Fosse Way Academy

Fosse Way Academy tours next week, come and see what our fantastic school has to offer.

Today we have had a RAF Cranwell College Band Brass Quintet play for us! They showed us their instruments and explained how they all work. The band played us some Disney songs,too. How fantastic!

The winner of the 2024 Positive Experiences for Children & Young People Award is Fosse Way Academy 🎉

The school have given their pupils access to a range of sporting opportunities, widening their offer beyond the national curriculum and participating in 24 different sporting events across the county, including fencing, ultimate frisbee, archery, judo and football. Every student was given the opportunity to represent the school at least once.

Great work also from runners up Giles Academy - Lincs and Empire Elite Allstars UK

Thank you to award sponsor Lincoln College (UK)

✨Meet our finalists for the Positive Experiences for Children & Young People Award, sponsored by Lincoln College (UK) ✨

Ahead of the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards, we are continuing to shine a spotlight on our finalists. The Positive Experiences for Children and Young People Award recognises an individual, group or organisation making an outstanding contribution to providing opportunities for children and young people to have a positive experience of physical activity.

Our 2024 finalists are:

✨ Empire Elite Allstars Cheerleading ✨
Empire Elite Allstars UK - offer recreational and competitive cheerleading in an area where physical activity opportunities are limited. The club fosters a positive environment for young athletes, building confidence and a passion for cheerleading. Empire Elite also supports junior coaches, enabling them to gain qualifications, and provides a hardship fund opening up the opportunity to participate to more young people.

✨ Fosse Way Academy ✨
Fosse Way Academy aims to increase participation and enjoyment of sport among students. Recognising the importance of positive experiences in primary school, the school have expanded the range of sports events beyond the national curriculum. Last year, the school participated in 24 different sporting events in Lincolnshire, including fencing, ultimate frisbee, archery, athletics, judo, tag rugby, and football, offering all pupils the chance to represent their school.

✨Giles Academy Girls Cricket Leadership Group ✨
Giles Academy - Lincs Cricket Leadership students have gained transformative experiences and boosted their confidence and life skills. Run in partnership with Chance to Shine and Lincolnshire County Cricket, the programme offers weekly after-school sessions to build leadership, teamwork, and confidence. Over two years, 29 students have
participated, coaching during the Women’s Ashes Series and officiating at local cricket festivals.

Find out more about all of our finalists here:
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More from Lincolnshire Day 2024! #lincsday24

Lincolnshire Day 2024 for our Year 5/6 children today! The smiles say it all😁 #lincsday24

Year 5/6 on their way to the showground for Lincolnshire day 2024

We had a visit from Paris 2024 Bronze medalist Lewis Davey. Lewis won a bronze medal for 4 x 400m relay running. Lewis spoke about getting to the Olympics being his life long dream and he has inspired our children!