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Welcome to our TILT news page. Here you will find out what has been happening within our TILT family of schools - don't forget to take a look at our Trust Newsletters page for further information. We are incredibly proud of The Island Learning Trust community and are committed to sharing with you our exciting news and events as they happen.
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Book Week fun across TILT schools...
Tue 15 Mar 2022The Island Learning Trust enjoyed celebrating Book Week with a whole host of activities taking place across our family of schools. The week ended with dressing up on Friday where book characters were seen in abundance!
Take a look at the Kent Messenger (Mar 9th - Mar 15th) edition for a peek at the amazing outifts!
A Demon Headmaster made an appearance on the Monday at Sunny Bank, causing chaos around school by pretending to destroy all the books...the school also used their amazing Forest School area to incorporate the book 'Stick Man' by children's laureate Julia Donaldson. It was Pyjama Day on the Thursday and they even had a 'Different Types of Text Day' where the children brought in a diverse mix of literature from comics to cookbooks...phew, what a busy week they all had!
At Minster, the week kicked off with Accelerated Reader quizzes where they achieved a total word count of a phenomenal 5,304,004 words - what an amazing achievement! During Literacy the children wrote poems about the different celebrations around the world. Their week of activities ended with a visit from an author who used to attend the school - Amanda Peddle. She shared her passion for writing with the pupils and explained how the power of reading and writing can touch lives.
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Going for Gold! Halfway achieve Artsmark Gold award for second time...
Fri 11 Mar 2022Congratulations to Halfway for achieving the Artsmark Gold Award for the second time! Here are some comments from the awarding body about Halfway's achievements:
'It is always so rewarding to read of the impact Artsmark journeys have on schools and in your case, the positive impact has been even greater given that this is your next step from the previous Artsmark Gold Award. Your Artsmark journeys have strengthened and supported the shaping of your school vision and core purpose. Your commitment to the Arts is reflected in your 'can do' approach in addressing barriers to achieve your ambitions. You have a leadership structure which is supportive of senior and middle leaders in embedding the Arts not only in your school but also in the other schools in the Trust.
Drama and theatre are greatly valued, and pupils are given many opportunities to become involved as they go through the school. Music is a key strength with all pupils in KS2 being given an opportunity to learn musical instruments such as the recorder, violin, cello, flute and ukulele. Partnerships have been developed to support in the delivery of an arts and cultural offer. Supporting Theatre 31 by piloting some of their programmes whilst they continue to support you is an excellent foundation for establishing a long-term partnership that will continue to have positive outcomes for your pupils."