At Woodside Academy, we are very proud of our international work, for which we received the British Council International School Award in 2019 and 2022 (The Top Reaccreditation level).

At Woodside Academy we understand the importance of children learning about places and people from all around the world in order to gain an understanding of the rich and varied world we live in. We want our children to understand that difference is something to be celebrated and that learning about other people and the countries they live in is an exciting thing to do. It is vital that we prepare our children to live in a diverse and multicultural community.

We are also very pleased to have our own, in-house, Spanish Language Assistant, who works with all classes from Nursery to Year 6, building both language skills and knowledge of Spanish culture and society.

Our journey so far … As part of our international journey, the children have been taking part in a range of activities to embed global dimensions into the curriculum, widening the way we learn. The school has previously held international school awards, and we have now been working on engaging pupils in more international work since we started our journey. We have our International week and celebrate Chinese New Year every year. Woodside Academy is also involved in various international projects/events and has several partner schools around the world.