Another great day, first up was the Dinosaur Museum where George had lots of fun finding fossils and making friends with the dinosaurs. Followed by a visit to the interactive D-Day museum in Portland, a truly fantastic experience, well worth a visit.

Fantastic profiteroles made today by 10D! Amazing effort by all students, I can also confirm they were delicious. Well done everyone #beproud

Great afternoon, George's first football match watching Yeovil Town FC win a 3-2 thriller against Gateshead in the FA Cup first round!

I am so proud of the first of 11B hospitality and catering students, they worked their socks off and produced some amazing dishes for their mock practical exam! I cant wait for the second group tomorrow #proudteacher #lovefood

What a fantastic day up in the food rooms , first up 11B and 11C smashing their mock practical exams with some incredible skills on show. Followed by an unbelievable rotary chef completion, 8 students from year 8-11 taking part! Amazing work everyone (photos to follow) #beproud

Well done to all of our wonderful, talented student who entered this year's rotary young chef competition. Congratulations to Poppy, our fabulous winner. Some truly fantastic dishes on display #beproud

This week's Friday praise calls go to all of 11B for smashing their mock practical exam this week! I'm so proud of your dedication and quality of dishes you have produced. Well deserved fpcs! #beproud

Fantastic lesson with 10D, learning new skills to make mayonnaise for coleslaw served with soy and honey glazed chicken wings. We also tried vegan cauliflower 'wings' and vegan mayonnaise. Both were delicious! Well done 10D #proudteacher

Always love ending my week making Friday Praise Calls and talking to some happy parents. This week's calls go to Dillon, Alisha and Danique all in year 10! #beproud

Students of the Week time The King Alfred School an Academy. Great to welcome back former COG John Bowman to our school today to present prizes to our Cheesecake Challenge winners, Kadie and Teyla! Keeping the relationship going between the school and @Bakkavor #beproud Team Tech TKASA The Priory Learning Trust

Thanks you Mrs C Gibson for my tutor award and crunchie, it has definitely been a #fabfriday

Amazing lesson with 10D making meringue roulade! I am so proud of the efforts by everyone to complete a complex practical in a single lesson. well done everyone #proudteacher Team Tech TKASA

What a way to start 2024, fantastic practicals with year 7 making pasta salad and year 8 making lemon shortbread! Lots of very happy students and a very happy teacher, great work everyone #beproud

This week's Froday Praise Calls go to Xander, Kai, Joe and Holly all in year 8. Exceptional effort by these students this week, well deserved fpcs! #beproud

I am so proud of 10D today, fantastic effort making burgers, buns and wedges. Some great presentation too! A special mention to Toby for producing a fantastic Vegan, Gluten free version which smelt (and tasted) amazing! Well done everyone #beproud

Thank you Josh and Megan from #sandwichsandwich for a fantastic cheesecake tutorial with our year 7 cooking skills club! The students loved it, full of excitement and creativity! Huge thanks to Nigel smith and K King for your amazing work with the students! #beproud

Today marks my last day working The King Alfred School an Academy, I'm overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity show by the incredible staff and students, thank you so much to everyone for the cards, gifts and best wishes. I will miss working with you all, but I can't wait to be mummy to twins and 2yo♥️

George had a great time carving his first pumpkin!