School Tours - Reception 2026
One Degree Academy will be holding school tours for our Reception 2026 intake from 9.00am to 10.00am on Tuesday, 9th December.
For more information on how to sign up, click below.
World’s Best School Finalist:
Help Us Keep the Momentum Going!
Since the announcement that One Degree Academy was selected as a Top 10 finalist for the World’s Best School Prize for Overcoming Adversity, we have received incredible support from our community and beyond (see our Instagram channel as we continue to roll out some special shout outs). But we still need a helping hand - or at least a voting finger!
🗳 Community Choice Award - Vote until 9th July
You, your family, your friends and neighbours, your cat with an email address - you all still have the chance to vote for us for the Community Choice Award. Any unique email address works, so please vote from any and all of your accounts.
You can cast your vote here: 👉https://vote.worldsbestschool.org/publicvote25/entry/2702
📹 Share a Congratulations Message
Help us celebrate by sending a short (5–30 second) video to our Communications Officer, Mike, at parents@onedegreeacademy.org — or post it on your own social media and tag us:
- Instagram: @1DegreeAcademy
- X (Twitter): @1DegreeAcademy
- BlueSky: @onedegreeacademy.bsky.social
- LinkedIn: One Degree Academy
Hashtags you can include in your posts:
#StrongSchools
#BestSchoolPrizes
#BestSchoolPrizes25
#WBS
Not up for a video? A short written note of support is just as welcome. And thank you - we truly appreciate it.
Key Stage 2 Cricket Day
On Tuesday 1st July, we will be hosting a Key Stage 2 Cricket Day in collaboration with the wonderful cricket charity Capital Kids Cricket. Each Key Stage 2 class will be participating in a session with the cricket coaches throughout the day.
Key Stage 2 students: please wear your ODA kit to school on Tuesday 1st July.
Teach First School Centred Learning
As part of our mission to have a wider impact on improving educational outcomes and standards we have partnered with Teach First to host their School Centred Learning next week. This means we will be welcoming 18 trainee teachers for the week so that they can see what it's like to work in a school and get some quality training. We are looking forward to welcoming them for their placement.
STRIVE Fest Success!
Wow! What a great afternoon we had on Wednesday celebrating our community and the efforts of family, students and the school over the past academic year. We know it takes a team to reach the summit and always enjoy coming together to celebrate and enjoy one another’s company. It was a packed afternoon filled with games, fun, food and performances. Big shout out to all of the students who performed and thanks to the families who kindly donated food. We couldn’t put on these events without you!
A special mention to Megan, Aysha, Mia and Sam for all of their hard work behind the scenes making the event possible. Check out our “STRIVE Fest 2025” highlight on Instagram for some photos of the day.
Year 6 ‘Staying Healthy’ Workshop
This past Wednesday, we welcomed Dr. Ross Cunningham and his team from the Evergreen Surgery in Edmonton who conducted a fantastic workshop with our Year 6 students all about how they can make healthy choices around food, hygiene, mindfulness and keeping their bodies safe, particularly as they make the transition to secondary school.
Dr Bike @ Chase Farm Hospital
Dr Bike is hosting sessions at Chase Farm Hospital on 14th July 2025 from 9:00-13:30. Bring your bike to their Dr Bike repair service for a check-up. The experienced mechanics check everything on your bike from wheels, brakes, gears and tyre pressure to lights, racks, pedals, saddles and more.
Chessfest - Trafalgar Square Weekend Event
Hari, our chess teacher, would like to share details of an event happening in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 13th July. Please find details on the flyer attached at the bottom of this bulletin.
Home Learning Videos
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
