Addington Valley Academy

Thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the “Autism Accreditation Specialist Award” by @Autism . This has been a school development goal since we first opened and sets high standards for ASD practice.

Our new goat shelter is ready to receive some visitors very soon 🐐 🐐 How exciting!

Another glimpse into our magical trip to watch @CPFC train, thanks to @PalaceForLife instagram.com/reel/DGBGzz8Np…

Oh my days, we ❤️ this

We are beyond grateful @PalaceForLife @CPFC This means the absolute world to us. Thank you for all that you do to support young people in Croydon. Simply amazing and heart warming instagram.com/reel/DF79COhNo…

As part of Careers Week, the students were so excited to welcome New Addington Fire Station this morning. Thank you once again for the visit

It’s been a busy few weeks exploring AVA for our Elf, today he is taking a break in the sensory room

What a truly lovely way to start the last week of term with beautiful Christmas performances enjoyed by the whole school community

A packed out hall this morning enjoyed a magical start to the week with our Christmas performances #ASchoolWhereSpecialHappens

Our Elf has been trying to catch a ride on the minibus to join the 6th form students on work experience

A day to remember for ever….Meeting their heroes at @CPFC thanks to @PalaceForLife So appreciative of the time spent by the whole first team squad. Some pictures meeting superstars @LacroixMaxence @EbereEze10 @EddieNketiah9 @Remi_matthews

Thanks to @PalaceForLife the dreams of our students to meet the first team @CPFC squad and watch them train were fulfilled today. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone at Palace for making this happen #CPFC #Eagles What a community in Croydon!

Super proud to see one of our sixth form students achieve the “most improved coach” award thanks to @PalaceForLife He has successfully completed his 10 week coaching course

A busy start to the morning as Elf has been enjoying Christmas themed Attention Autism activities

Our Elf has been climbing high to explore the beautiful artwork produced by children across the school

Thank you for sharing this beautiful entry from one of our students

We had the wonderful @h2htheatre in school for a brilliant sensory pantomime. Looking forward to Monday when they will do it all again

This morning our Elf was spotted in the Christmas 🎄 Tree, watching all the student arriving to start their day

The Elf had so much fun in the sensory garden yesterday, he wanted to take a turn on the swing today

Sharing some more amazing images when Father Christmas came to visit #ASchoolWhereSpecialHappens