News from around The Foundation – June 2023
From raffles, to beach trips and awards. We've been busy! Check out what we've been up to!
22.06.23
Check out some of the latest news from around The Percy Hedley Foundation.
From raffles, to beach trips and awards. We've been busy! Check out what we've been up to!
We have the amazing opportunity for someone to win 2x Diamond VIP Experience tickets to see Take That on Saturday 1st July in Hyde Park, London! 🎤💃
With special guests The Script, Sugababes, Will Young and Aly & AJ, this is an incredible line up and you don’t want to miss out.
How to Enter:
All you need to do to enter is follow the link below, where raffle tickets are £10 each. You can enter as many times as you like.
Entries will close at 5pm on 27th June 2023
ENTER RAFFLE >Hedley’s College Police Cadets Win 2 Awards
An absolutely massive well done to our Hedley’s College Northumbria Police Cadets on winning the Natspec Curriculum Innovation Award and Innovator of the Year Award!
Natspec award a number of colleges each year with their Natspec Awards. We knew a couple of weeks ago in an online awards ceremony that the Police Cadet Programme had won the “Curriculum Innovation Award”. However, when Deputy Principal, Wendy, attended the conference, we were surprised with a 2nd additional award. Our Police Cadets Programme had won not only the Natspec Curriculum Innovation Award, but they were also announced as the winner of the Innovator of the Year Award as well.
This is a fantastic achievement and is national recognition of the work that our staff and students do!
Joe Wicks Visits Percy Hedley School
Last month Joe Wicks paid a visit to George Stephenson High School in Killingworth as a part of his UK school tour.
After his first trip around the country to inspire kids to get moving in 2019, the Body Coach returned to travelling to schools across the UK. His aim this time was to get children learning about the physical and mental benefits of movement and exercise, with this particular tour focussing on the importance of sleep. During this tour he met and exercised with more than 10,000 children, our students among them.
Students from Percy Hedley School joined others on the field where Joe Wicks delivered a 30-minute fitness class. The atmosphere was electric, the sun was shining and both students and staff had lots of fun.
See Full Gallery >NCS Gets a New SI Room
A bespoke SI (sensory integration) room is now open at Northern Counties School. Designed by our Advanced Sensory Integration Lead and installed by Rhino Sensory UK.
Intended to provide highly specialized assessment and intervention of student’s sensory processing needs, the space can be used for other therapeutic inputs as well. For example, the SI Room can also be used for sessions to develop communication, motor function, social skills, transitions and much more.
The SI room offers a wide range of specific sensory based equipment such as:
- A swing with an array of attachments
- Climbing wall with crash mats
- Soft play pieces with slide, platforms, tunnel, and steps
- Sunken trampoline
- A Ball Pit
- And more.
Residential Roundup
Mini, Junior and Mini50
There’s still spaces available for the Mini and Junior Great North Run!
The UK’s biggest and best kids running event is back on Saturday 9 September, giving kids a chance to shine on Great North Run weekend.
1.2-4km is your challenge and Percy Hedley has spaces available in each race. Or anyone who can’t complete these distances can sign up to The Mini 50 which is a 50m short course to the finish line. To book a Mini50 space and fundraise for Percy Hedley email events@percyhedley.org.uk
Sign Up Here >