PolyMAT is thrilled to share a major milestone with our LinkedIn community today – we have reached 1000 followers!

We extend our sincere appreciation to all our followers for their involvement, commitment, and valuable contributions. At PolyMAT, our core values of care and unity, and our vision of 'success for everyone' motivates us to evolve and expand our community continually.

We are so grateful for your support ❤️

Yesterday, we were delighted to receive a generous donation package from the Travel Corporation, filled with essential toiletry items for our students. These donations are invaluable and provide wonderful support for our students in times when they may require an extra bit of care. We are truly grateful for the generosity, effort, and thoughtfulness of the staff at TTC in preparing these packages for our school communities. The photograph below captures just a fraction of the items we received - thank you so much.

“At the Travel Corporation, we celebrated International Women's Day (IWD) by focusing on the theme of 'Inspire Inclusion' and showing support for our local community. Leading up to IWD, our team members generously contributed various hygiene products and worked together to create hygiene boxes that would benefit students. Our goal in providing these essential items is to truly make a positive impact, and we feel honoured to be able to assist nearby schools in this way. We are extremely grateful to Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls’ for granting us the opportunity to take part in this significant initiative, and we are excited about the possibility of future collaborations with them.”

Annalisa Chapman - Chief People Officer TTC

#Techognition - a national celebration of technical support staff.

We asked our staff across PolyMAT to pledge their support and send in comments for our amazing technicians.

This short video is a culmination of all these lovely comments that we wanted to share with our school community today.

A huge thank you to all of our technicians across the trust and all that they do for our schools.

LGBT+ History Month

Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future

LGBT+ History Month is for everyone; whether you work in education, a museum, a library or an art gallery, a business, a service, or are a member of a network/social group or an individual.

It is celebrated every February across the UK and was founded in 2004 by Schools OUT UK  co-chairs, Paul Patrick & Professor Emeritus Sue  Sanders. It was first celebrated in February 2005.

For so long LGBT+ people’s history was hidden, following the repeal of Section 28, UK LGBT+ History Month was created to:

• claim our past
• celebrate our present
• create our future

We are delighted to announce that the UK 2024 LGBT+ History Month theme is:

Medicine – #UnderTheScope

The 2024 theme celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today.

We want to showcase the amazing work of LGBT+ staff across the NHS and in other healthcare settings, in providing healthcare, especially during the pandemic. Whilst still shining a light on the history of the LGBT+ community’s experience of receiving healthcare which has been extremely complicated leaving LGBT+ people still facing health inequalities even today.

Click to view the LGBT+ History Month 2024 Website

Meet Ms Kalicharan - Assistant Head Teacher at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys and Raising Standards Lead at Sixth Form.

Find out more about Ms Kalicharan’s role at the School, the importance of a good clear routine, how students are able to get the best possible experience here and how to motivate students.

‘The teaching staff here are approachable, they enjoy what they do they are passionate and love their subject areas which is such a great reason for students to come to our Sixth Form’ - Ms Kalicharan.

Watch now!

Meet Isimeme!

A student from the Class of 2023 at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form.

Find out all about Isimeme’s creative journey and the skills she has learned, how positive she felt coming to school each day and the trust she built with her teachers as well as her life goals.

‘The teachers here are very good role models. There is a great sense of community here at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, everyone is so friendly, I would advise you to come to this school’ - Isimeme

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