Popcorn Making With WPT Catering
Class 4 had a fantastic afternoon when the WPT Catering Team visited Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary to deliver a hands-on popcorn-making session as part of our work on healthy eating and making balanced choices. The children learned how popcorn can be a fun and healthy snack when prepared the right way – using minimal oil and natural flavourings instead […]
Rawmarsh Ashwood Students Bring Joy to Rotherham Care Home
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School students are continuing to make a difference in the community through a long-standing partnership with Broadacres Care Home. The partnership started back in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when our students became pen pals with residents who were unable to receive visitors due to lockdown restrictions. What began […]
WPT Schools Awarded Music Mark of Recognition
Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) has been awarded the Music Mark of Recognition for Ambition and Quality in Music Education for the 2025/26 academic year – a testament to our Trust’s commitment to providing exceptional and inclusive Music opportunities. The Music Mark of Recognition is a new national programme from Music Mark, the UK’s leading organisation […]
Y6 and FS2 Friends Read Together
Our Y6 and F2 friends loved reading together earlier this week. Moments like these remind us how powerful reading can be – building friendships, sparking joy and creating a lifelong love of reading! #WeListenToOthers
Early Reading and Phonics at Rawmarsh Ashwood
At Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School, we believe that learning to read is the most important thing your child will do in the early years. Reading opens the door to all other learning, so we make it our top priority. We follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme to teach phonics (the sounds letters make). This […]
STEM-tastic Fun for Y5 and Y6
On Monday, our Year 5 and 6 students had an exciting opportunity to take part in a hands-on STEM session led by Elevation X in partnership with YPO. The session was packed with energy! Children explored different types of energy, including renewable, non-renewable, and sustainable sources. They also got stuck into some real engineering by […]
FS2 Mathematicians
FS2 have already completed so much Maths learning, and the children’s enthusiasm has been really shining through! Our Maths Area has quickly become a favourite during free play, with many children choosing to spend time sorting, matching, and categorising different items and shapes. As a class we have been focusing on 1, 2, 3, playing […]
FS2’s Fantastic First Week at Ashwood!
What a fantastic start to the term in FS2! 🌟 We’ve loved welcoming all our new children, who have settled beautifully into school life. Already, they’re showing the Ashwood Way with their lovely manners, caring attitudes, and by looking after their new classroom. This week, we’ve met lots of the adults around school, including our […]
WPT School Report
2024 marks 10 years since Wickersley School and Sports College academised and the inception of Wickersley Partnership Trust. To mark the occasion, WPT is putting on a range of events and activities to celebrate the milestone. One of these activities was the WPT School Report project. The aim of the project was to give students […]
WPT to Begin Phase One of Solar PV Installation Project with Funding from the North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are excited to begin the installation of solar PV panels across all 13 of our schools. We have secured £100,000 in grant funding from the North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub, through the second round of their Energy Project Enabling Fund, to help finance Phase One of the project, […]
