Parents’ Information Guide

Whitley Academy is proudly leading the way in promoting innovative curriculum design and delivery, we are the lead practitioners in “Opening Minds”.

Parents’ Information Guide

Whitley Academy is proudly leading the way in promoting innovative curriculum design and delivery, we are the lead practitioners in “Opening Minds”.

Parents and carers can download our ‘Parents’ Information Guide‘ here. This document outlines helpful information about our school such as pupil expectations, pupil support and guidance, and our curriculum experience.

We also invite parents and carers to review the information below, published from an organisation called ‘Parent Info’. The information contains support and guidance for parents/carers from leading experts and organisations.

Whitley Academy Summer Festival

Come and enjoy the fun!
Pre-loved blazer & tie sale

Parents and carers, please make note of our 'pre-loved' blazer & tie sale on July 3rd.
Graduating from the Warwick Sutton Scholarship programme

Warwick Sutton Scholars is a two year programme at Warwick University, for highly able Year 8 and 9 students who come from backgrounds that are under-represented in higher education. The programme is open to schools from across the West...
Walking through the ages at the Tower of London and Houses of Parliament

Written by Alesha, Siah, Vedhasa, Aarool and Eve, Year 7 and 8 Young Reporters Have you ever imagined what it would be like to visit where the Prime Minister works? Or walk through the exact place where many historical Kings...
National Space Centre inspires Year 10 pupils

Written by Daizy, Year 10 student reporter On Monday 17th June, Year 10 pupils visited the National Space Centre in Leicester to learn more about scientists, including how some were battling against climate change, developing cutting edge transport, and fighting...
'Beauty of Nature' pupil photograph wins local competition

We are pleased to announce that Year 11 pupil Casey Meredith, has won the local heat of the Rotary Young Photographers' competition. Casey's photograph was picked from 40 entrants from different schools across Coventry, and depicts the ‘Beauty of Nature’....
A visit to the Birmingham BBC Visitor Centre: A Jungle of buttons and wires

Written by Alesha and Carter, Year 7 Student reporters We all take watching television programmes for granted, but only a few of us get to know what goes on behind the scenes. So when our group of Young Reporters got...
Year 8 pupils celebrate 'Japan Day'

On Friday 24th May 2019, Year 8 teaching staff celebrated the end of the spring term by hosting 'Japan Day' for our Year 8 pupils. This day is part of our enrichment program, outside of normal lesson time, where...
Notice regarding Coventry City Council ANPR enforcement car

We’re pleased to let you know that Coventry City Council now has its own ANPR enforcement car to tackle unsafe and antisocial parking around schools, and improve road safety for the city’s children. It will be operational from next...
Examination period and study leave

Parents and carers, please view a letter regarding the examination period and study leave expectations of our students.
Pupils develop key outdoor skills on DofE (Duke of Edinburgh's Award) Expeditions

As part of the Bronze and Silver levels of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme (DofE) offered at Whitley Academy, students are required to take part in Day Walks to gain knowledge and understanding of key outdoor skills. These...
Pupils enjoy unforgettable ski trip to French Alps

On 2nd March 2019, 35 students accompanied by 5 staff members embarked on what turned out to be an unforgettable ski trip to the French Alps. The group travelled by air to Italy, where the journey progressed onward to their final...
Taking time to reflect: A visit to the 'Knife Angel' in Coventry

Written by Alesha, Vedhasa, Siah, and Kim, Year 7 student reporters In March 2019, a group of pupils from Whitley Academy went on an inspirational trip to see Coventry's popular visitor, the 'Knife Angel'. We felt privileged to be chosen by...
Welcoming in the new season - A 'photo-story' by Kim and Alesha (Year 7 student reporters)

'Photo-stories' are a new initiative for our Year 7 student reporters. They contain photographs taken by the students themselves, set around a theme of their choosing, and are designed to improve their photography skills, as well as 'blogging', or 'having...
'Faraday Challenge Day' excites Year 8 pupils

On Monday 25th March, thirty six Year 8 pupils participated in the exciting and inspiring 'Faraday Challenge Day', hosted by the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) at our school. They worked superbly well in small teams, to see who...
Sitting down for lunch with the Lord Mayor of Coventry

Written by Alesha – Year 7 Student Reporter There are 7.7 billion people on this planet, however, only a few aim high and face the never-ending challenges to achieve their goals. One of these determined people is The Lord Mayor...
Revision race tracker for Year 11

Week 6 This week's winners are Emma Smith and Owen Goldstein Combined hours total
Year 9 Options Evening coming on Thurs 21st March

Year 9 pupils, which direction will you choose? It's Options Evening on Thursday 21st March 2019, starting at 6pm. There will be a presentation in the Auditorium, followed by an opportunity to look at courses on offer, and speak to members...
Big day of reporting for our Year 7 BBC Young Reporters

Written by Kim, Alesha, Siah and Vedahasa, Year 7 student reporters It’s our BIG DAY of reporting from the Year 7 BBC Young Reporters. We started Whitley Academy back in September 2018, having had little experience in media and reporting,...
Year 7 Africa Day - A day full of bright colours

Written by Alesha, Vedhasa, Alok and Yara – Year 7 student reporters On the 1st February 2019, our Year 7 pupils celebrated Africa Day. Usual lessons were transformed into African themed ones, full of dancing, speaking of African languages, and...
We're encouraging students to eat healthily in 2019

If you follow Whitley Academy on its various social media channels, you’ve probably noticed that our catering staff are encouraging students and staff to eat healthily in the early months of this year. We’ve found that the knowledge developed in...
A rewarding evening at the Rotary Youth Speaks competition

Written by Omonigho and Andreea – Year 8 student reporters On Friday the 25th of January 2019, 6 courageous Year 8 students went to Bablake Senior School to represent Whitley Academy in the Rotary Youth Speaks competition (with the help...
Whitley pupils become 'Dementia Friends'

On 30th January, a group of 38 pupils and Miss Hilditch took part in a session after school to learn about dementia and became ‘Dementia Friends’. The Dementia Friends initiative is a social action project from the Alzheimer’s Society...
A super start for our pupils at the 'Warwick Sutton Scholars' programme

Written by Ibrahim, Year 8 Student Reporter It was Saturday the 12th of January, when five fortunate students (accompanied by their teacher Mrs Nguyen) went to Warwick University for the launch of the 'Warwick Sutton Scholars' event. We had all...
Whitley Academy history found in Kettering barn

Back in 1984, an all white, two-seater car called "Abbey Cat", was built at the then "Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School" of Coventry, by 16 year-old pupils Peter Walker, David Wyer, David Black, and 17 year-old Stephen Campbell. After completion,...
Interested in Training to Teach?

Find out more by visiting us at one of our Train to Teach events or contact us by email for any further information on our courses or provision. 11th February 2019 : 3pm – 6pm : The Clayton Hotel, Birmingham...
Twitter Vice President inspires our pupils to be creative and determined to get dream jobs

Written by Alesha, Hannah, Victoria, Keira and Vedhasa, Year 7 Student Reporters, Whitley Academy Achieving true happiness and balance at work can be seen as a never ending challenge. This is something that Bruce Daisley (Vice President for Europe, Twitter)...
'Register and Be a Lifesaver (R&BE)' Charity Visits Post 16 Students

Post 16 students Ben and Nadra (Deputy Head Boy/Girl), along with Mrs Wright (Principal), were very proud to receive a certificate this morning from 'Register and Be a Lifesaver (R&BE)', an independent charitable trust delivering awareness raising presentations about stem...
Parents' Information Guide

We invite parents and carers to review helpful information about our school, such as pupil expectations, pupil support and guidance, and our curriculum experience by clicking the link above. The linked page also contains information published from an organisation called...
Year 11 Exam and Intervention Information

Note: For individual subject resources see relevant subject curriculum website pages. 'Intervention' is extra support provided to students outside the regular classroom setting. This can either be provided on a 1-1 basis or as group support. Mock Week 1 (Week Beginning...
Whole school production of 'Matilda' dazzles audience

A message from Mrs Stokes - Curriculum Leader, Performing Arts. Whitley Academy’s first whole school musical production in over 10 years, 'Matilda', was performed for an audience from our local community on Tuesday 18th December. Thank you for joining us...
Year 9 pupils experience a day at Warwick University

Last week, the University of Warwick arranged a taster day for a selection of pupils to teach them about what university life can offer. Several schools were in attendance, and on arrival our students were mixed into smaller groups...
Lots of fun at the Whitley Academy Christmas Fayre

Written by Keira and Hanna – Year 7 student reporters The evening of Tuesday 4th December was our very own Christmas Fayre at Whitley Academy. Our excitement started kicking in as soon as the first colourful posters were put up...
A memorable day debating at Warwick University

Written by Lara and Andreea, Whitley Academy student reporters. On Saturday November 24th, ten passionate and courageous pupils (and our devoted Mrs Nguyen) from our school met in front of the Chemistry Building at Warwick University, Coventry. We had come...
Come and enjoy our Christmas Fayre

Parents and carers, come and enjoy some Christmas fun next week at our Fayre! Starting at 5pm on Tuesday 4th December.
Retired Artist/Chairman of the Coventry Society, Paul Maddocks, illustrates Teacher Training Day’s lecture by Matt Bromley.

Thank you to Coventry Society Chairman Paul Maddocks, and education consultant Matt Bromley, for working together to create a fantastic piece of artwork inspired by our staff training day. Matt spoke passionately to our teaching staff about how to enhance...
End of term production 'Matilda' - tickets now on sale

Parents/carers, Tickets to our end of term production 'Matilda' are now available via Reception or ParentPay.
'Tapestry' perform to Year 9 and Year 10 pupils

On Thursday 15th November, we hosted a visit by the theatre-in-education tour 'Tapestry', devised originally by West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council. The group of performers explored the implications and consequences of extremist thinking and action. Originally devised and...
Year 12 students explore career opportunities at the National Space Centre

Written by Divya, Year 12 student. Recently, Year 12 science students visited the National Space Centre in Leicester. It was a fantastic day that showed the diversity of careers available in the scientific field as well as within the space...
Remembrance: A Day at the National Memorial Arboretum

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them." 'Ode of Remembrance' poem from 'For the...
Three-phase roofing project completed

Following the recent completion of our three-phase roofing projects valued at over £1 million, we are really pleased to share this fantastic footage of our school captured from the sky. It showcases our new roofing, which we hope will...
A trip to Bletchley Park

Written by Holly and Lucy, year 9 student reporters Winston Churchill described the code-breakers at Bletchley Park as 'the geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled'. For your information, Bletchley Park was a series of top secret buildings in...
A Workshop with Royal Designer for Industry, Mary Restieaux

Four Post 16 students went to do a textiles workshop in London at Mary Restieaux’s home this September. Mary Restieaux is a Royal designer for Industry and has had a good career in textile design, specialising in woven textiles. Over...
Life in Year 7 podcasts

Year 7 pupils have started producing some fantastic podcasts about life in Year 7 at Whitley Academy, you can listen to their first episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQFttrk9_M
Showcasing 'i-Reporter' at the Kia Oval, London

Written By Eve and Lola – Year 8 student reporters On the 25th of September, three Whitley Academy student reporters (Lola, Ciaran and Eve) accompanied by their teacher Mrs Nguyen, and Miss Sharon Stokes, Head of BBC School Report, headed...
Pupil Art Cards

Small packs of cards featuring the fantastic artwork of our pupils are now available to purchase from our online uniform shop.
Initial Teacher Training Recruitment

Firstly, we would like to congratulate our cohort of trainees from 2017-18 on the successful completion of their training, it was a great year. It was a real privilege to watch these trainees professional development - they acted upon...
'Tokyo Fugue', Performance of a Lifetime

Written by Freya, Lola, and Diakite - Year 8 student reporters On Friday 7th September 2018, 'Tarinainanika' (an international physical theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan) delivered an unusually interesting performance to Whitley Academy pupils that opened our eyes to...
Open Evening on 13th September

To all interested parents and carers, Whitley Academy's Open Evening will be on 13th September this year, starting at 6pm. You are invited to come and see our fantastic school and facilities. There will be a short presentation, followed by...
Pre-loved Uniform Sale

A small amount of pre-loved blazers are available to purchase in school for £5. Additionally, there are other uniform items for sale but on a limited basis. Please see Miss Hilditch in the first instance.
Some outstanding results in new specification GCSEs

This is the first year that year 11 students have completed the new specification GCSEs in nearly all of their subjects, with grades 1-9 replacing the traditional letter grades (A*-U). There were some good results from pupils across a...
Students achieve the school’s best ever A-Level results in 2018 despite the new linear exams

Students have achieved the school’s best ever A level results this year despite the new linear exams. 44% of all grades achieved were A*-B with a 96% pass rate. Over a quarter of all students achieved A*-B grades in...
Expansion of our Educational Support Building

During the Summer break this year, we have worked on extending our educational support building with a modular classroom and counselling unit. This exciting new space will allow us to offer more options for pupils who need it, when...
Awards Evening at Whitley Academy

Written By Ava, Lola and Eve - Year 7 student reporters “There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs” Zig Ziglar (Motivational Teacher) The Whitley Academy Awards Evening happens once a year which means it’s a great honour...
Post 16 Dates - A-Level Results Day and Year 13 Enrolment

A Level Results Day Results for the summer examinations will be available for both year 12 and 13 on Thursday 16th August. Year 13 can collect their results from 9:30.a.m. until 10:30a.m. Advice and guidance for UCAS or next steps...
A Day at the BBC Mailbox in Birmingham

29th June 2018 By Ava and Lola – Year 7 student reporters At 7:55am, eight lucky student reporters arrived at Coventry Train Station. We were prepared and ready to board the train to Birmingham. It was 8:22am by the time the...
Warwick Sutton Scholars - Year 1 Celebration Event

Written by Abdul – Year 8 student reporter On Saturday 9th of June, I went to the Warwick Sutton Scholarship Celebration event. The event was to mark the end of our first year at Warwick University. For your information, the Warwick...
Travelling through history in London

By Eve and Ava – Year 7 student reporters It was 8:00 am on Friday 25th May, and the rain was pouring down (typical British weather) by the time we arrived at Coventry train station. We were surrounded by our...
First World War Centenary Battlefields Tour

Written by Duncan Van Den Top – Year 9 student reporter “The cries of the wounded had much diminished now, and as we staggered down the road, the reason was only too apparent, for the water was right over the...
Whitley Academy Pupil Arts Exhibition

We'd like to invite all parents, carers, and members of the local community to view the fantastic art work of our students, at our annual Summer Arts Exhibition, on Tuesday 10th July, 4pm - 6pm. Please come along and support...
Multi-Sports Summer Camp

Last chance this week to book onto the Multi-Sports Camp which starts next Monday 23rd July. Note: *** This club is not run by Whitley Academy and interested parties should contact Jamie at jlmultisportsclub@gmail.com
A Morning at the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Building

Written by Eve and Lola - student reporters Wednesday 13th June was a bright, sunny morning, and along with our amazing teacher, Mrs Nguyen, we headed off to the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire building for an appearance on the local...
A Visit from Shenzen, China

Here’s a snapshot of a visiting group of teachers from Shenzen, China, who came to see our school during the spring and summer terms. Each group spent 2 days at the school, as part of a 9 week study...
Post 16 Induction Day Notice - Thursday 28th June

All Year 11s (who have been made a conditional offer for Post 16) should meet Mr. Edwards in the Post 16 Common Room at 9am. The day will finish at 3pm. All students will receive summer homework for the three subjects...
A Day at the Cheltenham Science Festival

Tuesday 5th June 2018 Written by Duncan, Ciaran and Ben – Year 9 student reporters The day started off at the University of Warwick in the coach park, where we all met up. It was so great to see everyone and...
Japan Day at Whitley Academy

Written by Michelle, Ava and Keeley – Year 7 student reporters Friday 18th May 2018 was a school day with a difference for our Year 8 pupils. It was Japan Day, and all the lessons circulated around Japan - its...
A Roald Dahl Trip - Journey to the Oompa-Loompas Land

Written by Ava – Year 7 student reporter On 11th May 2018, 70 Year 7 students turned up at Whitley Academy ready to leave for the amazing day trip ahead of them. At about 8:10am, everyone boarded the two nice coaches...
We are Whitley podcast (episode 2)

Whitley Academy Post 16 students have been busy recording a series of podcasts aimed at sharing their experiences and aspirations with our younger pupils. You can listen to their second episode below.
A conversation with Roz Bird

Written by Omonigho and Eve, Year 7 student reporters On Friday 23rd March, many lucky students got the opportunity to meet Roz Bird, Commercial Director of Silverstone Park, where the British Formula One racing takes place! The opportunity was given to...
We're pleased to announce the launch of our new website

Whitley Academy is pleased to announce the launch of its new school website. Please tell us what you think; your feedback is most welcome. Included in the new website is an improved calendar, featuring key events and term dates at...
Marvellous Magistrate Court Mock Trial

The annual Mock Trial Competition is managed and run by the Citizenship Foundation. It offers our students the opportunity to access the criminal justice system through an active learning experience. It takes students out of the classroom and into...
We are Whitley podcast (episode 1)

Whitley Academy Post 16 students have been busy recording a series of podcasts aimed at sharing their experiences and aspirations with our younger pupils. You can listen to their first episode below.
Frankly Speaking Debate Competition at Benjamin Franklin House

Written by Lucy - Year 8 student reporter On Friday 19th March, Whitley Academy pupils were invited to take part in the Frankly Speaking Debate Competition at Benjamin Franklin House (US Embassy), London. We left Coventry at 7:11am, and arrived at...
BBC School Report 2018 - Live from Broadcasting House

Written by Holly and Melissa – Year 8/9 student reporters On Thursday 15th March, 16 Whitley Academy students and two teachers arrived at Coventry train station, feeling very excited for the big day ahead. Even though it was wet outside,...
A Peace-building Conference at the Ricoh Arena

Written by Diakite, Ava, Lola and Eve - Year 7 student reporters On Saturday 24th February 2018, six eager Whitley Academy students went to the Coventry Ricoh Arena, to watch and take part in the Peace-building Conference run by the...
An evening of debate at Bablake Senior School

Written by Lola and Eve - Year 7 student reporters On the 26th of January 2018, seven eager Whitley Academy students, divided into two teams, were about to change the mindset of the public, in a debate held at Bablake...
Journey of discovery for Year 7 at Africa Day

Written by Holly and Harshitha - Year 8 student reporters.
Students achievements recognised at KS4 Celebration Evening

On Thursday 11th January, we were invited to attend the Whitley Academy Celebration Evening for Key Stage 4 (Year 10 and 11 this academic year). It was 6:00pm, and the beautifully decorated green Canteen was packed with students and parents....
Annual Christmas celebrations enjoyed by pupils

On Tuesday the 19th of December at 5:00 pm, Whitley Academy hosted the annual Christmas Fair in our cafeteria, decorated for the snowy season, by the school lake. The bright Christmas decorations lit up the room, sparkling next to the...
Manor Adventure popular with Year 7 pupils

On the 20th of November, many eager and ecstatic Year 7 pupils set off on a trip to Manor Adventure, located in the south Shropshire countryside. We were all very energetic on our coach journey as we had a...
The Great British Parliamentary Debate

On Saturday November 11th, a small Whitley Academy debating team arrived at the campus of Warwick University for a great day of British Parliamentary debating. At 8:30pm, we were buzzing with excitement, ready for a hectic day. The University campus was...
iPad Proves Popular as Curriculum Resource

A new curriculum resource was introduced during the summer term of thirty iPads for use by students in a class-led setting. All teachers across all teaching departments have the availability of some or all of the iPads for use in...
Upgrades to the School Entrance System

During the summer break we took the opportunity to upgrade our site entrance system and thereby increasing security of the site and students. The electronic opening gates include an intercom system so as visitors and delivery drivers are required to...
The Betty Bus visits Year 7 pupils

On Tuesday 31st October, The Betty Bus came to Whitley Academy. The Betty Bus was visited during the day by our Year 7 pupils, to help create a generation of girls and boys in Coventry who are truly at ease talking about...
The Resonance of the Evergreen Chinese Parasol Tree

On Wednesday 18th of October, we set off to the meet the Lord Mayor of Coventry. It was a typical autumn afternoon, with lots of cloud, wind, and of course, rain drops. 1:10pm After a brief introduction, we had a cup of...

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