North Gosforth Academy has signed the School of Sanctuary pledge

Newcastle is a City of Sanctuary that welcomes and cares for families that seek safety and refuge from all over the world; at NGA we are proud to be part of a multicultural community of students and their families. In fact, our thriving student community already includes speakers of a huge range of different languages and dialects, including those who have come to our incredible city for safety.

We will be putting all our efforts into ensuring that students who have faced displacement are welcomed, celebrated and given every opportunity to achieve their full potential. As well as this, we see it as incredibly important to educate all our students on the value of community, and the benefits that diversity continues to bring to our city and country.

Being a School of Sanctuary is a wonderful chance for all the children in our care to grow, learn and feel supported on their educational journey.

To read more about schools of Sanctuary, please visit: https://schools.cityofsanctuary.org/

Please see the attached document.

Dear Parents and Carers,

I am writing to introduce a new leadership model across our trust that will help strategic growth and collaboration across our family of schools.

From the start of the summer term, Steve Campbell will become the Executive Headteacher of Jesmond Park Academy and Gosforth Junior High Academy whilst Pete Fox will become Executive Headteacher of North Gosforth Academy and Great Park Academy.

Steve and Pete bring a wealth of experience and a passion for education, and I am confident that they will provide effective strategic leadership to both schools under their direction as well as being an asset to our wider community of schools. They are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and high achievement across the Trust, and they will ensure that the schools fulfil the Trust’s vision.

Each school will also have a ‘Head of School’ who will deal with the day to day running of the school to ensure that it meets its educational objectives and that students continue to thrive.

The following Heads of School have now been appointed:

• Dave Merrifield will become the Head of School of Jesmond Park Academy
• Mark Fryer will become the Head of School of Gosforth Junior High Academy
• Susanna Cooke will become the Head of School of North Gosforth Academy
• Katherine Billingsley will become the Head of School of Great Park Academy

We are delighted that we have such an experienced and talented group of leaders who will work tirelessly to ensure that each school continues to be successful and that all students can reach their potential.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Alexandra Thorp, CEO

Good news! Our school is one of just twenty schools in the UK selected to receive an exciting new art programme. It’s called ‘Sensations’, and it brings the great art of the world – and the great art of our students – to our TV monitors, computers, and classrooms every day. It’s free and it’s entirely for our enjoyment - no exams!

Each week we shall display a new art ‘exhibition’, often on themes which are relevant to our school community. One exhibition, for example, is called Identity – ‘Who Am I?’ and explores personal identity through a range of artworks from Frida Kahlo through Napoleon to...Batman! Another is Masterpieces from the National Gallery in London. And there will be plenty of contemporary art and the latest digital art. The initial exhibition is called Overture: Welcome to ‘Sensations’ with art from Van Gogh and Andy Warhol.

Sensations is a resource for the whole school. Teachers and tutor/form group leaders can bring the art into their lessons – they will get an advanced view of the programming. And everybody in the school – including staff and parents - will be invited to make their own versions of the famous art to win prizes and see their creations on screen!

Sensations is produced by the charity Art In Schools.

Enjoy!

Please see the attached document.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please see the information letter below from the NHA about the Year 9 vaccinations due to happen on 5th February 2025. The letter includes information about the Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) and Tetanus, Diphtheria and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) vaccinations, including information on how you give consent or do-not consent for these to happen.