MANY THANKS to everybody, on or off stage, who contributed to last night’s successful Christmas concert. A good time was had by all and a considerable amount of money raised for YOUNG EPILEPSY.
Merry Christmas and a Musical 2020!

UPDATE:  A total of £91 was collected on Christmas Jumper Day.

On Friday students will be able to wear their Christmas jumpers for a £1 voluntary donation for Save the Children.  The rest of their clothes and shoes should be proper school uniform.  This is not a non-uniform day, just swap your school shirt, tie and jumper for a Christmas jumper.

Join in with millions of people on Friday 13th December. Wear a Christmas jumper and get every single person you know to do the same! Please donate £1 – it will make a difference to so many children. Together, as one awesome team, we’ll be changing the actual future! https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day/about

Haven’t studied for a while?  Want to return to education in the future?  The Introduction to Study Skills is a free workshop.  See the poster below for more information.  Also included are various free courses starting in January 2020.

We are having a non uniform day at KOA on Friday 15 November in aid of Children in Need. Students are asked to pay a £1 voluntary donation, which they can either bring in on the day, or pay via the on-line payment system.

Find out what has been happening at KOA during Term 1 by following the link to our Newsletter.

Issue 47 – Term 1 2019-2020

For listings of all colleges, Sixth Forms, training providers and open event dates, please follow the link HERE.

This can also be found on our website:  Secondary/Careers and Employability/Post 16 Career Choices in Year 11 or alternatively request a paper copy from reception.

We are holding a Secondary Open Evening starting at 6.00pm on Wednesday 18th September 2019 to welcome prospective Year 7 students and their parents and to show them our academy, to meet the teachers and to answer any questions they may have.  The Principal, Dr Dan Nicholls, will be giving talks in the Hexagon at 6.00pm, 6.45pm and 7.30pm. There will also be guided tours around our school to meet the teachers.

We have also organised three Open Mornings for parents and students to tour the school between 9.00am -10.00am and 10.00am- 11.00am.  These will be on Thursday 12th September, Tuesday 24th September and Wednesday 2nd October.  Places on these are limited so please ring the school to book your place.

If you have any questions or need any more information, please phone the school on 01179 927127

Here are ideas and suggestions for free/cheap activities and summer playschemes that are available for the holidays.

Find out what has been happening during this busy Term 6 at KOA.  Follow the link HERE or use the link News and Events/Secondary Newsletters above.

After receiving several requests for copies of this, here it is, an easy to use calendar for 2019-2020.

Easter Revision at Home timetable

In school Sessions

Please note there is no reception cover during the Easter holidays – so students must arrive promptly to be collected from reception by a member of staff.

Due to technical issues we have decided to postpone the performance dates of The Rocky Monster Show until Monday 29th April, Tuesday 30th April and Wednesday 1st May.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Digitech Post 16 Studio offers two specialist courses Digital Entrepreneurship and Creative Media and Arts.  Perfect for the coders, designers, creatives, film makers, innovators and entrepreneurs of the future.

On Wednesday 20th  March the Music Department welcomed five music teachers from Greece, Malta and Spain. They joined Mr Warren to discover more about music education here in the UK and to sample two lessons with some of our Year eight and nine students.

They commented on our excellent resources and very polite, welcoming students. We look forward to future liaison with their home schools.