Author: Clair

Bug Hotel

Building contractors Kier are busy building our new purpose designed school in New Addington, but they made time to build some extra special mini properties for the local wildlife. There are two bug hotels and a lots of bird boxes …
25th March 2021

Red Nose Day at AVA

Some of our wonderful students came in dressed up as the super heroes they really are on Friday. Here you can see a student showing off their costume and a specially built crane sporting an official Red Nose!  Students brought …
23rd March 2021

‘Topping Out’ ceremony for our new school building

Today marked a great milestone in the construction of our first special free school in Croydon. Key stakeholders were invited by building contractor, Kier, to witness the ‘topping out’ of Addington Valley Academy. The virtual ceremony took place on the …
23rd February 2021

Going the extra mile 

Thank you to Teaching Assistant Luke, who has literally gone the extra mile on his bike every weekend to ensure that all of our students get their remote learning work packs delivered by hand to their homes ready for Monday …
12th February 2021

Meet Autumn the therapy dog 

This gorgeous little puppy is Autumn, our new therapy dog, she is taking over from her mum Mabel, (also in the picture) who is currently on a well-deserved maternity leave.  Autumn and Mabel are part of the Canine Assisted Learning …
12th February 2021

Our new school

Despite a wet and chilly first week back, construction of the new school building is making good progress. If you are interested, you can click here to view a live feed of the construction site, or visit the ‘Our New …
14th January 2021

Student reward postcards

We are always keen to praise positive behaviour at school, with that in mind, we are launching a student reward postcard scheme in January 2021. The scheme is based around our engagement model – when students display one of the …
17th December 2020

Christmas arrives at AVA

Christmas arrived a little early at Addington Valley Academy. Students and staff donned their festive jumpers to enjoy a delicious Christmas lunch. The highlight for many was the very chocolately Yule log which was safely delivered into school. Staff made …
17th December 2020

New school – project milestones

Excellent progress continues to be made on the site of our new school building. The first floor decking to zone 1 has been installed, the steel frame to zone 2 has been erected and the ground floor slab to zone …
9th December 2020

What a great start to the term! 

It was a pleasure to greet parents and students as we opened our doors for the first day of school. Students were introduced to their teachers, settled in to their classrooms and our therapy dog, Major was on hand to …
7th September 2020

New school build is progressing well

Great construction progress has been made on the site of our new school in New Addington. Land has been excavated, piling has commenced and retaining walls have been built. Click here to see some visuals.
27th August 2020

Construction of our new school has commenced!

There has been an exciting development regarding the building of our new school in Field Way, New Addington. The construction has commenced, and the first foundations have been laid at the rear of the site. The construction company are using …
22nd July 2020