Year 1 Child Pedestrian Training

In November 2013, Year 1 children began a Child Pedestrian Training scheme led by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Karen Hale visited Year 1 to help to launch the scheme by talking to the children about road safety. She read them a story, talked about different...

Reception’s Visit to St Matthews Church

This Week our Reception classes have been researching the subject of Christianity and comparing it to other religions which children observe in their class. The children and staff visited St Matthews church on Windmill Lane, where the children had a checklist to help...

Year 5 Archery Day

As part of their NICER Challenge, Year 5 has been learning about castles, knights, weaponry and all things medieval. These areas have been researched, written about and where possible experienced with a ‘hands on’ approach. Realising that bows and arrows are not toys,...

Year 5 Maths Flip Learning Launch

On Monday 19th May after school, a special meeting was held for the parents of our Year 5 children. The meeting was to explain to parents all about what Flip Learning means. The children had previously taken part in a Year 5 Flip Learning Launch Day on Monday 12th May...

Year 4’s Visit to The Thinktank

Year 4’s visit to The Thinktank took place on Monday 19th May. The Thinktank is a Science Museum in Birmingham, which also houses many different exhibits that involve aspects of history and technology. Year 4’s NICER challenge for this term is to create something that...

Careers Roadshow

On Thursday 22nd May from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, Victoria Park Academy will be hosting a Careers Roadshow in the school’s main hall. If you would like advice about: jobs, training, education, volunteering and other career services, then come along and join us for a...