Author: Clair

Queen Elizabeth II

Following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, we offer our sincere condolences as an organisation and express our gratitude for the exceptional and tireless service she gave to our country and beyond for seventy years …
9th September 2022

Celebrating the Commonwealth Games

Addington Valley celebrated the upcoming Commonwealth Games by taking part in sports included in the Games. Students enjoyed Basketball, Cricket, Boccia, Table Tennis, Volleyball and Athletics activities, providing new experiences and opportunities to process their skills. We were delighted to …
13th July 2022

Cricket with Jonny Gale

We were delighted to welcome cricketer, Jonny Gale to our school today, Jonny is an opening batsmen for the England Learning Disabilities cricket team. He also captains Surrey County Cricket Club’s disability team for players with learning and/or physical disability. …
23rd June 2022

AVA wins Best School Building at Prestigious Awards

What an accolade! Addington Valley Academy was awarded ‘Best School Building’ at the National Education Business Awards last week. The awards recognise excellence in the education sector and were presented at a gala dinner in London’s Royal Garden Hotel. This …
19th June 2022

The Mayor joins us for our Jubilee Party

Newly elected, Executive Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry joined  Addington Valley Academy to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The school was adorned with bunting and painted plates, but it was the huge Union Jack artwork created collaboratively by students across …
4th June 2022

Improving our Local Community

Wheatley and Nazreen classes have been helping the local community by litter picking on the field next to the school. They have been working on their hand strength, spatial awareness and independence skills. They have made a big difference to …
17th May 2022

Bikeability

Students had a lot of fun this week when a team from Cycling Instructor delivered a cycling training course in our playground. Cycling is a key life skill for children and an activity that helps us deliver one of our …
11th May 2022

AVA welcomes local MP, Sarah Jones

Local MP, Sarah Jones visited Addington Valley Academy to see students and staff in their new school building and there was plenty to get involved with. Students, Brendan and Shaun were ready to welcome our visitor and presented her with …
3rd May 2022

Sarah and Harry’s Walk for Autism

Addington Valley Academy are delighted to be supporting ‘Walk for Autism’ as part of Autism Acceptance Week – 28th March – 3rd April. Click here to find out more about Sarah and her son Harry’s story and why they are …
30th March 2022

Accessing our local community

Last week, three of our pathway 1 classes enjoyed a walk in the local community. They had fun exploring the area around our school and enjoying the sunshine. We are looking forward to lots more opportunities to make links to …
28th March 2022

Bowling Competition

Students from Wheatley and Doyle class represented Addington Valley at a borough ten pin bowling competition with Croydon School Sports Partnership. They had great fun and applied their turn taking skills. All students were given a medal and certificate to …
22nd March 2022

Red Nose Day Fun!

We’ve had so much fun today supporting Comic Relief. Wheatley class produced this brilliant mural and students have enjoyed Red Nose Day themed Attention Autism activities with the Speech and Language Team.
18th March 2022