Success for all at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy 

12th August 2021Mrs D Curtis

The skies are blue and our students are smiling today as GCSE results are published. It has been a time of tremendous success for our year 11 who have worked so maturely and with such resilience after two periods of lockdown. 

 

Mrs Hazeldine said “I have this mantra I use a lot! :  all our students need to feel success at St Edmund’s”  and I am so happy to see this in action today. From our highest academic achievers to our wonderful SEND students who have made fantastic progress, I feel so proud and blessed to be working in this community. 

 

72.4% of all students have achieved a 4+ in English and Maths and 48.0% have achieved 5+ with the best progress scores for all students ever recorded for our wonderful SEND pupils who we are equally proud of at St Edmund’s.  

 

Our highest achievers were very excited to have gathered 80  grade 7+ between them: . 

 

  • Amelia Beet 9,8,9,9,8,9,9,9,9,9
  • Salma Iram 9,9,8,9,9,8,8,9,8,9
  • Kyle Luis 9,9,9,8,9,9,9,8,8,8
  • Grace Richards 9,8,8,8,8,8,8,9,8,8
  • Ashpriya Basi 8,7,8,7,8,8,9,9,8,9
  • Yusuf Bhogal 8,7,9,8,8,8,8,7,9,9
  • Navin Sonsana 8,8,8,7,9,8,8.5,7,8,9
  • Bartlomiej Radosz   8,6,8,9,7,9,8.5,7,9,8

 

In total 66 grade 9’s were awarded to our students. 323 GCSE grades of 7 or higher were achieved (25.2%)  Our vocational students were equally impressive with a total of 20 L2 Distinction* grades awarded (15.7%). Our students, their families and our community are very proud indeed.

 

 

Photo: Wadha Shadi

 

Photo: Gjovani Cinari

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Grace Richards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Kyle Luis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo L-R: Ashpriya Basi, Amelia Beet, Navin Sonana and Othnielia Chambers

Outstanding A level success and amazing careers ahead for St Edmund’s students

10th August 2021Mrs D Curtis

Once again, St Edmund’s  is delighted to present  the fantastic achievements of their year 13 students. Despite the challenges of COVID and lockdown , students have exceeded their targets with many more achieving the coveted  A*, A and B grades than ever before.

 

Amongst the many higher achievers:

  • Mbere Umoh gained A*,A, A, B and will be studying Earth Sciences at St Anne’s College, Oxford. 
  • Monique Dhillon achieved A*, A*, A and will be studying  law at Birmingham University. 
  • Joshua Lee, (A*, A*, A) plans to study Maths and French at Exeter University.
  • Harijan Sangha (A*, A*, A) will study Mathematics  at Warwick University.

 

Principal, Maggie Hazeldine said, “I am thrilled that our young people have achieved such outstanding grades this year. Their success has ensured entrance to the country’s top universities including Oxford, Exeter, Manchester and Bristol and Warwick.

 

What is also striking about this year is the amazing range of highly competitive careers that our vocational students have succeeded in accessing: 

  • Emma Esedebe  will be the first female student from St Edmunds to study Automotive and Transport Design at Coventry University
  • Dylan Khan – Cyber Security at Staffordshire University
  • Paige Gostick – Forensics at Winchester 
  • Destiny Gooden – Mental health Nursing at Birmingham University. 
  • Leah James – Adult Nursing at Liverpool John Moores Uni
  • Rahul Bhaley – Real Estate at BCU

 

They have made their school and their families very proud indeed”. 

 

Photo: Mbere Umoh and Mrs Hazeldine (Principal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Emma Esedebe and Mrs Hazeldine (Principal)

Congratulations to all of our former students who are graduating from university this year

29th July 2021Mrs D Curtis

Congratulations to all of our former students who are graduating from university this year.

 

We have already heard from a few of our #Classof2019 and #Classof2018 but we’d love to hear from more so please do get in touch with us so we can share your wonderful news with everyone at St Edmund’s.

 

Our Alumni Manager, Dawn Hogg, would love for you to contact her direct:  [email protected]

 

#StEdmundsAlumni  #StayInTouch

 

The PiPA Trial

19th July 2021Mrs D Curtis

St Edmund’s Catholic Academy is collaborating with the research team from the University of Warwick on their Parenting Intervention to Prevent affective disorders in high risk Adolescents (PiPA) Trial, which is exploring the effectiveness of an online resource for parents/carers to help reduce depression and anxiety in young people.

See our website for more information:https://bit.ly/3xRVicf

The programme has been extended beyond April to apply.

Watch Mr Andrew Thompson, Associate Professor at Warwick University, explain all about the Pipa trial:   https://bit.ly/3wMHtup

Contact the PIPA Team or Ms Roderick for further information: [email protected]

 

 

 

Amelia Beet Elected As Youth Commissioner

19th July 2021Mrs D Curtis

Congratulations to AMELIA BEET who has been elected as the new Youth Commissioner for the West Midlands Police on behalf of the Wolverhampton constituency.

Amelia said,” I just wanted to say thank you to every who kindly voted for me, shared my campaign further afield, and expressed such confidence in my capabilities. I am excited by the prospect of the next 2 years and I very much look forward to working alongside yourselves and the young people in our community and across the West Midlands. I wouldn’t have been granted this opportunity to make a genuine and constructive difference to our city if it wasn’t for your votes, so a huge thank you once again”.

 

 

Photo: Amelia Beet

 

Confirmatory PCR test after a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test

19th July 2021Mrs D Curtis
Government Guides states:

LFD tests are most effective when detecting infectious cases of COVID-19. They identify people with a high viral load who are the most likely to spread the virus further. LFD tests detect the virus in people without symptoms so each positive case we find is one that would have gone otherwise undetected. These tests are proving to be accurate and reliable and, where used appropriately and in the correct way, they will continue to help us to break chains of the transmission and save lives.

 

Anyone who tests positive using an LFD test will be asked to take a confirmatory follow-up PCR test. It remains essential that anyone who gets a positive LFD result self-isolates immediately, along with other members of their household, pending the confirmatory PCR result. You should arrange your confirmatory PCR immediately and only leave home for your follow-up test. For the fastest result, we suggest you book a PCR test at a test site. You can also book a home test online or call 119 to book a test.

 

A PCR test will confirm if you have been affected by COVID-19 and reduce unnecessary self-isolation by you and your household. If you then receive a negative result from the PCR, and the PCR test was taken within 2 days of the LFD, then you and your contacts will be informed that you can cease self-isolating.

 

Individuals who test negative from an LFD test will not need to isolate or take a confirmatory PCR test.