Author: Clair

London Youth Games

Elizabeth class had a great day at the London Youth Games – Adapted Inspire Festival. They took part in a range of sports sessions including dance, hockey and basketball. Everyone joined in and enjoyed the experience.
10th November 2023

Parent Workshop – PECs and Makaton

We hosted our first parental workshop of the academic year. It was great to see such high attendance and so many parents engaged in the PECs and Makaton session. For more information on our sessions visit addingtonvalley.org/parents/prospectus/ 
7th November 2023

Thank you Dunelm Croydon

We are very grateful to Dunelm, Croydon branch for selecting our students to benefit from their ‘Delivering Joy’ Christmas campaign. The Christmas tree is now up in store, allowing customers the opportunity to spread the joy and donate gifts for …
7th November 2023

Dance Workshop

On Wednesday, Wood and Explorers Classes collaborated with Second Hand Dance (@2_ndhanddance) on their newest dance performance. They enjoyed interacting with the dancers, practicing their gross motor skills and lots of new experiences. We are excited to have them back …
7th November 2023

Palace for Life are back at school

It was great to have our friends from the disability team at Palace for Life back at school motivating students to get involved sports as they return for a new academic year. These sessions allow our students to have equal …
1st October 2023

Palace Class is officially open!!!!

Our partnership with Palace for Life means a lot to us at AVA, so we were over the moon when Michael, from the Palace Foundation agreed to officially open our new Palace Class. As a school we strongly believe in …
1st October 2023

School rocked today!

It was our great pleasure to welcome, Bus Terminal and Fire Boyz, two rock bands from St Giles School for a special performance at Addington Valley. The two bands made up of singers and musicians raised the roof with their …
12th July 2023

Doyle Class trip to the Science Museum

Doyle Class had a brilliant day at the Science Museum! ‘Space’ was their favourite topic this year so they loved exploring the space section, looking at all the space rockets and planets! They also took part in other experiments and …
12th July 2023

AVAFEST

We are excited to welcome two rock bands from St Giles School today for what will be their first live performance away from school. We have turned our sports hall into a concert venue and the students, with the help …
10th July 2023

Sixth Form DIY Session

Sixth form students have enjoyed their plumbing and DIY skill sessions with Viv from Construction and Engineering Opportunities. They have used their soldering, pipe bending and connecting skills to make their initials out of copper piping.
7th July 2023

Modelling with different materials

Students have been considering different types of materials in their art lessons and how they can bring them together to create 3D models. Brendan and Dylan decided what they wanted to make and set about exploring the recycling and junk …
24th May 2023

Exploring Mondrian

Our art team are always ambitious when it comes to introducing students to new styles and  techniques – this term they have been learning about the work of artist, Mondrian. Students have enjoyed and excelled at creating geometric and abstract …
24th May 2023