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  • 07/01/25

    History Comes to Life for Year 3 at Canterbury Cathedral

    Year 3's current topic is the Anglo-Saxons and to bring their learning alive, they recently visited Canterbury Cathedral.  They had an exciting train journey to Canterbury and made their way through the city to the Cathedral. There, they took part in various workshop activities, i...
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  • 07/01/25

    Year 6 Experience WW1 Trenches

    Year 6 have been learning about WW1 and to help them understand the reality of the soldiers' lives, they visited Hawthorne Trenches at Elham.  At Hawthorne, both British and German trench systems have been re-created, complete with dug-outs and no-man's land areas, which the childr...
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  • 25/09/24

    Reception Open Days

    Come for a tour to see what we have to offer!
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  • 25/04/24

    Local Artist's Visit

    Local Artist, Shane Record, came to do a live demonstration for the children at Priory Fields and St Martin's. 
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  • 30/04/23

    Our Latest Wall Art

    We had our second round of wall art installed at each school!
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  • 29/11/22

    Whinless Down Football Tournament

    On Tuesday 29th November 2022 the year 6 football teams from Whinless Down Academy attended an exciting academy football tournament. The year 6 football teams from Vale View, St Martin’s and Priory Fields all had the chance to play in the Whinless Down Academy football tournament.
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  • 21/11/22

    SEND Parent Workshop

    Thank you to all those who attended our recent SEND parent workshop based on the Zones of Regulation. This is a great emotional regulation tool that has been introduced across all our academy school and by supporting our children at home, it will be even more effective.  Look out for ou...
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  • 07/11/22

    Early Years Open Days

    Is your child due to start school next September? Come and visit us!
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  • 01/11/22

    Children Learn Life Saving Lesson

    Children at Vale View took part in a very informative session about the Community Defibrillator.
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  • 21/10/22

    Vale View Fun Run Raises £175

    The children and families at Vale View raised £195 for Great Ormond Street children's Hospital by taking part in a fun run.
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  • 13/07/22

    School Council Welcome Queen's Baton at Commonweath Games Event

    On Thursday 7th July School Council children were lucky enough to attend a celebration event at Dover Castle to welcome the Queen’s Baton ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It was a beautiful evening, the children enjoyed a picnic tea, listened to some local musicians, and even got...
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  • 16/06/22

    SENCO Parent Workshop

    19.05.22: The Whinless Down Academy Trust Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) recently hosted a parent workshop on the topic of supporting anxiety. It was lovely to see so many parents from all 3 schools attending this informative event.     
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