Well-being and a strong community spirit are behind the annual Couch 2 5K runs for staff, families and governors from Thanet’s Viking Academy Trust. The second annual event drew runners, walkers, joggers, pram-pushers and dog walkers from the three schools – Upton Juniors in Broadstai...

Reading plays a huge part of the literacy drive at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs – and once again children have shown they are one in a million. All pupils who have read over a million words were invited to an afternoon tea to celebrate this fantastic achievement. They enjoyed cakes and s...

More than a thousand children in Thanet have enjoyed the challenge of their own summer festival of sport. The annual Viking Games saw more than 1300 pupils from Upton Juniors, Chilton Primary and Ramsgate Arts Primary – all members of the Viking Academy Trust – joined together in four...

Acclaimed gymnast Sam Mostowfi took time out from his rigorous training schedule to put children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs through their paces. He ran a short fun fitness circuit session for every member of the school in the sports hall and then led an informative assembly about his life as...

The mysterious and magnificent Maya civilisation is being explored by children at Upton Junior School in Broadstairs. Children from Year 3 are investigating the rise and fall of one of history’s greatest cultures that arose in what is now known as Central America around 1800BC and progresse...

Revolutionary Romans were on the march for inquisitive young explorers at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. Understanding the development of the civilisation included an action-packed immersive focus day to spark curiosity about life in ancient Rome. The Year 3 group handled and explored real and...