Welcome
At Alec Hunter Academy, we pride ourselves on the positive relationships we engender between our young people and the adults who work with them on a day-to-day basis. We believe that students learn best when they feel valued and when the expectations of them are high. We anticipate that our learners will attend school with a positive attitude to learning, that they will embrace challenge where they encounter it and will be enthusiastic, resourceful, adaptable and resilient.
Our membership of the Saffron Academy Trust gives us the opportunity to work in partnership with a dynamic group of schools, all of which are determined to contribute positively to each other’s development. This has had a significant impact on our journey of improvement to becoming the thriving, oversubscribed school that we are today. Central to our ethos is the desire to see our learners both achieve academic success and cultivate personal qualities that will allow them to flourish in the modern world. The most important of these is the notion of ‘kindness above all else’, a principle which we promote consistently with our students, and which was recognised by Ofsted, on their November 2022 visit, to be 'reflected in the relationships between staff and pupils'.
We hope that our young people will leave Alec Hunter with happy memories, having enjoyed a range of experiences that have prepared them for the next phase of their education and for their adult lives.
Trevor Lawn BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQH
Headteacher
Latest News
- 14/10/2024
TALK THE TALK WORKSHOP
On 1st October, Talk The Talk, in partnership with The Jack Petchey Foundation, were in school to deliver their Talk About Transition workshop to some year 7 students.
Read More - 05/09/2024
SENCO DROP IN SESSIONS
Please click here to see the dates of the parent/carer drop in sessions with our SENCo Mrs Gillet.
Read More - 03/07/2024
SAT NEWSLETTER - SUMMER EDITION
Please click here to read this term's edition of the SAT Newsletter
Read More - 30/04/2024
VALENCIA TRIP
In February, some year 10 and 11 students visited Valencia.
Read More - 30/04/2024
YEAR 7 TRIP TO THE GLOBE
On 26th March, a group of Year 7 students travelled to the Globe Theatre to watch Romeo & Juliet.
Read More - 30/04/2024
TESCO STRONGER STARTS GRANT
A big thank you to all our parents and school community who voted for Alec Hunter with their 'blue chips' in the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme.
Read More - 30/04/2024
THE MERCIANS
On 1st March, we were delighted to welcome indie band ‘The Mercians’ to perform for our Year 9 students. The band performed their own music as well as talking to the students about healthy life choices and mental well-being.
Read More - 17/04/2024
HERALD - ISSUE 96
Click here to read the latest issue of the Herald.
Read More - 21/09/2023
SUPPORTING MOROCCO
Last year, students from Alec Hunter travelled to Morocco with World Challenge. Following the devastating damage and tragic loss of lives caused by the powerful earthquake that hit the region this month, World Challenge are collecting donations to support local communities.
Read More - 09/03/2023
GERMAN PENPAL PROJECT
This year, another group of keen Germanists in Year 8 are continuing the PenPal letter exchange with our partner school, IGS Aurich.
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