News and Events

November 2021

29/11/21
Year 6 Children get together for WW1 Collaboration Day
On Thursday 25th November, the Year 6s from across the Whinless Down Academy Trust joined together for a day of collaboration at Priory Fields School. We were joined by an actor from The Education Group who relived the lives of two real soldiers who fought in the trenches of World War 1. He reliv...
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02/11/21
New Wall Art Transforms Corridors in Academy Schools
Stairways and corridors in all three schools have recently been transformed with fantastic wall art timelines. These eye-catching displays highlight key events and figures in world history from ancient to modern times. As well as brightening up the corridors, the displays wi...
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02/11/21
Academy Children Join Amal on her Incredible Journey
In October, children from the Whinless Down Academy schools took part in the Walk With Amal event in Dover town. Little Amal is a 3.5-metre puppet artwork of a young Syrian child refugee which is being walked across Europe to focus attention on the needs of young refugees. The children...
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