Creating opportunities to achieve, develop and excel in a challenging world.
“ This harmonious school community celebrates its diversity extremely well and relationships are founded on mutual respect. The whole ethos of the school revolves around the outstanding care of its students.� Ofsted November 2009
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welcome from the Principal Lea Valley High School is a harmonious school which has been commended by Ofsted in 2009 for its many outstanding features. We set high expectations and our results have shown year on year improvement. The school prides itself on an open, welcoming, friendly atmosphere within a safe environment in which our students flourish.
Staff are committed to providing an enriching learning experience for all students. Our results demonstrate the excellent progress our students make. Lea Valley High School and Sports College is a successful, happy school. With a capacity of 1400 students, we are able to offer a full range of learning opportunities and activities whilst retaining an ethos where each student is known and valued within our community. Our standards and expectations are high so that our students can grow, achieve and develop into responsible adults in a calm, disciplined, and ordered environment. Janet Cullen Principal
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The School Curriculum Lea Valley has a welcoming and exciting induction programme when students join the school. Our bold and innovative approach to the curriculum enables students to access a broad range of options from Year 9 through to the Sixth Form. Students follow a personalised learning programme with individualised pathways according to their ability
and aptitude, not their age. This gives the students more control over their learning and allows them to build a portfolio of qualifications in stages. Many of our students at the end of Year 10 will have achieved good grades in as many as five or six GCSE or equivalent courses, giving the opportunity to fast track to A level courses. Other students will follow a vocational pathway, which covers all levels from foundation courses to those leading to university entrance qualifications.
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“ Students are treated as individuals and the innovative curriculum is able to meet their individual needs so they make outstanding progress.� Ofsted November 2009
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Post 16 The Sixth Form Centre offers an inspiring Post 16 education to all students, with a wide range of courses. Ofsted acknowledges our work in caring and supporting our students. Our Sixth Form students are very much at the heart of the school and contribute fully through the prefect and house systems. In addition to academic and vocational courses we provide a wide variety of extra-curricular activities which encourage all students to develop into confident, mature young adults, preparing them to take the next steps to higher education and beyond.
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“ Care, guidance and support are outstanding as a result of excellent induction and guidance, and the steps taken by the school to raise aspirations and open students’ eyes to career opportunities available through higher education.” Ofsted November 2009
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Inclusion Our school is very proud to have received the Inclusion Quality Mark in May 2010.
“ Lea Valley High School is very much an inclusive establishment that encourages all to become involved in the process of learning and development. The empathy for students, parents and the wider community is endemic throughout the school as it strives to meet the needs of all students.” IQM Assessor May 2010 At Lea Valley we value and respect all individuals, celebrate diversity and ensure everyone has equality of access to all learning opportunities and experiences. We are committed to meeting the needs of all our students, working within school and with external agencies to achieve this. OFSTED judged
the Inclusion provision to be ‘Outstanding’. The provision includes in class and withdrawal support for literacy and other learning difficulties, behaviour support, counselling, a Speech and Language Resource Base and a Welcome Centre for students who are new to the school.
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Facilities Lea Valley is housed in new inspirational buildings offering a light, bright, airy learning environment with state of the art facilities. All classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards, and each curriculum area is in its own suite of rooms including a dedicated ICT room. Some of the specialist areas include a language laboratory, seven ICT/ Business rooms, ten Science laboratories, a recording studio, a dance studio and two Drama studios. We believe it is very important to come together as a community and are fortunate to have an impressive Assembly Hall where the whole school meets for full school assembly twice weekly. Our Library is at the heart of our building where students have the
opportunity to pursue independent study, join the lunchtime chess club or simply quietly read a book. One of the school’s most impressive features is its spectacular courtyard, where children can relax safely in the garden areas or the outdoor amphitheatre.
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“ Students value the opportunities to keep fit as a result of the specialist college status. They seize the many opportunities to undertake leadership roles through sport and through the active school councils.� Ofsted November 2009
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Sports College Lea Valley High School gained Specialist Sports College Status in September 2002 and was re-designated in 2006 and again in 2010. Our status as a Sports College is fundamental to the ethos of the school. Through PE and Sport our students have the opportunity to experience leadership, teamwork and excellence, which raises their aspirations and their self-esteem.
The award of Sports College status has been central to the development of Lea Valley High School and its community partners. Opportunities for leadership provided by PE and Sport enhance students’ confidence and self-worth. Through promoting a positive attitude to health and fitness and personal achievement through teamwork and leadership, we provide our students with vital life skills for their future.
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Life at Lea Valley We believe that all students are entitled to experience a range of extra-curricular opportunities to complement their academic progress. Lunchtime provides a wealth of enrichment activities and clubs. Each year we run enrichment programmes when students have the choice of a range of activities including overseas trips, outdoor education, theatre visits, historical and geographical field trips, and helping out in the local community. Throughout the year there are opportunities for students to develop their own leadership qualities, through following one of our sports coaching programmes, participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, performing in one of our musical or drama presentations, or becoming a member of one of our student councils. Every student is expected to make a positive contribution to our community.
Our partnership with parents At Lea Valley we use state of the art technologies to support our partnership with parents. The Parents Gateway is a very successful secure, online facility which allows parents access to current information on their child’s attendance, assessment, and timetable. This service is available to all parents and carers of students at our school.
“ The students are very well cared for and supported in all aspects of their development with effective support mechanisms that Ofsted recognised as outstanding and reflect the commitment of the school to the students. The school extends this care to all stakeholders and will go the extra mile to engage, encourage and involve.� IQM Assessor May 2010
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