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01/12/24

Year 1 Orange Class have been exploring postcards as part of their English learning. They cannot wait to create their own 📮 pic.twitter.com/Ds0L1oVMXf

25/11/24

We'd like to say a huge thank you to for coming to visit us last week for a day! The children are now prepared for a primitive hunting trip, with knowledge of tools, den making and gathering food! pic.twitter.com/hFYcCrIQj8

22/11/24

Year 3 have loved finding out all about the Stone Age today! pic.twitter.com/xyTS27yaeW

22/11/24

Year 2 are having a fantastic day being immersed into the Great Fire of London 🔥🚒 pic.twitter.com/DzE6R3fwiN

22/11/24

Year 3 have arrived safely at Celtic Harmony 🚌 pic.twitter.com/zDuY4OUYi7

21/11/24

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed testing out their rockets looking at the different angles and the distance they travel 🚀 pic.twitter.com/VgqHSszZY0

21/11/24

Year 5 are having a brilliant day taking part in the Road to RIAT STEM challenge 🚀 pic.twitter.com/4B16kZKPYh

15/11/24

Today our Year 5 students took part in the Primary Anti-Bullying conference. They have taken away some very important messages and we cannot wait for them to share these with the rest of the school community 📢🛑 pic.twitter.com/QObUFVZnAW

15/11/24

St Luke’s Church visited this morning and delivered an assembly to primary all focused around the importance of belonging and community 🌎❤️🤗 pic.twitter.com/6kGcFH4V8M

14/11/24

Year 10 came down to Primary to put their Maths games to the test! What a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge 🎲♟️🧮 pic.twitter.com/axEjd04mti

13/11/24

We loved joining Year 3 today as they made Stonehenge from biscuits. we were really impressed with how they worked together and their confident oracy as they explained their learning. pic.twitter.com/U82hajPFOz

11/11/24

Today we are thinking about all those who have lost their lives in battle. Primary have begun the day with an assembly and at 11am will take part in a minutes silence. 🪖🔴 pic.twitter.com/qJBNbMW2ko

07/11/24

Thank you for inspiring our students this evening and being our guest speaker at our annual celebration of achievement evening, your words illustrated what hard work and dedication can achieve. pic.twitter.com/a93WTLudr8

06/11/24

Year 3 loved exploring the Stone Age using our VR headsets! pic.twitter.com/TAJW9owdHz

06/11/24

Another amazing day for Maths Week! ➖➕🟰➗ pic.twitter.com/1o38wRQNnV

06/11/24

* New to EYFS Open Day: next Monday *Our main Open Event is our New to EYFS Open Day on Monday 11th November.The following tours will be available on the day:> 9:15am-10:00am> 10:45am-11:30am> 2:00pm-2:45pm> 4:00pm-4:45pmPlease book your place: https://t.co/rt3PAY5jDh pic.twitter.com/N9Rxapuovy

06/11/24

We have had some very exciting visitors in school this morning. ‘The Nite Owls’ showed off their beautiful birds of prey and taught us how to keep wildlife safe. 🦉 pic.twitter.com/IaFpz1OQBt

05/11/24

A big win for our Primary netball team tonight! 12-0 against Windermere. Some amazing netball on display🏐🤩 POtM went to Eloise G. Well done to all involved!!💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/I3YsmzY8UC

05/11/24

Red Class are loving their new role play area… Costa Cafe is a big hit! ☕️🍰🧁 pic.twitter.com/zFl0nyotGg

05/11/24

Year 5 and 6 loved their maths workshop from Citizens Advice today pic.twitter.com/HLdAU0bYzv

04/11/24

Year 5 have loved creating their very own maths glasses to help them spot where maths can be seen around us 👓🔎➗🟰➕➖ pic.twitter.com/Tzmkoq9vMT

04/11/24

We launched Maths week this week with an amazing assembly from Lucy Reid who is a transport planner ⏰🚂🚌 pic.twitter.com/W48GqYCGV9

03/11/24

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03/11/24

Scholastic Book Fair will be here 4th-8th November in the Primary Reading Corridor from 3.20 - 4.00pm 📚📖 pic.twitter.com/dDspLbp02a

25/10/24

In assembly today Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all performed Cauliflowers Fluffy to the rest of Primary. What a lovely way to end the first half term of the year. 🥬🫛🧅🥕🥦 pic.twitter.com/j2M00ghZvj

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Matt Gauthier, SRA Headteacher scoops prestigious award

Posted on 16/09/2020

Scholars’ Education Trust are thrilled that Matt Gauthier, Headteacher of Samuel Ryder Academy has been announced as a prestigious Silver Winner in this year’s Pearson National Teaching Awards for Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School award category.

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Due to government guidelines, Matt was presented his award from Claire Robins OBE, CEO of Scholars Education Trust in a small ceremony, in front of the Year 8 students, who were the first primary students to attend Samuel Ryder Academy when it was converted to an all through school, and colleagues. The award’s ceremony was also joined, via video link, by Sharon Hague senior vice-president of Pearson. The event was live streamed to every classroom and office in the school so the entire SRA community could share in the celebration.

The Pearson National Teaching Awards are an annual celebration of exceptional teachers, recognising the life-changing impact an inspirational teacher can have on the lives of the young people they teach.

Samuel Ryder Academy is a school at the heart of its community and at the heart of Samuel Ryder Academy is Headteacher, Matt Gauthier, “We are privileged as adults that the greatest gift we can give to our young people is a first class education to provide them with the “Education for a changing world” – to be the leaders of the future in our globally diverse and competitive world.”

Claire Robins O.B.E. commended Matt on his accolade “Matt is an inspirational leader, solely focussed on providing the very best possible experience for the students of Samuel Ryder Academy.  It has been a privilege to see the transformation since he became head – Samuel Ryder has become a school at the very heart of its community, providing a breadth of opportunities for its young people that any school would be proud of.   As head of Hertfordshire’s first all-through academy, Matt’s clear vision for the future, and his refusal to settle for anything less than the absolute best, ensure that the Samuel Ryder Academy continues to go from strength to strength.”

Sharon Hague, Pearson senior vice-president “So a huge congratulations from me to Matt, what a deserving winner he is, the Pearson teaching Awards judges described him as ‘a leader who dares to be different’, and I think that says it all. His colleagues said ‘Matt is an inspirational leader in every sense and deserves the wide recognition that this award would represent – although he’d kill us for saying it’ well I think it’s too late for that now! After 7 years as Head, Matt has created a school which is now achieving academically, oversubscribed, full of engaged students and staff, and developing not just a local but an international reputation for excellence. Parents have described him as “very approachable”. Students describe him as “friendly, innovative, and amazing, with a great sense of humour.” Staff cite their wellbeing as a key facet of his leadership What more could you ask for - all of this is so wonderful to hear and is exactly why Pearson supports these awards - so that teachers across the country like Matt can be recognised for their excellent contribution to education.”

Silver Winners previously have been invited to a celebratory Tea at the House of Commons. In these extraordinary time, Pearson National Teaching Awards are looking at alternative options. We wish Matt every success at the National Finals where the gold winner will be announced.

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