West Lakes Academy is a vibrant 11-18 secondary school nestled in the western edge of the picturesque Lake District of Cumbria, serving a dynamic community of 1,200 students. Since opening in September 2008 and moving into our state-of-the-art £26m building in 2012, we have been committed to delivering the highest quality education in an environment that inspires success.
Our vision is to succeed in ‘Changing Lives through Learning’ by providing the very best possible educational opportunities for young people in West Cumbria. We have extremely high hopes for all of our students and our highly skilled and enthusiastic members of staff encourage children to have high ambitions and to work hard to achieve these.
Mr Stephen Grant
West Lakes Academy is committed to the creation of a fully inclusive, aspirational, high achieving Centre of Excellence, firmly rooted in the local community. Our vision is to succeed in ‘Changing Lives through Learning’ by providing the very best possible educational opportunities for young people in West Cumbria.
Changing Lives Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust with Sponsor Status and is a not for profit charity which sponsors primary and secondary academies.
Notice for Parents/Carers of Year 11
Due to an issue with our online parents’ evening booking software, we will need to postpone the Year 11 Parents’ Evening originally scheduled for 18 December. The event will now take place on Wednesday, 21 January.
During this evening, there will be an opportunity to meet with Mr Grant, who will be conducting ‘How to Revise’ sessions for parents and carers. These sessions are designed to further support our young people as they prepare for their upcoming examinations. Additionally, we will provide advice and guidance on managing exam stress, which is particularly important as we approach this busy period for our students.
We understand that changes to scheduled events can be inconvenient, and we sincerely apologise for any disruption this may cause. We appreciate your understanding and support as we work to ensure a productive and informative evening for all attendees.
We look forward to welcoming you on 21 January and encourage you to take advantage of the resources and support available during the event. Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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✨ Student Voices on Mental Health ✨
Our Year 7 students have been sharing what good mental health means to them and the ways they look after their wellbeing.
This video was produced by a group of students, featuring their peers’ reflections. Together, they highlight simple strategies and the importance of looking after ourselves and supporting one another. 💙
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Please find link below to our December Safeguarding Newsletter on our website.⬇️
In this issue: new devices and new apps and personal safety. 📲
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💫🎄Christmas Rewards 🎄💫
Some more wonderful winners of our Christmas baubles.
Awarded for fantastic effort, being prepared, and meeting expectations.
Your special baubles have been added to the Christmas tree and at the end of term, you’ll be able to take them home with you. 🌟
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💫🎄Christmas Rewards 🎄💫
Congratulations to today's bauble winners!
Awarded for fantastic effort, being prepared, and meeting expectations.
Your special baubles have been added to the Christmas tree and at the end of term, you’ll be able to take them home with you. 🌟
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💫✨Well done to our sixth form Christmas Reward winners for 'getting it right'. Your personalised baubles have been added to our Christmas tree and can be taken home on Friday. 💫✨
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🎶Christmas Concert 🎤🎸
Our Christmas Concert will take place on Wednesday 17th December at 6pm in the performance hall.
This year we will be running the concert as a 1 hour showcase of our talented musicians including bands, soloists and our choir.
Entry to the concert is FREE but we will be taking donations on the door to support the music department. As usual we will also have a raffle to win some lovely prizes.
See you there!
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💫✨Well done to today's Christmas Rewards winners! Your personalised baubles have been added to our Christmas tree and you will be able to take these home at the end of term as a keepsake. 💫✨
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English Excellence ‘Revision’ Challenge: By Heidi Edmondson Year 9
Today our Year 9 class worked on building a board game themed on our studies on ‘Of Mice and Men’. The criteria of the game was all about the novel, tier 3 vocabulary and key themes/context such as the Great Depression.
One of the teams did a play on snakes and ladders where you answer questions about ‘Of Mice and Men’, others adapted games like Monopoly, Frustration and Ludo!
This task allowed us to revise ‘Of Mice and Men’ in a creative way as it allowed us to write questions and answer them for the game, which allowed us to remember facts or themes about the novel in a fun way!
I think the class definitely enjoyed this lesson! It was clear that everyone enjoyed this task as everyone worked together as a team to try and build the best game, it brought the class together and also helped the teams bonds become stronger.
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🧪🔎Well done to this week's Science Wizards! 🔬
And take a look at the science department's festive "chemistree"🧪🎄
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