Written by Andrew Thewell, 23rd November 2022

Success for Girls Football Team

HUGE congratulations to our year 9&10 girls football team for winning the Manchester United Foundation football tournament, they won eight out of a possible nine games…champions!!

Written by Andrew Thewell, 23rd November 2022

MP ANGELA RAYNER MEETS POLITICS AND CITIZENSHIP STUDENTS

Shadow First Secretary of State and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner met students and teachers at Great Academy Ashton to talk about the world of politics. Angela...

Written by Andrew Thewell, 23rd November 2022

Students Pay Respects on Remembrance Day

Ashton children paid their respects at a special act of remembrance to commemorate Armistice day. Students laid a wreath in Hurst Cemetery followed by the reading of the Kohima epitaph...

Written by michaelholly, 23rd November 2022

Active Tameside Christmas Takeaway

Christmastakeaway@activetameside.com Hi Everyone, It’s that time of year once again where we take the opportunity to give something back to our community and spread some Christmas cheer. The Active Christmas...

Written by michaelholly, 8th November 2022

Take your child to work day

On 25th November 2022 there is a school inset day, so all students will be at home. It would be amazing, if on this day, you could take your child...

Written by michaelholly, 21st October 2022

GAA students chosen as Man Utd ball mascots

3 GAA students were selected as ball mascots for the recent Manchester United and Tottenham game. Manchester United’s official digital transformation and shirt sleeve partner, DXC, has teamed up with...

Written by michaelholly, 13th October 2022

GAA supports Tameside’s week of complex safeguarding w/b 17th October

As always social media is one of the ways young people are groomed into being victims of sexual exploitation, Criminal exploitation, modern slavery etc.  The Vodafone digital parenting magazine is...

Written by Andrew Thewell, 25th August 2022

Another year and another set of record-breaking results!

Another year and another set of record-breaking results for our inspirational young people here at Great Academy Ashton.  Once again, our students have shown themselves to be resilient, dedicated and...

Written by Andrew Thewell, 2nd May 2022

Academy Supports National School Breakfast Programme

Breakfast. That’s where it should all begin.  With thanks to the National School Breakfast Programme and their mission, ‘To reach your dreams, start with Breakfast’ some of our wonderful students have...

Written by Andrew Thewell, 2nd May 2022

Year 9 Regional Enterprise Challenge Final

Our inspirational young people were an absolute credit to themselves and Great Academy Ashton in the ‘Princes Trust Regional Enterprise Final’.  Our students more than held their own with such...