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Year 7s join us

I have been so impressed with our Year 7s over the past couple of days.  They have shown such maturity in their approach to their first couple of days with us, especially given some of our students haven’t been in school for over five months.

They have grasped an understanding of the responsibilities of being a member of our community and I look forward to sharing their inevitable successes over the weeks and years to come.

Year 7 Six in Six Challenge

Before the summer holiday our new Year 7 students were set a challenge to see who could write about six books in six weeks. They were asked to write a review for each book they read. A massive 76 students rose to the challenge and read six books, some even read more than six. The variation of books reviewed covered many different genres and topics. The standard of the reviews produced was remarkable and the literacy team thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the amazing work. A huge well done to all the students who met this challenge, this is a great start to their time at Torquay Academy.

Fun Friday: Rock, Paper, Scissors King!

A giant game of rock, paper, scissors led to David being crown the King of Year 7!

Welcoming back our students

For their first day our students have quickly jumped straight back into TA life.  I have met with students to welcome them back into the school.

They have had a workshop with Mr Pugh where they have gone through their new homework regime.

They have been exploring their new year group hubs.

A belated GCSE success photo

We were delighted to see Cameron Smith this week as he came into school to thank his teachers for the part they played in his great GCSE results.