Our House Competition theme this term was World Book Day. Students were asked to bake a cake or biscuits inspired by a book to win points for their House.

Congratulations to Freia Holmes in Year 8 who won 1st Place with her Harry Potter Snitch cake (100 points for Hawking House); Ella Weston in Year 8 who came 2nd with her David Walliams' Code Name Bananas book bake (50 points to Attenborough House); and Maddie Knight in Year 7 who came 3rd with her Harry Potter book cake (25 points for Hawking House). 

All winners will receive points for their House and a World Book Day book.

Click below to see picture of all the entries.

Students in Year 7 and 8 have been busy working on Technology projects over the course of lockdown; Year 7 have completed the Bean Challenge and Year 8 have been working on Scary Monsters. 

Are you in Year 10 or Year 11 and looking for advice about your next steps in education or your future career? Would you like free, 1:1 and bespoke support from a mentor with experience of higher education and the work place? The Brightside Online Mentoring Programme is a flexible, free online opportunity for students to speak to a mentor with experience of higher education and the workplace.

A virtual after school club is being offered exclusively to students who attend the eight secondary schools in the North West Essex School Sports Partnership. 

Alec Hunter Academy students are able to access free online Dance workshops which are being provided on a digital basis this term due to COVID restrictions.

The Dance Network Association, funded by Active Essex are offering students 10 classes with a variety of styles to try.

Please click below to read the latest issue of the Herald, featuring Mr Beezy's Motivational Workshop, Remembrance Day and Library News.

We are delighted to announce that Mr Lawn has been awarded ‘Headteacher of the Year’ at the annual Essex Teaching Awards. These prestigious awards took place at Hylands Park last week and are designed to acknowledge outstanding teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, governing bodies and school teams who work in Essex.

Alec Hunter Academy is very proud of its status as a Stonewall School Champion. This means we are actively seeking to create a fairer, safer and more inclusive environment.

We are committed to:

• Tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
• Making our school a place where all pupils and staff are accepted without exception.
• Championing diversity and celebrating difference.

If you or your family have any concerns, or would like to contact Stonewall about any issue affecting LGBTQ+ people, you can contact their information service on 020 75931850.

Increased energy levels and an improved brain function are just two of the many benefits of keeping hydrated, so it's important to us as a school to provide our students and staff with cool drinking water throughout the day. 

Our school water coolers are provided by AquAid who have given us the opportunity to help those less fortunate than ourselves. With each purchase of a water cooler, an automatic donation is made to the Africa Trust. These funds are used to build 'Elephant Pumps' - a modified version of an age-old Chinese rope pulley system. 

One such pump has been installed in Manicaland, a province in north east Zimbabwe, Africa on our school's behalf. It will be a much needed source of clean and fresh drinking water for the whole community.

A section dedicated to Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is available on the school website for parents and students. Click on the link below to access the information: http://alechunter.org/index.php/school-life/curriculum/careers-education-ceiag or alternatively read the instructions below: