Academy News
Sing choirs of angels
At All Saints’ Academy’s ‘Promise of Christmas’ event on 16th December, the Academy Choir showcased their talent, singing a range of songs from the 16th Century Latin “Gaudete” to the 20th century “Christmas Blessing” of Philip Stowfield. In the 18 months since the choir started the now 45 strong student choir are really starting to…
42 Christmas Hampers donated to the YMCA
Students and staff at All Saint’ Academy lovingly crafted hampers in tutor groups for the fourth year running to donate to the YMCA this Christmas. Two minibuses & two cars transported forty-two hampers to the Cheltenham YMCA accompanied by six of our Sixth Form students on 15th December. The YMCA residents kindly presented our students…
All Saints’ students share a stage with Tenors Unlimited
On 11th December at St Gregory’s Church, Cheltenham, the choir of All Saints’ Academy had the privilege of sharing the stage with Tenors Unlimited and the Mandar Hall Academy of Performing Arts. Tenors Unlimited have for more than 10 years entertained audiences throughout the world and are proud to have secured worldwide distribution for their current album 'Viva…
A celebration of student achievement at GCSE awards evening
One of the most important evenings for Year 12 students is when they collect their examination certificates; these represent all the hard work and effort put in by students, teachers and parents over the years and particularly in the build up to the examination period. It was fantastic to see members of the cohort returning to…
Students impress at The Roses Theatre
At this years’ Shakespeare School Festival All Saints' Academy were proud to present their largest cast ever with 24 outstanding students taking to the stage in a performance of Merchant of Venice. The company worked tirelessly over 5 short weeks producing a performance that was playful, witty and original. Under the direction of Rachel Burton,…
Sixth Form students visit the Heart Gloucestershire Radio station
On Friday 15th October we ventured out to the Heart Radio studios in Gloucester to get an insight of what goes on and how it all works. On arrival we met Ellis, she took us through the offices to the studio, allowing us to see the job roles of employees and what happens behind the…
Learning 4 Living Day
On Wednesday 14th October we saw the first of this year’s L4L (Learning 4 Living ) days take place at All Saints’. Normal lessons were put to one side and, instead, a whole range of learning opportunities took place – involving all students and staff. Activities ranged from the Army working with Year 10 in team building activities…
All Saints’ students perform at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Students that took part in the Cheltenham Festival’s First Story project had the opportunity to read their published poems at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival on Friday 10th October. Megan Roberts, Jessica Knight, Bethany Halford and Katie Cotton-Betteridge all did the school incredibly proud. Our students performed alongside a few other schools who had also…
Britain’s Got Talent auditions being held at All Saints’ Academy
The BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Production Teamwill be visiting: ALL SAINTS’ ACADEMYOn Wednesday 21st October from 14:00 looking for a range of fresh talent! If you have a talent you would like to share,no matter how big or small,then we would love to see you! To book an audition slot in advance please get…
All Saints’ supports St Thomas More Primary in celebrating their 40th Anniversary
Pupils from St Thomas More Catholic Primary School came to the Academy in October to take part in an art workshop led by Mr Chilman. Working alongside ex pupils of the school, now in Year 7, they were given the opportunity to work with clay in order to produce a mural celebrating the primary school’s…
