A Welcome to the Watling Academy Open Evening by Ian Bacon, ‘Head of School’

Introductions

• Andy Squires (CEO of Denbigh Alliance MAT)

• Maureen O’Brien (Chair of Governors)

• Jo Barford (Deputy Head)

• Trust Leadership Team & Governors of Watling

Denbigh Alliance

•Care

•Education

•Opportunity

Denbigh Alliance

•Denbigh School

•Computing Hub

•Teaching School

•Science Learning Partnership

•Watling Academy

•Maths Hub•The Tommy Flowers SCITT•National Support School

Themes

• Creating a Culture

• Planting the ‘Seeds of Success’

• Building a Community

Creating a Culture

• Values• Respect• Responsibility• Kindness

• Sustainability

‘The way we do things around here’

Year 6 ‘In what ways are you respectful, responsible

and kind?’

Respect• Listening to each other, understanding alternative

opinions and viewpoints

• Courage to think differently

• Empathy

• British values

• Equal expectations of staff and students

Responsibility• The resilience to solve problems and learn from

mistakes

• Personal pride and pride in the school

• Reward and celebrate success

• Being accountable for actions and words

• Integrity by being truthful and honest

• Success is not accidental – it takes hard work

Kindness• Treating others as you would like to be treated

• Giving people another chance

• Responding to others in need of support

• Zero tolerance for bullying

• Random acts of kindness

• Help others within the Academy and beyond

Environmental Sustainability

• Respect for the local and global environment

• Responsibility for making choices that impact the environment

• Kindness through protecting the environment

• Cycling and walking to school

Planting the Seeds of Success

• Track record of Alliance• Education

• Intent• The formal curriculum and school day

• Care• Pastoral care• Student support

• Opportunity

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” (Pele)

Year 6What are your

ambitions for your own success?

The Denbigh Alliance

• Denbigh School• Highest GCSE progress in MK for three of the last four

years

• Maths Hub, Teaching School, SCITT, Computing Hub, Science Learning Partnership, Microsoft Showcase School

• Sixth Form Commitment

Curriculum Intent

• Milton Keynes

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)

• Global and environmental challenges

Core Curriculum Years 7-9STEM

• Science

• STEM Innovation

• Computing

• Design

• Mathematics

Communication

• English

• Drama

• Languages

• Music

• Art

Humanities

• History

• Geography

• Philosophy

• Ethics

Health & Wellbeing

• PE

• Well-Being

• PSHE

• Careers

Years7-9

Compulsory Curriculum Years 10-11STEM

• Science

• STEM Innovation

• Mathematics

Communication

• English

• English Literature

English Baccalaureate (at least one of)

• History/Geography

• MFL

• Computing

Health & Wellbeing

• PE

• Well-Being

• PSHE

• Careers

Years10-11

PiXL Edge and LORIC

• Leadership

• Organisation

• Resilience

• Initiative

• Communication

• Mathematics

•Mathematics

Provisional School Day 8:00am School open for students8:40am All students on site, ready for Lesson 18:45am Lesson 19.35am Lesson 210:25am Break10:50am Lesson 311:40am Lesson 412:30pm Lunch and tutorial1:35pm Lesson 52:25pm Lesson 63:15pm End of formal school day5:00pm End of clubs/after school activities; school closes for students

There will be six 50 minute lessons throughout the school day and a daily 25 minute tutorial session during the lunch period

Pastoral Care

• Pastoral needs met by dedicated ‘Year teams’ overseeing progress, attendance and behaviour.

• Highest standards of uniform, behaviour for learning and conduct

• Mobile phones

• Transition and Induction

‘No student anonymous’

Student Support

• Students with pastoral and/or learning needs supported by a dedicated, highly qualified SEND team

• Support for all students from a dedicated ‘Student Champion’

Opportunity

• Extensive Enrichment Programme

• Student Voice - School, Year, House and Eco Councils

• Activities and Clubs

• Programme of Trips and Visits

Building a Community

• Partnerships

• Community Facilities

• Communication

• Recruitment

• Admissions

• Fairfields

‘A group of people living in the same place or having particular characteristics, interests or attitudes in common.’

Year 6 What makes

your community special?

Partnerships

• STEM Ambassadors

• The National Museum of Computing

• Cranfield University (MK:U project)

• MK College Institute of Technology at Bletchley Park (IoT)

• Local Businesses and Worktree

• Eco-Schools and Green Schools project

• Partner Schools – Whitehouse and Fairfields

Community Facilities

• food technology• large sports hall• 4G pitches• multi-use games areas• Athletics• Cricket

Watling Academy will open its doors, providing an opportunity for use of extensive, purpose-built facilities by the local community

• sporting facilities • meeting rooms• dining hall with equipped kitchen• drama theatre/meeting hall• IT and multimedia• photography

Engagement and Communication

• Website and Social Media

• Parent Mail

• ‘Head of School’ Bulletin

• Contact through tutors and teachers

• Progress Report, once per term

• Parental Engagement Events

• Parent Focus group - PTA

Recruitment

• Teaching staff• Head of School

• Deputy Headteacher

• Head of Year and SENCO interviews tomorrow

• Teaching staff after half term

• Associate Staff• Begins in late January

• Governors

Admissions – PAN 180• Children with EHCP naming Watling Academy as ‘School of Choice’

• ‘Looked After’ or ‘Previously Looked After’ children

• Live in Whitehouse or Fairfields and attend Whitehouse or Fairfields Primary Schools

• Live in Whitehouse or Fairfields

• Attend Whitehouse or Fairfields Primary Schools

• Children of Staff

• Others (By Distance)

Fairfields

• September 2020

• Sole use of the top floor

• Secondary School Facilities e.g. Science & DT

• Distinct from Fairfields Primary School

• No child will be disadvantaged

• Move to the main build in Spring 2020

Values and Ethos in Practice• No student is ever anonymous• Students feel and are safe• Achievement and success are valued and celebrated• Local community is at the heart of everything we do• Everyone actively participates in school life and exploits

opportunities to the full• Students inspired and motivated to raise aspirations and achieve

beyond their expectations• Highest standards of uniform, conduct and behavior for learning• Problem solving and learning from mistakes are integral parts of the

learning process

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