Dear Parents and Carers, Following on from a number of successful charity events, we are planning to hold a non-uniform day on Friday 16th November in support of Children in Need. Since there is no particular nationwide theme other than ‘Do your thing!’, we have opted for SPOTS and/or any attire that relates to Pudsey…
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We are holding a Christmas Card competition and the winning design will be used as this year’s Official Wigston Academy and Wigston College Greetings Card and sent out to all parents. Christmas Trees and Snowmen drawn or painted well are absolutely fine, but you will have other people thinking of those ideas.  Try to think…
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Dear Parent / Guardian, Year 9 Parent Evening 15th November – Online Appointment Booking  I would like to invite you to attend our Year 9 Parents’ Evening on 15th November 2018. Appointments will be available from 4pm until 8pm. Appointments can be made from 1st November and will close on 14th November. Should you wish…
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Year 11 Parents and Carers, It is now time to start the next cycle of Year 11 Intervention. This will be from 29th October to the 21st December 2018. As before, subjects have selected specific students for these next sessions. This could be because students have yet to produce work in class, in tests, or…
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Dear Parents/Carers, In year 10 all students have the chance to take part in work experience for one week. This is a great opportunity for young people to find out about the world of work which will support their development and preparation for leaving full time education.  Recent research shows that nearly all employers, when…
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Dear Parents/Carers, Throughout Key Stage 3 students at Wigston Academy follow a Careers programme which introduces the world of work and how to access information to support their future. Part of this programme is the Work Shadowing Project which has been running for several years and is very successful.  A placement for the day in…
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Please find below the latest Parent Bulletin for Wigston Academy and Wigston College. If you require a paper copy, please contact the school on 0116 2881228 or email admin@wigstonacademy.org. Parent Bulletin Issue 1 Sept 2018 Title Size Date added Download Parent Bulletin Issue 1 2018-2019 3.32 mb 20 – 09 – 2018 Download Preview

CHATEAU DE LA BAUDONNIERE Sunday 10th March 2019 –Saturday 16th March 2019 Dear Parents and Carers, The Modern Foreign Languages Department will be running a residential trip for our current year 7 pupils to the Chateau de la Baudonnière, in Normandy from Sunday 10th March – Saturday 16th March 2019. The Chateau is situated in…
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I would like to invite you to attend our Year 11 Parents’ Evening on 27th September 2018. Appointments will be available from 4pm until 8pm. Appointments can be made from 11th September and will close on 26th September 2018. Should you wish to make any changes after this date please contact Miss Lloyd. Please visit https://wigston.parentseveningsystem.co.uk to…
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