
At 8AM this morning, we launched our YouTube channel with a special welcome video—a first look into life at One Degree Academy—as well as a video underscoring our values and three Shorts giving peeks into our ODA culture.
Through this channel, we’ll be sharing what makes our school unique—from classroom learning and student stories to events, enrichment activities and behind-the-scenes glimpses of school life.
📌 What to expect from our channel:
✔️ Inspiring student journeys
✔️ Insight into our values and vision
✔️ Updates on school events and achievements
✔️ Helpful content for prospective families
Whether you're a parent, carer, student or part of our wider community—there will be something for everyone!
🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an update. And share far and wide!
We are happy to announce an update to our staffing for September 2025. We are really excited to be welcoming a new member of staff, Ayisha, to our Reception team! This means our Reception Classes for 2025 are now Liverpool Class and Queen Mary’s Class. Parents have been contacted directly to tell them which class their child is moving into. Muna is staying on as a part of the Reception teaching team but will be working across both classes.
Launch Day—parents sign up for individual appointments with their child’s new teacher via MCAS. Information to be sent in August.
KS1 & KS2 First Day
Nursery students will be having a reduced timetable, including Stay and Play sessions (times and dates have been communicated to parents individually).
New Reception students will be having a staggered start from this date (times have been communicated to parents individually).
My Young Mind Enfield is a project funded by the NHS, offering support to children, young people, parents and schools within the Enfield community.
My Young Mind Enfield is offering a program of four parent online workshops this July and August:
Anxiety
Primary and Secondary School children
28/08/25
1pm
Managing Stress
Secondary School children
04/08/25
12:30pm
Emotional Wellbeing
Primary School children
19/08/25
10am
The Building Blocks of Behaviour
Child Behaviour
Primary School children
12/08/25
10am
Sensory Differences
Primary and Secondary children
29/07/25
2pm
These workshops are designed for parents and guardians of Primary and Secondary School-aged children and young people who wish to learn various strategies to support their children.
With parents, these introductory workshops aim to explore ideas, skills and strategies that can be used to help support their children. While we will touch on general themes, please note that the workshops might not cover every situation or experience that may contribute to these issues. These workshops are designed to be interactive. Participants will be provided with resources, further reading recommendations and guidance for after the session, should any further concerns arise. We recognize that parents are experts of themselves and their children and that the professionals at My Young Mind Enfield bring their own expertise through training. The aim of the workshops is for parents and professionals to bring their expertise together and provide information, ideas and resources.
These workshops will be led by Wellbeing Practitioners from My Young Mind Enfield. They will be delivered via Microsoft Teams; please note that a Microsoft Teams account is not required to join. Attached below, please find the workshop posters that contain the links to sign up to the free events. Those links are also included with the details above in the form of hyperlinks.
All medication we have in the medical cupboard has been returned to students on the last day of term in their bags. New care plans will need to be completed on MCAS for the next academic year in September, if you wish to bring them back to be administered. No medication can be kept in school over the summer holidays.
Nursery and Reception: Check Tapestry for the latest video from the teaching team.
Y1-6: Click here for the latest home learning video from the teaching team.
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @1DegreeAcademy to see photos of our week!
Many thanks, ODA