Matthew Oddie has been awarded the CIPHE 2025 Learner of the Year Award. Matthew is a 3rd year Apprentice at UAH (University Academy Holbeach) and has flourished throughout his plumbing apprenticeship with M.Yould and Sons Plumbing and Heating. Matthew always has a positive attitude to his work and the plumbing industry.
Founded in 1906, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is the professional body for the UK plumbing and heating industry. CIPHE is a membership body for those involved in all aspects of plumbing and heating. CIPHE has members worldwide and is the only chartered, professional body for the UK plumbing and heating sector.
UAH, like all schools within our fmaily, once again took time to pause and reflect upon the sacrifice made by those affected by war. Throughout the last two weeks, poppies were on sale at the Library, with some of our Prefects also going round to sell them to tutor groups.
School Council created our annual window display, which this year also features crocheted poppies created by the Academy’s Knit and Natter group.
Years 8 – 10 attended assemblies focused on the theme of Remembrance and Year7 attended a special assembly in the Hall, which featured readers from the year group, music from Chamber Choir singing a setting of In Flanders Fields and the assembly was also attended by pupils from uniformed groups, including Army, Sea and RAF cadets, Scouts and Guides.
The school observed the two minutes silence which ended with pupils listening to The Last Post.
The school was really pleased to also send representatives to the RBL Memorial service at the War Memorial in Holbeach. Seven pupils who had visited the battlefields in Ypres earlier this term attended the service and were also invited to lay a wreath.
