We have done it. Year 9 Bradford schools champions. Thanks to Carlton Bolling for hosting. We played great winning 10-8 to take the title.

Young Songwriter Competition 2025. Feel free to speak to someone on the music department for more information and advice about how to apply if you want to try your hand at songwriting & don’t forget our Thursday lunchtime composing club!
@appletonacademy.bsky.social

www.songacademy.co.uk/says25/

The Northern Agenda: Our Kids in the North: The children let down by the state Most people listening to this podcast will likely have been able to take for granted having a loving family to look after them as they grew up.But for tens of thousands of children in the North, th...

@robparsonsna.bsky.social of @thenorthernagenda.bsky.social podcast has spoken to our APPG co-chair @emmalewellbuck.bsky.social in the latest episode about our Children in Care report which shows the disproportionately high rates of children in care in the North
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#NationalStorytelling Week @appletonacademy.bsky.social with our artist in residence , the wonderful @chrismould.bsky.social . Creating Iron Man images with Year 3

Train to teach with Exceed SCITT! Applications for a September 2025 start are open now.

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UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis

Today we’re launching the Future Minds campaign with Centre for Mental Health, the CYP Mental Health Coalition, YoungMinds and The Prudence Trust.

We’re urging the Govt to deliver urgent reform and investment to boost children’s mental health.

More here 👇

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New report warns thousands of vulnerable children at risk of criminal exploitation - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre A report by the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre warns thousands of vulnerable children are at risk of criminal exploitation.

This vital publication sheds light on the challenges and vulnerabilities facing children in Northern England. The Bradford SAFE Taskforce case study focuses on the impact of delivering interventions directly to children, within schools settings vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/new-rep...