brooke weston new intake 2014

for academic year 2014-2015

In this pack you will fi nd a range of forms and informati on to assist you in registering your child as a student at the Academy. If you need any assistance with the forms, please contact the Finance Offi ce.

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FormsThe following are included with this pack:

Acceptable Use of ICT

Activity Evening Ethnicity

First Language Fairthorne ManorHome School Agreement

Sporting Activities Consent

Student Data Transport

Data Protection Act

Use of Images

Please ensure that the enclosed nine forms in the top list are completed and returned in the enclosed pre-paid envelope as soon as possible, in order that we are able to register your child‘s details correctly. The Transport Form should be returned even when Academy transport will not be used.

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UniformReplacement sports uniform items and ties can be purchased during the year by completing an order form that is available from the Finance Office and on the Academy website. Most sizes are held in stock at the Academy and are available for collection within 24 hours. Payment, in full, should be made when placing your order.

Please ensure that all uniform is marked with your child’s name. There is always a great deal of sports uniform that ends up in lost property and most could be reclaimed if the items were labelled clearly.

Jeans, cord trousers and training shoes are not part of the Academy uniform and should not be worn. Belts, if worn, should be plain, black with no studs.

*Trousers must not be flared, bootlegged, skinnyfit or of Lycra or denim. They must be straight leg, with a centre crease.

Girls‘ Uniform Boys‘ Uniform

White shirt (standard not fitted) White shirt

Academy tie Academy tie

Plain black skirt/trousers* Plain black trousers*

Plain, black leather shoes (no adornments) and black socks/tights

Plain, black leather shoes (no adornments) and black socks

Academy jumper Academy jumper

Girls‘ Sports Uniform Boys’ Sports Uniform

Tracksuit trousers Tracksuit trousers

Sweatshirt Multi sports top

Polo shirt Polo shirt

Skorts (skirt/short) Sports shorts

Socks Socks

Appropriate outdoor footwear (not plimsoles)


Underwear worn beneath white shirts should be plain white or flesh coloured.

Hair should be neat, tidy and natural in colour; extreme styles must be avoided. Any jewellery worn should be in moderation and should not present a health and safety hazard. Earrings may be worn but body piercing jewellery should not be visible.

Ties are kept in stock at the Academy and may be purchased from the Finance Office, priced at £5.50.


Diary Dates

2014

Kett ering Primary School transfer day Monday, 7th July 2014

Corby Primary School transfer day Friday, 11th July 2014

Year 7 Intake Start Date Monday, 1st September 2014

End of Term 1 Friday, 10th October

Start of Term 2 Monday, 27th October

End of Term 2 Friday, 19th December

2015

Start of Term 3 Monday, 5th January

End of Term 3 Friday, 27th February

Start of Term 4 Monday, 16th March

Good Friday Friday, 3rd April

Easter Monday Monday, 5th April

May Day Monday, 4th May

End of Term 4 Friday, 8th May

Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 25th May

Start of Term 5 Tuesday, 26th May

End of Term 5 Friday 17th July

The Academy Calendar, which contains dates for parents‘ evenings and informati on on reports for the Academy year, will be published during July of each year and will also be available on the website.

www.brookeweston.org/calendar


The Academy DayStudents should arrive at the Academy before 8.30 am and be ready for a prompt start to lessons at 8.35 am. Those students arriving after 8.35 am will be registered as late.

The student‘s day is split into 5 lessons of 1 hour and 15 minutes, with 15 minutes for breakfast and 30 minutes for lunch. The Academy is open from 7.30 am daily, closing at 6.00 pm from Monday to Thursday and 4.05 pm on Friday.

Students wishing to remain after 4.05 pm for organised or self-study are expected to use our website to register their presence in case of emergency or parental enquiry. Student supervision before 8.15 am and after 5.00 pm is informal and students are expected to behave responsibly. Those students unable to behave appropriately will be refused access during these times.

Please ensure that a written message is sent to the student’s tutor when students have to leave Brooke Weston for medical or dental appointments during the day.

Activity Times

Pre 08:35 Travel to school

Lesson 1 Includes 15 minute breakfast taken in rotation by different classes

08:35 – 10:05

Assembly Lower School Assembly 10:05 – 10:20

Lesson 2 10:20 – 11:35

Tutor Time Lower School Tutor Time 11:35 – 11:50

Lesson 3 Includes 30 minute lunch taken in rotation by different classes

11:50 – 13:35

Lesson 4 13:35 – 14:50

Lesson 5 14:50 – 16:05

16:05 End of school day 16:05

Post 16:05Monday to Thursday only.Private study time. Extra curricular activities

16:05 – 18:00

18:00All students to vacate the premises by 18:00


TransportAlthough the Academy provides an affordable and extensive bus service for its students, parents are free to make their own arrangements. The cost of the bus service is currently £420.00 per student per year. This cost is charged termly in advance and may be paid termly either by cheque, cash or monthly standing order.

Those students wishing to use the Academy transport must abide by the Acceptable Use of Transport Policy which is included in this starters’ pack. The policy form must be signed by both student and parent/guardian and returned together with the transport form.

Please note that costs are revised on a yearly basis and parents will be advised of any changes as soon as possible.

Lockers Lockers are allocated to new students when they join the Academy. Keys and padlocks must be provided by the students and remain the students‘ responsibility.

Residential TripsAt Brooke Weston Academy, we believe that time spent away from home with other students and with members of staff is an important way of building relationships that make the Academy a good place to study and work. With this in mind, the Academy has offered trips to places such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and New York to name but a few, with Year 7 students attending a residential centre for outdoor pursuits at Fairthorne Manor in Hampshire from:

Monday 29th September to Thursday 2nd October 2014

Smart CardsThe Academy uses a smart card system to enable a secure and safe environment for its students and staff. The card is used to register students when entering the building, as a bus pass, for the purchase of meals in the restaurant and for borrowing books and laptops from the library. It is, therefore, required for daily use by students and they are expected to bring their cards with them each day.

The first issue of a card is supplied by Brooke Weston, with any replacement cards charged at £5.00 per card. Replacement cards may be ordered from the Finance Office.

When new Year 7 students attend the transfer day during the summer term, they will have their photographs taken for their ID card. Parents are, therefore, requested to ensure that their child wears a white shirt.


� Calculators � Text books � Replacement smart cards � Ties

Payment Received

� Cheques or cash payments � Standing order payments � Internet payments �Wisepay online payments �Any credit against cancelled charges

If parents have not elected to settle the account by standing order, cheques or cash may be paid into the Finance Office by students or sent in by post. Alternatively, we are able to accept payments via internet banking; please contact the Finance Office to confirm details. Cheques should be made payable to: “Brooke Weston Academy”.

Once students have started at Brooke Weston Academy, you will also be able to credit their Brooke Weston Academy accounts through Wisepay, a secure online

payment service which allows parents and guardians to make payments using their debit or credit cards. Your Wisepay account information will be sent out during Term 1.

Please supply the following information on the back of each cheque:

� Student‘s ID Number � Student‘s Name �Description of payment e.g. trip deposit, account payment

Accounts should be settled within 14 days of receiving a statement. If you have any queries concerning your child‘s account, please notify the Finance Office immediately so that they may be resolved as quickly as possible.

Financial Information

Please note that all students have two separate financial accounts: a Brooke Weston Academy account for general charges and a separate Partnership Catering account for meal purchases.

Brooke Weston Academy AccountStudents‘ accounts enable parents and students to purchase items from the Academy. All of these items will appear on the statement sent to you at the end of each term.

Items charged for:

� Transport � Residential trips � Tutor trips � Sports uniform


Sales StatementPlease note that details of students‘ catering accounts are not shown on the statement as this is a separate account and we are unable to transfer between them. Post-dated cheques cannot be accepted.

Student Number

To identi fy each student, a unique Academy roll number is printed on their card.

Debit

The charge made for an item.

Reference

The number used by the Finance Offi ce to identi fy the transacti on.

Descripti on

Refers to the type of transacti on e.g. transport, new ID card or payment received.


Credit

Payment received or refund of previous charges.

Total Balance outstanding

The amount due for payment on the account. A minus in front of the figure signifies that the account is in credit. This may happen from time to time when payments are made by standing order and will balance out over the year. You can choose to make a payment even if your account is in credit, with any over payment set against future charges.

Mr & Mrs A Parent 1 The Street Student Number 29000 CORBY Student Name Your Child Northants Date 25/01/14NN18 0XX Page 1

SALES STATEMENT Date Reference Description Debit Credit Balance14/03/2013 TO1 Transport 10.01.13 - 03.03.13 42.00 42.0004/04/2013 FM1 1st Charge Fairthorne Manor 33.00 75.0006/04/2013 Manor Payment on Account 33.00 42.0005/05/2013 FM2 2nd Charge Fairthorne Manor 33.00 75.0010/05/2013 Account Payment on Account 75.00 0.0018/05/2013 TO1 Transport 42.00 42.0001/06/2013 Uniform Sports Uniform 94.50 136.5001/06/2013 Uniform Payment on Account 35.00 101.5001/07/2013 Account Payment on Account 134.50 -33.0021/07/2013 FM3 Final Charge Fairthorne Manor 33.00 0.0025/11/2013 TIE1 Non returned tie 12/11/2013 5.00 5.0012/12/2013 Card1 New ID Card 5.00 10.0021/01/2014 FB1 French Dictionary Charge 7.20 17.20

Please ensure that you settle this account within 14 days. Total Balance Outstanding 17.20Please contact the Finance Office if you have any queries regarding this statement.


Partnership Catering The in-house catering is provided by Partnership Catering. Students are able to purchase meals using their smart card. Each smart card is individual to the student and contains informati on that enables payments to be recorded and credited to the account and for the cost of meals to be deducted from it. Students are able to credit their smart card for meal purchases at the Finance Offi ce and may do so using cash or a cheque made payable to: “Partnership Catering”.

Once students have started at Brooke Weston Academy, you will also be able to credit their smart cards for meal purchases through WisePay, a secure online payment service which allows parents and guardians to make payments using their debit or credit cards. Your WisePay account informati on will be sent out during Term 1.

A variety of meals for both breakfast and lunch are available from the restaurant or coff ee lounge. There is a selecti on of cereals, fresh fruit, yoghurts and cooked breakfasts available in the morning and salads, sandwiches, fi lled rolls and a choice of hot meals for lunch. Menus and price lists giving examples of the cost of meals and snacks available are on display in the restaurant and on the Academy website.

Those students who wish to bring their own packed lunch are also able to use the restaurant and coff ee lounge.

Please note that we are unable to provide meals for students unless they are purchased using the smart card, so please ensure that your child has their card with them at all ti mes.

The price list below is an example of the cost of meals as at April 2014:

Example: cost of meal, April 2014

Standard breakfast with juice £1.20

Full English breakfast £2.60

Standard two-course lunch with drink

£2.65

Buff et lunch £2.10

The examples given may be subject to changes during each academic year.


Finance Offi ceStudents are able to make payments to their Brooke Weston Academy or Partnership Catering accounts at the following ti mes:

Payment ti mes at the Finance Offi ce

Before the start of lesson one 8.15 am – 8.30 am

During breakfast 8.35 am – 9.50 am

During lunch 11.50 am – 1.30 pm

Aft er school 4.05 pm – 4.30 pm (Monday to Thursday only)

The Finance Offi ce is open for all parental enquiries from 8.15 am unti l 4.45 pm daily. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require informati on on any Academy fi nancial matt ers.


Financial AssistanceThe Academy is able to offer financial assistance to those students whose parents or guardians are in receipt of certain benefits. The use of the smart card system for meals ensures total confidentiality for those students receiving meal credits.

The type of assistance available is as follows:

� Transport � Sports Uniform – Years 7 and 9 �Academy Jumper and Tie � Free Meals

TransportCredits to cover the full cost of Brooke Weston Academy transport charges will be placed on the accounts of those students in receipt of certain benefits.

Sports Uniform and Academy Jumper and Tie The following items of sportswear will be supplied by the Academy in Years 7 and 9 for those receiving financial support:

Girls Boys

Tracksuit trousers Tracksuit trousers

Sweatshirt Multi sports top

Polo shirt Polo shirt

Skorts Sports shorts

Socks Socks

Academy jumper and tie Academy jumper and tie

In addition, a credit of up to £10.00 will be made to the student’s account towards the cost of trousers, shirt etc. upon production of the appropriate receipt to the Finance Office.


Free School MealsThe use of the smart card system for meals ensures total confidentiality for those students receiving meal credits.

Breakfast and Lunch credits amounting to £3.90 will be credited daily to the student’s account (please note that any unused credit is removed from the account daily).

Should your child require any extras, such as additional drinks, extra dessert etc. which will be over and above the amount of credit issued, then you will need to ensure that extra payment is made to their card.

Financial assistance is presently available to students whose parents are in receipt of the following benefits:

1. Income Support

2. Income Based Job Seekers Allowance

3. Child Tax Credit – Provided that you do not also receive Working Tax credits and that you have a household

annual income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue, that does not exceed* £16,190 per year.

4. Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit

5. Income Related Employment and Support Allowance

6. National Asylum Seekers Support

7. Universal Credit

8. Working Tax credit Run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.

To register for financial assistance, please contact the Finance Office. You will receive

a claim form that should be completed and forwarded to Northamptonshire County Council for processing or visit northamptonshire.gov.uk, search for ‘free meals’ and get an instant answer online. You can also phone the Free School Meals Team on 01604 366656 or email at:

[email protected]

All eligible benefits are checked using the online checking system provided by the Department for Education, which connects with your benefit providers and informs us of your eligibility for financial assistance.

Eligibility for financial assistance is confirmed by Northamptonshire County Council on a regular basis and we request that you inform Brooke Weston Academy should your circumstances change and you are no longer in receipt of benefits.

The Academy reserves the right to reclaim any Academy benefits that are overpaid as a result of any financial misinformation received.

* Please note that these thresholds change each year. Please contact the Finance Office for up-to-date figures


TutorsEach student‘s care is organised through a personal tutor who is the advocate on behalf of that student in Brooke Weston Academy. The tutor‘s role is to maintain a positi ve atti tude towards the student and develop a relati onship that enables them to monitor, support and infl uence the student‘s progress, performance and good behaviour. To this end, both tutors and tutor groups meet at assembly and at tutor ti me each day. Students are able to seek help and guidance from their personal tutor and parents are encouraged to maintain regular contact with them.

A parents‘ evening is arranged for each year group during the academic year when parents are able to visit the Academy to speak to staff . Should you need to speak to your child‘s tutor at any other ti me, please leave a message at recepti on and the tutor will endeavour to contact you as soon as possible.

Tutor representati ves from each tutor group meet termly with the Principal and these meeti ngs provide valuable feedback from students.

Tutor TripsThese trips are organised by tutors and have in the past included trips to restaurants, Alton Towers, Ice Skati ng and Ten Pin Bowling. The trips normally take place during the last few weeks of a term either aft er the end of the Academy day or at weekends.

A charge is made for these acti viti es determined by transport and entry costs etc.


Communication

Supplementary Reports Website Reports

Support information will be available via the Academy website. Individual reports will continue to be sent out on paper with the students.

Interim Report Student reports are issued to students at the end of each term and summarise the following areas of their performance:

Current Performance (Att)

This indicates a student‘s level of achievement in relation to national norms.

Target (Tgt)

This is a level for the student to aim for; it is reached from analysis of their previous performance.

Progress Under Target

The student is unlikely to achieve their target grade at the end of the Key Stage.

On Target

The student is likely to achieve their target grade at the end of the Key Stage.

Exceeding Target

The student is likely to achieve higher than their target grade at the end of the Key Stage.

Effort

Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory or Cause for Concern are used to show a student‘s attitude to a subject and covers issues such as punctuality to lessons, being well-prepared and working in a focused way.

Quality of Work (Quality)

Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory or Cause for Concern are used to indicate the quality of classwork, homework and coursework produced relative to the student‘s ability.

Homework (Hwk)

Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory or Cause for Concern indicate whether homework is completed and handed in on time.

Coursework (Cwk)

Good, Satisfactory or Cause for Concern indicate whether coursework is handed in on time, if applicable.

Tutor Report

A tutor report is issued yearly which gives more detailed information about your child‘s progress including targets, extra-curricular involvement and other aspects of their life at the Academy.

The Academy is able to provide duplicate copies of termly reports to those parents/guardians who are not resident at a student‘s home address. Please contact the Academy for further details.


Contacti ng Students during the Academy DayIn an emergency, please contact recepti on if it is necessary for you to inform your child of a change or delay of pick-up ti mes etc.

Although we always try to deliver these messages in ti me, we are unable to guarantee this aft er 3.30 pm and ask that this service be used for emergencies only.

Student Absences

Please contact recepti on on 01536 396366 before 8.35 am to noti fy an absence through illness. You can also contact us via our BW App for iOS or Android. Parents of students who are absent and have not noti fi ed the Academy, may be contacted either by telephone or lett er seeking an explanati on for their absence.

Payphones

There are two payphones in the Academy for students to use during breakfast and lunch and these are situated next to the library and the Weston Theatre.

Mobile Phones

Please note that should it be necessary for students to bring their mobile phones into Brooke Weston Academy, they must be switched off and left locked in their lockers at all ti mes during the day. We take no responsibility for mobile phones which are brought into the Academy and would advise you not to allow your child to do so.

Parents in PartnershipWorking with Parents in Partnership, the Academy is able to provide students, parents and the wider community with additi onal services and acti viti es such as:

� Social events such as quiz nights � Fundraising for local chariti es � The BW Factor � Supporti ng Academy events such as Prizegiving

For further informati on, please contact recepti on.

For more informati on please visit: www.brookeweston.org

The BW App is available for iOS and Android

Any further questi ons please contact us on: 01536 396366

Brooke WestonCoomb RoadCorbyNorthantsNN18 8LA

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Documents

academy uniform

black trousers

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academy transport

academy website

black sockstightsplain

black leather shoes

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