The last year has seen many people seek escape in the pages of a book, but pupils at Heacham Infant and Nursery and Heacham Junior Schools - part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust - have gone to some unlikely places as part of the school’s extreme reading challenge.
Pupils at Snettisham Primary School - part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust - were in for a pleasant surprise when they returned to school this week following lockdown after the school received a grant of £9,000 to buy new laptops.
Lockdown may have put many aspects of normal life on hold, but for the musically talented youngsters of West Norfolk, the show must go on, as the West Norfolk’s Got Talent competition is being held again in a bid to find the rising stars of tomorrow.
Pupils at Smithdon High School, part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, have had a spring in their step all through winter after a lockdown physical fitness challenge saw them raise more than £500 for a mental health charity.
A speech in praise of music recorded by a West Norfolk Academies Trust student has received high praise from our school community and captured the imagination of many on social media.
In an era when all school children are learning some unexpected life lessons, Year 9 pupils at Springwood have been taught one of the most valuable of all, as the entire year group has signed up for first aid lessons as part of their work towards the bronze level Duke of Edinburgh award.
Two of the sectors of society most affected by the pandemic of the last year have been carers and school children, so for school age children who also have caring responsibilities at home, the last 12 months have been a perfect storm.
If you have an old PC or laptop that you don't use anymore but is in working order, then why not donate it to a child in West Norfolk? You could also win yourself a brand new one!
Students and staff at Springwood, part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, are celebrating after the January round of university place offers saw a record-high four pupils receive offers from Oxford and Cambridge.
Marshland High School Headteacher Craig Jansen has praised his pupils for their dedication to learning as schoolchildren across the West Norfolk Academies Trust break for half term today (Friday).
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Lockdown may have meant students have not been much in evidence recently, but that does not mean Smithdon High has been a quiet place, as it has provided an opportunity to continue the overhaul of facilities and buildings.
Staff at St Clement’s High School, part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, have been doing their bit to support the well-being of students and ensuring they are not lacking in support despite the disruption caused by lockdown.
