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🎉Well done to all our students who achieved 100% attendance during the last week of half term!
An incredible 1126 students were in the 100% club for the eighth week back.
We also have a fantastic 530 students who have maintained 100% attendance for the ENTIRE first half term
Can you join the club next week? 💪
#thediscoveryacademy #ATTENDANCE #welldone #eighthweek #100PercentClub
Well done to all the students who have achieved 100%
🎃👻 Happy Halloween 🎃👻
We hope your day has been filled with spooky fun, costumes, and lots of treats.
Enjoy the festivities and remember to stay safe while you trick-or-treat! 🕸️🍬
#HappyHalloween #SpookyFun #costumeparty #trickortreat #alphaacademiestrust
⏳ LAST DAY! Time is running out to secure your child's place at The Discovery Academy for September 2026! 🏫✨
Our Academy is incredibly popular, and we want to ensure every family has the chance to join our vibrant community. Don't miss out on the opportunity for your child to thrive with our dedicated teachers and state-of-the-art facilities.
The deadline to apply is TOMORROW! 🗓️
You can submit your application directly via Stoke City Council School Admissions here: loom.ly/8JcdhH0 💻
Make the choice that will empower your child#thediscoveryacademyi#admissionse#year7m#ApplyNowY#September2026 #stokeontrent6#schooladmissionsc#secondaryschoolS#EducationUKo#FutureReadyUK #FutureReady
🎉 Celebrating Our Award Winners! 🏆
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by all our brilliant award winners. ✨
Take a look below at the photos of their success! 👇📸
#awards #studentsuccess #proudofourstudents #discoveryawards2025 #stokeontrenttalent
📣 Important Announcement 📣
Just a quick reminder that our academy will be closed on Friday 24th October and will reopen on Monday, 3rd November.
We hope all our students and their families have a safe, restful, and fun-filled half-term break!
Take some time to relax, recharge, and enjoy yourselves! 📚🍂🎃
See you all bright and early in November! ✨
#halfterm #schoolholidays #Closed #backsoon #academylife #timetorelax
❗️URGENT UPDATE: Air Ambulance Landing at Academy Site❗️
Please be aware that the Air Ambulance has landed on the academy grounds. This is in response to an incident occurring within the local neighbourhood, and the landing site was chosen to ensure rapid access for emergency services.
We can confirm that this incident is NOT within the academy. It is an issue within our wider community. All students are safe and secure inside the building.
Thank you for your understanding.
🌟 Baking Brilliance in Y10! 🌟
Our Y10 Hospitality and Catering group has been cooking up a storm, flexing their independence and creativity! 👩🍳👨🍳
This week, they took on the ultimate challenge: following a brownie recipe entirely on their own! But the fun didn't stop there—they had full creative license to add their own unique fillings and toppers. Think gooey centres, crunchy tops, and flavour combinations we never saw coming! 🤤
We saw some seriously impressive independent skills and truly brilliant creative ideas on display. A massive well done to all our chefs! The future of catering looks delicious! 👏
Take a look at #thediscoveryacademyT#HospitalityAndCateringp#y10bakingC#creativecakesk#ukbakingt#FutureChefsB#SkillsForLifehefs #SkillsForLife
🌟 Leo in Year 7 has crafted two stunning paper mache sculptures, decorated with acrylic paint, showcasing incredible care and skill! 🎨
His imagination shines through with space and monster-inspired designs. 🚀👾
Amazing work, Leo – your talent for art is out of this world#artstarr#StudentShowcaseo#thediscoveryacademyc#alphaacademiestrustsTrust
Well done!!
Well done you
This is fantastic well done Leo
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Lucy (Yr9) has won the prestigious Gareth Jones Award for her moving creative writing piece on the theme of time! 🕰️ This is a huge honour for Lucy and our academy community!
Lucy's winning entry is an immense, powerful piece of writing. It shares the poignant perspective of a WWI soldier counting down the seconds before an attack, which then shifts one year later to his wife, reminiscing about the life they could have had. A truly heart-breaking and masterful narrative. 💔
This exceptional work was completed during our Year 8 creative writing lessons using The Write Stuff structure. We're proud to be the only 'hero' secondary school in England to use this incredible framework (and are featured on their website! 🦸♀️).
A special THANK YOU must go to Mrs Jones for graciously presenting the award to Lucy and for taking the time to speak to our students. 🙏
The Gareth Jones Award honours the legacy of the late Gareth Jones, an incredible educator whose impact on the lives of students in Stoke-On-Trent continues to be felt today.
What an incredible a#garethjonesawardc#thewritestuffheroA#creativewritingu#studentsuccesse#ProudSchoold#WWIu#englishteachero#mustreadE#stokeontrent #thediscoveryacademyent #TheDiscoveryAcademy
Well done you
Well done Lucy 👏🏻👏🏻
Well done Lucie👍🫶👏
Lovely to read this!!! Well done, Lucy!
Well done Lucy! 👏👏
Huge congratulations Lucy! I am so proud of you! ⭐️ - Miss Haigh-Wood
Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
So proud of you Lucy 🩷✨️
Well done Lucy, a well deserved award 💓
Sounds incredible.. Well done. ❤️
A fantastic achievement Lucy, something to be very very proud of. x
Well Done 😀
Thank you!
⏳ Reminder! Time is running out to secure your child's place at The Discovery Academy for September 2026! 🏫✨
Our Academy is incredibly popular, and we want to ensure every family has the chance to join our vibrant community. Don't miss out on the opportunity for your child to thrive with our dedicated teachers and state-of-the-art facilities.
The deadline to apply is 31st October 2025. 🗓️
You can submit your application directly via Stoke City Council School Admissions here: loom.ly/N4Q2ZPU
Make the choice that will empower your child#thediscoveryacademyi#admissionse#year7m#ApplyNowY#September2026 #stokeontrent6#schooladmissionsc#secondaryschoolS#EducationUKo#FutureReadyUK #FutureReady
A huge well done to year 7 for being the best year group this half term!💪
We are proud of all students who are completing Sparx every week!🎉
A special mention to 10g2 for topping the leaderboard this week!💪
A reminder, homework is set every Wednesday.
#sparksmaths #thediscoveryacademy #maths #alphaacademiestrust
🎉 Celebrating Our Award Winners! 🏆
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by all our brilliant award winners. ✨
Take a look below at the photos of their success! 👇📸
#awards #studentsuccess #proudofourstudents #discoveryawards2025 #stokeontrenttalent
Time to level up your coding skills! 🚀💻
Attention all Year 11 Computer Science students! 📢
Need to nail that Paper 2 coding practice for your GCSE?
Join Mrs Stone at the Coding Club!
This is your chance to get hands-on experience, troubleshoot problems, and feel confident tackling those practical programming questions.
🗓️ When: Every Thursday Lunchtime
📍 Where: F41
🎯 Who: Year 11 Computer Science Students
Don't miss out on this essential practice to ace your exams! See you there#GCSEComputerSciencei#year11e#codingclubg#Paper2Practicec#computersciencei#GCSEPrepE#programmingm#mrsstoneS#schoolclublClub
Our students were privileged to have local author Alex Foulkes join us for our seasonal spooky creative writing workshop! Over 100 students from Years 7, 8, and 9 were captivated as Alex guided them through the origins and motifs of the Gothic genre. 🏰🦇
They dived deep into everything from Horace Walpole's very first Gothic novel right up to Alex's brilliant Rules for Vampire series. The students then channelled their inner Mary Shelley, crafting their very own Gothic setting and monster as the starting point for a brand-new spooky story. ✍️🕸️
Alex kept everyone engaged and excited throughout the day! A massive thank you to Alex for a truly inspiring visit, and well done to all our brilliant Discovery students!
Now, who's going to share their creepy tale for#creativewritingC#gothicgenren#alexfoulkesr#AuthorVisite#SpookySeasont#discoverystudentss#youngwriterss#rulesforvampiresu#UKAuthorp#englishteacherlifel#thediscoveryacademyiscoveryAcademy
I'm SO very impressed by all of you. Well done, everyone! Fantastic work, so creative. It was really lovely to see Discovery Academy in action; I had such a lovely time. Happy Halloween! 🥰📚🦇
Our Year 7 and 8 students had an absolute blast with Thistley Hough Academy at our after-school netball club! 🏀🌟
It was a fantastic session that went beyond just the game. Our students learned more about netball fundamentals and then had a super fun friendly game against Thistley Hough, all lit up with our awesome glow-in-the-dark equipment! 🔦 The energy was electric! ⚡
A massive shout-out to our Year 8s who stepped up to mentor the new Year 7s, teaching them the rules and positions of the game. It was a wonderful evening for everyone to network, build friendships, and practice valuable leadership skills! 🤝
Well done to everyone who played! 👏
#glowinthedarknetball #schoolnetball #afterschoolclub #SportsNight #StudentLeadership #year7and8 #netballfun #schoolsports #teamwork #glowup #thefutureisbright #thediscoveryacademy
✨ Happy Diwali 2025! 🪔
Let's celebrate the Festival of Lights with joy, kindness, and togethernes#Diwali2025i#festivaloflightsi#schoolspiritp#alphaacademiestrustTrust
👻🎃 Get ready to boogie! 🎶
Our Year 7 & 8 Halloween Disco is just around the corner!
🗓️ Mark your calendars: 23rd October 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Don't miss out on a night of spooky fun, awesome music, and ghoulishly good times! 🧟♀️🧛♂️
Spread the word and tag your friends who wouldn't dare miss this!
#HalloweenDisco #Year7And8 #SpookySeason #PartyTime #HalloweenFun #GetYourCostumesReady #TheDiscoveryAcademy🕷️🕸️
Does anyone know where in the school this is being held ?
⭐️ Study @ Home Superstars! 📚
We are so incredibly proud of all of our students! 🤩
Their effort, dedication, and beautiful presentation they're putting into their homework pieces across all subjects is simply amazing.
We've been highlighting some truly outstanding examples of work completed during this period, and we want to showcase and celebrate these students for all their hard work and commitment to Study @ Home.
Take a look at their incredible pieces #proud #studyathomet#stokeontrento#StudentShowcasen#HomeworkHeroesw#thediscoveryacademyeryAcademy
🎉 Celebrating Our Award Winners! 🏆
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in Form Awards 📝, Health & Social Care 🧑⚕️, Engineering ⚙️, and Extended Learning 🧠 this year! Their dedication is truly inspiring.
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by all our brilliant award winners. ✨
Take a look below at the photos of their success! 👇📸
#Awards #StudentSuccess #ProudOfOurStudents #DiscoveryAwards2025 #StokeOnTrentTalent
🎉Well done to all our students who achieved 100% attendance last week!
An incredible 1091 students were in the 100% club for the seventh week back. We also have a fantastic 575 students who have maintained 100% attendance for this term.
Can you join the club next week? 💪
#thediscoveryacademy #ATTENDANCE #welldone #seventhweek #100PercentClub
There is still time to apply! 🤩🚀 New Horizon in Stoke-on-Trent SEN Education! 🌟
Alpha Academies Trust is launching a flagship secondary SEN Provision, Aspen Hollis, based at The Discovery Academy—the first of its kind for the city, in partnership with the Local Authority. This pioneering model, focused on Communication and Interaction Needs (C&I), will cater to up to 16 students through therapeutic classrooms and a unique blend of 40% specialist provision and 60% gradual mainstream integration (at the student's own pace).
We are building a highly inclusive environment that offers better opportunities, supports true integration, and actively engages families.
Join Our Founding Team – Launching January 2026!
We seek passionate and dedicated educators to establish this vital new provision:
⭐Lead Teacher (SEN Provision) - alphaacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-AlAT-0351
⭐Class Teacher (SEN Provision) - alphaacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-AlAT-0352
⭐Support Assistant (SEN Provision) - alphaacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-AlAT-0357
If you want to be at the forefront of educational change where every child’s heart and mind truly matter, apply today!
#StokeOnTrent #SENProvision #EducationJobs #LeadTeacher #Inclusion #AlphaAcademiesTrust #FirstSecondaryProvision
📢 Student Awards Photos: Last Chance! 📸
Did your child win an award at our Academy Awards evening but miss the photo opportunity?
We're offering a final session for photos on Monday, 20th October during breaktime & lunchtime in the Library.
This is primarily for our Year 7 & 8 form award winners who missed their official photo.
Please remind your child to attend if they would like a picture!
🌟 Unveiling Our Discovery Scholars! 🌟 A Legacy of Excellence!
Tonight, we celebrate the pinnacle of achievement and character at Discovery Academy: our esteemed Discovery Scholars! 🎓✨
Selected by a special panel, these exceptional students truly epitomise Pride, Respect, and Commitment throughout their school life. We couldn't be prouder of their journey! ❤️
This group has demonstrated an insatiable curiosity and unwavering dedication, paired with the highest levels of positivity, resilience, and commitment. 💪
Our Scholars include those with the highest attainment/progress in their GCSEs and those who reached the highest level of leadership. They are exemplary role models and a testament to their passion for learning and drive to make a positive impact. 🌍
Their names will take their place in Discovery Academy history, proudly displayed on our Scholars' Board for all to be inspired by. 🏆
We celebrate your successes and look forward to your future growth. Well done, Discovery Scholars!👏
See below for photos of these inspiring indiv#discoveryscholarsr#LegacyOfExcellenceE#proudofourstudentsu#AcademicAchievementc#StudentLeadershipL#rolemodelsR#FutureLeadersu#stokeontrenttalentr#discoveryawards2025Awards2025
So proud of u emily 💓
Well done
Last night, we celebrate the true character of our students—our phenomenal 'Discovery Stars'! ✨
These special awards are based on nominations from our community (parents, carers, and staff) for consistently demonstrating our core values: Pride, Respect, and Commitment. ❤️
The nominations were incredibly moving, highlighting students who:
- Show incredible kindness, respect, and commitment to everything they do💯.
- Demonstrate resilience by overcoming illness or daily struggles with a positive, hardworking spirit 💪.
- Act as Community Champions by caring for family, volunteering, or achieving high levels in sport 🌍.
We are overwhelmingly proud of all the nominees! Thank you to everyone who took the time to tell us about these incredible young people. They truly are the heartbeat of Team Discovery! 🙌
Swipe through to see the photos of our well-deserved Disc#discoverystars
#CommunityPride #RespectCommitmentPridet#incrediblestudentsc#proudparentst#TeamDiscoverys#makingadifferencea#stokeontrenttalento#discoveryawards2025coveryAwards2025
So proud of you Isabelle pickering xxx
Well done to everyone xxx
So proud 🥹 as always Izzy Pickering xxxx
Lisa Pickering you should be so proud, what an amazing young lady your beautiful girl has grown into. Dosent seem like 5 mins since we were on Eaton pk nursery playground does it!! Xx
🏅 Highlighting Our Special Award Winners! 🏅
Beyond academic achievement, we celebrate the exceptional talent and courageous voices of our students!
We are incredibly proud of the winners of two of the city's most prestigious competitions:
✍️ The Gareth Jones Award for Excellence
This award encourages creative writing talent across Stoke-on-Trent. This year's theme, 'Time', was inspired by the Stoke-on-Trent centenary. Our winner submitted a truly inspiring piece: a powerful countdown of a WW1 soldier going 'over the top' of the trenches, with every second structured as a detailed, emotional memory. 🤯 What an incredible piece of writing!
🗣️ SASCAL Youth Speaks Competition
We also celebrate our phenomenal team from the SASCAL Youth Speaks Competition! Hosted by the Rotary Club, this platform aims to nurture the next generation of confident, articulate leaders.🎤 This year, our team debated a fascinating topic: the educational expectations found in Harry Potter, and how our 'Muggle schools' truly are magical! The team's meticulous planning, passionate arguments, and thoughtful delivery resulted in an outstanding performance. 🌟Their dedication—giving up breaks, lunches, and after-school time to perfect their debate—is truly commendable!👏
Take a look below at the p#specialawards #garethjonesawardi#YouthSpeakse#creativewritingi#debateteama#FutureLeaders #stokeontrenttalenti#discoveryawards2025m#ProudMomente#unforgettablentTalent #DiscoveryAwards2025 #ProudMoment #Unforgettable
I am so proud of you all! You are exceptional students who go above and beyond ⭐️ - Miss Haigh-Wood
🎤🌟 Celebrating Our Engineering & Extended Learning Award Winners! 🌟
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in Engineering & Extended Learning this year!👏
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by our award winners.
Take a look below at the photos of our brilliant winners! 📸
#Awards #StudentSuccess #ProudOfOurStudents #DiscoveryAwards2025 #StokeOnTrentTalent
🎤🌟 Celebrating Our Modern Foreign Language Award Winners! 🌟
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in Modern Foreign Language this year!👏
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by our award winners.
Take a look below at the photos of our brilliant winners#modernforeignlanguageawardA#studentsuccessc#proudofourstudentsd#discoveryawards2025s#stokeontrenttalentalent
🎤🌟 Celebrating Our IT & Business Award Winners! 🌟
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in IT & Business this year!👏
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by our award winners.
Take a look below at the photos of our brilliant winners! 📸
#ITAndBusinessAwards #StudentSuccess #ProudOfOurStudents #DiscoveryAwards2025 #StokeOnTrentTalent
🎤🌟 Celebrating Our Humanities Award Winners! 🌟
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in Humanities this year!👏
We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by our award winners.
Take a look below at the photos of our brilliant winners#humanitiesawardsw#studentsuccessc#proudofourstudentsd#discoveryawards2025s#stokeontrenttalentalent
🎤🌟 Celebrating Our Performing Arts Award Winners! 🌟
Let's hear it for the students who achieved excellence in performing arts this year!👏 We are thrilled to celebrate the dedication and incredible hard work shown by our award winners.
Take a look below at the photos of our brilliant winners#PerformingArtsAwardsw#studentsuccessc#proudofourstudentsd#discoveryawards2025s#stokeontrenttalentalent
