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On Thursday 20th August 2026 our pupils received their GCSE results for the exams they sat earlier this summer. Often pupils have overcome or worked with significant barriers and disruption to their educational journeys. We value every single result.
You can read the headlines, celebrations and highlights here: Results 2026
Best wishes for the future to all our wonderful Year 11 pupils. We are so proud of each and every one of you, your resilience, positivity and strength.
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Here is our Wave Trust Summer Term 2026 Newsletter. An end of an era as we say a fond farewell to Rob Gasson as our Wave Trust CEO but also an opportunity to look at the wonderful things that have happened at Wave Trust over the Summer Term.
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Here is our Wave Trust Spring Term 2026 Newsletter. Find out what we have been getting up to across the Trust this term.
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We are proud that Wave River Dart Academy was picked to appear in a film produced by and talking to pupils about the impact of good careers guidance on their lives. That film is now live! Please see link to the film and pupil stories
One of our key ambitions at River Dart Academy and across Wave Trust is making sure that young people don鈥檛 fall out of education.
As our Careers Lead and River Dart Academy Principal Tessa Claridge says in the film - 鈥樷�橧t is about working with that young person Identifying those barriers and supporting them to really reach their potential and for us it鈥檚 about making the subjects contextualised to what they want to do.鈥欌��
As an example of what is meant by contextualising subjects to help our pupils to engage, Tessa talks about the support given to 'Ben' a budding landscaper:
''When we were talking about maths, we talked about how he would need to measure spaces if working in landscaping and provide quotes for his work. We showed how English would help him engage clients and put his ideas to them. Art was another thing Ben was resistant to. But our art teacher was brilliant, talking to him about how he would need to be able to present his designs visually''.
Please read more on 'Ben's' story
The impact of quality careers guidance for young people is huge. It鈥檚 about making a difference to them and their aspirations - It really does change lives!
At Wave Trust we understand the more Gatsby Benchmarks your institution achieves the less likely your pupils are to become NEET. Emphasis on careers at Wave Trust helps our young people thrive. It helps us with our Wave Trust vision to significantly change pupil lives for the better.
Enjoy watching the film and the fantastic insights given. It was a pleasure to be part of this project. Thank you to all involved.
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Our careers programme is an important part of the journey of our young people at Wave.
We are proud that River Dart Academy is the only Alternative Provision Academy in England, to have been picked alongside only two other schools nationally, to appear in a film by talking to pupils about the impact of good careers guidance on their lives.
Our passionate Trust Careers Lead Tessa Claridge, who was interviewed by the film crew, not only supports pupils at River Dart Academy, but leads the Careers Teams across Wave and is dedicated to helping the young people in our Academies across Devon and Cornwall.
Here are a few pictures taken by the film crew on the day. We cannot wait to see the video in full.
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Here is our Wave Autumn 2025 Newsletter. Find out what we have been getting up to across the Trust this term.
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All at Wave Nine Maidens AP Academy enjoyed celebrating our 150th birthday! We welcomed former pupils, staff, parents, and members of the local community for an afternoon of celebration, reflection, and connection. The birthday event to mark the 150th milestone of the academy took place on Friday 24 October 2025.
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We are thrilled to say that Wave Trust鈥檚 Glendinning Academy have been selected as a Lead School for Music by
Glendinning is one of only three Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools across Devon to receive this prestigious recognition.
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As we prepare for the new academic year, we are taking a moment to reflect on everything we achieved together across Wave Trust last year. After the well-earned summer break, we look forward to doing it all again this year!
We look forward to more hands-on science experiments, creative art workshops and to growing our own fruit and veg in academy gardens.
We look forward to more collaboration with our internal and external colleagues to offer inclusive sport experiences across the Trust and can鈥檛 wait for more challenges such as Ten Tors and Musicals.
We look forward to our Eco-Champions continuing to lead the way on our sustainability journey and our Climate Action Plan.
We look forward to further use of our woodland spaces in Cornwall and Devon to continue to inspire in outdoor learning and connection with nature.
We look forward to our upcoming Wave wide Inset day on 2nd September where staff will be able to engage in a range of subject-specific professional development sessions all to help our young people achieve their true potential.
Our past pupils have thrived through the enriching, practical learning experiences on offer at Wave. We remain committed to innovation, inclusion, and excellence in Alternative Provision. Here's to another year of professional growth, creativity, and collaboration!
Our academies are back open to pupils on Wednesday 3 September.
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Here is our Wave Summer 2025 Newsletter. Find out what we have been getting up to across the Trust this term.
