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• On the 16th June we took a group of Year 10s and Year 12s to visit the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, it was a great afternoon and the students now have a greater appreciation for what it is like to work in the medical sector. The students got to listen to a paramedic who had a varied career before joining the Air Ambulance team, she spoke about the different routes to becoming a paramedic as well as the degrees you can study at university. They listened to Dr Jake Turner, who explained his educational and career pathway, the students found it interesting to learn the doctors are not full time at the air ambulance and still spend days at the hospital as well as shifts on the air ambulance. Even though it takes a long time to become a qualified doctor, after extensive training they would be trained to offer the best in pre-hospital care to patients involved in critical incidents. They both spoke about the skills you need to have to work in a fast paced, highly emotive environment and how much they depend on each other to provide the best care for the public. During their helicopter and base tour, the LNAA pilots Chris Attrill and James Donald talked through the career pathway to becoming an air ambulance pilot. The crew talked about the importance of the team approach when working in the pre-hospital environment. The students got to see the helicopter, the first responder cars and feel how heavy the equipment is that the LNAA crew have to carry to a scene of an incident. We finished the event off by having a session on how to save a life and watched an interactive video, which involved some students simulating chest compressions on the laptop. One student stated: "It would be so satisfying, knowing that you have saved a life". To find out more information about what LNAA do you can click on this link About Us - Lincs & Notts (ambucopter.org.uk)

  4 days ago

• Could you run the Great North Run in support of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance? This year we have had the pleasure of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance visiting the students within our academy and we have more recently taken a group of Year 10s and Year 12s to visit them in their new building. We were able to talk to a paramedic, a doctor and the pilots all who make up the team of LNAA, as well as look at the helicopter, the first responder cars and all the equipment they take out to a scene of an incident. Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance are also hoping to offer a new volunteering programme for ages 16-18, more information will be sent out in the next few weeks. During our work with Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance we have been offered the opportunity to raise some money for them by taking part in the Great North Run in September. The LNAA have secured a number of charity spaces for this year's Great North Run on 11th September 2022 and have 9 spaces left to fill, but time is running out. If you would like to join their Team Helimed29, run this iconic half marathon and fundraise for them, to sign up for this event please follow this link: https://www.ambucopter.org.uk/event/great-north-run-2022/ There is an administration fee of £39 and you will have to raise £400 for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance charity. The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is one of the UK's leading Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Charities, funded purely by the generosity of people like you! They are not part of the NHS and are not funded by the Government but rely solely on donations. It costs around £3,000 every time they fly out to save lives and they need to raise about £8,000,000 each year to provide their amazing service. Many thanks to anyone who can help!

  5 days ago

• Year 7 should be back on site at approximately 5.15pm for collection.

  6 days ago

• 1 week ago

• A bit of a delay with Bronze Duke of Edinburgh. Students should be available for pick up around 6.45/7pm.

  1 week ago

• Jamie's Legacy update - 25 children have received a high quality mosquito net each from the money we raised. This will help protect them from Malaria as they approach the wet season. Many thanks again to all who supported!

  1 week ago