As a brand new Academy, Purple Oaks opened in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, sponsored by the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT). A major capital building programme costing £5m was secured to provide a state of the art building and facilities for students and staff. The new building was completed in December 2017 and the academy moved in on the 3rd January 2018.
Eagles class have been studying heat energy and have created some solar ovens. They are insulating their ovens, adding the reflective layer and making a black jacket for the water to increase the amount of heat absorbed. Fabulous teamwork! Fabulous Science! Well done, Eagles! https://t.co/kEINlqph9o
Sycamore class had fun learning the rules of dialogue! Super teamwork https://t.co/wsNxMXTGAV
Sycamore class have been looking at money values up to 50p. They used 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p to then work out how much they could spend on items and then how much change they would receive. Sycamore have really enjoyed this task and developing their money skills! https://t.co/VjnkplB9O4
Purple Oaks Academy will provide 100 places for students with a diagnosis of autism and/or Severe Learning Difficulties with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) naming Purple Oaks Academy as the appropriate provision.