Every July we say goodbye to Year 6 and Year 11 students at our academies. With lockdown, this year our goodbyes had to be a little different, but no less special.

Co-op Academy Delius said goodbye and good luck to their Year 6s with a drive through graduation…

 

https://twitter.com/coopdelius/status/1283396752020733953

The Year 6 teachers at Co-op Academy Princeville and Co-op Academy Woodlands said a virtual goodbye to their Year 6 classes…

https://twitter.com/coopwoodlands/status/1283688066952167424

…and so did Co-op Academy Manchester! 

https://twitter.com/CoopManchester/status/1284065867056197632

Co-op Academy Beckfield had a goodbye party for all the Year 6s in school…

https://twitter.com/coop_beckfield/status/1283812671431815169

… Co-op Academy Smithies Moor had a water fight…

https://twitter.com/coopsmithies/status/1284480758925721601?s=20

and Co-op Academy Princeville had an ice cream van!

https://twitter.com/coopprinceville/status/1284127635484934151

At Co-op Academy Oakwood invited their in Year 6s in in small groups. They  had socially distanced assembly and even managed some ‘hugs’ wearing their leavers hoodies…

 

For the third of our Year 6 leavers' presentations, children did some "virtual hugs" and others showed off their hoodies. #dowhatmattersmost pic.twitter.com/KY97ukUzvY

— Co-op Academy Oakwood (@coopoakwood) July 15, 2020

 

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe held their annual Presentation Evening virtually…

These are just some of the things our Academies did to make sure their students got the goodbye they deserved.

As always, we are sad to see our students go, but excited to see what they do next!