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Erasmus Darwin Academy

PARENTAL BRIEFING FOR SEPTEMBER 2020

Introducing

Mr M Maydew – Principal Mr P Walklate – Head of School Mrs S Barton – Deputy Head of School Mr C Briggs – DSL/ Head of Sixth Form Mr D Shipman – House Principal, Wimbledon House (i/c transition) Mr B Maddox – House Principal, Twickenham House Mr A Foster – House Principal, Ascot House Mrs F Stephenson – Director of Finance

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Induction 2020 Mr M Maydew, Principal

Introductory Remarks

Thank you for choosing EDA for your child’s education.

Introductory Remarks

Thank you for choosing EDA for your child’s education. We understand how important the transition is.

Introductory Remarks

Thank you for choosing EDA for your child’s education. We understand how important the transition is. We are trying to make this year’s process as meaningful as possible in difficult circumstances.

What Kind of School is EDA?

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously.

What Kind of School is EDA?

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously. We are committed to delivering excellence in all areas of school life, for all learners.

What Kind of School is EDA?

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously. We are committed to delivering excellence in all areas of school life, for all learners. There are three strategic areas which are key to providing a truly excellent education for our young people.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Academic Success

We are a high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Academic Success

We are a high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Broadening Horizons & Skills Sets

We are committed to high quality extra-curricular provision and careers education.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Academic Success

We are a high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Broadening Horizons & Skills Sets

We are committed to high quality extra-curricular provision and careers education.

Culture and Ethos

We are calm, orderly, friendly, caring, and aspirational on a daily basis.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Erasmus Darwin Academy

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously. We are committed to delivering excellence in all areas of school life.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

We take our motto of Excellence for All seriously. We are committed to delivering excellence in all areas of school life. There are three strategic areas which are key to providing a truly excellent education for our young people.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

We pursue Excellence for All in all that we do. We are committed to excellence in the following key areas:

Academic Achievement

A high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

We pursue Excellence for All in all that we do. We are committed to excellence in the following key areas:

Academic Achievement

A high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Broadening Horizons & Skills Sets

High quality extra-curricular provision and careers education, recognised nationally.

We pursue Excellence for All in all that we do. We are committed to excellence in the following key areas:

Academic Achievement

A high-performing school, with standards significantly above local and national benchmarks.

Broadening Horizons & Skills Sets

High quality extra-curricular provision and careers education, recognised nationally.

Culture and Ethos

Calm, orderly, friendly, caring, and aspirational on a daily basis.

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Curriculum, Target Setting, Assessment and Reporting in Year 7, 8 and 9 (The Development Stage)

Mr P. Walklate (Head of School)

The EDA Curriculum

Curriculum Aims

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• prepare students for, and

successfully contribute to, life in modern Britain.

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• equip students with the confidence,

knowledge and skills to thrive in their examinations and beyond, preparing them for the next stages in life.

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• develop courageous, determined,

respectful and friendly young people.

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• ensure all subjects can be accessed

at examination level at Key Stages 4 and 5.

The Curriculum at EDA is….

 As ambitious as the National

Curriculum

 Broad and balanced  Inclusive  Aspirational  Focused on developing

literacy, numeracy, oracy and reading

Setting Targets

In The Development Stage (Years 7, 8 and 9) we assess based

• n ‘mastery level analysis’.

We use a range of information to help establish student targets in the development stage. This includes: Internal Baseline Assessments and external tests in English and Mathematics (GL Assessments). For this cohort, we have been provided with teacher assessments that have been a starting indicator as to your child’s academic performance. At EDA, we review and evaluate our targets annually to ensure we are always setting aspirational yet achievable targets.

Minimum Percentage Target

Using the information previously discussed, your child will be set a minimum percentage target in each subject (these targets may vary between subjects)

Year 7 Minimum Percentage Target 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Assessment in Year 7

Progress Reports – we report the following twice per year

These will give you the following information for each subject:

 Percentage achieved in the latest assessment  Minimum percentage target for each subject  Attitude to learning grade (D, M or E)  Intervention strategy where you child has not

achieved their minimum target percentage

 Your child's reading age in years and months  Your child’s attendance record  Your child’s current number of behaviour points  Your child’s achievement points  Your child’s current punctuality record

Teaching and Learning at EDA Mrs S. Barton, Deputy Head of school

ATL

Exceeds expectations (EE) Meets expectations (ME) Does not meet expectations (DNME)

 Goes above and beyond, exceeding expectations

• n a regular basis.

 Attends lessons with appropriate equipment.  Sits ups straight, listens attentively and tracks the teacher.  Completes work to the best of ability at all times.  Asks and answers questions during lessons.  Follows instructions first time, every time.  Never interrupts learning.  Does not meet one or more of the expectations listed on a regular basis.

No risk of different interpretations

Our Academy Day

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Wednesday Period Timings Period Timings Registration 8.40 am – 9.00 am Period 1 9.00 am – 10.00 am Period 1 and Registration 8.40 am – 9.45 am Period 2 10.00 am-11.00 am Period 2 9.45 am – 10.45 am Break 11.00 am – 11.25 am Break 10.45 am – 11.10 am Period 3 11.25 am – 12.25 pm Period 3 11.10 am – 12.10 pm Period 4 12.25 pm – 1.25 pm Period 4 12.10 pm – 1.10 pm Lunch 1.25 pm - 2.05 pm Lunch 1.10 pm – 1.45 pm Period 5 2.05 pm – 3.05 pm – School finishes at 3.05pm Period 5 1.45 pm – 2.35 pm – School finishes at 2.35 pm Clubs and intervention 3.05 pm – 4.00 pm

Our wider curriculum

Safeguarding

 Mr Briggs – Designated

Safeguarding Lead.

 Keeping you safe  Assemblies  E-safety, peer on peer abuse,

emotional wellbeing

 Risks  Support in school if you are

getting support with another agency

Academy Payments -WisePay

Payments for all Academy items or services must be made online Via Wisepay, access via link on MyEd or Academy Website top

• left. Logins are being sent via post, contact

admin@eda.staffs.sch.uk if you do not receive the login by 18th June. Canteen – Please pre-load your student account with credit for September and check their balance regularly. Their id card is used to pay at a touchless system at the canteen tills. No money or cheques can be accepted on-site for Academy items. Rest assured, we allow students to go to reception for an overdraft and we would contact you in that instance for the

• verdraft permission to ensure they had

access to food for that day. Other items are buses, lockers, trips, small uniform items stocked at the Academy (socks or ties often lost), lost cards or lost planners etc.

Booking an EDA Bus Place

£20 deposit must be made via Wisepay by 12 noon 26th June you’ll need to choose an existing stop from the drop down menu and bus pass duration (termly or whole year), Journey type (mornings or evenings or both). N.B. The Academy buses are organized by the Academy to assist parents with transportation arrangements. The Academy wants to carry on providing this useful service however social distancing

• n the buses in September is unlikely to be

possible, there may be a requirement in line with public transport that students can

• nly use the bus with a face mask.

A detailed bus letter will accompany the Wisepay login

Uniform Purchase

Starting from July 1st Cannock will be operating extended opening hours, Monday to Saturday. July 1st - July 25th 9am - 6pm July 27th - Aug 8th 9am - 7pm August 10th - Sept 2nd 9am - 8pm

(Near Subway and Police Station)

Or Online ordering www.crestedschoolwear.co.uk

MyEd App Download

There are two sections, the general section where the transition information is held and where you have all submitted your permission and data forms and the student section. Please be aware the individual student section will not show until September when they are officially on roll with us. The student will appear automatically so long as we have the up to date mobile number you are using on our own

• records. If you change your mobile

please let us know via the admin@eda.staff.sch.uk or contact page

• n the website.

Medical Needs

Should you have any concerns about medical needs and conditions from which your child suffers that may require some adaptaption or planning prior to starting in September, please contact us to arrange an Individual Health Care Plan via the admin@eda.staff.sch.uk or contact webpage. In the current climate, we would prefer to undertake them via phone however could arrange in person in a socially distanced meeting room if it was deemed beneficial to student wellbeing that the child should also be present.

Mr B. Maddox Assistant Principal

Twickenham House

Academy Rules Be Ready Be Respectful Be Safe

https://www.eda.staffs.sch.u k/about-us/the-eda-way/

The EDA Steps We ALWAYS follow the S.T.E.P.S approach in our daily interactions. S.T.E.P.s stands for: Sir or Miss - every time Thank you - every time Excuse me - every time Please - every time Smile - every time

Classroom Expectations

In every lesson, we expect all students to…

• Attend lessons with appropriate equipment.
• Sit up straight, listen attentively and track the teacher.
• Complete work to the best of ability at all times.
• Ask and answer questions during lessons.
• Follow instructions first time, every time.
• Never interrupt learning.
• Be silent when a teacher counts ‘3…2…1’

Mobile phones Students are not allowed mobile phones or any other form of electronic device at the

• academy. If a student’s mobile phone is

seen or heard anywhere on the school site, it will be immediately confiscated. 1st time: Students will collect the phone at the end of the school day. 2nd time onwards: Parent/carer will have to collect the phone from the academy

Rationale: To ensure the highest standards of uniform both within and between lessons and to ensure the highest standards of behaviour between lessons and during social time. Procedure:

• Staff give students a ‘strike’ if they

see them displaying any behaviour

• r uniform infringements.
• 5 strikes = 30 minute after-school

detention with a member of the Leadership Team. Strikes given for….

• Top button undone
• Shirt untucked
• Sleeves rolled up
• No tie
• Trainers
• No blazer
• Jewellery
• Not following one-way

system

• Loitering between lessons
• Littering
• Planner not signed
• Lack of required equipment
• Late
• Chewing gum

Standards Strikes

Detention System (during the school day)

A detention is a form of sanction in which a student is required to remain behind after lessons due to a breach in expectations.These can be set at break time, lunchtime or after school depending upon the severity of the breach in school rules. Detentions during the school day are routine and part of helping a child make positive choices and improve their character. We do not inform parents concerning break and lunch detentions – a student will always have an

• pportunity to have their lunch and visit the toilet

during a break or lunch.

Behaviour for Learning: Detention System (outside of the school day)

Occasionally, it may be necessary for a child to attend a detention

• utside of the school day. You will be informed of a detention,

normally through your child’s planner, with at least 24 hours notice for an after school detention. It is your child’s responsibility to show you their planner. Most afterschool detentions are set by a Senior Leaders as a sanction for more serious behaviour. The timings are 3:15pm- 3:45pm. An escalation of this is an Academy detention which is from 3:15pm-4:15pm. These are supervised by a Senior Leader. Please be advised that there is no bus service for students in detention, or who stay afterschool for extra-curricular activities.

Olympic Rewards System

Gold Awards: Given to the top 50 students with the highest number of bronze medals each term. Via Sims report Reward for student: Gold certificate in assembly Invite to end of term Reward Event Parental Communication: Personalised letter is sent home. Silver Awards: Given to students for every ten medals they collect. Automatic notification via Sims Reward for student: Silver certificate in assembly. Invite to Friday Event during the same week. Parental Communication: Praise postcard is sent home. Bronze Medals: Given to students for demonstrating one

• f the academy values.

Tutors record on SIMs each during silent reading slot. Reward for student: Students are given a medal sticker to add to their chart in their planner. Parental Communication: Notification via app for parents/carers House Competition: A league table of the most Bronze Medals across the whole year. The winning House gaining a reward event in the summer term.

Bronze Medals

Students will collect Bronze Medals in their planners – there is a designated page for this. The expectation would be that students have their planner on their desk each lesson with the rewards page open. Once students receive 10 bronze medals, they will be recognised and receive an award. The medal tally are collated by the form tutor.

Progress Rewards

 Personalised congratulatory letters  Progress certificates  Bespoke rewards e.g., Hot Choc Friday  Termly celebration of achievement assemblies  Whole school awards evening rewards  Social media acknowledgments

There are specific criteria associated for each reward format to ensure we are recognising all progress success made by our learners

Broadening Horizons Mr A Foster, Assistant Principal, Ascot House

Here at EDA we believe in providing students with as wide a range of opportunities as possible to promote students interest and learning beyond the classroom. Primarily this is done through an extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and educational visits.

Broadening Horizons

Broadening Horizons

Broadening Horizons

Directory of Educational visits and Extra-Curricular activities

Extra-Curricular activities

Extra-Curricular activities

Educational Visits

Educational Visits @ EDA

An Annual Visits & Extra-curricular activities consent form will be issued along with the other forms sent to you on the MyEd app. Unless you inform us otherwise, this will be valid for the duration of your child’s time at EDA. Any visit that carries an additional risk and/or takes place out of normal school hours will require a separate consent form. Should this be required it will be sent to you to complete via the MyEd app. Letters containing the relevant details about a visit will be sent to you via MyEd* Payment for educational visits is made via Wisepay. Please ensure you read letters carefully to check for payment deadlines as they must be adhered to. For extra-curricular fixtures, it will be the responsibility of your child to inform you that they are taking part and to pass on any details to you.

Social Media

Main school twitter account @EDarwinAcademy PE Department twitter account @ErasmusDarwinPE Sixth Form twitter account @EDASixthForm Duke of Edinburgh Award twitter account @EDADofE

Parent School Partnership

Erasmus Darwin Academy seeks to actively engage with parents in working collaboratively to support your child’s progress. October –Y7 information and ‘Meet the Tutor’ Evening. There will be a further Parent Consultation Evening in the Spring Term 2020 to discuss academic progress with subject

• staff. All appointments can be booked online and details are

sent out nearer to the occasion. There are also opportunities for Y7 parents to participate in our ‘Parent Forum’; these are arranged at various times throughout the Academy year.

Relationship with Tutor

 By now, each student is now aware what house they are in. There are 10

vertical tutor groups in each house. Most students will have an opportunity to meet their tutor this term, however some staff are joining us from September.

 A tutor is the central member of staff for your child for at least four years.

After Year 10, our current model is students are placed into year based tutor groups. This is to help them at a critical time.

 It is common for a tutor to ring home in relation to any queries/concerns

that they may have. Equally, parents are invited to contact the tutor in relation to minor issues.

 At the start of every week, student’s planners are checked for important

communication and to ensure its effective use. We also require parents to conduct weekly checks, and sign in the appropriate place to confirm. Please also use it as a point of correspondence with the tutor or subject staff.

 Misused/lost planners can be replaced at a cost of £2.50

Relationship with House Principal

House Principal Your child will work with the House Principal who will be responsible for the overall well being of your child at the

• Academy. A House Principal is a member of our Senior

Leadership Team at the Academy. We may contact you to raise concerns/share important information in relation to your child. Parents may contact House Principals if they have a significant concern that they need support with.

Relationship with other staff.

Teaching staff

 Teachers and Subject Leaders can be

contacted for subject related concerns.

 Report on progress is provided throughout

the year.

 Parents Consultation Evenings take place

annually.

Relationship with other staff.

Support staff

 Student Support Managers – to support your

child with feeling safe and secure in school. Each student has a specific Student Support Manager who may contact you in relation to your child’s well being/first aid/other issues.

 Attendance and Engagement Manager – to

support your child with their attendance and any barriers to achieving full engagement with learning in school.

Student leadership opportunities

 Students are expected to take opportunities to develop their leadership

skills and make a positive contribution to academy life.

 There are a range of opportunities including:

• House and Academy Council representation
• Anti-bullying ambassadors
• Y7 Peer buddies
• Paired reading assistants
• Librarians
• Prefects
• Representation at open evening and day events
• Student panels at staff interviews
• Tour guides
• Fundraising events
• Helping out in lessons
• Running clubs and societies
• EDA Clean up team

Being at school

When our Academy is permitted to fully function in its intended form, all students are expected to be on site by 8.35 when a bell rings, and are required to be in their tutor room by 8.40. This is so that they can have a positive start to the day. Students at EDA are expected to take responsibility for their own

• punctuality. Students will be challenged if they are late. Any legitimate

reasons for lateness should be communicated to school reception. If your child is going to be absent, we must be informed of this on each day of absence. Students are expected to achieve 95% attendance as a minimum, with correspondence issued to any student who is failing to meet this target. Unauthorised absence will be followed up on every occasion.

Uniform

 All students are required to wear Academy Uniform

during the school day. This includes:

 Blazer  Tie  White Shirt  Trousers/ Academy Skirt (not lycra/skinny/jeggings)  Dark socks  Black leather shoes  Dark outside coat during the colder months  Academy Jumper (optional)

Students that do not arrive in correct uniform MUST be accompanied with a note from a parent, informing us of the difficulty and when it will be resolved.

Footwear

Wearing of Academy Skirt

Appropriate Not appropriate

Induction events

 All students will have the opportunity to meet

their form tutor and House Principal in the final week of term.

Timings of these will be sent in advance. Please be aware that any decision for your child to attend these events must be shared with the Primary School if your child is currently accessing provision due to ‘social bubble’ guidelines which primary schools must follow.

Attending these events

 DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL

IF THEY, OR ANYONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD, IS PRESENTING ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS.

 For these sessions, parents may park on our school car park and walk their child round to the Tennis Court area (this will be signposted).  A member of Academy staff will both collect and drop off your child from this area.

Summary

 Please don’t hesitate to contact us if

you have any further questions.

 A useful e-mail address is

admin@eda.staffs.sch.uk –This is a central e-mail address which will forward concerns to the relevant staff member or team. Prior to September,

• ur contact is

admissions@eda.staffs.sch.uk

 We are really looking forward to

working with you, your child and your family.