As the country prepared to welcome a new King, all at Coritani were ready to celebrate.  During the week we looked at facts about the monarchy and our democracy so the learners knew this was an important event for Great Britain. In a week of showers and storms the sun came out and so did the academy.  Hot Dogs, cakes and trifle were enjoyed as were partied to welcome the new King with flags hung around the playground.  The day ended with a respectful version of the national anthem and three cheers for the new King

To celebrate world Earth day Coritani learners visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  We started learning about the planet we live on in the Explorer Dome and had the chance to see the diversity and beauty of animals from all over the planet.  The weather wasn’t kind but it meant all the animals came out, the polar bears swam, the Red pandas nestled in the high trees and the stared, we stared back and had a great and informative time.

At the start of our new history topic which focused on the Black Death, we had a visit from a plague doctor! He told us all about his job, trying to save the lives of people who were suffering from the virus and how tough the working living and working conditions were. Living through the dark times was hard work! We asked him lots of questions and learnt lots of new facts. 

KS2 and Year 10 took part in the intoFILM Festival Spring Festival this term. We received free tickets from intoFILM to go see 'Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy' at VUE Cinema in Scunthorpe. We watched the film with Subtitles on which studies have shown can help children's development in word reading, processing and pronunciation skills. This also helped our students develop life skills of going to the cinema and social skills that we use in general day to day life. Well done Team Coritani.

All key stage 4 learners enjoyed a visit to Bishop Grossette University where their ambassadors showed Coritani learners the campus and explained campus life to them.  The learners visited lecture theatres, the student union building and the more mundane aspects, the shop and the laundrette before looking at the student accommodation in the hall of residence.  Some of the learners found the closed campus to be a safe place but others commented that they would prefer an open site where they could visit others.

We have been celebrating World Autism Acceptance Week at Coritani.  Staff have been completing training and working together to better understand how we can support learners living with Autism.  Our learners have created some fantastic artwork and musical compositions that reflect their autistic selves.  The work will be on display at Café Indie in Scunthorpe throughout April.