26th Jul 2019 End of Year Magazine 2018-19 'The Year In Photos' - Take a look back through our third year at Venturers' Academy. Click on image to view magazine
8th Jul 2019 Gold Prize for Outstanding Achievement at the Engage National Awa... Fantastic news for the academy when one of their secondary students, Saniya Sanil, was awarded gold (1st prize) for Outstanding Achievement at the Engage in their Future National Awards Ceremony. Saniya was presented with her award on 3rd July at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, where she at...
28th Jun 2019 First OFSTED rating received at Venturers' Academy The Academy has received its first Ofsted inspection since launching in 2016, with the inspector rating the academy as Good with Outstanding features and the report reveals that Bristol’s only school for children with a primary diagnosis of Autism is on track to become “a beacon of excel...
22nd Jun 2019 Wettest Classroom - Recipe book We have now completed Leg 4 of the 8 Legs, sailing around the UK. Venturers' Academy children and staff now have a rest before completing the 8th and final leg, returning back to Bristol on the 26th July. For the first time, at our request, Cirdan Trust have provided all of the food for this v...
29th Mar 2019 Eco Venturers' drive Waste Week At Venturers' Academy we have been working hard on initiatives that will take us towards our Eco Schools award. As many of you know, we achieved the Bronze award in July and we are now close to applying for our Silver award. The Eco Award relates to Article 29 in the Rights of a Child 'I ha...
28th Mar 2019 Newspaper feature on 'Meet the TA' Great article in the Bristol Post today, with a special feature called 'Meet The TA' - highlighting our fantastic Teaching Assistants and the invaluable role they play in our academy student's educational journey. Also available to read on Bristol Live Read the article here
4th Mar 2019 What is Autism? One of VA's secondary student's talks about autism from their perspective - a great insight into how a child with autism explains their daily challenges. truly powerful and insightful messages. T Williams, VA Principal Autism isn't always about bad choppy waters.. autism can be...
1st Feb 2019 Students unveil 6ft interactive art project Students have spent the past two weeks working closely with specialist mural artist, Rory McCann, to create a 6ft masterpiece that is now proudly on display on the main hall wall. The project, which has been funded by the Venturers Trust Endowment Fund, has enabled students from...