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KA student Mikayla Beames met Prince Harry at the JR yesterday. Mikayla won the Well Child Award In 2016, and Prince Harry promised to return and meet her again. Mikayla chose to wear her KAs uniform with pride - what an amazing young woman and an outstanding ambassador!
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Congratulations to our Head of Design Technology Paul Thompson, who has been using his time over Easter to manufacture PPE for all staff at St Katherine’s in Wantage. Thanks also to MacDermid Wantage for supplying plastics to make a further 1000 masks for the NHS!
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A huge ‘thank you’ to the Buzz Cafe in Wantage for their kind offer to KA students on free school meals of a hot meal during half term. Students will receive a text from school which they show to claim their meal. Pop in or email Karen at info
@buzzcafewantage
.co.uk
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At long last, it’s official! KAs judged as ‘Good’ overall in our recent Ofsted inspection. So very pleased for our students, and so very proud we have a really good school again at the heart of our community. Well done to the entire KAs team! 👍
@ValeAcadTrust
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It’s official! The DfE confirms that KAs 2019 A level results are the second best in the whole county. Progress is rated as ‘well above average’ which places the academy in the top 5% of schools nationally. Truly outstanding outcomes. Congratulations to all students and staff!
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Our wonderful KAs D&T team has produced an additional 106 piece of PPE for distribution this afternoon to local health care providers. Be sure to give them a special clap 👏this evening!
#Keyworkers
#Responsibility
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aaaand they're off, 88 students and staff on their way to Barcelona 🇪🇸!
Please follow
#KABarcelona2023
for updates throughout the week!
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Still in good spirits, making our way through France to Barcelona 🇪🇸
3 things to sum up the coach journey so far: sweets, singalongs and sleep - a lot of the former, not so much of the latter - we're far too excited!
#KABarcelona2023
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The stage is set! Looking forward to welcoming back our wonderful Class of 2021 for the Y11Prom! Well done to you all for everything you have done and achieved through some challenging times.
#resilience
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Our wonderful new Sixth Form building is complete and ready for the new term! Staff will be so excited to open the doors to over 180 very fortunate new Y12 students joining our outstanding sixth form provision in 2019. We can’t wait!
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Songs and games around the campfire with our Y7 adventurers. What a way to end a perfect day!
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Delighted to celebrate some outstanding post 16 results with our Class of 2019 at KAs this morning! 28% of all A level results at A*/A and 63% at A*/B. Congratulations to all our Y13 students and good luck in all you go on to do in the future!
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We've all had a fantastic afternoon at La Sagrada Familia on a guided tour
#KABarcelona2023
🇪🇸
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Congratulations to all Sixth Form students and staff! KAs has won a national SSAT award for being in the top 10% of all schools for KS5 performance. Our outcomes were significantly above the national average! Congratulations to students and staff alike. Great news!
#knowledge
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So pleased to have staff and students helping out at Sainsbury’s this morning to assist our senior citizens with their shopping. Great community spirit from our wonderful students.
#communityservice
#respect
#responsibility
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Over 800 ‘Positive Postcards’ have been sent out to our wonderful students this week following some exceptional efforts with on line homework. Many thanks for your messages of appreciation!
#Knowledge
#Curiosity
#keepingintouch
@ValeAcadTrust
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We are thrilled with our new West Site Library windows which celebrate books by some of our school's favourite authors. Seeing the students' reactions to the windows has been priceless! A huge thank you to Head of KS3 Mr Jackson who made this happen.
#lovereading
#readingculture
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We've had a fantastic day
@Portaventura_ES
Beautiful weather and lots of fun! 🎢
#KABarcelona2023
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We've arrived in sunny Spain! All checked in and spent a lovely afternoon playing sports on the beach! Soon time for our evening meal and an early night! 🇪🇸😴
#KABarcelona2023
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So impressed with all our students today in a full site emergency evacuation drill. 1700 students evacuated in total silence. They were impeccable! Many thanks to all for your good sense and co-operation with staff. This kind of maturity deserves recognition!
#responsibility
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The Barcelona bunch have had a busy day visiting Camp Nou, the Olympic Stadium, Montjuic, Las Ramblas and La Boquería market
#KABarcelona2023
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The wonderful catering team on Centre Site have Y11 and Y13 lunch well underway! Hoping our students can enjoy their final day as much as is possible.
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Lunch on the slopes was served with this view as an accompaniment today although the weather is set to close in tomorrow. Nothing we can’t handle after an evening of snow tubing
@zellamseekaprun
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Delighted to announce the appointment of our Head Girl Maddie Wright, and our Head Boy Ross Purbrick, who will work with senior staff to implement our new model of student leadership and support the new team of Tutor and Year reps. Congratulations to our outstanding new leaders!
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We've launched 'Restaurant Reads' on West Site with a variety of news articles, extracts, poems & vocabulary for students to read and discuss during breaks & lunches. We'll provide new reading material each week. Students were totally engaged!
#lovereading
#curiosity
#knowledge
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Year 11 Ball!! Goodbye to the class of 2019, you’ve been fabulous
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And they’re off! Next stop Dover en route to a wonderful week of water sports in the Ardeche. Our KS3 adventurers could not be more excited!
#KAs
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Very exciting to welcome back our wonderful Y10 students from Ridgeway to Centre Site. We have missed them all so much!
#backtoschool
#knowledge
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All arrived safely in the Brecon Beacons. Students are settled in their accommodation and have been enjoying activities all afternoon!
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Delighted to have arrived at ‘La Grand Ferme’ - students have settled into their accommodation. A tour of the site next followed by our three course French meal!
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Lovely to welcome our excellent Y10 students from Vale on to Centre Site this morning, after a very successful opening yesterday. How lovely to see them again!
#backtoschool
@ValeAcadTrust
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A few updates from today...
Rapids completed - 6
Capsizes - lots
Clouds - none
Happy students - 97
Starry skies - 1
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The Year 7/8 Normandy trip is underway! We are on the 8:15am ferry to Caen. Looking forward to an exciting few days ahead
#resilience
#curiosity
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It’s Sponsored Walk day! We are so excited to be running one of the most enjoyable activities in our enrichment calendar after an enforced break. Looking forward to a great day with some great company on The Ridgeway!
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Thank you to The Buzz Cafe, Athena Accountants and all the public donations that have made it possible for our Free School Meal students to collect a free packed lunch every day next week between 10.00am and 1.30pm or, have a hot meal from Tuesday to Friday at anytime of the day.
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Just enough time left to take a team photo before we start our journey back to the UK!
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Delighted to be celebrating the GCSE results today with the Class of 2019 at KAs. Progress and attainment measures, Basics and EBACC all improved and continuing a three year trend of improvement. Congratulations to all our wonderful students!
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Very excited to receive our SSAT national award for exceptional student attainment in 2019! Our KS5 outcomes placed
@KAs_Wantage
in the top 10% of schools nationally!
@ValeAcadTrust
#outstanding
#top10
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After an extremely early start the Sports Tour 2019 have safely arrived in Barcelona and on route to
@FCBarcelona
⚽️🏐🇪🇸
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The Ardeche Team arrived safely to Camp at approx 3pm local time. Students have spent the afternoon exploring their home for the next week and are ready for a good nights sleep in preparation for their full day of activities tomorrow.
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Leavers’ Lunch is in full swing at KAs today! We will be so sorry to say farewell to our Y11 and Y13 students! 👍
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Just as we end a busy and successful week
@KAs_Wantage
over 140 Y11 students elect to attend ‘Past Paper Friday’ after school with the Maths Team for extra Maths! Where else would you see that kind of dedication and commitment from students and staff?
#resilience
#knowledge
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Our Y13 Class of 2022 have achieved some outstanding outcomes after two very challenging years - in line with some of KAs best ever results! A Level grades A*/A 33%, A*/B 60%, and A*/C 83%. BTEC Di*/Di 55%. Many congratulations to all our students!
@ValeAcadTrust
@TheOxfordMail
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Our
@KAs
students even had the energy for a Candy Dance at the summit! 🕺All well and loving the Moroccan adventure!
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Wow! What an achievement! Well done. We wish you all the best with your training, everyone at KA’s will be right behind you!
#respect
#tolerance
Well done to Pam, Head of Academic Enrichment, who qualified for the European Champs that will be held in Hamburg next year. Best of luck for your attempt at qualifying for the worlds in Shropshire on 3rd Sept! You can do it!
#Triathlon
#machine
#swimbikerun
#triathlete
#respect
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Many congratulations to the Class of 2021 on their GCSE and A level grades this week. Their results have been outstanding and, in the context of such disruption, our students are to be commended for the determination and resilience shown to secure such impressive outcomes.
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Beautiful views and fantastic skiing for our European Ski group! ⛷️Ready for tonight's DVD evening 🎬
#KAEuroSki2024
🇮🇹
#OpportunityForAll
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100 excited students from King Alfred’s and Larkmead all set for the VAT Ski trip 2019
@Equitytours
@ChemmySki
⛷🎿❄️☀️😊
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And it’s over! Our Y11 students have reached the end of the exam season. Thanks and Congratulations to them all for their excellent spirit and attitude throughout. Why not take a day off tomorrow?
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Congratulations to KS3 students and their supportive parents, who raised £1048.21 on West Site today for Children in Need! Totals from Centre and Sixth Form to follow on Monday. Great effort - have a lovely weekend!
#ChildrenInNeed2019
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Some of us went for an evening stroll last night to enjoy the views of the sea from Tossa de Mar ⛵ whilst the others enjoyed the games room back at the hotel
#KABarcelona2023
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Ready to welcome Years 7 & 9 back into school for the third day of testing. Thank you to all our parents for their on-going support with these arrangements!
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Preparations are in hand for our Y11 leavers’ tea this afternoon. Going to be an emotional afternoon for us all! Best wishes and good luck to our wonderful Class of 2021. You have been outstanding throughout such a difficult year. 👍
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The ski trip has arrived! They've enjoyed a traditional Austrian breakfast and are looking forward to a pizzeria lunch on the slopes, ski fit this afternoon and exploring their new surroundings!
#OpportunityForAll
#KASkiTrip2023
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Following the PM’s announcement, the Leadership Team
@KAs_Wantage
will meet tomorrow to alter our plans for the start of term. I will soon write to all parents with an update on remote learning. As previously stated, work for all students is currently on relevant Teams channel.
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Now that the Secretary of State has made his announcement confirming the expectations of the DfE regarding schools opening, I will write to all parents tomorrow, Friday 31 December, with arrangements for the start of Term 3
@KAs_Wantage
Happy New Year!
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Looking forward to welcoming Year 7’s onto site this morning for their first full day at King Alfred’s.
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Wishing all our students a very happy summer holiday! They have shown so much courage, determination and resilience throughout the year and now is the time for a well deserved break with family and friends. Already looking forward to seeing them all again in September! ☀️
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We've arrived after a really smooth journey. Getting ready in perfect sunshine for an afternoon of water sports, axe throwing and hill walking.
#respect
#curiosity
#knowledge
@ValeAcadTrust
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Our outstanding KAs students hard at work again today supporting our senior citizens
@sainsburys
Wantage. There is a great deal of good which can come out of the current crisis, and KAs is keen to play a part!
#respect
#community
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Students and staff are celebrating in style this morning at KAs as our Y13 Class of 2019 celebrate some excellent results. 28% of all grades awarded at A*/A. Our sixth form continues to be truly outstanding! Well done to all of our wonderful students!
@theoxfordmail
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After a successful first day on the slopes our European Ski group enjoyed a pizza night 🍕
#KAEuroSki2024
🇮🇹
#OpportunityForAll
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Thank you so much to Mr Shaw, Ms Buckingham and Ms Anderson for a fantastic week in the Swiss Alps! 🏞️🏔️
#KASwissAlps2023
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It is so exciting to begin mass testing this morning
@KAs_Wantage
and to welcome so many staff and students back on site. Over 90% of our students have given consent for testing already! Very excited to get life at KAs back to normal in the coming days. 👍
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Our European Ski group has arrived in Bardonecchia 🇮🇹 - they're getting ski fit before they head back to the hotel for some food!
#KAEuroSki2024
⛷️
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Our wonderful KS3 Fundraisers at the end of two very hectic shifts. They have certainly played their part in raising so much money for Children in Need!
#responsibility
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The KA staff team is very excited to welcome all of our students back for the new school year tomorrow! We are fully staffed with some tremendous new teachers joining us and after all the refurbishments our sites have never looked better. Let’s get started! Welcome back!
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This afternoon our Yr7 Tutor Groups gathered in the School Hall to say a final farewell, thank you and good luck, to our fantastic team of Peer Supporters. We wish you the very best in your exams and future endeavours!
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Another full house turn out for ‘Past Paper Friday’
@KAs_Wantage
with over 150 students attending! Maths on a Friday afternoon seems to a hot ticket for Y11
@KAs
! Many thanks to the staff supporting this after such a long, busy week. 👍
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A lovely atmosphere on both sites today
@KAs
as we welcome back all students in the sunshine! Smiles and excitement all round - and the students look quite happy too. Many thanks to all parents for sending the students back so well presented and kitted out. Much appreciated!
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@KAs_Wantage
put the academy's D&T facilities to good use making 25 PPE face shields for St Katharine's House Care Home. Thanks to local company MacDermid Enthone's donation of more material, we can make even more for other local organisations too. Thank you
@ME_Industrial
!
#PPE
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On the Eurotunnel...our drivers have commented about how well behaved and polite our students are (we all knew that already, but it's always nice to have it confirmed!)
#Barcelona2019
#KAs
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Our trips don't work without the amazing staff who give up their own time to make sure our students have a great trip... special thanks go to Mr O'Hanlon who is celebrating his birthday today by being buried on the beach!
#Barcelona2019
#HappyBirthdaySir
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We're spending the morning at
@ParkGuell_es
looking at the stunning Gaudí mosaics.
#KABarcelona2023
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A brilliant first day of Summer School with our upcoming year 7 students. Students here have been exploring how to make something complicated out of something simple, how maths can help us on journeys and why onions make us cry.
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And it’s all over! Everyone is off the slopes safely. An amazing King Alfred's/Larkmead School joint trip with great students and staff.
Parents - we will only contact you tomorrow if there is a delay. Assume all is well and meet at KA’s as pre-arranged. We're coming home!
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Our Reading Partner programme is running again with our trained and fully vaccinated Community Volunteers. They lead weekly interventions for students who find reading a bit challenging. We have had massive success with this programme, and we are delighted to start again.
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3 very committed members of staff, did a trial run of the sponsored walk
route yesterday after school.
#runteacherrun
#responsibility
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A selection of the first homework produced by the new Year 12 Art class. A great start to the course! Focus of the studies was ‘close up’.
#artsmark
#curiosity
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Amazing responses to our Portrait’s project. Great to see our wonderful Year 10 artists working so independently and creatively. Well done!
#resiliance
#art
#portraits
@KAs_Wantage
@ValeAcadTrust
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An exciting day on the slopes for the European Ski group - beginners hitting their biggest slopes yet this afternoon and the advanced group enjoyed some gnarly jumps!
#KAEuroSki2024
🇮🇹⛷️🏔️
#OpportunityForAll
#Progress
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Fantastic day on the piste today with all making such progress
@zellamseekaprun
The alpine coaster finished the day with some very quick runs. All set for our last day and slalom race tomorrow
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We're here!! Selfie on the beach and we're ready for some sports, sunbathing and reading!
#Barcelona2019
#KAs
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We are delighted with our team of 12 trained, DBS-certified Reading Partners helping Year 7&8 students to improve their reading. Volunteers are fully supported by staff & have found sessions rewarding! Contact enquiries if you would like to join this fabulous team.
#lovereading
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The snow has finally arrived on the
@KAs_Wantage
and
@larkmeadschool
joint ski trip. Another fantastic day for everyone.
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Congratulations to our Bronze Award winners at the KAs Character Development Award evening. Our Business Partners were so impressed with their achievements!
#responsibility
#respect
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aaaand they're off! Our European Ski group is now en route to Dover for their ferry crossing in the early hours. Follow
#KAEuroSki2024
🇮🇹 for updates throughout their trip!
#OpportuntiyForAll
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#KAUSASki2024
🇺🇲
#KAEuroSki2024
🇮🇹 both home! Thanks to the staff for their time not just whilst away but for all the planning & prep - Mr Taylor & Mr Sheppard! To the staff who gave their time for our students -we're so grateful
#OpportunityForAll
#TeacherAppreciation
#Thanks
🤗
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And we're off...the KS3 Barcelona trip has just set off! The film's on and everyone is in high spirits! 24 hours to go... 🇪🇸
#Barcelona2019
#KAs
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KAA Ski 2020 have arrived safe and sound in
@zellamseekaprun
ski fit tick☑️ supper ☑️ exited to start skiing tomorrow ☑️
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King Alfred’s Academy will be closed today owing to snow conditions on site and the difficulty for staff driving in to school from distance. We will offer supervision for Y7 and Y8 students only on Centre Site only. No uniform for these students required today. Updates website.
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So delighted with our record A Level and BTEC National results - a massive well done Year 13! 65% of all entries achieved an A*, A or B grade and an amazing 38% achieved A* or A. Photos of results day to follow shortly
#KAs
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Our beginner skiers ⛷️ enjoying their tuition and time on the slopes! Look at that sky and snow😍
#KASkiTrip2023
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And so, with a standing ovation, the superb run of ‘In the Heights’ comes to a close at King Alfred’s. Congratulations to all of our outstanding students and staff members who made such a remarkable performance possible. Here’s to next year’s show!
#KAs
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We are awaiting confirmation later today from the DfE regarding the reopening of schools next week. As soon as we have this, we will communicate the plans to all stakeholders. In the meantime, Happy New Year to you all!
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