💙 Anti-Bullying Week | 16–20 Nov 🧦 Odd Socks Day, Mon 16: 50p minimum donation 🎨 Art lesson bookmarks ☕ Kindness Raffle: hot chocolate & cake with Mrs Macey 📣 Poster contest: Love2shop vouchers 💬 Who Helped You Wall 🎉 Disco, Fri 20 #BreakTheSilence #PHAmily @ABAonline

⚽ Thank you to AB Wooden Gates & Garage Doors for sponsoring our sports teams! Their support helped buy 30 football kits and two sets of netball bibs 💛🖤 Interested in sponsoring Pool Hayes Academy? Contact [email protected] #SportSponsorship

💀🌼 Celebrating the Day of the Dead! 🌼💀 Our Spanish and Art departments will be celebrating El Día de los Muertos with creative and cultural activities in lessons, exploring this colourful Mexican tradition. See the poster below for more details and how to get involved 💀🌼

🧳 Barcelona Sports Trip – Baggage Reminder ✈️ Full trip details, including the meeting time and location, can be found in the PowerPoint presentation shared with parents and carers a couple of weeks ago. 📧 If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

🎃 A Spooktacular Success! Our PHA Sixth Leadership Team’s Halloween Charity Event brought students, staff, families and the community together for scares, music and games, raising an amazing £737 for the NSPCC! 💚 Thank you to everyone who supported us! 👏 #PHASixth @NSPCC

Caught on camera are our Y11 students KL, AF, PF and KR, who are celebrating their high standards and success in Spanish with their Head of Year, Miss Agha. Well done! 👏⭐

🎓 Former Pool Hayes students - don't forget your certificates! We're opening our Certificate Collection Evening to all eligible current and former students. Register here: me-l.co/s0es01kk ⚠️ Certificates from 2020-25 not collected may be destroyed after 25 March 2027.

📢 Borneo Information Evening update: now ONLINE instead of in school, at 5:30pm instead of 6pm. 💻 The joining link is available when you register and has already been shared with everyone registered. We look forward to seeing you online! 🌿

Year 7 are developing their vocal accuracy and exploring how to structure and sing a range of musical styles this half term. The Music Department is delighted with their progress and looks forward to more music-making as we approach Christmas! 🎶 #Year7Music #SingingTogether

🗓️ Reminder: Staff Training Day 🗓️ Please remember that tomorrow, Friday 9th October, is a staff training day. The academy will be closed to all students. We look forward to welcoming our PHAmily back on Monday 12th October 💛🖤 Thank you for your continued support.

🚦 STOP. WAIT. CROSS SAFELY 🚦 Following a report of unsafe road crossing after school, we remind students to take care travelling to and from the academy. Parents and carers, please discuss road safety with your child. Look out for yourself and your PHAmily! 💛🖤 #RoadSafety

🌳 Year 7’s PGL UNITE adventure awaits! 🌳 Make memories, try new challenges & build friendships with your PHAmily! 💛 📩 See your MCAS email for details or contact Mr Francis for more info. Return consent & pay the £45 non-refundable deposit by 21 October 2026. @PGLTravel

⚠️ Walsall Police urge parents and carers to remind children to stay away from abandoned buildings. Unsafe structures, exposed wiring and broken glass can cause serious injury. Please discuss the dangers and help keep our young people safe @WMPolice

🌿 Borneo 2028! Families of students in Years 9–12 are invited to find out about our exciting 4-week jungle expedition 🦧 📅 Thursday 15 October 🕕 6pm 📍 PHA Main Hall Join our parents’ presentation evening to learn more and ask questions! #PHAmily #Borneo2028 @CampsInt

🎃 A spooky evening for a PHAntastic cause! 👻 PHA Sixth invites our PHAmily to a Halloween charity event in support of the @NSPCC ! Join us for a scare maze, quiz, live band and more, with all money raised going towards the charity 💚 #NSPCC #CharityEvent

💛 Dance Club is back this week! 🖤 Years 9–11: Thursdays after school, 15:30–16:30. Years 7–8: Thursday lunchtimes. Want to join? Collect a letter from the Drama Office or Room 29 at break or lunch. #PHAmily #DanceClub #Enrichment

💛 Our latest Ofsted report recognises the progress at Pool Hayes Academy, with improvements in teaching, learning and school culture. Thank you to our PHAmily for your continued support! See our #PHAntastic ratings below and read the full report on our website 🖤