishopyoungacademy.co.uk/news/college-experience-day-at-the-leeds-city-college-quarry-hill-campus-26

Leeds LDM Basketball’s Beyond the Ball programme! ⛹🏀

A huge well done to our 8 Bishop Young Academy students who took part in a fantastic 10-week project with LDM Basketball’s Beyond the Ball programme!

Read more: www.bishopyoungacademy.co.uk/news/ldm-basketballs-beyond-the-ball-programme

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Thought for the Week 💡💭

What responsibilities do you have as a citizen of planet earth?
As a devout Muslim, how did Muhammad Ali’s faith influence his actions?

We are delighted to announce that Bishop's Got Talent will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd June!

This exciting event is a fantastic opportunity for our students to showcase their incredible talents, whether that's singing, dancing, performing, playing an instrument, comedy, magic, or something completely unique!

Tickets are now available via ParentPay for just £2 each.

Come along and support our talented students as they take to the stage and share their skills with our school community.

We can't wait to see the amazing performances and celebrate the wonderful talent we have at Bishop Young Academy. See you there!

Please note all students attending must attend with a parent/carer. No students are permitted to attend on their own.

On the last day of half term we were blessed with gorgeous weather to take our whole Y8 cohort on a fully funded trip to Malham to complete some fieldwork on the limestone landscape.

Students study the limestone pavement as part of their KS3 geography lessons and got to put that learning into a real world context