Principal Marcus Shepherd says he did not want anyone to feel excluded if they could not afford a ticket
A Nottingham academy has paid for all of its Year 11 pupils to attend their prom so that it could be accessible for everyone.
The Wells Academy held its first ever prom on Tuesday at Colwick Hall - a venue chosen by its students. Principal Marcus Shepherd said the event was a "right of passage" and he did not want anyone to feel excluded if they could not afford a ticket.The Wells Academy opened in September 2020 having previously been a Nottingham Academy campus.The pandemic meant this was the first year it was able to host a prom for Year 11 students celebrating the end of their GCSE exams.
Mr Shepherd said pupils were "very passionate" about having the event at Colwick Hall - the Georgian country house mansion, which was once the ancestral home of Lord Byron.'Right of passage' Mr Shepherd said the school had decided to make the prom free to attend as part of a plan to raise achievement levels."It can be quite expensive and I think what's important if you're going to do a celebration event like a prom, you've got to make it accessible."When I was in their position I wouldn't have been able to afford a £40 prom ticket.
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