News and
Updates
We have post 16 reading mentors supporting lower level readers, we have whole school participation in ESA Big Reads taking place in tutor times and our Reading Plus students have been seeing big (and I mean BIG) developments in comprehension accuracy and decoding speed. In some cases we have seen early readers becoming high level readers in only a matter of months.
Diversity is a necessary component of creativity. It is in variety and difference and collaborative connection that innovation happens… Diversity is the collage, the melting pot, the carnival, the quilt. It is the smushing together in love and appreciation and curiosity and acceptance that we find a greater truth to our shared existence.
Our award winning film received a cinema release at Vue Leicester Square las weekend. This was an ambitious and impressive piece of work produced by ESA Productions, directed by our own tutor Adam Spinks and crewed by our ScreenCraft trainees. Over 20 ESA students achieved credits on this production, which also won the Documentary Feature award at the I Will Tell International Film Festival.
Almost 11 years ago when we launched this school, we dreamily joked of winning Baftas… Well, that is still a dream but today, it is a little more plausible. Yesterday, ESA Productions [our very own content creation company staffed and crewed by ESA students and trainees] WON the ‘Hidden Gem’ award in the category of Best Documentary at the I Will Tell International Film Festival.
Our updated showreel has arrived! It now includes our theatre productions from 2023 as well as snippets from our new documentary film - nominated for best documentary feature at the ‘I Will Tell’ International Film Festival. The style of our new showreel is rightly more cinematic with a soundtrack to convey a more ‘epic’ tone.
We’re all set! We open our doors to all new prospective students next week! If you’re interested in checking us out in person, hearing from staff and students and generally feeling the vibe of this place, come along from 5pm to 8pm on Wednesday 11th October. The principal’s talk is technically fully booked BUT, it’s always worth turning up as there is usually a bit of space to squeeze in.
Congratulations to ESA students who are receiving their results today. In a year when GCSE results have fallen nationally, we are so proud of our students who have still managed to secure outstanding results.