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Welcome to the hundredth blog of my tenure as Head of LECA. It has been an absolute pleasure to be in charge of of this fantastic school for the past two and half years and it's been great to capture the highlights on this blog every single week. The students, staff and parents are the fuel that…

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Scott Gaskins

Head of School, LECA

Assessment weeks are tough. They are a test of resilience and determination as well as a test of knowledge and skill and the students at LECA have shown they have a winning combination of both. While the results are not in yet - we have another week to go yet - they have shown they are focused and…

It was great to see a packed house on Thursday evening as we launched the Options for our Year 9 cohort. As promised, I will answer all the questions raised on the night, below. Hopefully these answers will help discussions at home and also inform parents of other year groups for the coming years.…

This week is another one of firsts for LECA. On Thursday we will hold our first ever careers fair and we will be welcoming over 20 exhibitors from a wide range of sectors to promote their industries to our students. The students will come down in year groups throughout the day and we will also be…

Charity has always been at the heart of LECA. Since we opened we have raised well over £5000 for local and national causes  with our focus always being on having a positive impact on those nearest to us.The local charities we have supported include the East Anglian Air Ambulance, Scotty's Little…

At the turn of the new year it will be 75 years since the end of World War Two - a war that followed the supposed War to end all Wars: World War One. Today, as has become tradition in the last three years, LECA students proudly represented the Academy at the Littleport Remembrance Parade and…

Following the half term break the staff and students returned refreshed to begin continue the term's work. This term, like all terms, we have lots of work to do. the first assessment point of the year follows next month and for the next few weeks the teaching team will be preparing students and…

In cricket they call it the 'nervous 90s' as you near the prestigious century mark. This is my 90th blog and it's more excitement than nerves as I write this. Nine more blogs to reach the century. I'm not comparing LECA to Ben Stokes during the Ashes at Headingley, but there will be a huge amount…

We love opening our doors at LECA and Year 6 Open Evening is probably our favourite night of the year. It's always exciting to meet prospective new students and their parents and show them the Academy. We are very proud of what we have built here and it's was great to see so many of our current…