ac lan d bu r l gh lley
our values At Acland Burghley, we are proud to: • • • • • • • • • •
Love learning Join in and embrace challenge Champion creativity Collaborate with others Celebrate and strengthen our community Earn respect and show respect to all Think for ourselves and act wisely Rise to responsibility Be ambitious for our futures Achieve excellence
welcome Acland Burghley is a true comprehensive school, located in North London, for students aged 11-19. Our vision is to be recognised across London as a centre of excellence in learning, where all students are supported and challenged to engage creatively, collaboratively and rigorously to fulfil high ambitions for themselves and for the school. We value each student’s individuality and our diverse and inclusive community sustains a stimulating, rich and harmonious learning environment. Our staff work collaboratively to seek out and develop individual student talent and outstanding achievement. We aspire to achieve excellence across the breadth of our curriculum and are confident in our students’ ability to exceed expectations. The high quality specialist teaching at Acland Burghley serves as a source of inspiration for our students to become accomplished, independent learners. They approach innovative thinking with passion, exploring and developing diverse, personal and perceptive responses. Extensive support ensures success for all, and the rich and challenging curriculum and extra-curricular programme enriches our student experience. We are confident our students will leave us with the qualifications, skills, resilience and insight to meet the demands of working, family and community life and the empathy, confidence and will to work with others to achieve a better future. Be part of our bright future: • •
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Inclusive learning environment providing personalised support and guidance for students to achieve their goals. Outstanding induction programme ensuring your child starts Acland Burghley confident, happy and already familiar with our school. A specialist school embedding creativity throughout the curriculum and providing unique opportunities for personal development in art, media, film, music, dance and drama. Facilities and learning resources which enrich our curriculum, enhance students’ learning experiences and provide resources for the wider community. Extensive extra-curricular programme providing additional opportunities for students to flourish. Supportive and committed teachers who go above and beyond to ensure every student reaches and exceeds their full potential. Exceptional opportunities for students beyond the classroom through our wide-ranging and established partnerships
a broad curriculum Teaching teams work closely to deliver an innovative and balanced curriculum; we offer a course of study that is broad, rich and flexible enough to provide a range of subject options as students progress through the school. As students mature, the curriculum diversifies to offer wider choices and distinctive pathways. In addition to studying the common curriculum, Year 9 students specialise in either a performing or visual arts, aiming to achieve a BTEC qualification equivalent to a high-grade GCSE by the end of Year 9. Our creative, forward thinking, high quality teaching, coupled with excellent careers guidance and pastoral provision, supports students in their personal development, inspiring them to pursue their own learning objectives and to succeed in life. We regularly review and redesign subject programmes within all areas of the curriculum to ensure we provide exciting and challenging learning opportunities.
Years 7, 8 and 9 In the first three years all students follow a common curriculum that builds on the strong achievements of our feeder primaries including: English, maths, science, art, dance, drama, music, humanities (in Year 7 a single subject programme including history, geography, RE and ICT; in Years 8 and 9 these subjects are taught separately), languages (French or Spanish), design and technology, PE, Personal Social Health and Economic Education (PSHEE) and citizenship.
Years 10 and 11 All students in Years 10 and 11 follow a core curriculum including: English (language and literature), maths, science (three science GCSEs, two combined science GCSEs or BTEC), RE, ICT, PE, PSHEE and citizenship. We work in close partnership with other Camden centres to enable students to access specialist vocational provision offsite as well as offering a wide range of GCSE and vocational courses in various subject areas at our school including: visual, performing and media arts, languages, humanities, technology, business, sociology, PE and sports. We provide all students with the opportunity to participate in work experience and access careers guidance to support them in their career options and pathways and prepare them for further education.
beyond the classroom As an Arts specialist school we encourage creativity across the curriculum, stimulating personal development, selfconfidence and success. We build students’ ability to think creatively, express themselves confidently, find their personal passion and engage with the world around them. We have a broad range of arts subjects embedded within our curriculum including art and design, history of art, photography, media, dance, drama and music. Students are provided with state-of-the-art facilities to support them in the development of their creativity and are given ample opportunities to perform and share their work. We are strong advocates of learning beyond the classroom and believe through offering a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities students will unearth and develop talents and skills that are an integral part of personal development. We offer a range of sporting activities, teams and competitions alongside a rich medley of activities including chess club, science club, creative writing, Mandarin language and Chinese culture club. Our enviable location provides our students with the opportunity to participate in London-wide events with universities, theatres, local government and galleries.
leadership and personal development opportunities We pride ourselves on our student leadership and provide opportunities for students to develop their skills through a variety of inspirational, stimulating and valued ventures. Our students thrive on being student ambassadors and school council electives. Our trained peer mentors play an important role in the transition process, ensuring younger students settle and flourish at Acland Burghley. Our students are offered the opportunity to participate in a number of initiatives such as The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Many of these initiatives are designed to challenge and broaden students’ awareness of values and qualities such as team work, leadership, motivation and commitment, and develop an understanding as to how they can be applied to their own learning and personal development.
care and support Our staff are committed and dedicated to ensuring all students achieve their full potential. Students form strong relationships with Heads of Year and Form Tutors who are able to track and monitor where students are achieving and identify where additional support is required. Our Assistant Pastoral Leaders fulfil a non-teaching role that is dedicated solely to supporting students’ pastoral needs. In order to ensure students receive the support necessary to help them achieve we encourage strong and frequent communications between home and school. Students with particular needs or aptitudes benefit from specialist support. The Base, a specialist resource for autism, enables us to include young people with autism who require more specialist support to access a mainstream secondary environment. The Base is an integral part of our school and a hub of focused activity that everyone wants to be a part of.
Sixth Form Acland Burghley Sixth Form is part of the highly successful LaSwap Consortium which includes La Sainte Union, Parliament Hill and William Ellis. With over 1,300 Sixth Formers forming the consortium, 370 of whom study at Acland Burghley, the consortium is one of the largest and most established in the country. Our unrivalled range of AS and A-level subjects and comprehensive range of vocational courses are delivered by specialist staff and complemented by an outstanding enrichment programme. Our newly re-modelled state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre facilitates independent learning supporting students in their preparation for progression on to Higher Education We have an outstanding rate of progression to Higher Education with a proportion of our students securing places at Russell Group universities. Students benefit from our strong link with the ‘Future First’ alumni programme, the British Museum and local businesses, as well as benefitting from professional guidance from nationally renowned Higher Education advisors. These partnerships ensure our students gain an insight into numerous career pathways and Higher Education gateways.
Learning to succeed together
contact us Acland Burghley School Burghley Road Camden London NW5 1UJ
t 020 7485 8515 e genadmin@aclandburghley. camden.sch.uk w www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk www.laswap.camden.sch.uk
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getting here We are located a 2 minute walk from Tufnell Park tube (Northern Line) Bus routes: 4, 134, 390 and C11
Learning to succeed together