LINCROFT ACADEMY
Sharnbrook Academy Federation (SAF)
exists to provide an outstanding education for all our students, putting their progress at the heart of everything we do.
Sharnbrook Academy Federation currently (September 2018) has five member academies, a nursery, a sixth form, a community sports centre, and SAF Pilgrim Partnership Initial Teacher Training. Sharnbrook Academy Federation is committed to maintaining the unique nature of all of the academies within the Trust. We firmly believe in the concept of local academies for the local community and our staff work collaboratively across all our academies to improve education for all the children in our care and to provide an outstanding educational and enrichment experience for each individual pupil. As CEO and Accounting Officer, I have overall responsibility for the performance and management of the academies in the Trust. There is a Principal within each SAF academy and together we make the overall executive leadership team of our MAT. We are very proud of the work we do at SAF in the very best interests of the students in our care and thank you for your interest in our academies. IAIN DENNING CEO Our MAT has a passion for seeing all children succeed and we are guided in our decision-making by one question, “Is this in the best interests of children?” This question does not just relate to academic attainment. It also underpins our strong duty of care to ensure that children’s wellbeing and self-esteem as learners and citizens, are nurtured and supported.
Our core values are to:
Strive
Work hard and ensure that your best effort drives all that you do
Aspire
Aim high and to be best you can possibly be
Flourish
Fulfil your potential and make a real difference
Principal’s
Welcome I am delighted to be the first Principal of Lincroft Academy
At Lincroft, it is important to us that our students feel
as a Secondary School.
safe and happy. We are certain that young people work most successfully in a school community that is caring
Lincroft has high expectations of all of its students and in
and friendly, yet firm and clear in its expectations and
return offers a high quality education at the heart of our
standards. Most of these opportunities are recognised
community. We develop our students into successful,
by recent awards of Artsmark Gold; Sports Games Gold;
confident and responsible young people ready for further
Inclusion Quality Mark; and Social, Moral, Spiritual and
education or employment.
Cultural Gold Award.
The focus of the school is our students. We believe that
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our task as teachers is to develop their full potential, both
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inside and outside of the classroom. We encourage them to work hard at their studies and join in the extensive range
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of extra-curricular opportunities provided by a dedicated staff. We pride ourselves in knowing our students individually. To help celebrate, recognise and encourage leadership experience and independence, we have two Student Leadership Groups and School Prefects, as well
Mark Duke Principal
as an active house system and rewards scheme.
Students behave well, both in lessons and at less structured times. They take pride in their school and willingly keep the school environment in pristine condition. Ofsted July 2017
The sport offer goes over and above the basic requirements. SMSC April 2018
Our Pledge Our pledge to students, families and our community is to provide a school where:
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Children can work in a safe and supportive environment which nurtures and challenges them to achieve their potential We develop children’s self-confidence, self-esteem, independence and resilience There is a broad and balanced curriculum The staff are highly trained and know the individual needs of all of our children Children are supported by a strong pastoral network and student support team The facilities provide a 21st Century learning environment There is a wide-range of engaging extra-curricular activities A comprehensive careers education and guidance programme helps support children through the process
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of making Key Stage 4 Option choices and on to Post 16 Education or Training Healthy active lifestyles and choices are promoted and encouraged Links to other local schools, businesses and the community enable the school to become the hub of the area and maximise opportunities for all involved There is a respectful environment housed in acceptance and tolerance, free from prejudice and inequality but most of all:
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Children will always be encouraged to do their best
Transition The Year 7 Experience: Our main aim is to get to know each student individually as soon as we can, through regular contact and visits by them to the school, including a two-day transition period in July. We work closely with our feeder schools and provide a whole range of opportunities for students to visit us for curriculum, performing arts and sporting activities, and we liaise carefully with colleagues to share information and support each child. It is important that students settle as quickly as possible in that vital first term. We hold a Parent Evening in September to highlight key details of school life to parents and families. This is an opportunity for them to meet their child’s Form Tutor, English and Mathematics teachers.
Students receive regular careers advice and guidance in tutor sessions, as part of a wider programme of activities including a careers fair, a careers week, external speakers and mentors. Ofsted July 2017
Pastoral Care TUTORING AND THE HOUSE SYSTEM Lincroft has a year-based tutoring system with an eightform entry in Year 7. Each group has a Form Tutor who is responsible for the welfare of each child within their group and for tracking their progress throughout an academic year. A Year Leader supports a group of tutors and their students. Each year group is organised into two mixed-ability, parallel ‘bands’ (Blue and Red) for timetabling purposes within the curriculum. Tutor Groups are allocated to one of the 6 Houses: Da Vinci Lennon Radcliffe
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Head Boy and Head Girl from Year 8. As well as, House Leaders, Arts Captains, Sports Captains, Eco Captains and Student Voice Captains. In addition, there are a large number of Prefects and ‘Students as Researchers’. Engaging students in these roles not only develops their personal confidence but also benefits the whole community, as they help to shape the development of the school. Outside these positions, each tutor group also elects representatives to the School Council and there are other positions of responsibility in individual subject areas, for example in the library.
BEHAVIOUR AND REWARDS
During the year, we run a huge range of house competitions and activities, including the Great House Bake Off; business fairs; charity fund-raising days; competitions in Art, Languages, English and Science; Sports Days and many more.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
The school has a comprehensive behaviour system with associated sanctions and rewards. This has been developed after extensive research, visits to a wide range of secondary schools and in consultation with teachers and students. The following diagram illustrates the key features of our behaviour and rewards system:
We have a Student Leadership Group (SLG) which consists of Senior Head Boy and Senior Head Girl from Year 10 and
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Curriculum We offer a three-year GCSE programme. This means that students have the time to develop the skills and knowledge needed to get the very best from their studies and ensure they achieve the best they can.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE: KEY STAGE 3 Students in Years 7 and 8 currently study the following subjects:
CORE SUBJECTS
FOUNDATION SUBJECTS
English
Art and Technology (Food and Resistant Materials)
Maths
Business Studies
Science
Computing Humanities (Geography, History) Modern Foreign Languages (French and German, or Spanish) Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Music) Personal, Social and Health Education Physical Education Religious Studies
Note: In Year 8, students choose 4 Options and begin their GCSE Courses in Year 9.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE: KEY STAGE 4 All students follow a core curriculum consisting of:
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English Language & English Literature Mathematics Core Physical Education (not examined)
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Religious Studies Science: Combined Science Trilogy or Separate Sciences
Students can choose up to four of the following subjects. Support is given through sound careers and progression advice, subject taster sessions and an Options Evening.
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Art & Design Business Studies Computer Science Dance Design Technology Drama Food Preparation & Nutrition French Geography German
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Health & Social Care History Media Music Physical Education Prince’s Trust (alternative curriculum subject) Sociology Spanish
Facilities The school is continually evolving with refurbishment and redesign of new areas and we are following a comprehensive programme of planned works in the future. Four Science laboratories were refurbished to 21st Century standards in 2016, and our new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Block opened in October 2017. The next stage involves the construction of a room for Media Studies and upgrading the facilities for Music. Work is also underway to make our desire to relocate our playing fields so that they are opposite the school a reality, with Bedfordshire Football Association actively supporting the plan to build an artificial playing pitch on-site for school and community use. Our aim is to produce a single-site school campus for the students of Oakley Primary Academy and Lincroft Academy.
Community Oakley Primary Academy and Lincroft Academy are best placed in the community to provide a real centre of excellence. Our aim is to work with parents to support children as they grow towards adulthood. We also collaborate closely with other schools and local partners, sharing expertise and working together to meet the needs of local children, young people and their families in a coordinated way. We continue to work with all of our feeder primary schools to ensure smooth transition, as well as providing access to our specialist facilities.
In addition, links with local businesses support our Careers Advice and Guidance Programme, which guides and nurtures our young people so that they are aspirational about their future career paths. Nationally, there is an issue with young people aiming their sights far too low and not maximising their talents. We feel it is critical that young people become confident and resilient individuals so that they can make their career dreams become a reality (i.e. ‘Dare to Dream’). Lincroft aims to be the school that has the ethos, staff and community support to do this.
The students, parents and carers appreciate the exceptionally wide range of high quality extra-curricular clubs, such as sports, drama, music, book club and the debating society. IQM January 2018
Special Educational Needs and Disability We aim to create a school community in which every student matters and thrives. We provide each young person with the opportunity for personal, emotional and intellectual growth.
Classroom teachers strive to meet the needs of all students through high quality teaching, appropriate differentiation, real understanding of individual needs and regular assessment of students’ progress. Personalised differentiation for the student is met through the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) providing clear communication of strategies and detailed difficulties of the students to the classroom teacher. Teaching Assistants (TAs) support the monitoring of students and use appropriate resources to enable the student to fulfil their potential in lessons. Intervention and support for a student will vary according to their needs and can vary over time. The school adopts a graduated approach, in accordance to the Code of Practice when a student falls under the umbrella of SEN.
Wave 1
Quality first teaching – differentiation in the classroom
Wave 2
Intervention where appropriate within the classroom under the control of the class teacher.
Wave 3
Where students have not made enough or sufficient progress from wave 2. All wave 3 students are continually monitored.
Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
The EHCP application is purposeful action to identify, assess and meet the needs of the SEN student. The procedure for this is in the Code of Practice and will be explained to parents where the school feels this is an appropriate course of action. EHCP’s are evidence / outcome based and feature strongly the voice of the child
The four-step cycle of Assess – Plan – Do – Review is the basis of our whole school approach to identifying and responding to SEND in collaboration with the student, teachers, parents and external agencies in order to meet the needs of the student.
Students take pride in their school and set a good example for others. Ofsted July 2017
Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) Provision Lincroft has had a Provision for students with Autism since 2007. The Provision is based in a purpose built Learning Centre at the heart of the school. At present, it is a 28 place provision for students 9 to 16 years of age. There is a ‘satellite’ class at Sharnbrook Academy for children in Year 11 2018/2019.
Please note that this application process is very formal and in our experience can often take several months to complete.
With Lincroft now having become a secondary school, from September 2019 all students within the Provision will be based on the Lincroft site.
We currently provide a provision which is divided between 4 classes of up to 8 students. At the moment three classes are based on the Lincroft site and one class on the Sharnbrook Academy site. By September 2019 all students in the Provision will be based at Lincroft. Each of these classes are led by a qualified teacher who is supported by a team of experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) and TAs. All students in the Provision classes have personalised timetables, which will include lessons with their mainstream peers (Inclusion) as well as small group or even 1:1 lessons.
ADMISSION TO THE PROVISION All students in the Provision classes must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) and a diagnosis of Autism/ ASC and are placed by Bedford Borough Council via a Specialist Panel. Applications for a place must be made via Bedford Borough SEN Team and not directly with the school although we do welcome requests for visits/tours directly.
PLACEMENTS
Students have a clear understanding and desire to support others. They want everyone to feel happy, safe and included at Lincroft. IQM January 2018
SHARNBROOK ACADEMY FEDERATION
Brook Day Nursery
SAF has an on-site nursery, Brook Day Nursery, which caters for children from 3 months until they start primary school. This is a fantastic facility and benefits our staff members and the wider community. The nursery is located on the Sharnbrook Academy site. Sharnbrook Academy are privileged to have excellent facilities, a wide curriculum and extensive extracurricular opportunities for students to get involved in. Our vertically structured pastoral system provides a very high level of care that allows all students to feel a sense of belonging to the school as well as meeting their needs. We set high academic standards and support pupils in realising their potential. We spark intellectual curiosity and encourage a love of learning in our students. Sharnbrook is a school where success is encouraged and celebrated, and creativity is nurtured.
Sharnbrook
Sixth Form
The most important people in the SAF Sharnbrook Sixth Form are the students themselves! Our focus is to ensure that we provide every opportunity for them to learn and to grow as individuals on their journey through life. As the world beyond education becomes ever more competitive, it is essential that we prepare our students to make the most of their aptitudes and abilities as they move towards higher education and a successful future career. We believe that students who choose to study at the Sixth Form are choosing to achieve the very best they can, and we know that they will be given all the support, guidance and encouragement they will need along the way. Oakley Primary Academy is a friendly village school. We are proud to be a ‘values’ school. The values we teach are modelled by all of the team and are integral to everyday life. We strive for resilience and excellence though a supportive atmosphere and engaging lessons.
PILGRIM PARTNERSHIP
The SAF Pilgrim Partnership has been providing classroom-based School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) in the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes areas for over a decade. We offer four comprehensive training routes where young and mature students can learn how to become inspirational teachers and future school leaders.
Lincroft Academy has high expectations of all of its students and in return offers a high quality education at the heart of our community. We develop our students into successful, confident and responsible young people ready for further education or employment. At Lincroft, it is important to us that our students feel safe and happy. We are certain that young people work most successfully in a school community that is caring and friendly, yet firm and clear in its expectations and standards.
Great Ouse Primary Academy is a school that thinks and dreams big for its pupils. Expectations are high for all who make up the Great Ouse Primary Academy community and these standards reflect the wonderful physical environment we have developed to enable children to flourish within and beyond the school walls. We are committed to developing learners who are resilient, learners who are focused and learners who are aspirational in their goals; learners well prepared to be successful citizens of the 21st century.
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Harrold
SAF MAT Trading is committed to continuous school improvement and we have a wide range of CPD opportunities and links with external organisations to ensure that all staff receive the best possible training and experiences to enhance the learning environment and outcomes for all our young people.
Harrold Primary Academy is situated in the pleasant residential village of Harrold in North Bedfordshire. We share the school grounds with Harrold Pre-School with whom we enjoy close links which benefits the children when they transfer to the Reception Class. At the end of Year 6, the children usually transfer to Sharnbrook Academy.
Primary Academy
Sharnbrook
Community Sports Centre
A friendly local community sports centre located in the heart of Bedfordshire countryside. We specialise in rehabilitation schemes, ranging from GP referral to Cancer Rehabilitation. Our fitness studio is air conditioned for your complete comfort; we have over 40 stations that are simple and easy to use. Free weights, barbells, kettlebells, core & stretching areas, cable machines and vibration plate included to add variety to your routine. The Cardiovascular equipment has on board touch screen TV monitors to provide entertainment while you work out. We offer a personalised programme for all our members.
LINCROFT ACADEMY Academy Principal - Mark Duke
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