With concerns around the impact of the past year on creating a “covid generation” who have supposedly fallen behind, schools are feeling the...
Read more What’s the best approach to the catch-up curriculum? Not mentioning catch up! Rivers, Harriers & Park reveal all to ArborThe pessimistic message of 'catch-up' needs to be avoided in school. One leader explains how they tackled this through staff training.
Read more ‘Words create worlds’: Annie Witcher at Rivers reveals the 4 ways a whole-school approach has avoided negative ‘catch-up’ talkBy day Lauren Campbell is an English teacher at a secondary school in west London. However, when she returns home, she continues with her...
Read more Rivers Academy teacher peaks at no 2 in the iTunes UK country chart with, Best Worst Habit, a song she co-wrote with Danny McMahonHelping children adjust to school post-lockdown has been a priority for teachers across the country. However at Rivers Academy West London, the close...
Read more Why Transition Mentoring will be a year-long strategy at Rivers Academy as pupils adjust to school post-lockdownStaff at Rivers Academy West London have used the transition period for new Year 7’s to build a foundation for learning, by devising...
Read more ‘Transition with a Heart’ and the No Limits curriculum ensure a smooth and happy start for new Year 7 pupils at Rivers AcademyDid the usual hugs and commiserations of GCSE results day take a back seat this year due owing the coronavirus? Joshua Lowe, a...
Read more Behind the scenes of GCSE results day in a pandemic at Rivers Academy: TES journalist Josh Lowe reveals what really happenedIt was tears of joy rather than sorrow for teenagers at Rivers Academy West London yesterday morning. The Feltham school, which has a...
Read more Remarkable Rivers! Record-breaking A-level results with over half of grades A*-B & Oxford & Rice Uni beckon for studentsLeaving sixth form to study at university is an equally exciting but daunting time period in any teenager’s academic career. However, for Aanchal...
Read more Rivers Academy pupil reveals why she is set to uproot and move to Texas, USA, to attend prestigious Rice University this autumn!This week, students at Rivers Academy West London have been participating in a ‘Virtual Olympics’ – with a twist. Designed to replace the...
Read more No Sports Day? No problem! The innovative, cross-curricular ‘Virtual Olympics’ event organised by Rivers Academy