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What’s on next week?

We’ve got a fantastic week of events lined up for our pupils – take a look below to see what’s planned.

Please pay particular attention to the arrangements for Sports Day and our Rodeo Celebration Day. Full details about these events can be found in the letters sent via the MyChildAtSchool app or under ‘Messages Home’ on our school website.

We’re looking forward to a great week ahead!

Thankful Thursday

For Thankful Thursday this week Miss J Devereux, Assistant Headteacher, proudly celebrated Freddie in Year 7 for his outstanding achievements outside of school.

Last weekend, Freddie was awarded the ‘Club Person Award’ for his year group at Burntwood Rugby Club, which is a recognition for teamwork, behaviour, discipline, and overall effort.

Despite only playing rugby for one year, Freddie’s coach praised him in a speech, describing him as “the most polite boy he has met” and “incredibly respectful.”

At our school, respect and tenacity are two of our core values – and Freddie embodies both. We are incredibly proud of the way he represents our school in the wider community.

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CTA Sports Leaders

We are incredibly proud of our Sports Leaders who represented our school by supporting Fulfen Primary School’s Sports Day.

Opportunities like this are fantastic for our pupils to build their confidence, develop leadership skills, and gain valuable experience working with younger pupils. It’s always a pleasure to strengthen our ties with local primary schools, and we are delighted to continue building these valuable connections.

A big thank you to Fulfen Primary School for having us!

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JCB World Headquarters Trip

Last Friday, a group of our Year 12 pupils visited JCB World Headquarters in Rocester to learn more about degree apprenticeships, leadership and how businesses are built. The event was the first of what will hopefully be many collaborative events between the Sixth Forms in the John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust.

As part of the day, our pupils had a tour of the production lines at the main factory and learned about the JCB story. Pupils also attended workshops which focussed on CV building, developing leadership skills and mock assessment exercises.

JCB is a hugely successful global company and one that Staffordshire is rightly proud of – our pupils were amazed by the scale of the operation and the opportunities available to them at Post-18 level. Having visited the UCAS conference earlier in the week to find out about University study, there are a wealth of other options available for our pupils to progress to once they leave us in Year 13 and this is all part of our commitment to help them to have as much guidance as possible to inform their next steps.

Mr J Cain, Deputy headteacher, said: ‘The team at JCB did an incredible job in putting together an interesting and engaging package for our pupils and we are very grateful to them. It was fantastic to see our pupils working with young people from other schools in our multi-academy trust, as well as seeing them engage with the young professionals who are building their own careers at JCB – it was especially pleasing to see one of our former pupils, Sophie Griffin, leading part of the presentation as part of the second Year of her degree apprenticeship at JCB’.

Whilst the world of degree apprenticeships is becoming incredibly competitive, we are hopeful that this opportunity, along with others, will stand our pupils in good stead as they aim for the very best progression routes upon leaving us.

Jaguar Land Rover Careers Visit

We were delighted to welcome Mike Roberts from Jaguar Land Rover, who visited our pupils to talk about careers in the automotive industry.

Mike brought along a stunning Range Rover HSE and spoke about the design, manufacturing, and even climate testing processes involved in bringing a vehicle to life.

Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed exploring the car’s features and learning more about the wide range of career and apprenticeship opportunities available at Jaguar Land Rover.

A huge thank you to Mike for such an inspiring visit!

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Transition Day 2025

We were delighted to welcome our new Year 7 pupils for Transition Day today! It was fantastic to see them getting involved in a range of lessons including Science, Maths, RE and PE, as well as learning about our Accelerated Reader programme. Pupils also enjoyed some time in our beautiful Memorial Garden and Year 7 courtyard.

To round off a brilliant day, everyone attended a special assembly featuring a surprise performance from our talented staff band and peripatetic music teachers from the CTA Music School!

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capture photos of this fantastic day as parental consents are not yet in place – but we’re looking forward to sharing lots of updates once our new pupils start in September!

A huge thank you to all the pupils who joined us – we hope you had a fantastic time, and we can’t wait to welcome you in September!

Thank you also to the parents and carers who joined us for our Transition Evening last night – we’re excited to welcome you and your child into our CTA community.

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Year 12 Charity Fundraiser

Recently, our Year 12 pupils took part in their annual charity rounders sports fundraiser. This annual fundraiser supports both our Sixth Form Charity Fund and our nominated charity for the academic year. Following a recent vote by our Year 12 cohort, we are proud to support Alzheimer’s Research UK – a charity dedicated to advancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of dementia.

The day was filled with friendly sports competitions, providing pupils with the chance to stay active whilst making a positive impact for others. We extend a special thank you to our Sixth Form committee for their outstanding organisation in making the event a great success.

Donations are still open until Monday 7th July – please consider supporting this fantastic cause!

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We’re Hiring: Evening Site Supervisor

We are looking for an Evening Site Supervisor to join our team on a permanent, part-time basis. The role involves working 28 hours per week, from 15:00 to 21:00 Monday to Thursday, and 15:00 to 19:00 on Fridays.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the safety, security, and appearance of our school buildings and grounds.

If you’re practical, dependable and ready to make a difference in a school environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply here: https://chaseterraceacademy.co.uk/our-school/vacancies/

SpeakUp competition

We’re proud to share that Casey and Millie, Year 7, have been entered into the ‘Speak Up!’ National Monologue and Duologue Drama Competition.

Their original piece explores the dynamic between two sisters vying for their mum’s attention. What begins as a light-hearted sibling argument soon reveals deeper themes about belonging, love, and the desire to be seen.

Wishing you both the very best in the competition Millie and Casey!

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You’re invited to our Summer Showcase!

We’re delighted to invite you to our Summer Showcase on Wednesday 9th July at 6:00pm. The evening will conclude at approximately 7:45pm.

Our pupils have been working hard on their performances and we are ready to show what they’ve achieved this academic year.

Tickets are £3.50 and can be purchased via the My Child at School app. If you’re unable to purchase online, tickets will also be available on the door.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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