Dreaming big: school sleepover raises vital funds for Blackpool homelessness charity
With sleeping bags and supplies at the ready, pupils from Highfield Leadership Academy swapped desks for sleeping bags and spent the night in school as part of their annual ‘Bill’s Big Sleep In’ event. Each year, Highfield Leadership Academy holds its change-making...
Highfield Leadership Academy pupils set sights on culinary success
A group of Year 9 pupils who participated in a life skill cooking course now have their hearts set on competing in the Young Chef Schools Competition with Nigel Howarth. 24 pupils from Highfield Leadership Academy have been learning how to cook affordable, healthy...
Highfield Leadership Academy pupils spread winter warmth to local community
As the winter nights draw in and the temperatures plummet, pupils from Highfield Leadership Academy are spreading seasonal cheer throughout their community by supporting local people through its Winter Gift Programme. At Highfield Leadership Academy, we pride...
Highfield Leadership Academy pupils aim high with GCSE results
Pupils at Highfield Leadership Academy are celebrating today after receiving their GCSE and BTec results. Despite the disruption to learning over the past few years, exams were marked and graded in the normal way this summer, as they would have been before the...
Pupils spread Coronation joy to socially isolated residents
Pupils from Highfield Leadership Academy gave up their own time to organise a party for local people living in sheltered accommodation to celebrate the Coronation. Inspiring volunteers from the Blackpool secondary school hosted the event, at the Lostock Community...
‘Bill’s Big Sleep In’ raises vital funds for local youth work charity
Hundreds of pounds have been raised by pupils at Highfield Leadership Academy in a sleepover at the school, in support of a youth work charity. Taking part in the school’s annual ‘Bill’s Big Sleep In’, pupils have raised £400 for Blackpool’s ‘Streetlife’, to coincide...