Coritani Mindset Autumn Term Newsletter

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CEO's Update

I hope this term’s newsletter finds you safe and well.

What a year it has been. I am truly proud of our staff and students, supported by parents and carers who have collectively made this year so successful across the trust. It has been fantastic to see our academies return to offering trips and visits and a wealth of experiences for our children, far too many to mention here, providing them with opportunities to grow beyond the classroom, and to engage in activities that will make memories that they will have forever.

As part of my role I have the privilege to visit other schools and academies, both locally and further afield. After any visit, it is always a pleasure to come back to base and spend time soaking up the amazing teaching and learning taking place in our academies and speaking to students - I have to agree with Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz that “there’s no place like home”

In your home, over this holiday period, I hope that you are surrounded by friends and family and that you can enjoy time together.

I look forward to working with you and your children in 2023.

Sarah Sprack

Executive Principal's Update

Writing the newsletter has reminded me of all the fantastic achievements of our learners at Coritani. It is amazing to see just how much they have grown in such a short space of time.

We started in September with a team building day in the forest. The week focussed on developing a Coritani Mindset of Safe, Ready, Respectful and inspiring excellence in others. We know just how well this event worked as we have seen Coritani Mindset from all of our learners everyday since.

We were very proud this term to win a national award for our work at Coritani and know that this achievement is as much for the learners and parents as it is for our staff. We are a Coritani Tribe and only together can we make the biggest difference to children's lives

Our monthly parent and carer support sessions have been well attended again this term and we would like to send a huge thank you to all of our parents and carers - we recognise just how hard you work to nurture and guide our learners.

We open again to learners on January 3rd 2023. Until then stay safe and have a fantastic Christmas and Happy New Year

Dave Flowitt

27 Sep 2022

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11 Oct 2022

Ready for careers

In September, Key Stage 2 went on a careers trip to Pizza Express in Doncaster and here, we were turned into chefs. We were coached in the methods of rolling out a perfectly shaped pizza base, spreading the tomato sauce to the exact amount needed for our base size and covering with our topping for f...

17 Oct 2022

Ready - Birmingham

Keystage 4 learners had the opportunity to visit the National Photography and Media Exhibition and Conference at the NEC, so they are ready for post 16 options. Our learners got the chance to use many of the photo-stages to create memorable pictures. They had the opportunity to attend skills sess...

19 Oct 2022

Ready and Respectful Forest School

Coritani learners started the year with a snap crackle and pop as they built fires and enjoyed team building activities at Primrose Hill. Throughout the day, they worked together respectfully and cook some simple food and prepared hot drinks. They also used the fire to make s’mores...

21 Oct 2022

Inspiring Excellence - Ripon

Coritani Seniors travelled to Ripon to explore the world of Charles Dickens, where learners acted out a court case from the Dicken’s era. It seems that once you get into character, and our learners did, it is easy to transport a 12 year old child to Australia. They met the Guardi...

21 Oct 2022

SAFE Space

This half team, we have had a day of learning from the “Explorer Dome”. The day focused on Earth and Space, teaching all our key stages. The Dome was an exciting experience that all the learners enjoyed and left the experience with a positive and inspiring mindset. The Dome taught t...

02 Dec 2022

Respecting the planet

What on Earth is going on in juniors? We are getting all geographical by exploring our Earth. First stop was an exhibition around the 7 continents and across the 5 oceans. The learners have created their own balloon globes and if you listen closely, you will still hear...

05 Dec 2022

Safe from Sexual Harm at Coritani

As part of KS3 and KS4 PSHE, we regularly carry out an anonymous ‘Sexual Harm in Schools’ Survey to ensure that our learners are safe within the academy. This initiative comes from a government report that highlighted that in the UK increasing numbers of learners have experienced sexual...

12 Dec 2022

Safe Choices, Respectful Citizens

During Coritani’s Anti-bullying week we were fortunate to have a visit from the Prison, Me? No way! Team. It was a hugely rewarding and interesting day and our learners had to think about some complicated and emotional issues. The team commented on the commitment and enthusiasm of...

12 Dec 2022

Inspiring Excellence in the Capital

October sees our traditional Year 11 trip to London to Inspire Excellence. In order to increase cultural capital, this year’s group travelled to London by train and walked along the canals to Camden Lock and Camden town where they had the chance to sample the delights of Hans and Gretel...

12 Dec 2022

Ready for the Christmas Future

Learning takes many forms and sometimes it is those things we take for granted that create the best response. Travelling to Hull on the 350 Fastcat was an adventure, finding the correct platform, negotiating a packed bus in Hull and ensuring we were back in time to return to Scunthor...

12 Dec 2022

Safe Relationships

This term, Coritani have been supported by ‘Big Talk’ to ensure the learners receive high quality relationship and sex education, to keep them safe, healthy and happy. Big Talk are the experts who consult with the Department for Education to make recommendations regarding this curr...

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