Well done Year 6!
Year 6 pupils across our Primaries have been sitting their SATs tests. We are very proud of all their hard work.
Here are Y6 pupils from Piper’s Vale enjoying a well earned visit to the park after their tests finished.
Spring at Paradigm Trust
Spring has sprung, and our pupils have been waiting for chicks and ducklings to hatch, after carefully looking after their eggs.
Pictured are:
Chick from Culloden
Sunshine the first duckling to hatch at Murrayfield
Ducklings at Old Ford
Bouncer, first duckling at Solebay
Can you hear the drums?
Old Ford Primary have taken a delivery of some fabulous new Djembes! Pupils are enjoying learning to drum with the very talented Calum Huggan!
The power of kindness
December is kindness month at Old Ford Primary Academy. Pupils will try hard to be kind to friends and family. They will be doing kind acts every day and talking about why this is important. A small act of kindness can make a huge difference to someone else’s day!
Pupils raise money for Children in Need
Last week, pupils across our academies found ways to raise money to support Children in Need. Here are a selection of photos of our pupils.
CPA – shirt designs 
PVPA – special assembly 
OFPA – dressing up 
SPA – bake sale
Celebrating achievement at Old Ford Primary Academy
Each week at Old Ford Primary, pupils who have received values awards have a treat. Here are some pupils celebrating with cake, with Principal, Kevin Jones.
London Post commends Old Ford Primary Academy
Old Ford had a wonderful mention in London Post, celebrating their Centre of Excellence status.
You can read the full story here:
Paradigm Trust at the Troxy
On Friday 20th July, pupils from Culloden, Old Ford and Solebay Academies joined together to perform a concert to parents and guests at the Troxy in Limehouse. The pupils shone and demonstrated how hard they had worked learning their music, expertly led by Holly Clark and her Love2Sing team. Also taking part were students from Ipswich academy, who performed a drumming number and a number from the band and choir.
Ipswich Schools Summer concert
On Friday 13th July, students and pupils from our three academies in Ipswich came together for their first ever joint Summer concert.
The sun was shining, and all the students and pupils involved put on an amazing show. The event was supported by many families.
Schools in London will be celebrating with a concert on Friday 20th July at the Troxy in Limehouse.
Paradigm Trust appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of Paradigm Trust today announced the appointment of Bill Holledge as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Trust. Bill has been Chief Operating Officer and acting CEO for the last nine months.
David Willis, Chairman of the Board, said, “The Trust has undertaken a thorough search for our new Chief Executive, and we are delighted to be appointing Bill to the role. In a field of strong candidates, his vision for the future of the Trust and how we should get there was a compelling proposition. This, combined with the contribution that he has made while in the interim role, made him the unanimous choice for the position.”
Bill Holledge commented “I am delighted to have been asked to take on the CEO role on a permanent basis. I am a passionate advocate of Paradigm Trust’s vision of giving children the educational opportunities they deserve, and a firm believer that the key to improving standards is great teaching. Everything we do is about improving outcomes for our students and I am very much looking forward to working with students, staff, parents/carers and our local communities to continue doing just that.”
Media enquiries
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