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2017/2018
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Welcome to Brompton Academy Dear Parents and Carers
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Brompton Academy is an independent state school whose Lead Sponsor is the University of Kent. The Academy opened in September 2010 building on the outstanding success of the predecessor school New Brompton College, which was placed in the top twenty Medway and Kent’s schools for oversubscription.
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Brompton Academy is now part of the newly established University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT). The new Trust has two UKAT Academies, Brompton Academy and Chatham Grammar School for Girls (CGSG). The opportunities through UKAT are plentiful and both schools will benefit from a variety of bespoke programmes of support and intervention provided by the lead sponsor, the University of Kent. UKAT offers wider curriculum opportunities, excellent shared facilities, graduate and post graduate student ambassadors support and mentoring programmes, the MSc Professional Studies Teacher Training programme unique to UKAT and a comprehensive shared sixth form offer. Overall, standards of achievement are good. The 2017 OFSTED resulted in the school attaining overall Good. Please visit out website to access the full report: www.bromptonacademy.org.uk Individual students continually outperform and meet their targets set by the government and local authority. In 2017, 44% of students gained A*– C (Grade 4+) GCSE grades English and Maths.
The University of Kent is successfully driving the vision of the Academy to ensure that the young people and families of this area benefit from the educational and community opportunities afforded by the twenty one million pound government investment that has enabled us to build a brand new 21st century school. Such investment will ensure the Academy delivers outstanding standards and will accelerate our development as a fast paced, innovative and energetic organisation, with student attainment, achievement, wellbeing and happiness as our core and guiding principles. I invite you to share in this success and, in so doing, know that your child will benefit from first class learning experiences and opportunities. The Academy will ensure that hard work combined with a calm and purposeful modern learning environment provides students with the determination and motivation to succeed. This ensures high levels of achievement and attainment for all students, preparing them for life and work in the years ahead. As you make the important decision of choosing a secondary school for your child, remember that the Academy experience will be exciting, motivating and fun. The Academy will value and care for students holistically, challenge them to do their best, and invite them to get actively involved in the life and work of the Academy.
I want to assure you that the staff and I are all members of a listening school – we care what parents and carers think, we are active in responding to community needs and we will embrace the full concept of community spirit. We deliberately cultivate a businesslike atmosphere of hard work, friendliness and mutual respect in which students can effectively take responsibility for their own personal development. Will the Academy be different from other schools? Please judge for yourself. As Principal of Brompton Academy I know the importance of getting it right first time for all our students. After reading this brochure, visiting us and talking to our staff and students, I hope that you will entrust your child’s education to the Academy. I have no doubt that the Academy will offer your child the best possible opportunities for developing themselves both academically and personally in a supportive and positive family learning environment. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. Jennifer Robertson Principal MA
Contents
Personal Development Welfare and Inclusions Team
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Pastoral Care
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Code of Conduct and Discipline
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Learning 6
Motivational Scheme and Rewards
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The Curriculum
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Anti-bullying 9
Learning in the UKAT Sixth Form
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Admissions 10
Community Learning
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Teaching Methods
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Transition from Primary School to the Academy
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Home – Academy Partnership
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The Academy Day
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Academy Ethos and Values
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How is the Academy organised?
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How are students organised for Learning?
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Assessment 7 Careers 7
Electives 12
Arrangements for Sport
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Assembly, Collective Worship and Religious Education
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Attendance 12
Sex Education
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The Academy Uniform
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Students with an education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
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Charging Policy
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Students without an education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Complaints Procedure
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BA Performance Data 2017
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Able and Talented Students
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Staffing 15
Term Dates 2017 – 2018
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Brompton Academy Brompton Academy is a Science and Arts specialist school but also delivers a broad based academic curriculum covering all subject areas. The Academy admits 210 students per year and entry is via a Fair Banding test. The Academy has a strong Governing Body led by the University of Kent, whose role is to steer the long term strategic vision and direction of the Academy, to bring about outstanding outcomes for all students regardless of their starting point.
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The Academy started a new era of learning from September 2013 with state of the art facilities and a world-class technological infrastructure built around Apple educational programmes coupled with the freedom provided through hand held mobile devices. The new Academy is equipped for learning in the 21st century and students will benefit from working in a modern, inspiring and positive learning environment.
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The Academy provides first class learning for young people in Medway and its local community in the surrounding areas.
Academy Ethos and Values The Academy is firmly established on the principles that it should cater for all students’ needs and offers a robust academic curriculum with some vocational pathways – all enhanced by drawing on the expertise of the University of Kent in the areas of Science and Arts. Family and Community Learning programmes are also a key feature of the Academy, providing a range of Access and level two courses to parents, carers and the local community working in partnership with the University of Kent. By enhancing the quality of their learning experiences, all students will develop higher order thinking and personal skills, and be prepared for life and work in the 21st century. The Academy continually looks outwards to forge strong partnerships and build networks with the local, national and international community to enhance the curriculum experience for all students.
The Academy has an embedded culture of high expectation, reward and praise. Achievement is central to all that we do. The Academy staff are highly skilled professionals who develop students’ self-esteem and self-confidence so that they feel valued as individuals and as members of the wider community. The Academy provides opportunities for all students, not only during term time but also during holidays. We promote the values of honesty, loyalty, integrity and respect. We help our students to develop the skills of reflection, spiritual and moral awareness through our Personal and Professional Development programme. Academy students are well equipped academically for the future, and sufficiently self-assured and socially adept to cope with the pressures of the ever-changing and complex world we live in.
How is the Academy organised? The Academy is divided into five smaller Mini Schools and each student belongs to one of these. On entry to the Academy, students enter one of the two Transition Mini Schools, Darwin or Turing where they remain for two years. Here focus is given on developing their independent learning skills so that they become adept learners, able to cope with the demand of examination work in Phase Two and Phase Three.
Transition School students in Year 8 will ‘graduate’ formally in to Phase Two and enter one of the three Mini Schools; Woolf, Keynes or Rutherford.
How are students organised for Learning? Students are organised in a variety of ways across the Mini Schools and all students can access programmes in any Mini School regardless of which Mini School they belong to.
Students are actively encouraged to study for a range of qualifications leading to various GCSE, BTECs and Advanced level programmes including the English Baccalaureate. The UKAT Franklin Sixth Form is the natural step for many of our Phase Two students who are focussed on achieving future successful careers and incorporates a broad range of Level 2 and 3 qualifications, in both A level and BTEC options. Please note, all students can access programmes in any Mini School regardless of which Mini School they belong to.
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Learning
The Curriculum
The curriculum offer at the Academy reflects the ethos of equal opportunities for all and the belief that life and work in this century will require individuals with a range of skills, which they can transfer from one job to another. We are preparing students for eventual employment and continual learning.
The Curriculum is delivered through Phases of Learning. New students from Primary school enter Phase One – the Transitions Phase, where they stay for two years. After completing their studies in Phase One they graduate into Phase Two where they embark on GCSE courses. The majority of students enter Phase Three and join the UKAT Franklin Sixth Form where they begin Advanced level qualifications.
All students are taught the essentials for success in adult life. These include skills in learning, communication, literacy, numeracy, thinking skills, problem solving, personal effectiveness, self-discipline and collaborative (team) and independent skills. We aim to engage student’s curiosity and imbue in them a love for learning rather than for just passing exams.
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The development of students’ emotional skills and ability to communicate effectively is also a key focus for the Academy. All students have access to a Personal Tutor and participate in a Personal and Professional Development programme, which focuses them on developing the whole person, so that they can enter adulthood with confidence and aspiration.
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All students follow a core curriculum consisting of English, Maths and Science and the majority of students follow the English Baccalaureate, these subjects are set by ability. Optional examination subjects are largely taught within similar ability band groups. These qualifications could be GCSEs, AS and A2 (Advanced level qualifications) or BTECs (level 2 or 3). The Academy has extensive suites of iMacs and the majority of classrooms have Apple TV making the delivery of lessons exciting and motivating. All students are offered an iPad through the very affordable lease scheme unique to the Academy. Learning becomes limitless, boundless as mobile devices enable learning to become truly interactive on many different technological levels. Learning can also be accessed via Edmodo, the Academy’s Virtual Learning Platform. This is especially important for home study assignments and also if a child is ill and not able to come into school but well enough to work at home.
Learning in the UKAT Franklin SIXTH Form (Phase Three) Phase Three education at Brompton Academy is forward thinking and exciting and enables students to build on their level 2 GCSE and BTEC successes. The new UKAT offers a broad and exciting range of learning pathways for students to progress to level 3 courses. The unique UKAT offer connects our post 16 students with a wide range of University programmes and undergraduate facilities based at the Medway Universities campus. This groundbreaking partnership with the University of Kent enables the Academy to offer exclusive and exciting opportunities to engage with Higher Education, unlike any other provider. Curriculum input by the University of Kent lecturers and undergraduates, along with study skill support and unparalleled access to the University of Kent facilities means that Academy students’ gain an exclusive insight into the world of Higher Education.
Community Learning Our strength and success depends on the partnerships we forge with our community. The Academy offers parents and carers and community members the opportunity to participate in a range of community learning programmes working in Partnership with the University of Kent. Please see our website for information regarding our adult and family learning programmes.
Teaching Methods
Assessment
Arrangements for Sport
At the Academy, a range of teaching strategies are employed to ensure all students learn in a motivating way. The key approach to teaching and learning at the Academy is based on students’ developing learning capacities, which promotes the scientific skills of enquiry, curiosity, observation, evaluation and review – in essence, it is about teaching students to think for themselves and approach life with an open and enquiring mind.
All students will be assessed four times a year in most subjects. Parents and carers will receive quarterly progress information regarding outcomes of these assessments ensuring that they are kept up to date with their child’s progression. Information regarding attendance, rewards and sanctions will be supplied at the same time.
The Physical Education and Health programme offers students the opportunity to participate in a variety of sporting activities designed to develop the physical, mental, social and moral capabilities of every student. PE is a core subject and all students are expected to fully engage and participate in the wide range of sporting activities on offer at the Academy. Sporting activities are also offered through the PPD programme, the exciting Phase One and Phase Two electives programme which includes the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE). Sports clubs and fixtures enable students to participate in sports competitions across Medway and Kent.
Staff receive regular training and development which enables us to be at the forefront of new educational theory and best practise to ensure that the methods we employ are the most effective for student progression. Students are encouraged to be active leaders of learning expressing their views and opinions in an open but structured way. Students are taught to take responsibility for the pace and degree of their own learning and development; to participate in the life of the Academy and to contribute to the development of younger students. The Academy has Learning Mentors, supported by undergraduate mentors and ambassadors from the University of Kent, who can support students with their learning through coaching and mentoring techniques. Lessons focus on student engagement in learning. This means lessons are delivered using a variety of different techniques such as practicals combined with using state of the art technology. Students are also encouraged to be responsible and take ownership of their learning.
Careers Careers education is a long-term process. The Academy regards the preparation of young people for the world of work as a shared responsibility. The Academy Careers Adviser together with advisers from Medway Youth Trust provide careers support for students as they plan for their future. Through the Personal and Professional Development programme all students receive appropriate careers advice to complement the phase of learning they have reached.
New sports facilities include an all weather pitch, sports hall, dance studio, activity studio, sports science laboratory and numerous outdoor spaces for a variety of different types of sports. We also use our local community facilities like the Medway Park Sports Centre.
A comprehensive collection of careers resources are located in the Careers office situated in the library. These include books, pamphlets, prospectuses and computerised databases. This collection is continually updated and monitored.
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Assembly, Collective Worship and Religious Education
Students with an education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Students without an education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
The Academy, through its Personal and Professional Development programme, values the diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs whether they are Christian, Islamic, Humanist, Agnostic or Atheist understandings of existence. The Academy provides an education underpinned by respect for the Earth and all people. This includes the discussion of religious, moral, spiritual and ethical issues to encourage participation of all students from all backgrounds and faiths.
Student needs, as described in the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), will be addressed from the delegated budget, and will generally take the form of either ‘in class’ support or access to external support such as ASD outreach groups, with either a teaching assistant, specific teacher or an individual tutor. An Annual Review will be held to determine whether an EHCP needs to be maintained or ceased. At key times of change, as students move from one phase of learning to another, a Transitional Review will be convened to introduce the student to a Careers Adviser, who will offer guidance and advice regarding the student’s future hopes and plans. The Academy has a specialist SEN Communications Centre (Eliot) that has a maximum intake of twenty students per year group (included within the Fair Banding system). Entry to the Centre is via Medway Children’s Services and these students will be in receipt of an EHCP and meet the Communications centre criteria for entry.
Under the (revised) Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs, those students who are provided with interventions that are additional to or different from those provided as part of the Academy’s differentiated curriculum, are identified as having SEN support. They may have the involvement of outside agencies, such as the Educational Psychology Service, the Education Welfare Service, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and a dedicated Student Advocate.
Religious Education, where taught, is based on the Medway Agreed Syllabus. Parents and carers have the right to withdraw their children from Religious Education and should inform the Principal in writing with reasons based on religious grounds. The Academy also has links with the local churches.
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Sex Education
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It is Academy policy that sex education is provided for all students and that it is done in such a manner as to encourage students to have due regard to the moral considerations and value of family life. The context and teaching will be appropriate to the maturity of the students concerned and to the need to provide sound advice about personal relationships including sexual matters. Discussion will be balanced and objective. The Academy will be ready to discuss fully and sensitively with parents and carers any particular concerns they may have and will make available any materials being used so that they may peruse them.
Able and Talented Students At Brompton Academy we believe that intelligence is not a life long fixed position and that all Academy students, through dedication and hard work, have the ability to accelerate forward and achieve excellence in their individual pursuits, whatever they may be. Participation in the Academy electives programme will enrich Phase One student’s achievements and widen their horizons and thereby deepen their knowledge and understanding of the world.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WELFARE AND INCLUSIONS TEAM Inclusion is at the heart of what drives the Academy. We will aim to meet the needs of all our students to overcome barriers by promoting learning and enabling students to become independent learners. The Academy Guidance and Inclusions Team will provide support for all students. These staff includes a Careers Adviser, Attendance Team, Pastoral Team and Learning Mentors.
Pastoral Care General welfare and discipline is the responsibility of all staff. Each student will be allocated access to an individual Personal Tutor, who will belong to one of the Academy’s five Mini Schools, led by an Assistant Principal who is Head of the School. These families of Mini Schools will nurture students through their time at the Academy, providing smaller family units within the larger Academy. The Personal Tutors will build a strong relationship with each of their tutees, to give encouragement and rewards, and to monitor his or her academic progress and social development. This will ensure a high level of self-discipline, and builds awareness for others. Our firm belief is that if the quality of teaching in the classroom motivates our students, then the Academy will be a positive learning environment with good discipline. Within their Mini Schools students will participate in the Personal and Professional Development programme.
Emotional intelligence activities will be delivered to aid students’ sense of self and the world and people around them. The Academy will work hard to develop and instil self-discipline at an early stage.
Code of Conduct and Discipline The ethos of the Academy will be built around the student ‘Code of Conduct’ which encourages students to take responsibility for their own actions. However, it is necessary on occasion for students to be disciplined and sanctions applied on a tiered basis. The Academy will be quite clear with students about behavioural expectations. This rationale is based on the resolve that learning cannot be interrupted or disturbed by misbehaviour from any student. Sanctions will include withdrawal of privileges, detentions, and in severe cases referral to the Exclusions Room (ER), referral to the Reach Centre, a fixed term exclusion (FTE) or a permanent exclusion (PE). The Academy can legally detain students on the same day without parental notification for a period of 30 minutes, even when parents/carers object. Detention is given for breaches of the Academy Code of Conduct. Students who are late, with no good reason, are kept the same day for 15 minutes after the Academy day. Failure to attend the detention will incur a further sanction. The onus is on the student to tell their parents/ carers about the detention.
Motivational Scheme and Rewards The Academy will seek to value the work of all students and seek to praise and reward students wherever possible. This will help to raise self-esteem and motivate students. The Academy believes in celebrating and promoting positive achievements for all students. Students are awarded points that equate to gift vouchers for success in the following areas; academic attendance, progress and attainment, pastoral, community service and positive representation through participating in key roles such as Leaders of Learning, and members of the Student Voice. Points are allocated by staff and recorded through our management information system (SIMS). Heads of Mini Schools reward students every term with awards such as the Ethos Stars, Subject Stars and Attendance Stars. Mini Schools engage in healthy competition against each other encouraging students to achieve as many points as possible.
Anti-bullying Bullying is defined as the wilful and conscious desire to hurt, threaten or frighten another person. It includes physical assault, derogatory name calling and insults, graffiti, threatening others, inciting others to bully and theft of or threatening to steal property.
On entry to the Academy a clear disciplinary structure will be explained in full to all parents and carers.
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Bullying can be neither condoned nor overlooked. Parents, carers and governors are all active participants along with the Academy in the maintenance of a harmonious environment. Everyone has the right to work and move around the Academy, feeling safe in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Students will be encouraged to report any incidents of bullying and we will aim to give them the skills and confidence to do this. A range of procedures relating to both victim and offender have been developed. The Academy promotes mediation as way forward to resolving issues between students.
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Medway Children’s Services, via Primary Headteachers, distribute relevant information and forms to parents and carers of Year 5 students in June.
1. Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) students and those children in public care
210 places are allocated by a Fair Banding test which includes 20 places for entry into the SEN Communications Centre for those students who have an SEN Statement and meet the criteria for entry into the Centre.
Admissions The Academy is an all ability school admitting students from the highest ability (based on the national ability profile) to those with learning difficulties. The Academy admits 210 students per annum into Year 7.
No of student places in band
If there are more applicants for a band than the number of places available then the places for that band will be allocated by the criteria below.
These forms should be returned to the Primary School Headteacher.
Anyone can report bullying by speaking to a member of the Pastoral Team, the Student Advocate or by emailing beatbullying@bromptonacademy.org.uk
% of places
Students must reach the age of 11 during the year 1st September to 31st August immediately preceding entry to the Academy.
2. Current family association i.e. elder brother or sister in the Academy at time of application, who will still be attending when the applicant child is admitted. In this context, brother or sister means: a natural brother or sister (including adopted siblings); step brother or sister; foster brother or sister and/or those who live as brother or sister in the same house
Parents/carers seeking a place at the Academy must register their child for the test at the end of Year 5 in order for them to sit the test at the beginning of Year 6, which is in early September, the year preceding entry.
3. Nearness of children’s homes
The test is a non verbal reasoning test and it is used to determine what ability band the student would be placed in should he/she gain a place at the Academy.
Following the procedure for the Fair Banding test, if 50 students score enough marks to be considered for entry in to the top 10% ability band then the criteria would have to be applied as only 18 places are available (see grid below).
In order to take the full range of ability into the Academy the places available are distributed as follows:
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Band 5
Total
10% highest band ability students
20%
40% average ability students
20%
10% lowest ability students
100% overall
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42
84
42
21
210
For 2017/2018 we are proposing to take on an additional form of entry.
4. Random selection within bands For example:
The 50 students eligible for the top ability band would be listed and then the criteria applied. So any EHCP students, where the Academy is named in the EHCP and children in public care would gain a place first, then any siblings already in the Academy, then nearness to home etc until all 18 places had been filled. Those students who did not gain a place at this
stage would be placed on the waiting list. The same process would then take place for Band Two and all other bands after that. For full definitions of the criteria above, please see the comprehensive Admissions Policy on the Brompton Academy website or from Medway Council’s website under the section, ‘Learning and Admissions’. An open evening and morning, plus live tours are held in the Autumn term for parents and carers of prospective students to view the Academy and speak to staff and students. All unsuccessful applicants will be invited to remain on the waiting list pending a vacancy.
Transition from Primary School to the Academy A great deal of time is spent on ensuring the smooth transition of students from Primary school to the Academy, so that all students are cared for and feel safe and happy in their new surroundings. The Academy staff have forged links with the primary schools to ensure there is continuity and that we will have as much information as possible. All students, parents and carers will receive an invitation to attend the Academy’s Easter Transitions programme held in the Easter holidays before the September start. Parents and carers will also be invited to a New Entrants’ evening in July.
Home – Academy Partnership We will work very closely with parents and carers to ensure our students gain maximum benefits from their time at the Academy. It is vital to have open and purposeful dialogue with parents and carers – not only through formal consultation but also through telephone contact, regular evening meetings, focus groups, email and by conducting surveys with our local community. We have a Home – Academy Agreement in which we offer a quality standard of response in return for parental commitment. Parents/carers and the Academy will be expected to sign this agreement on entry in Year 7 as a commitment to one another to work in partnership. Regular Academy news stories and updates are available via our electronic newsletter that is available on our website and via Twitter and Facebook to ensure parents/carers and students are in touch with the life and work of the Academy.
The Academy Day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8.20am Arrival on Academy site 8.30am – 9.30am
Lesson 1
9.30am – 10.30am Lesson 2 10.30am – 10.45am Break 10.45am – 11.45am Lesson 3 11.45am – 1.15pm Lesson 4 and flexi lunch 1.15pm – 2.15pm
Lesson 5
2.15pm – 3.15pm
Lesson 6
3.15pm – 4.45pm Electives, clubs or end of the Academy day Friday only 8.20am Arrival on Academy site 8.30am – 9.30am
Lesson 1
9.30am – 10.00am Lesson 2 10.00am – 10.15am Break 10.15am – 11.15am Lesson 3 11.15am – 12.45pm Lesson 4 and flexi lunch 12.45pm – 1.45pm Lesson 5 1.45pm – 3.00pm Electives, clubs or end of the Academy day
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Electives
Attendance
The Academy Uniform
An out of hours enrichment electives programme operates for Phase One students. The electives programme changes throughout the year, allowing students to experience a range of activities (free of charge) to widen their horizons and enhance their cultural experiences.
The Academy aims to achieve a higher attendance figure than the national average. Regular attendance is absolutely vital for students if they are to be successful within the Academy. Attendance registers are taken every lesson.
The Academy takes a pride in its distinctive uniform. Every student is expected to wear the uniform.
We also offer a range of activities to develop and extend Phase Two students’ interests such as talented and elite master classes, Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) and interest and support activities are sometimes delivered offsite. These sessions run from 3.15pm – 4.45pm on a week day and 1.45pm – 3pm on Friday.
Term Dates 2017 – 2018
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Up to date annual term dates are posted on: www.bromptonacademy.org.uk
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Whenever a student is absent, a note explaining the absence will be necessary upon return to the Academy. If the student is likely to be away for a few days, the Attendance Team must be informed by telephone and an explanation note provided upon their return to the child’s Personal Tutor. The Academy will always contact parents and carers immediately by text if a child is away without a known reason or if truancy is suspected. The Academy employs its own Attendance Team who carry out home visits where necessary. Failure by students to attend the Academy may lead to prosecution. It is in the students’ interest to attend regularly to ensure they meet with exam success. The Academy cannot give permission for any student to miss lessons during term time other than for medical reasons. This includes holidays and follows Department for Education guidelines. Post -16 students are expected to attend the UKAT Franklin Sixth Form (Phase Three) provision during normal hours. Attendance, punctuality and conduct are taken as seriously at the Academy as they are in business life.
• G rey blazer with braiding and embroidered Academy logo. This item must be purchased from Uniformbase. • B lack V neck jumper with embroidered logo to be worn over shirt at all times. This item must be purchased from Uniformbase. • A cademy Mini School clip-on tie (a different colour tie for each Mini School). • W hite collared short or long sleeved shirt (no polo) – large neck to enable the top button to be fastened, and long enough to tuck into skirt/trousers. • B lack plain straight or flared trousers (not tight, shiny or denim style material, or skinny fit allowed). • B lack Academy approved straight knee length skirt. This item must be purchased from Uniformbase and no other retailers. • B lack/white knee length socks only (no ankle socks). • Plain black tights. • P lain black flat shoes with no accessories including; decorations, bows, studs, buttons, brooches etc. (enclosed toe and heel – important for Health and Safety when in labs, technology rooms). No trainers. • P E Kit – black tracksuit bottoms with embroidered Academy logo, black PE top with embroidered Academy logo, black shorts, black sweatshirt with embroidered Academy logo.
These items must be purchased from Uniformbase. The PE Kit will also be worn for all Dance lessons in Phase One. Please note, trainers for PE must not be black soled, they must be non-marking trainers to avoid marking the sports floors. • F irm Ground Football boots required for all year groups. • B TEC Performing Arts – Dance Kit or PE Kit but no mixing please. • G CSE/A level and Dance Kit – black plain jogging bottoms or shorts can be purchased from any retailer and a plain blue T-shirt purchased from Uniformbase for boys only. A blue leotard purchased from Uniformbase and plain thick black leggings for both boys and girls (leggings can be purchased from any retailer). *Please note students are only requested to purchase the Dance Kit when taking Dance as an option in Phase Two or Three. • C oats – no hoodies or zipped up jumpers or non uniform jumpers are allowed. • B A school bag for all Year 7 and 8 students. This item must be purchased from Uniformbase. • S chool bag – large enough for A4 folder for Years 9/10/11/12/13/14. • No handbags. • No jewellery (except watch). • N o piercings at all, including facial and tongue. • No makeup. • No pencilled in eyebrows. • No nail varnish or false nails.
• N o coloured hair accessories i.e. coloured bows, headbands, clips etc. Hair bands can be neutral, black or white. • N o inappropriate haircuts or colours e.g. tram lines, shaved heads, mullets, dip dyed hair colours, contrasting extreme colours not suitable for work based environments e.g. pink, red, purple, green etc. Please be advised that all haircuts need to be a minimum of a grade two cut and no shorter. The top of the haircut should not be disproportionate to the length of the sides. Please note for students whose religion requires them to wear any alternative items, parents/carers should contact the Principal for agreement. Head coverings should be plain black. (Brompton Academy reserves the right to send students home for wearing incorrect uniform, including PE kit. This is non-negotiable).
Charging Policy The Academy provides a free education for young people of all abilities. However, the Governing Body reserves the right to charge in the following circumstances:
and carers will be invited to make a contribution to cover the costs involved. This will be on the understanding that if there is insufficient support the proposed trip will not take place and the contribution will be returned. The Academy’s Charging Policy is available on request or from the Academy website.
Complaints Procedure If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of the Academy you have the right to redress through the Academy’s formal complaints procedure. Initially parents/carers should try to resolve issues within the informal level and only then if still dissatisfied, should parents/carers pursue a complaint through higher level channels. In essence if you are still not satisfied after you have spoken to your child’s Personal Tutor, or the Subject Leader or the Pastoral Team or Head of Mini School please put your complaint in writing to the Principal. If you still feel that the matter has not been dealt with properly, please write to the Chair of Governors, c/o Brompton Academy. The Academy’s Complaints Policy is available on request or from the Academy website.
• W here a parent or carer wishes a child to learn a musical instrument. • W here a student causes damage or loss to Academy property or facilities, as a result of a breach of the Academy Code of Conduct or other negligence. • W here a student fails to submit coursework or is absent from a public examination. • W here a trip is proposed, which is not a compulsory part of the curriculum, parents 13
Brompton Academy Performance Data 2017 2017 Brompton Academy Key Stage 4 GCSE (or equivalent) Provisional Results Total number of Year 11 students on roll
181
Percentage of students gaining A*– C (Grade 4+) in English and Maths
44%
Progress 8 measure (2016)
+0.42
Attainment 8 measure C-
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Progress 8 aims to measure a student’s academic progress from Key Stage 2 (end of primary school) to Key Stage 4 (end of Year 11). It is a type of value added measure, which means that students’ exam results are compared to the actual achievements of other students with the same prior attainment. Every increase in every grade a student achieves will equal additional points. National data is used to compare individual students performance with other students across the country who also had the same starting point. Each school/academy will get an overall score – getting an overall Progress 8 score of zero (0) means the students got the grades they should have – par performance. A score of more than zero (e.g. +0.25) means the students have made more than expected progress. A minus score (e.g. -0.2) means that students have made less progress than they should have. An Ofsted could be triggered if a school gets less than -0.5 (minus 0.5).
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Attainment 8 aims to measure the achievement of students across their highest 8 grades. The grades are then added together to come up with a point score. Each grade is worth so many points i.e. an A* grade is worth 8 points down to a G grade worth 1 point. The 8 grades counted must include English and Maths (which count double) plus three GCSEs from the following academic subjects – Science, Modern Foreign Language, Geography or History, plus 3 other GCSEs or equivalent vocational qualifications (BTEC’s), that are on an approved government list of qualifications. A student will now leave secondary school with their GCSE qualifications and an Attainment 8 (or average) GCSE score.
Brompton Academy Post 16 Sixth Form (Phase 3) A Level/BTEC Level 3 Results 2017 using Level 3 Value Added data A Level/BTEC Level 3 qualifications for all students achieved a Level 3 Value Added score of +0.22. This is above average of all schools nationally. The average grade achieved by Year 13/14 students in 2017 was
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Students that secured places at Universities across the UK
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At time of printing all results are unvalidated data.
Statutory Staffing Information Executive Principal – UKAT Judy Rider BA (Hons) MA Principal – Brompton Academy Jennifer Robertson MA Chair of Governors David Nightingale Governing Body Jen Wyatt Neil Oliver Richard Ebanks Dr Georgina Randsley Beverley Bassom
Rev Rob Ryan Paul Clark Nigel Ingram de Moura
Staff Governors Will Hardman Margaret Baker Moss Thank you for reading our brochure If you have any questions or would like to visit please contact us on: 01634 852341 Log on to our website for further information: www.bromptonacademy.org.uk
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