School Subject: Covid Progress Report: Fair
Schools in Hastings and Rother apart from Hastings Academy have stayed generally open so far since the start of the autumn term, though some specific classes have been closed and sent home. Hand gel or handwashing is the norm on…
Partially Closed School Turns Viral Test Site
Hastings Academy, one of the three secondary schools serving the borough, closed its gates to most pupils for two weeks from last Wednesday after at least five of them tested positive for coronavirus. Parents were informed with less than 24…
Hastings Year Nines Get A Taste Of The High Life
By Dan Matthews On Wednesday 5th June, almost 120 year nine pupils from Hastings and St Leonards commuted to Canary Wharf in London for a unique careers experience arranged by the Hastings Opportunity Area (HOA). The students, from Hastings Academy,…
Think Big, Act Local
North-east Hastings is not an obviously distinct neighbourhood. With a population of around 8,000 residents, it ranges from Down Farm and Red Lake at the north end to the streets around Priory Road on West Hill to the south. Educationally…
Mixed Message From Ark
Single Sex Education Set To End In Hastings Ark is an education charity that, according to its mission statement, “exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in…
Hastings Academy students’ fun fashion and refreshments find funds for MIND
By Andrew Everest Students at Hastings Academy have used a fun fashion day, and a dash of enterprise, to raise funds for the school’s chosen cause, the mental health charity MIND. Students felt MIND’s focus on mental health chimed with…
Table-tennis in Hastings: Enjoying a low profile
Back in the days when wooden bats came with rubber pimples, table-tennis was seen as the universal sport for youth. Tables were set up typically in youth clubs and church halls. As a miniature version of tennis which required agility…