Astrea Academy Dearne

It was our Year 9 girls’ turn last night! A huge thank you to our dedicated staff who gave up their own time on a Friday evening to provide this opportunity for our students to watch Leeds Rhinos Netball.

Miss Coyle delivering staff CPD this afternoon, further upskilling our team to strengthen quality first teaching of literacy.

Great to see Team English enjoying our weekly lunchtime quiz 🧠 Mr Atkinson earned a hot chocolate ☕ for his engaging lessons, and Mrs Boothroyd & Ms Coyle were recognised for their dedication across the academy 🌟 Celebrating our people matters 👏

#StormChandra wasn’t stopping Mrs Glover and Mr Arezoo. Out on Year 11 home visits, reinforcing the importance of attendance and ensuring every scholar is supported back into school 👏

I very much welcome the Lords amendment on social media and the recent additional restrictions on phones in schools nationally. The tide on phones has turned! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

There are some really exciting leadership opportunities coming up across our brilliant secondary schools in Cambridgeshire. If you want to join strong teams making a real difference, reach out for a conversation. You genuinely won’t regret it! @CottenhamVC @AstreaErnulf

Staff CPD this afternoon focused on Literacy, strengthening our practice to ensure high-quality learning is carefully planned and delivered for all our scholars

This morning’s #MorningMeeting focused on the importance of #Attendance. Led by Mrs. Cesca Knight, the session explored why showing up matters—linking strong attendance to improved learning outcomes and future career opportunities.

🎉 Happy new year, we can’t wait to welcome our scholars back tomorrow! ⏰ Remember to set an alarm to be here by 8:25! 🗓️ Here’s some of the exciting things happening this half term, be in to be involved! #attendtoachieve #attendancematters

Starting the year with clarity and purpose at AAD. Our INSET day was centred on school culture — because how we work together shapes everything our students experience.

Really encouraging to see our middle leaders delivering carousel sessions today. A brilliant opportunity for staff to grow, share expertise, and develop as trainers and trainees.

It’s been an action packed week! Thanks so much to @AstreaDearne @BarnsleyAcadem1 @horizon_cc for the sports leaders who ran the y5/6 sports hall athletics. We all had a great time with the primary children. ☺️

We love celebrating the creative talent in our schools! ⭐ Thank you to everyone who entered our Christmas card contest 🎄 Huge congratulations to our winners (left to right): Layla (Y10, @AstreaDearne), Lucy (Y9, @CottenhamVC and Scarlett (Y8, @StIvoAcademy) 👏

Big thanks to all our amazing staff for their hard work this year! 🎄 Senior leaders delivered cakes across the teams as a festive treat to show our appreciation. Enjoy and have a wonderful Christmas!

🎄 Day 11 - Christmas Dinner Day! 🎄 ‼️ REMINDER - Christmas dinner will be available to all scholars tomorrow during family lunch with an extra Christmassy twist! 🎶🎟️🎁

🎄12 Days of Christmas is well underway! 💯% Club Breakfast will be extra special this half term, a parent, carer or family member will be invited to attend to celebrate with their child. Breakfasts will be 9:15-10:00, more info to follow, but we can’t wait to see you there!

A reminder to all parents/carers of Y11 scholars - don't miss out on our Y11 parent evening! Your child has now had their mock grades, so it's a great opportunity follow up, seek advice and look at next steps. We are here to support! #scholarship #tenacity #curiosity

A packed house for our Winter Showcase - we’re so proud of all of our scholars performing tonight! #scholarship #curiosity #tenacity

Homework is a key part of our school offer - and we are literally the #bestinbarnsley for Seneca Learning. Well done scholars for their hard work in Sparx too!

☕️ Come and join us Wednesday 3rd December, 4:00-4:30pm!