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- 16/03/23
Construction | Brickwork & Joinery
Construction learners have been continuing with their assessments for brickwork this week, as well as some joinery assessments focusing on different types of wood joints. This has been completed alongside work on our ongoing sensory garden project and therefore the learners have been able to make go...Read Full Story - 16/03/23
Trinity Solutions Annual Careers Fair
Trinity Solutions Academy held their Annual Careers Fair to coincide with National Careers Week 2023. The event which took place on Friday the 10th of March, saw exhibitors from companies such as Jacobs Costain, Newcastle City Council, Keepmoat Homes, MAN Transport as well as providers of further ed...Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Financial Literacy at Solutions
There has been a sharp focus on the cost of living, rising bills and inflation within the news. And within educational news, this has led to arguments for financial literacy to be part of the curriculum within schools and colleges.Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Well, well, well...
Learners in the Motor Vehicle vocation have been putting a lot of work into our sensory garden project this week and have not only completed construction of the well we set out to make (using materials and repurposing scrap tyres from the garage), but have also managed to make adjustments to the bas...Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Horticulture Fridays
Over the past few weeks our learners have been accessing the greenhouse to learn all about planting and growing vegetables. After a lesson from Ellie and Sid, from our facilities team our learners have been learning all about the process in how to plant seeds.Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Maths: End of Term Assessments
In the maths department, this term, we have been preparing for the end of term assessments and revisited topics where students felt more help was needed. This included a return to ratio and proportion and percentages of amounts.Read Full Story - 08/03/23
Construction learners on the farm
This week, learners within the construction vocation have been up on our on-site farm to begin preparation work for a sensory garden project there. The learners have identified a space to use, cleared it, and have begun to measure out dimensions and identify the materials and equipment needed for th...Read Full Story - 08/03/23
International Womans Day
On Wednesday the 8th of March, Trinity Solutions Academy joined the global community in commemorating International Women's Day. Staff and learners alike donned items of purple clothing to show support for women, a colour used to represent the occasion since the early 1900's.Read Full Story - 13/02/23
Construction and De-construction!
Some of our Construction learners have been working on the farm. Our planter beds were originally built by our Construction learners a few years ago. We have grown lots of produce in the planters and they have been well filled over the years. Naturally, we have seen the brick work move and need some...Read Full Story - 08/02/23
Teamwork on the Farm!
Our Land Based studies learners have been working so hard recently in the practical element of their programme. The learners have spent a lot of time maintaining the animal pens and enclosures to ensure they are clean, comfortable and fresh for all of our animals. This week, the learners focused on...Read Full Story - 03/02/23
Construction learners stretching and challenging
Some construction learners have asked if they can push the boundaries of their brick laying knowledge. Jim gave them the task to use their I.T. skills to research something they would like to build in brick, this is the result of their first ever attempt at building a twisted pier.Read Full Story - 02/02/23
Spark Plugs
This week the learners in Motor Vehicle have been learning all about spark plugs. How they work, and how to fit them. They have looked over instructional videos and produced intricate diagrams about the physical makeup of spark plugs so that they better understand them.Read Full Story