The Autumn 2021 of Ackworth Today has landed in schools bags and online. In this issue, we look to the future with our Coram House Global Commmittee. We hear from our boarders about their experiences returning to school or joining us for the first time. Visiting...
Upper Sixth Form (Year 13) pupil Mia Kirkland was just doing what she loves – busking in York City Centre, as she has done since she was 12. But one day, while streaming on TikTok as she was singing, something happened. Mia was sexually assaulted by a passer-by....
Sunday 3 October was World Quaker Day and this week we celebrate Quaker Outreach Week. Ackworth was founded as a Quaker school in 1779, to educate Quaker children ‘not in affluence’. Much has changed since then but we still state in our aims that Quaker values...
Amazing achievements from Ackworth pupils Over the summer, two of our very talented 4th Formers, Jack and Isobel, both achieved outstanding medals for their performances in high jump, and dance. Jack, 14, achieved gold at the Yorkshire Championships back in August,...
Ackworth School is pleased to report some outstanding achievements by its pupils in their GCSEs, A Levels and other qualifications this summer. It has been a difficult year with many disruptions and their grades are a reflection of all the hard work they did and the...
During March and April, several Fourth Form students volunteered to take part in the Sir James Reckitt Trust-funded Peace Education project. The project involved three sessions meeting via Zoom with teachers and students from other Quaker schools. We explored themes...
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