Today our Year 11 students took part in an invaluable Employer Interview Workshop, gaining first-hand experience of what a real job interview feels like. We were delighted to welcome an amazing group of local employers and professionals who generously gave their time to support and inspire our students.
A huge thank you to all the organisations and volunteers who attended — your guidance and encouragement make a real difference to our learners’ futures.
👥 Employers & Representatives Who Joined Us Today
🌟 Agata Wiak – Life Mat
🌟 Alex Callender – Popchips (KP Snacks)
🌟 Anna Scull – LLEP
🌟 Anneka Jones / Richard Plowman – Vistry South East Midlands — Vistry Partnerships East Midlands
🌟 Ant Askham – Metropolitan Police Service
🌟 Becky Amos – AVIVA
🌟 Carl Mifflin – Mezzle Law
🌟 Connor Doherty – Medequip
🌟 Dale Aitcheson – E.ON
🌟 Gail Bradley – Bradley Design
🌟 Grace Perry – Medequip
🌟 J J Inkley – Advanced Mortgage Solutions
🌟 Karen Bates – Retired Headteacher
🌟 Katie Hollis – Blaby District Council
🌟 Kirsty Beauchamp – Blaby District Council
🌟 Kirti Lad – Pathways
🌟 Louise Devenish – East Midlands Housing
🌟 Lucy McMillan (Parent) – NHS
🌟 Morgan Dagley – Jaguar Land Rover
🌟 Nisha Durgai – Life MAT (HR & Payroll)
🌟 Paul Hartshorn – Hit Technology
🌟 Paul Jenno – Jenno’s Coffee Shops
🌟 Paul Weston
🌟 Rachel Mullaney – Merry Maids
🌟 Sam Newton
🌟 Tom Evans – Medequip
🙌 Thank You
We’re incredibly grateful for the support of our community and the commitment shown by all involved today. Opportunities like this empower our students to grow in confidence and prepare for life beyond school.
#CountesthorpeAcademy #EmployerEngagement #CareersEducation #Year11 #FutureReady
As a reminder, the Academy will close at 2pm on the following dates for MAT wide training for staff:
- 13th November 2025
2nd December 2025(this is now cancelled)- 13th January 2026 (replaces cancelled 2nd December 2025)
- 12th February 2026
- 10th March 2026
- 21st April 2026
- 25th June 2026
School Buses will depart at 2:10pm.
Full details can be found here – https://links.clcc.college/early25
We’re serving a delicious mix of student favourites and balanced options all week! Here’s what’s cooking:
✨ Main Meals Highlight
- Monday: Chicken strips or vegan chicken strips with crispy potato squares, peas & sweetcorn — plus iced sponge.
- Tuesday: Sausages or Quorn sausages with mash and peas/beans — finished with jam sponge & custard.
- Wednesday: Roast pork or vegan Cornish pastie with roast potatoes & veg — chocolate brownies for dessert.
- Thursday: Sweet & sour chicken or veg with rice & garlic bread — homemade flapjack to follow.
- Friday: Cheeseburger or veggie burger with curly fries — chocolate & vanilla cookie for dessert.
🍝 Daily Options
- Pasta Bar (choice of two sauces)
- Jacket potatoes with a range of fillings
This week, Mrs Aitcheson had the pleasure of hosting a fantastic group of students for their well‑deserved Milkshake with the Headcelebration! 🎉
These students were nominated for showing outstanding resilience, always striving to do their best, demonstrating superb teamwork in CREW, and maintaining excellent attendance at extra‑curricular activities — even braving the challenging weather! 🌧️💪
Their positivity, commitment, and willingness to go the extra mile make them brilliant role models within our school community. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them. 👏✨
Well done, everyone! Keep shining! ⭐
Here’s what’s cooking in our dining hall week commencing Monday 2nd Feb 👇
🌟 Main Meals
- Chicken & bacon pasta bake
- Beef lasagne with salad & garlic bread
- Toad in the hole with roast potatoes & vegetables
- Chicken & ham pie with mash & veg
- Fish & chips with beans
- Macaroni cheese
- Vegetable lasagne
- Quorn sausage toad in the hole
- Vegetarian pie
- Cheese & tomato flan
🍰 Desserts
- Iced sponge
- Carrot cake
- Chocolate fudge cake with chocolate sauce
- Muffins
- Homemade shortbread
🍝 Daily Options
- Pasta Bar (choice of two sauces)
- Jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings
Fresh, tasty, and something for everyone! 😋
#CountesthorpeAcademy #SchoolMeals #WeeklyMenu
This week, Mrs Aitcheson was delighted to host Milkshake & Cookies with the Head to celebrate a truly outstanding student. 🥤🍪
Our winners were nominated for demonstrating our core values of Success and Resilience:
💪 One student found a particular topic challenging – and instead of giving up, she asked for extra work to complete in her own time so she could improve.
📚 Another student has consistently worked incredibly hard, showing exactly what it means to keep going, even when things are difficult.
Both students’ attitudes are a perfect example of what “working hard” really looks like at Countesthorpe Academy – pushing themselves, never settling, and showing real resilience in their learning.
We are so impressed – such superstars! 🌟
A huge well done from all of us at Countesthorpe Academy – keep up the amazing work! 👏
As part of Countesthorpe Academy’s ongoing Personal Development Programme, we were pleased to welcome the Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service into school this morning to deliver their road safety roadshow, The Fatal Four, to our Year 11 students.
The session provided an important and timely reminder of the key risks faced by young people as new drivers or passengers. Through an engaging presentation and discussion, the fire service team highlighted the four most common factors contributing to serious road traffic incidents, while offering clear and practical guidance on how students can stay safe when travelling in a vehicle.
Our Year 11 cohort engaged thoughtfully with the workshop and benefitted greatly from the expertise and real‑world experience shared by the visiting officers. Opportunities such as this are central to our commitment to equipping students with the knowledge and confidence they need to make responsible decisions both now and in the future.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service for delivering such an impactful and informative session.