Lexia superstar completes the reading programme.
31st January 2019
Well done Peter Bohey, 11AG has earned a reward for completing the Lexia reading programme.
Success at Sparkles
2nd December 2018
Students from group 2 and 3 sold goods they had made at Sparkles Market on Thursday.
Letter to parents and carers of Pathways School
30th November 2018
Letter to parents and carers introducing Horizons Specialists Academy Trust, designated sponsor for Pathways School.
Maths in action
24th October 2018
Students made a 1000cc / 1000ml / 1000cm3 cube to hold 1 litre of water weighing 1 kg, then tested their effectiveness.
Abbey Hill Academy are proud to announce that we are now a MOVE Centre.
12th October 2018
A number of staff completed a 2 day training course to become ‘Senior MOVE Practitioners’.
World Mental Health Day
10th October 2018
Staff and students at the 6th form wore yellow in support of World Mental Health Day.
Relaunch of school library
19th July 2018
Look out for a new selection of books in the restyled library at Abbey Hill.
Students Successful in The Salon
20th June 2018
Group 2 students welcomed guests to The Salon this week.
Half-Term? Full safety.
29th May 2018
The Half-Term Holidays are here and we would like to make sure that our students are kept safe when online.
Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award
24th May 2018
Following a visit by the assessor on Wednesday 23rd May we have received the fantastic news that Abbey Hill has achieved Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award (Level 1) This project has been lead and championed by Melissa Fisher and Steve Cropper.
Combatting bullying in innovative ways.
29th April 2018
Abbey Hill Academy have launched an anti-bullying app called tootoot.
Spring has sprung!
18th April 2018
Group 1 admiring their spring flower tubs outside the polytunnel.
6DH meet real life heroes at Hartlepool lifeboat centre
12th March 2018
6DH visited Hartlepool lifeboat centre where they were shown round by a very friendly crew member. This helped inspire amazing writing back at school.
Abbey Hill Academy - closed Friday 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions.
Sixth Form - closed Friday 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions.
School closures - 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
All HSAT Academies will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions.
Green Gates Academy - closed Friday 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
Green Gates Academy will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions.
Hollis Academy - closed Friday 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
Hollis Academy will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions
Westlands Academy - closed Friday 2March 2018
2nd March 2018
Westlands Academy will remain closed on Friday 2 March 2018 due to the ongoing severe weather conditions
Abbey Hill Academy - closed Thursday 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form will all be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 as a result of the continuing severe weather conditions.
Sixth Form - closed Thursday 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form will all be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 as a result of the continuing severe weather conditions.
Green Gates Academy - closed Thursday 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
Green Gates Academy will all be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 as a result of the continuing severe weather conditions.
Hollis Academy - closed Thursday 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
Hollis Academy will all be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 as a result of the continuing severe weather conditions.
School closures - 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
All HSAT Academies will be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 due to the continuing severe weather conditions.
Westlands Academy - closed Thursday 1 March 2018
28th February 2018
Westlands Academy will all be closed on Thursday 1 March 2018 as a result of the continuing severe weather conditions.
English Department News
26th February 2018
Tremendous reading achievement by two Year 10 students. Independent reading group visit Tesco whilst 6AP try oxo and crackers in the bistro to experience themes from Scott of the Antarctic.
Making music
21st February 2018
Music is a valuable part of the curriculum and allows students to express themselves using different mediums.
Risky Business Workshop
20th February 2018
Students on pathways 2, 3 and 4 attended a workshop to raise awareness in several areas.
Abbey Hill celebrate Chinese New Year
12th February 2018
On the final day of the half term students enjoyed a range of learning activities culminating in the 'Dragon Parade' which was an amazing sensory experience.
Numeracy event at Abbey Hill a great success.
11th February 2018
Students remained engaged in team quiz’s and challenge activities for the four areas of focus; geometry, number, statistics and measurement. Maths Ambassadors praised their team work and listening skills.
UNICEF Rights Respecting School: Bronze
9th February 2018
Westlands has started the journey in becoming a Rights Respecting School
Punctuation Roadshow visits Abbey Hill
4th February 2018
The Punctuation Roadshow on Monday 29th January was a fabulous learning experience with students about how to use punctuation correctly. Some students also learnt how to use grammar - adjectives, verbs and nouns.
UNICEF Rights Respecting School
29th January 2018
Westlands Academy are on a journey to become a UNICEF Rights Respecting School
Borobility Football sessions launched by MFC Foundation for four specific disability groups.
29th January 2018
MFC Foundation have set up four new Disability training sessions that are completely free to attend for 6 to 16 years olds.
Adventurous Abbey Hill students climbing the wall at Teesside University
28th January 2018
The Adventure option are accessing the climbing wall at Teesside University on Tuesday afternoons.
Snow Trouble At All !!!!!
21st January 2018
Tremendous teamwork cleared the path for a hard days work.
Hartlepool Bubble Man visits Base 1 at Abbey Hill
20th December 2017
Students from Base 1 had a wonderful time when The Hartlepool Bubble Man visited on Wednesday 13th December. They were enthralled by the huge bubbles and loved reaching out to pop them.
Students Shine At Sparkles.
14th December 2017
Students from group 2 and 3 have been making goods to sell at Stockton Sparkles. They had a fabulous day at the market.
Exciting Enterprise
14th December 2017
Students gathered to sell their goods in the Abbey Hill Sports Hall.
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust ranked for prestigious Investors in People Awards 2017
29th November 2017
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust has been named as a leader in people management practice globally, having been ranked as a finalist in the Employee of the Year category at the annual Investors in People Awards.
Pens down at Abbey Hill on 4 October!
22nd September 2017
Abbey Hill has signed up to an exciting one day event, which schools and academies across the country are getting involved in called No Pens Day Wednesday.
SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD
7th September 2017
On Thursday 7th September, pupils in Year 5 & 6 took part in the Show Racism the Red Card Workshop.
Stockton Libraries present Fright Night!
6th September 2017
This Friday 13th October at Stockton Central Library. Fright Night for 11 to 16 year olds. Prepare to be scared!
CAMHS are offering a training programme for parents and carers.
5th September 2017
CAMHS are offering a training programme for parents and carers between September and November. Contact CAMHS for more information on 0300 013 200
Abbey Hill Prom 2017
19th July 2017
Abbey Hill held their prom for the leaving Year 11 students on Friday 30th June.
Opportunity to join the Trust's Board of Directors
12th July 2017
An opportunity has arisen for the Board to join the Trust's Board of Directors.
Nicholas is rewarded for being an amazing volunteer.
12th June 2017
Congratulations Nicholas Jackson on being chosen as British Heart Foundation’s North East region’s “Young volunteer of the year.”
Abbey Hill celebrate National Healthy Eating week
11th June 2017
The focus of the week will be to encourage everyone to make good food choices and be more active. This will run throughout the school week in an assembly, tutor group events, an extra PE lesson and free fruit on 1 day. There will also be a staff challenge announced on Monday morning.
Abbey Hill athletes excel at cross country.
16th May 2017
Great running from the Abbey Hill athletes to achieve impressive placing's at the Durham Special Schools Cross Country.
Gearing up for exams
4th May 2017
As the exam season approaches, we look at the additional coursework that students have been completing over the year.
Ofsted Inspection of Westlands Residential Provision
4th May 2017
Ofsted have again judged Westlands Residential Provision as Outstanding.
National Careers Week
7th March 2017
National Careers Week 2017 runs from the 6th until the 11th March.
World Book Day at Abbey Hill
6th March 2017
The students enjoyed experiencing the virtual World of Harry Potter for World Book Day this year.
7RS Lego Robots Project
5th February 2017
Great team work from 7RS students on a Lego robot project.
Abbey Hill at North Shore News! 7RS trip to Kirkleatham Owl Centre
29th January 2017
On Tuesday 17th January, the students in 7RS went to Kirkleatham Owl Centre for a hands on educational experience. This visit was in line with our topic work, Predator!
Abbey Hill chef Mary has been crowned North-East school chef of the year.
20th January 2017
Abbey Hill chef Mary wins award for tasty school dinners.
Ofsted Inspection of Westlands Academy
16th January 2017
Summary of key findings following Westlands' Ofsted inspection and a rating of 'Good' across all categories.
Buzz around books at Abbey Hill
11th January 2017
The English department believe in promoting reading at home and have teamed up with the Book Trust to provide books for some year 7 and year 8 students.
Westlands is graded 'Good' by OFSTED!
5th January 2017
As you are aware, Westlands Academy was inspected by Ofsted on December 6th and 7th 2016. A letter from the Acting Principal, David Penny, outlines the recent success by Westlands Academy and what the recent Ofsted report means for everyone involved.
Group 1 Prepare Festive Treats
13th December 2016
Group 1 have been making some festive treats over the course of the past few weeks.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
7th December 2016
On Friday 30th September 2016 Green Gates Academy joined thousands of people across the United Kingdom in the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support. The support we received was amazing! The atmosphere at Green Gates was fantastic!
Abbey Hill students star at Sports Hall Athletics Event
1st December 2016
Key Stage 3 students were a credit to Abbey Hill earning gold medals in track and field events!
Abbey Hill raises £392.16 for Children in Need
24th November 2016
On Friday 18th November 2016, students and staff wore spots, stripes, Pudsey onesies, Pudsey t-shirts and their slippers for school, donating a £1.00 to show their support for this very worthy cause.
Green fingers!
22nd November 2016
? At Green Gates we take pride in our diverse and engaging curriculum that offers students different opportunities to succeed.
Green Gates FC!
18th November 2016
Green Gates are celebrating their successes with a half termly reward trip to the local Community Centre to play a friendly game of football.
Abbey Hill Academy and Sixth Form - Centre of Excllence
11th November 2016
Abbey Hill Academy and Sixth Form has been acknowledged with an ASDAN Certificate as a Centre of Excellence, in recognition of outstanding practice in running ASDAN courses during 2015-16.
Book illustrator makes flying visit to Abbey Hill.
2nd November 2016
Nick Sharratt paid a flying visit to Abbey Hill on Monday 31st October 2016
Pupils show good communication through National Joke Competition.
14th October 2016
Did you hear the one about Abbey Hill Academy who took part in a national joke competition to celebrate the fun and importance of communication?
Macmillan Coffee Morning 2016
6th October 2016
On Friday 30th September 2016 Abbey Hill Academy and Sixth Form joined thousands of people across the United Kingdom in the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise funds for the Macmillan cancer support. The support we received was amazing!
MacMillan Coffee Morning
26th September 2016
Friday 30th September 2016 during breaktime we'll be hosting a coffee morning in the dining hall.
Outstanding GCSE Results Achieved by Sixth Form Students
25th August 2016
The students who sat their GCSE and Entry Level exams earlier this summer were all thrilled with the grades they received this morning.
Base 1 green fingers!
15th July 2016
Students and staff in Base1 have worked tirelessly to create a beautiful garden area after generously being given a grant from The St Giles Trust.
Letter and card from Queen Elizabeth II.
3rd July 2016
Queen Elizabeth appreciates photographs of Abbey Hill celebrating Her Majesty's ninetieth birthday.
HSAT “outperforms” in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List!
13th June 2016
HSAT “outperforms” in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List!
Healthy Schools Week
10th June 2016
Students and staff will be throwing themselves into Health Week starting 13th June.
Sheraton Students Show They Have A Head For Business
6th June 2016
On 23rd May Sheraton students opened their car washing, shoe cleaning and hairdressing businesses to parent clients.
The Sixth Form's Grand Prize Winners Announced
26th May 2016
Abbey Hill Academy Sixth Form's annual prize draw took place on this afternoon. Two lucky winners both received a £100 High Street Voucher. The two lucky winners were...
A Right Royal Tea Party!
12th May 2016
On April 21st Green Gates Academy decided to support Queen Elizabeth’s birthday by having their own celebrations!
ASDAN Support Sixth Form Team Building Option
3rd May 2016
Following an ASDAN grant for our team building project a number of additional activities have been made possible.
Fundraising news - Wish Tokens, Easter raffle and Sports Relief!
20th March 2016
We have started 2016 on a high note here at Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form by submitting over 32,000 Wish Tokens we enables us to have a share of £30,000.00!
Disrespect Nobody
27th February 2016
Disrespect Nobody There’s a person attached to every body, respect both.
Abbey Hill Enterprises events for Valentine's Day a huge success!
25th February 2016
Abbey Hill Enterprises would like to thank you for support of the recent Valentine’s Day events in school.
‘We Can Dance’ Support Abbey Hill
17th February 2016
A local charity supports Abbey Hill Academy for more than 10 years, paying for a qualified Dance Teacher to come into school each week.
Busy English Department
12th February 2016
Linking up with Stockton bookshop which resulted in a visit from local author for Year 7's. A visit to Newcastle Theatre Royal for older students.
An Amazing Coffee Morning!
12th February 2016
Westlands Academy held a coffee morning to raise funds for Christ the King Primary School.
Enterprise Week 2015
16th December 2015
On Thursday 3rd December 2015, Abbey Hill Academy held its Enterprise Christmas Trade Fair. The event was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by students, staff and visitors.
Abbey Hill Enterprise at Stockton market
2nd December 2015
On Thursday 26th November 2015, 11MF from Abbey Hill Academy attended the Stockton Sparkles Market to sell Enterprise products made by the students of Abbey Hill.
Children in Need 2015 at Abbey Hill
19th November 2015
Superheroes, spotty clothing and healthy eating helped raise £561.00 for this very worthy cause.
Students Enjoy Roseberry Topping Walk
18th November 2015
Four members of the Team Building option group joined Chris and Kathryn to walk up Roseberry Topping. The walk started at the car park on the Cleveland Way just outside Great Ayton. The last part of the walk up to the top is quite steep so everyone supported each other so that the summit was reached together.
Parent learning sessions launched at Abbey Hill.
5th November 2015
60 minute workshops to provide parents and carers with the advice, skills and strategies to support their child or young person in the home setting.
A classroom without walls!
2nd November 2015
The staff and students at Green Gates Academy have recently started attending Forest School sessions at Eaglescliffe Forest School on Wednesday mornings. So far we are LOVING it!
Macmillan Coffee morning success!
2nd November 2015
Green Gates worked really hard to raise money with a coffee morning and other stands, for Macmillan Cancer Support, with a grand total of £250!
MacMillan coffee morning a huge success!
30th September 2015
Abbey Hill Academy held its annual coffee morning for the MacMillan Cancer support charity on Friday 25th September. We raised £475.00 for this very worthy cause.
Abbey Hill students to star at Autism's Got Talent
21st September 2015
Track from West End musical Wicked to be performed on Teesside!
Results Day!!
21st August 2015
Well done to all the 2015 leavers for the Sheraton students for their fantastic exam results.Students have achieved a range of accreditation's from Entry Level 1 to Level 2 GCSE.
Outstanding result from Ofsted!
20th August 2015
Following a recent Ofsted report in July 2015. Abbey Hill Academy Sixth Form achieved an Outstanding result for the third consecutive time. The report made the following comments:
Abbey Hill Summer Fayre creates a buzz of enterprise!
16th July 2015
The Abbey Hill Summer Fayre was a huge success. It was thoroughly enjoyed by the students, staff and all who attended.
An Exciting day for Green Gates!
25th June 2015
Green Gates was finally able to celebrate their newly recognised status as a Primary Academy! It was a truly exciting event with special guests, speeches and even a few tears! Staff and children were proud to show off their achievements since becoming a recognised Primary Academy and invited family and carers to come and join the celebrations with an afternoon summer fair!
Smart thinking Year 9's through to next round of STEM competition.
18th June 2015
Five Year 9 students (Jaskaran Singh, Josh Corby, Madison McAlpine, Omar Hussain and Sarah Inch) took part in the next round of the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) competition
Grand Finale of Rewards!!
11th June 2015
In September 2014 Abbey Hill Academy Sixth Form launched their new rewards programme to celebrate the success of student work.
Abbey Hill Academy welcomes English work at home.
10th June 2015
Encouraging further development of reading, comprehension and spelling skills.
Nepal Earthquake Disaster Fundraising Event at Abbey Hill Academy.
11th May 2015
On Friday 8th May 2015, Abbey Hill raised over £300 to support the people affected by the recent Nepal earthquake.
Abbey Hill election 2015
10th May 2015
Abbey Hill joined the rest of the UK in General Election fever by conducting their own student election.
Abbey Hill star at special schools annual cross country.
28th April 2015
On Wednesday 22nd April Abbey Hill School took a strong team of athletes to compete in the annual special schools x-country.
Congratulations & Goodbye's
28th March 2015
Many congratulations to the latest winners of the Sixth Form rewards. The draw took place on March 27th. We also said our goodbye's to Esther whilst everyone was gathered together.
Message from the Chief Executive
2nd March 2015
Ofsted - Residential unit receives highest rating - Outstanding in all areas
Congratulations to latest Winners!!
14th February 2015
Many congratulations to the latest winners of the Sixth Form rewards. The draw took place on February 13th.
Abbey Hill sports provision update
28th January 2015
New equipment has widened the range of sports activities and events available to students at Abbey Hill. Watch this space for further news!
Congratulations to latest winners!!
8th January 2015
Many congratulations to the latest winners of the Sixth Form rewards. The draw took place on December 19th.
Middlesbrough FC visit Abbey Hill
18th December 2014
Players learn some sign language and get a better understanding of the range of abilities as students thrive upon interaction.
The quality of musical achievements at Abbey Hill go from strength to strength.
17th December 2014
A very successful term and well-deserved congratulations to all the students in music.
Enterprise week 2014 at Abbey Hill
10th December 2014
On Thursday 27th November 2014, Abbey Hill held its Enterprise Christmas Trade Fair. The event was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by students, staff and visitors.
Abbey Hill students show sparkling enterprise skills at Christmas market.
8th December 2014
Year 11 students sell products at the Stockton Sparkles Market 2014 as a culmination to Enterprise week.
Published Author
3rd December 2014
Congratulations to Ryan Evans who has had his poem 'The alien' chosen for publication in 'Out of this World-Uk Poets'.
Abbey Hill raises over £1000 for Children in Need
27th November 2014
Super heroes help raise money at sponsored disco.
Our Visit To The Oriental Museum
20th November 2014
Groups 6 & 7 visited the Oriental Museum in November to enrich their knowledge for their current GCSE project the art of other cultures.
Congratulations to all Winners!!
7th November 2014
Following the results from the student questionnaire results of April 2014, the students at Abbey Hill Academy Sixth Form highlighted that they would like to have a better rewards system in place in college.
Huge thank you to all! Charity Coffee morning a huge success.
21st October 2014
10MK students hold coffee morning, raising £295 for McMillan Cancer charity.
Business as usual .........
4th September 2014
As from 1 September 2014, there have been a few ‘name changes’ across Horizons Specialist Academy Trust.
Sports Day at Abbey Hill
14th July 2014
Sprinting, obstacle course, egg and spoon race ... all part of the fun of sports day!
Exciting new appointments!
22nd June 2014
In recent weeks two key professionals have been appointed to further support students’ needs.
International Day at Abbey Hill
19th June 2014
This year students spent a day working in tutor groups finding out more about the history and culture of Greece.
“Making Maths Fun” at Abbey Hill School!
16th June 2014
On 21st May 2014, a special maths event was held at Abbey Hill School to support parents/carers to help their children with time and money at home.
Market Challenge Helps Students Develop New Skills
12th June 2014
Transition to FE at Stockton Riverside College.
1245 Sunflower project
29th May 2014
Abbey Hill learns more about the First World War and remembers the 1245.
Westlands 2.0!
6th May 2014
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust scoops £1.2 million to refurbish Westlands School.
Welcome to our new site.
9th December 2013
Welcome to our new website. We hope to add more features each week - so keep coming back!
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