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Hailsham Academy / Published 13 Jul 2026
🏃♂️☀️ Sports Day 2026 at Hailsham Academy Secondary Phase ☀️🏃♀️
What a fantastic day of competition, teamwork and school spirit! Students from Years 7–10 gave their all across track and field events, earning points for their mentor teams while demonstrating our MARK values throughout.
Throughout the day, students competed in a range of field and track events showcasing their athletic abilities in the javelin, shot put, discus, long jump, 800m and 200m. All students demonstrated determination, resilience and excellent sportsmanship throughout.
The whole school then came together in Period 5 for the eagerly anticipated 100m sprint and relay races. These events created a fantastic atmosphere, with students and staff cheering competitors on and supporting their mentor teams from start to finish.
👏 Congratulations to all participants, especially those who stepped up to compete in additional events and to our record breakers: ⭐ Albie – New Year 9 100m record (12.08s) ⭐ Amy – New Year 9 Long Jump record (4.60m) ⭐ Ava – New Year 7 100m record (14.22s)
🏆 Mentor Team Winners: 💚 Year 7 Green Team ❤️ Year 8 Red Team ❤️ Year 9 Red Team 💚 Year 10 Green Team
A huge well done to all students and staff for making Sports Day 2026 such a memorable celebration of participation, resilience, respect and success.
#HailshamAcademy #SportsDay2026 #Teamwork #MARKValues #SchoolSpirit 🏅🎉
Hailsham Academy / Published 10 Jul 2026
Wow… what a show! 🎶✨
On Wednesday evening, our Secondary Phase Music Summer Showcase took place, and what an incredible evening it was!
Our audience was treated to an outstanding display of talent from across our school community. From stunning vocal performances and beautiful piano and flute solos to duets, bands, our fantastic staff choir and staff band, every performance showcased the dedication, confidence and musical ability of our students and staff.
The evening ended on a bittersweet note with the final performance from our amazing Year 11 band, Photo Reference. Over the past five years, they have made a lasting impact on our Performing Arts Department through their hard work, commitment and passion for music. We are incredibly proud of everything they have achieved and wish them every success in the future—you will be greatly missed!
A huge thank you to ChristChurch for hosting us and for all of the support provided throughout the day.
Finally, thank you to our wonderful Performing Arts Department and every student who dedicated so much time and effort to rehearsals. Your hard work made the evening such a memorable success.
What a fantastic way to celebrate another incredible year of music! 🎼👏🎤
#MakeYourMARK #PerformingArts #TalentedStudents photo_reference_the_band
Hailsham Academy / Published 9 Jul 2026
📣 Free delivery on school uniform orders
To help families prepare for the new school year, our uniform supplier is offering free standard delivery on orders of £50.
Offer valid: 13-19 July 2026
Discount code: FREEDEL
Simply enter the code FREEDEL at the checkout to receive free standard delivery on qualifying orders.
👉 Primary Phase: https://www.monkhouse.com/school/hailsham-academy-primary-urn-152097-1
👉 Secondary Phase: https://www.monkhouse.com/school/hailsham-academy-secondary-urn-152097
For further information about our uniform, please visit https://www.hailsham-academy.org/key-information/item/26/school-uniform-and-equipment
Hailsham Academy / Published 8 Jul 2026
🎨 Artist of the Week 🎨
Our artist of the week this week is Keerthana in Year 9 for her piece 'Prehistoric World', chosen by Miss Jackson.
This piece, called 'Prehistoric World' by Keerthana, is her entry into the Hailsham Arts Festival Competition. A wonderful use of Acrylic on Canvas, skilfully painted with great perspective and tonal colour choices. Well done!
#HailshamAcademy #ArtistOfTheWeek #ArtPhotography #MakeYourMARK
Hailsham Academy / Published 8 Jul 2026
💙Hailsham Academy Boys Charity Run 2026💙
The NEW DATE for our boys 'Charlie's Promise Charity Run' is Thursday 16 July!
We would love to have as many students as possible joining us - you can still sign up via ParentPay until midnight Thursday 9 July with a minimum £2 donation.
Please help up by raising additional sponsorship, which can be via a paper form or the schools online fundraising page linked below.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr Dipple at 📧 DippleS@hccat.net
👉 Support or donate here:
https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/17608/hailsham-academys-charlies-promise-boys-run-2026/
#charliespromise #HailshamAcademy #Fundraising #SchoolCommunity
Hailsham Academy / Published 7 Jul 2026
Congratulations to the below students who have been working hard on all aspects of their school life.
Congratulations to the students achieving their Gold Award - reaching 1000+ achievement points last week. Well Done!!
👏 Sienna (7A)
👏 Jack (7E)
👏 Jithin (8A)
👏 Dennis (7A)
👏 Cydney (7E)
👏 Benjamin (8F)
👏 Jack (7A)
Well done to the students who reached the Silver Award Threshold last week. They have now earnt 500+ achievement points
👏 Aaron (8F)
👏 Mila (9B)
👏 Bullaboi (7F)
👏 Ian (9G)
👏 Lexi (10A)
👏 Rosie (7G)
👏 JJ (9D)
👏 Isabel (10A)
👏 Emily (10A)
👏 Lacey (10B)
👏 Alex (9C)
👏 Amelie (9I)
👏 Llewelyn (9A)
👏 Maya (8D)
👏 Erin (10H)
👏 Polly (9D)
👏 Ryder (10C)
👏 Jack (9H)
Well done to the students who reached the Bronze Award Threshold last week. They have now earnt 250+ achievement points
👏 Freddie (7H)
👏 Hollie (8G)
👏 Ethan (9AP)
👏 Freyja (9E)
We hope you are all as proud of your achievements as we are! 🌟
#HailshamAcademy #MakeYourMARK #GoldAward #SilverAward #BronzeAward
Hailsham Academy / Published 7 Jul 2026
🎉💃 Good Luck, Team Hailsham! ✨ 💃🎉
We have two more of our students who we are wishing the best of luck to next week when they also compete in the Dance World Cup 2026 in Dublin! 🌍🏆
Our two young dancers are Sienna, Year 3 and Charlie, Year 4 and they will be proudly representing England as part of their dance school, Electra Star Dance ⭐👯♀️
🍀 Good luck to all our students, we hope you enjoy every moment! 🍀
#TeamHailsham #DanceWorldCup2026 #GoodLuck #ProudMoment @electrastardance #RepresentingEngland🏆💃✨
Hailsham Academy / Published 6 Jul 2026
🏏Year 7 Rounders Success for Hailsham Academy! 🏏
Last week our super-talented mixed Year 7 rounders team travelled to Seahaven for a partnership tournament and produced an outstanding performance throughout the afternoon! 💪
The team secured impressive victories against Seahaven, St Catherine’s, and Turing, demonstrating fantastic teamwork, communication, and determination in every game.
👏 Special mentions go to:
⭐ Eric for his brilliant leadership
⭐ The whole team for their excellent communication and teamwork
⭐ Millie and Noah for bringing plenty of power to the pitch!
The students adapted brilliantly, quickly learning new rules and tactics and putting them into action with confidence and skill.
A very proud Mr Wilkinson left with a huge smile on his face after watching such a talented group represent the Academy so brilliantly.
Well done, Team Hailsham! 🎉💙 #HailshamAcademy #Rounders #Teamwork #ProudToBeHailsham #SchoolSport #Year7Success 👏🏏
Hailsham Academy / Published 6 Jul 2026
⚽🏆 World Cup Fever at Break Time! 🏆⚽
During morning break, students had the opportunity to watch the highlights from this morning's brilliant World Cup England v Mexico match.
It was fantastic to see so many students come together to support the team, moments like these are a great way to bring our school community together and celebrate major sporting events.
Come on, England! 🦁🦁🦁
#SchoolCommunity #WorldCup #England #TeamSpirit #ThreeLions ⚽
Hailsham Academy / Published 4 Jul 2026
📱 Supporting Healthy Screen Time at Home 💻
As a school, we know that digital devices play an important role in children’s learning, creativity, and social lives. However, it’s equally important to help children develop healthy habits around screen use.
We encourage families to:
✅ Set clear boundaries around screen time (especially before bedtime)
✅ Keep open, judgment‑free conversations about online activity
✅ Be aware of the apps and platforms your child is using
✅ Model positive screen habits as adults
With the growing use of social media and AI tools, it’s more important than ever to help children think critically about what they see online and understand how to stay safe.
For practical, up-to-date advice on managing screen time and navigating social media and AI, we recommend this trusted resource:
👉 https://assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/2025/12/cc-what-i-wish-parent-guide-single-pages.pdf
Working together, we can help young people make safe, positive choices online 🌍✨
Hailsham Academy / Published 3 Jul 2026
📢 Important Start of Day Changes at Secondary Phase
A reminder that from Monday 6 July, we will begin introducing a new Start of Day Routine designed to create a calmer, safer and more purposeful start to learning for all students.
✅ All students to enter via the bottom gate between 8:30am–8:40am and line up in designated year group areas on the Astro field.
✅ Staff will check uniform, equipment and readiness for learning.
✅ Students arriving after 8:40am will be marked late, directed to the Late Gate and issued a 15-minute detention for the following day.
✅ Breakfast Club will continue as normal from 8:15am–8:35am via the top gate. Students will then be escorted to the designated line-up area.
We appreciate the support of parents and carers in helping students arrive on time and ready to learn each day.
#HailshamAcademy #ReadyToLearn #HighExpectations #SchoolCommunity
Hailsham Academy / Published 3 Jul 2026
Year 7 Tennis 🎾
Our PE department were delighted to take a group of our Year 7 boys to Hailsham Tennis Club on Wednesday for a fantastic session with Coach Suzy.
She delivered an engaging and challenging 45-minute session that the boys thoroughly enjoyed. 🎾
Partnerships like this are invaluable for our Academy, providing students with new experiences, developing skills, and strengthening links within our local community.
#MakeYourMARK #Tennis #localconnections #HailshamCommunity
Hailsham Academy / Published 3 Jul 2026
🎉💃 Good Luck, Team Hailsham! ✨ 💃🎉
We would like to wish a huge GOOD LUCK to five of our fantastic Secondary Phase students who are travelling to Dublin next week to compete in the Dance World Cup 2026! 🌍🏆
Our talented dancers will be proudly representing England as part of Zoë Pennington Dance Studios, competing in a variety of dance categories including National, Tap and Musical Theatre across the Children's, Junior and Senior age groups. ⭐🎭👯♀️
A massive congratulations and best of luck to:
🌟 Scarlett – Year 8
🌟 Bella – Year 8
🌟 Evie – Year 10
🌟 Thea – Year 11
🌟 Tilly – Year 11
We know you will be amazing ambassadors for both your dance school and Team Hailsham! 💙
🍀 Good luck, girls – dance your hearts out and enjoy every moment! 🍀
#TeamHailsham #DanceWorldCup2026 #GoodLuck #ProudMoment #RepresentingEngland 🇬🇧🏆💃✨
Hailsham Academy / Published 2 Jul 2026
📣SECONDARY PHASE REMINDER
Following the communication home this week, please be reminded that tomorrow, Friday 3 July, is the Secondary Phase Sports Day and ALL students can come to school in their PE kit, even if they are not signed up to take part.
As per uniform guidelines please ensure NO Nike Pro shorts or short cycling shorts are worn to school.
#SportsDay2026
Hailsham Academy / Published 2 Jul 2026
📣Year 7 -10 Reminder - Race for Life Donation Deadline
We are incredibly proud of all the sponsorship money we have received for our race for life event so far. Just a polite reminder that the deadline for any final sponsorship money is this Friday 3rd July.
Students can collect cash and hand it to Miss Newman on the bottom gate in the morning or donate online using our fundraising page:
🔗https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/hailsham-academy-2026
A huge thank you for all the money we have received so far and we cannot wait to share the final total with you next week.
#MakeYourMARK #RaceForLife #CancerResearchUK #SchoolPride #FundraisingSuccess #ProudSchool
Hailsham Academy / Published 1 Jul 2026
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer clubs are now open for booking 🌟
There are a great range of clubs spread across multiple venues in East Sussex. Activities include sport, art, theatre, forest school, animation, music, computer coding and crafts.
This DfE funded programme offers free places for children who receive benefits-related free school meals.
🔗Visit www.eequ.org/escchaf to find out more information
Hailsham Academy / Published 30 Jun 2026
🎨 Artist of the Week 🎨
Our artist of the week this week is Joseph in Year 10 for his piece 'Pixel Strength', chosen by Mr Townsend.
Joseph has been developing his ideas for our theme of Fantastic and Strange. He has created this pixel stretch piece to give the illusion of movement and dimension within a static image. A really lovely demonstration of colour and image manipulation with simple effects.
#HailshamAcademy #ArtistOfTheWeek #ArtPhotography #MakeYourMARK
Hailsham Academy / Published 26 Jun 2026
Join the MARK Education Trust team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Executive Personal Assistant to the Executive Headteacher/CEO and Central Team.
Start date: July 2026 (or sooner)
Fixed-term maternity cover, full time, term time + 2 weeks
Grade 10 (Points 26–28) – starting salary £33,552
Applications close: 10am on 24 June 2026
Apply here: https://www.markeducationtrust.org/work-with-us/job-opportunities
#MakeYourMARK #MARKTrust #JobOpportunity