17 September 2017

The end of the first full week

Here we are at the end of the students first full week at Highfield Littleport Academy.

The students have come from a variety of different settings and have settled into the school exceptionally well.  Some students have been out of school for an extended period of time and it is amazing to see…

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16 August 2017

Site Visit 16th August 2017

Wow what a difference a few weeks makes!

Today I went on a site visit with our Executive Headteacher, Simon Bainbridge to look at the progress of the school so far.  I am pleased to say some classrooms are finished.  We saw some of the specialist rooms such as Food Technology, Science and…

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28 July 2017

Progress so far...it is nearly finished!

Morgan Sindall are continuing to work extremely hard to complete the Littleport project and the attached document shows it is nearly there!  Many rooms are now finished and just the finishing touches being added.  9ine who are managing the ICT install are busy fitting out all of the elements for…

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27 June 2017

Staff Visit

Last Friday some of the existing teachers, teaching assistants, admin support staff and members of staff with shared specialist roles across Highfield Ely and Highfield Littleport visited the new school site.  Morgan Sindall kitted us all out with the appropriate safety equipment and kindly gave…

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1 June 2017

So much progress!

On Wednesday 31st May, I had the privilege to have another site visit to the new campus and home to HIghfield Littleport Academy.  I was joined by the Cambridgeshire News team who were reporting on the work so far.

We were all amazed at the progress that has been made; Morgan Sindall and the…

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23 May 2017

Website in Development

You will see that some links are now live on our school website.

We are busy working behind the scenes to fill the site with lots of useful information for parents, carers, visitors and professionals.  Please bear with us while the content of the website is being added to.

Links are now live…

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20 May 2017

Exciting Developments

We have had lots of exciting developments over the last few months!  The picture was taken today and really shows the progress the site has made over the last few months.

Numbers of requests for special school placement at Highfield Littleport are beginning to build.  We have been steadily…

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27 February 2017

Special School Update 27/02/17

The Special School part of the site is really taking shape now.  As you step inside we now have rooms with internal walls, windows are now being put in and internal power is being installed.  Within the last week we approved the final colour and carpet schemes and are sourcing quality specialist…

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16 February 2017

Schools Development Gaining Momentum

The Littleport project is definitely gaining momentum now and reports are all very positive - the build is on schedule for completion and we are now thinking interior design!

In the last few weeks we have been extremely busy considering the fixtures and fittings for all elements of the project…

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6 January 2017

Prospective Parents Information Meeting

Just before the Christmas holidays Simon Bainbridge (Executive Headteacher) and myself held a meeting at Highfield Ely.  It was specifically for families that live within the catchment for Highfield Littleport Academy.  The aim of the meeting was to present to parents of pupils who are already on…

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5 January 2017

Head of School Site Visit - January 2017

This morning both Scott Gaskins, Head of School for Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy and myself as Head of School for Highfield Littleport Academy, went on a full visit of the new school site.  We all donned full protective gear (including hard hat, safety boots and safety glasses!) to…

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12 December 2016

An Introduction From The New Head of School

Please allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Yvonne Skillern and I have recently been appointed as Head of School for Highfield Littleport Academy.  The coming months are exciting times with the school building really beginning to take shape.  Highfield Littleport Academy is an all age, area…

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