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...

The impact that the ancient Greek civilisation has on modern life has been investigated by children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. Year 5 pupils studied the way that innovations and ideas from 12th century BC and onwards shaped and developed society through the millennia. They learnt abo...

Sport plays a big role in life at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs – and the school is celebrating more success. Team Upton’s Year 5 and 6 boys relay swimming team excelled in the Kent Primary School event at Margate’s Hartsdown Leisure Centre – and will now represent the coun...