To mark the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Aspire Academy decided to host their own street party before the half-term break. So, Thursday saw all hands on deck to prepare for the occasion… First came the bunting. Working in tutor groups, students were challenged to create the longest quality bunting and also the...Continue Reading
Well done to the Textiles team for their successful entry into the Rivers of Hope competition organised by the Thames Festival Trust! River of Hope is an arts-based project linking schools around the world through the study of rivers. This year, it plays an important part in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations since the Queen...Continue Reading
Over the last few weeks, students at Aspire have been saving their rewards vouchers to do a lot of shopping – not for themselves, but for Hull 4 Ukraine, an organisation responding to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Students took their vouchers to local stores to exchange them for basic...Continue Reading
Students and staff splashed out in true Aspire style to mark Red Nose Day 2022. The academy staged its third Colour Run on 18th March to raise money for Comic Relief. While navigating their way through a demanding obstacle course, participants were showered with bright powdered paint....Continue Reading
On 1st March (Shrove Tuesday), our students had the opportunity to make, toss and eat their own pancake. All tutor groups on the main site had a 15 minute slot in the cookery room. Under the auspices of Mr Pinder, they made some perfect pancakes. 9A was the overall winning group for their organisation and...Continue Reading
Our chaplain, Shelly, has arranged for the delivery of a food basket to the Afro Caribbean Charity in Hull, an organisation which does amazing work distributing food parcels to those in need in the local area. Students made a card to accompany...Continue Reading
World Book Day this year was celebrated in the usual Aspire Style! All students chose a free book for keeps from an extensive list and kicked off The Morning Read programme immersing themselves in their newly acquired texts. Staff promoted the reading ethic by dressing as characters from a range of well-known texts – The...Continue Reading
Mr Brown set tutor groups a teamwork and problem-solving challenge, encouraging them to think creatively. Their one hour task was to build the biggest and strongest structure using … only spaghetti and marshmallows. In true Aspire style, students pitched in to raise some amazing structures from the barest and most fragile of materials. Well done...Continue Reading
In the final week of term, students had a fun-filled day preparing for the Christmas Fayre on 16th December. Working in tutor groups, students made delicious hot chocolate cones and presented them in festive wrappers. Some students decorated jars of reindeer droppings and made magic reindeer food to sprinkle on lawns. The next activity...Continue Reading
Aspire students and staff enjoyed an afternoon of fun and games to mark the end of the summer term. The weather was stunning, the temperatures were high and the competition was fierce!Continue Reading
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