A group of our Year 9 students enjoyed a fantastic cultural day out in Bristol, exploring a range of galleries and museums across the city. The day began at the Arnolfini Gallery, where students engaged with the work of artist Emma Talbot, before heading to M Shed to learn about Bristol's rich social and industrial history. We then visited Spike Island to experience the largest solo exhibition to date by Nigerian-British artist, filmmaker and DJ Olukemi Lijadu. Our final stop was Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, where despite the rain students thoroughly enjoyed exploring the diverse and inspiring exhibitions on offer. The students were impeccably behaved throughout the day and represented the school with real pride. It was a memorable experience and a wonderful opportunity for them to see and engage with art and culture beyond the classroom.

Last week our Golden Ticket winners and Project 9 students had the fantastic opportunity to work alongside glass artist, Alex Compton, to create a mini stained glass window. Students learnt how to score and cut glass, how to melt "stringers" using a flame, and how to assemble their pieces into a flower meadow inspired composition. Alex has taken the mini glass masterpieces to be fired in her glass kiln - standby for future pictures on how these turn out once fired! Great work from all students involved, keep earning those Golden Tickets!

The year 9 art trip is on its way back and should arrive at the Acadmey at approx 6:45pm.

Yesterday, a team of our Year 7 and 8 students took part in the Panathlon. The event featured a range of team challenges designed to test accuracy, speed and, most importantly, teamwork. Our students were outstanding throughout, leading in 3 of the 6 activities and competing strongly against five other teams. They showed excellent communication, forward thinking and a real sense of togetherness from start to finish, ultimately being crowned overall winners of the competition. A fantastic achievement well done to everyone involved!

On a blustery, cold afternoon, yesterday, Sarum travelled to Stonehenge School for a friendly fixture. It was great to see so many new faces representing the Academy, and although the result didn't go our way, the players showed real tenacity and at times played some excellent football on a very muddy pitch. A special mention to Finley S, who pulled off a fantastic double save late on – one that wouldn't have looked out of place in the Premier League Jenson B put in a strong performance in the middle of the park, while Caleb S and Tyler J also caught the eye with their efforts. Everyone put in a real shift, especially considering it was the first school football match for many of them. A pleasure to spend the afternoon with the group – even with the very loud bus chants on the way home! Well done to all involved, and we're already looking forward to the next one Mr Pearce, Head of PE

Science Club – We're Back! We're excited to welcome students back to Science Club after missing last week due to a staff meeting. At our next session on Tuesday, students will start working on their science project ideas, so please come along with any ideas you already have support will be available to help develop them. Students are also welcome to come to SC5 on Fridays at lunchtime to work on their projects. If you're planning to take part and haven't spoken to your teachers yet, please speak to Ms. Formosa or Mr. Fox so as soon as possible so you can be added to the list. There are some lovely prizes up for grabs, and it's a great opportunity to put science knowledge into practice you're still in time to get involved!

Good luck boys

On Wednesday 28th January, we took 12 keen boys to Trafalgar School for an intense dodgeball fixture The competition started tough as the boys adjusted to a new style of ball, resulting in a few early losses. However, once they found their rhythm, they were flying! Honourable mentions go to Jack B, who single-handedly defeated an entire team with a series of unbelievable catches (true GOAT behaviour ), and Harry P, who impressively soloed a team to secure a win. Every boy showed incredible passion, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the games. A fantastic effort all round well done, lads! Mr Thomson