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‘Be the Best You Can Be!’ Presentation to New Parents June 2020

Background

• Middle School (1979) 9-13 Year Olds (420 Pupils)
• Years 5 / 6

Key Stage 2Primary

• Years 7 / 8

Key Stage 3Secondary

• Federated with St Mary’s First School, Wheaton Aston – April 2011
• September 2013 – New Governor led Nursery opened at St Marys
• 1 October 2019 – Academy conversion joined St Chad’s Academies Trust
• Intake from four first schools and beyond……….very good transition
• Specialist facilities and teachers – Science, ICT, French, Sport etc
• Music & Performing Arts Studio, Art Studio, D&T Room new entrance and Food Room extension
• Trained Cover Supervisors and Teaching Assistants
• Member of Wolgarston Collaboration of Schools – Transfer to Wolgarston – Year 9
• New Outdoor Gym (August 2017)
• New Science Laboratory (January 2018)
• Refurbished Remembrance Garden opened – May 2019
• Specialist Science College Status (2009)
• Basic Skills Quality Mark Award 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018
• International School Award (2013)
• Primary Science Quality Mark Gold (2014)
• Accelerated Reader School – (March 2016)
• Gold School Games’ Award – 2017-18
• Stonewall Champion (February 2019)
• The Quality in Careers Standard (July 2019)

Acting Executive Principal Mr J Smith Designated Safeguarding Lead Assistant Principal Mrs V Priestly (Key Stage 3 - Pastoral) Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Assistant Principal of Key Stage 2 Pupil Progress Mrs R Clews (Deputy Safeguarding Lead) Assistant Principal of Key Stage 3 Teaching and Learning Mr W Slater (Deputy Safeguarding Lead) SENCO Mrs S Highfield (Mental Health Leader) (Deputy Safeguarding Lead) Mrs S Cornes Head of Administrative Team and P.A. to Executive Principal All members of SLT are members of our Mental Health Team

Senior Leadership Team

OFSTED April 2018

We have now been classed as GOOD overall with the following grades for each aspect:

• Effectiveness of Leadership and Management

GOOD

• Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment

GOOD

• Personal development, behaviour and welfare

OUTSTANDING

• Outcomes for pupils

GOOD

• The whole school community shows an exceptional commitment to keeping pupils as safe as

possible.

• The headteacher provides strong leadership and staff value the guidance and support they

receive from him. All staff share his determination and passion to inspire pupils to achieve their full potential.

• Teaching is consistently good. As a result, the vast majority of pupils achieve well in all
• subjects. They make strong progress from the beginning of Year 5 to the end of Year 8.
• The curriculum develops pupils’ love of learning across a range of subjects. It is enhanced by a

range of trips, visits and stimulating learning experiences.

• Teaching assistants support pupils very effectively.
• Governors have a detailed understanding of all aspects of school performance and hold leaders

to account for it.

• Teachers plan carefully to meet pupils’ learning needs and use questions effectively to check

what pupils can do.

• Pupils’ personal development and welfare are exceptionally well developed. Their personal,

social and health education (PSHE) is of the highest quality. Pupils have a deep understanding

• f fundamental British values. Staff prepare pupils to be responsible citizens in Britain and

the wider world.

• Pupils’ behaviour is impeccable. They are confident, polite and exceptionally respectful of all

adults and one another. Leaders monitor attendance closely. Attendance rates have improved.

• Staff help pupils to settle quickly into Year 5, and Year 8 pupils receive support and guidance

to prepare them for key stage 4 in high school.

To reach outstanding, we must…………….

 Improve Leadership at all levels by developing a strategic overview of how well different groups of pupils are achieving in all subjects. HMI Ann Pritchard told us that our understanding and analysis of individual pupils’ progress and attainment was good but to move to

• utstanding we need to look in more detail at the progress of individual

groups such as Pupil Premium, Looked After Children, Higher attainers in all subjects etc to see how they correlate across different subjects.  Broaden CIAG to support career choices beyond Key stage 4. CIAG (Career Information and Guidance) HMI said that our general careers advice is good but thought we could do more to expand on career choices beyond Key Stage 4 e.g. apprenticeships.  Ensure that teachers consistently plan work to meet the needs of lower- attaining pupils in all subjects. This issue related to some lower attaining pupils being given work which was too challenging for them so that we need to get the ‘pitch’ of the lesson more precise for this group.

Christian Distinctiveness

Brewood CE Middle Academy is a faith school with a distinctive Christian Character which reflects the Church of England tradition. We ensure that within the Anglican tradition we uphold the principle of being inclusive and in promoting cohesion in our school and across our local community. Our Christian Values:

Wisdom & Knowledge Hope & Aspirations Dignity & Respect Community & Service

To develop these values we:

• Hold whole school, class worship and Celebration Praise services weekly
• Have regular visits to St Mary & St Chad’s Church, Lichfield Cathedral
• Have close links with Lichfield Diocese ie. our Christian Distinctiveness Advisor
• Are joining St Chad’s Academies Trust in the Autumn Term 2019

The School has a SIAMS Inspection every 5 years. We were graded as ‘satisfactory’ in February 2017. Since the Inspection the school has made significant improvements to the quality of Collective Worship and pupils’ involvement in this. We have also embedded our Christian Values in all aspects of school life.

School Vision 2020

Key Improvement Areas 2019-20 In order to become outstanding we need to:

Priority 1 The Quality of Education

 To develop further the LIFE modules and specifically the Sex & Relationships Policy so that we are fully compliant.  To further develop the Careers programme by meeting all the recommendations of the Careers Award.  To look at ways of broadening the Cultural Capital of pupils through our educational visits programme.  For the Leader of Mental Health (SENCO) and team (SLT) to support staff with mental health issues and provide appropriate mental health provision for all pupils. INTENT  The new school’s curriculum is planned and sequenced so that new knowledge and skills build upon what has been taught before and towards its clearly defined end points.  The monitoring cycle focusses on how teacher’s planning, lessons & pupils’ books link together. IMPLEMENTATION  Teachers ensure that pupils embed key concepts in their long-term memory & apply them fluently.  Teachers use verbal feedback, marking & assessment to check pupils’ understanding in order to inform teaching, and to help pupils embed and use knowledge fluently and develop their understanding. IMPACT  By the end of Key Stage 2 progress & attainment for Year 6 pupils is broadly in-line with national outcomes for reading, writing, SPaG and maths.  The attainment of PP pupils and other key groups is broadly in-line with national

• utcomes at the end of Year 6 and Year 8.

 Pupils workbooks and feedback demonstrate:

• Knowledge of the subject
• That new skills are applied & developed
• Interest & engagement in the subject
• Progress from starting points
• That homework tasks embed and extend learning
• A high level of presentation

 Pupils read widely and often, with fluency and comprehension appropriate to their age with effective use of Accelerated Reader, Guided & ERIC time.  To further increase the attendance of all pupils causing concern particularly vulnerable groups and targeted Pupil Premium Pupils.  To ensure all pupils follow the Non-negotiables and this is consistently applied across school by all staff.  For the SLT to work strategically to raise standards across both schools.  For the Executive Headteacher to ensure that both federated schools fully embrace the priorities of the St Chad’s MAT and contribute to its aims ie. joint projects - Primary Science Quality Mark.  Middle leaders carry out the key aspects of their role to ensure good outcomes for pupils and to meet termly to discuss best practice.  For the SLT to ensure that the new curriculum meets the requirements of the new OFSTED Framework and that our 3 curriculum drivers are fully realised ie. Personal Development, Raising Aspirations and Courageous Advocacy.  For the Deputy Headteacher to ensure all staff follow the RADY (Raising Achievement of Disadvantaged Youngsters) Action Plan.  For the federated governing body to carry out their 3 key functions relating to finance, school ethos and school performance.  For all stakeholders to review the school’s vision statement and to ensure we are meeting the requirements of the SIAMs evaluation schedule.

Brewood CE Middle Academy

‘Be the Best you can Be! ‘Life in all its Fullness’ John 10.10

Key Completed Being embedded during the year Produced: 17.10.19

Curriculum at Brewood

• Primary structure for Years 5 and 6.
• Lesson length – 55 minutes (approximately).
• English and maths lessons every day.
• ‘Core skills’ lessons during the week.
• Accelerated Reading time every day for all pupils.

Science Design & Technology French Art Computer Studies Music History Geography Religious Education Physical Education ‘LIFE’ module

(Swimming module)

• Homework and Homework Club – Monday – Thursday evenings

3:30pm – 4:30pm (Run by experienced staff – no charge)

Year 5 Teachers

Mr T Walley Mrs L Green Mrs K Clews Mrs G Shercliff-Youngs

Year 7 Teachers

Mr J Dean Mr M Cartwright Mrs L Shaw Miss S Forbes Mrs T Chatter

LIFE – ‘Live In Freedom and Equality’

Our ‘LIFE’ curriculum brings together aspects of PSHE and Citizenship to support pupils’ spiritual, moral, cultural, mental health (SMSC) development and prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. Pupils have the opportunity during ‘Life’ lessons to discuss aspects such as healthy living, sex and relationships, prejudice, mental health, bullying and radicalisation along with many Keeping Children Safe aspects and British Values. All aspects are covered sensitively by staff. These skills and attributes help pupils to stay healthy, safe and prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. The following units are studied: Year 5 : we are all different, decision making, risks and pressures, managing conflict and being involved in my community. Year 6: taking responsibility for my safety, It’s my body (health and puberty), rights, responsibilities and the law, preparing for the world of work, changing relationships and transition, managing change in preparation for moving into KS3. Year 7: learning and thinking skills, relationships, diversity, keeping safe, looking after your body, parliament and

• elections. In the summer term, wider issues are covered such as migration, fair-trade and where do our things come

from. Year 8: initially study finances including earning and spending money. They then move onto relationships and valuing

• urselves as individuals, health and well being, crime and punishment, peer pressure, self-esteem and drugs. They finish

the year learning about career choices and British values.

Mr Cartwright – Leader of LIFE

In April 2018 – OFSTED commended our LIFE work and stated ‘Pupils’ personal development and welfare are exceptionally well developed. Their personal, social and health education (PSHE) is of the highest quality. Pupils have a deep understanding of fundamental British values. Staff prepare pupils to be responsible citizens in Britain and the wider world.’

Physical Education at Brewood

We have 4 specialist PE staff led by Mr M Downes Our facilities include:

• Dedicated male/female changing
• Dance studio
• Hall with extensive gymnastics equipment
• Outdoor gym
• Outdoor netball/multiuse courts
• On site and off site orienteering
• Extensive playing fields with 6 football pitches, 6 lane 400m athletics track, long jump area with 2

approaches We have achieved the Sports Mark Gold Award. This recognises:

• the number of sports events and competitions we enter
• the amount of extra curricular sport we offer
• provision for PE within the curriculum
• 2 hours curriculum PE per week
• Taught in mixed gender groups for all activities other than Autumn term 1 – Invasion Games
• Covering; Games (invasion and striking & fielding), gymnastics, dance, Health Related Fitness,

cross country, orienteering, athletics, swimming (year 5)

• Our termly Sports Newsletter celebrates pupils’ sports successes during the term
• Our Weekly Celebration Praise highlights excellence in Sport – in and out of school

Clubs and teams We run a comprehensive clubs list and a very full fixture list. Encourage participation Sports Premium funding is used to enhance and extend opportunities for all pupils in school.

Sport……… Clubs……… Activities………

A taster of some of the extra curricular activities available

Art Cinema Dance Drama Drawing Football ICT Science Maths Netball Bushcraft Lego Robotics Autumn / Spring Cross Country Summer Kwik Cricket Athletics After School Gymnastics Club Drama / singing The School Library is open every day at break and lunchtimes.

Accelerated Reader - Raising Reading Standards at Brewood

I look forward to rewarding pupils this year and to hopefully seeing our word counts climb even higher than last year. Good luck to all pupils! Mr T. Walley Leader of Accelerated Reader

Merit System ‘Be The Best You can Be’ Aims

• Inspire you to achieve your dreams and

aspirations

• Help you reach your full potential.
• Improve your self-confidence and boost your

self-esteeem.

• Encourage you to take responsibility for your
• wn development and learning.

How to achieve a ‘Be The Best You Can Be’ Merit Award Merit badges are awarded for outstanding, excellent, exceptional or over and above subject work or for being a good ambassador for Brewood CE (C) Middle School.

• 5 merit badges result in a 1st merit certificate.
• Every 5 badges lead to a certificate.
• 20 merit badges result in a Platinum certificate

and a specially engraved pen.

• 30 merit badges result in a Platinum Plus

certificate and book voucher.

• 50 merit badges result in a Diamond certificate

and Diamond Award.

Raising pupils’ self-esteem

• Responsibilities – Librarians, Form Captains, Reading Champions.
• Year 8 – Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy, Deputy Head Girl, Head

Prefect, Senior Prefects, Sport Leaders.

• Year 8
• Worship Leaders
• Leader of Health & Safety
• Leader of Library
• Leader of Administration
• Charity Ambassador
• E-Safety Champion
• Student Council – voice of the school.
• Links with Community groups eg Parents’ lunches Governors, Church, Senior

citizen lunches, Old Boys’ Annual Dinner, other visitors.

A- Accelerated reader program/ Author visits N- Netball B- Bikability/ Bushcraft/ Big Bang Science Fayre O- Outdoor gym C- Choir/ Classcharts P- Paris science visit/ Public speaking D- Dudley Festival Q- Questioning skill building E- English mentors R- Recycling club F- Fifty merits S- Standon Bowers, Condover and Chasewater G- Gala for swimming T- TTRockstars H- Homework club U- Using our great resources I- Inter-house tournaments V- Veolia trip J- Javelin W- Wolves coaching K- KS2 SATS X- Xmas carol service L- Library/ Lichfield Y- Young voices M- Major Minor/ Music showcase Z- Zoo trip

Opportunities at Brewood

Rewards and Sanctions

• Assistant Headteacher (KS3) – Mr W Slater – oversees

Behaviour Management

• ‘Class Charts’ will monitor

rewards and sanctions

• Parents can access ClassCharts at home
• Password details in September
• Green – positive points
• Red – negative points
• Behaviour Report

Class Charts

Communication Our partnership with parents is very important to us

• Parent – teacher partnership….raise any concerns…..pastoral, ‘bullying’ issues.
• Headteacher’s newsletters/ letters/website/questionnaires.
• Pupil Organiser.
• Phone calls.
• Reporting absences
• In Touch texting service and E-mails
• Meetings with Parents/Forums.
• Consultation Evenings.
• Parent Pay for payment of school visits and school meals –www.parentpay.com
• Parent Pay for school uniform shop – www.parentpay.com/schools/8604516
• Television monitors in school.
• Reports to parents –

Interim and Annual Report.

• Home School Agreement
• Code of Conduct
• Pupil Well-Being Charter
• Rewards / Merits / Sanctions
• Bus Safety Pledge

Your Responsibility

• To ensure that we have at least 2

people to contact in an emergency

• To ensure that your contact

details are kept up-to-date

Pupil Transport

If you are entitled to free school transport a letter providing details of pick up / drop off points and times will be sent to you during the Summer along with the relevant Bus Pass. If you are unsure as to whether you are entitled please visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk for further information. You can also visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk/temporaryvacantseatscheme to find out further information if you don’t qualify and may be interested in purchasing an available seat – please be aware that this would only apply if you took your child to the nearest available bus stop – there isn’t a facility for home pick-up.

• Staff occasionally travel on buses to monitor pupil’s

well-being and to make sure all the pupils are following our ‘Bus Safety Pledge’.

• If there are any breaches these are reported and

the school will investigate and where necessary they will recommend to Anne Holt (School Transport Officer) that bus passes are removed for a fixed period.

• The responsibility of removing bus passes is at the

discretion of the County Council’s Transport Officer – Anne Holt.

• All procurement of transport contracts is via the

County Council.

‘Bus Safety Pledge’

Mr W Slater (Assistant Principal) Oversees pupil transport issues

Bus Safety Pledge I will:

• Wait for the bus to stop before I approach it.
• Have my bus pass for every journey.
• Get on and off the bus sensibly and in an orderly manner.
• Stay seated wearing my seatbelt correctly until I get to

my destination.

• Not distract the bus driver or any other road users.
• Not leave or throw litter on the bus or out of the bus.
• Behave sensibly at all times - If not I will be removed

from the bus.

• Respect other people and their property.
• Look after my property.
• Know what to do in an emergency.

Pupil signature___________________Date_________

Brewood Campus Stretches to ……………

• Lichfield Cathedral - London – Museums and House of Commons - National Memorial Arboretum
• Stratford visit - Liverpool Slavery / Beatles Museums
• Birmingham Theatre Visit
• Manchester – ‘War Horse’ Theatre Visit

Our residentials are: – Years 5/ 6 – Standon Bowers

• Year 7 – Chasewater
• Year 8 – Standon Bowers

Europe

• Special visits

– Germany – 2011 and 2015

• France - 2012, 2013 , March & May 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Italy – 2013 and 2014
• Belgium Science visit – 2013, 2015
• Auschwitz – February 2016, 2018 (Years 7 and 8)
• Comenius Schools (from Italy, Germany and France visited the UK – May 2014
• French school visit to Brewood (June 2016)

– House of Commons Visit (School Council and senior prefects) Autumn 2017 New School Council to visit – Autumn Term 2019

Our campus stretches further than you can imagine …

France Poland( Auschwitz) Belgium Germany Italy

Excellence built on centuries of opportunity

Music

• ‘Major Minor Music School’ Musical Instrument Tuition – from

peripatetic teachers during the school day on a rolling timetable for 20 minute or 30 minute sessions – all individual – 73 pupils

currently play an instrument.

September 2020 – “Meet the Music Tutors’ Evening”

• Singing Tuition
• Choir

Miss Forbes Leader of Music

General

• Smart Uniform – our uniform is traditional with no fashion trends. We hope

that you will support us with this when purchasing new clothing

• Houses – Chillington, Somerford, Stretton, Weston
• each house has a distinctive tie which is given out on your child’s

first day

• Attendance – we pride ourselves on our excellent attendance and pupils want

to come to our school - please report any absence from school to the office as soon as possible

• Mobile phones – these are allowed in school and will be handed in on arrival at

school

• Lockers - these are allocated on your child’s first day
• Name Badges – these are allocated on your child’s first day
• Morning break snacks / Lunchtimes – our contactless payment system will

allow pupils to buy food at break and lunchtime. The system is linked to ParentPay so can be credited and monitored by parents.

School Uniform

www.crestedschoolwear.co.uk Uniform orders can be placed online using the link on our school website or if you prefer to visit personally, the Cannock Store are planning to reopen on 15th June and will be observing social distancing, limited numbers in the shop and one adult per family please. They are extending their opening hours as follows: 1 July to 25 July 9:00am to 6:00pm 27 July to 8 August 9:00am to 7:00pm 10 August to 5 September 9:00am to 8:00pm

Acceptable Unacceptable

PE kit

ALL pupils will need the following PE kit;

P.E. Kit Black T-Shirt with school logo* Plain black shorts/leggings* Trainers with good grip and/or football boots Shin guards Black PE socks* Black Fleece with school logo * Hair tie for those pupils with long hair A boot bag or similar for dirty footwear Optional extras: Black 'under layers/skins' are allowed Swimming All Year 5 classes have a block of swimming lessons, they will need Swimming trunks, swimming shorts (not long beach shorts), swimming costume (not bikini style) Swimming cap (all pupils) Goggles are permitted if required and parents give consent (separate form will follow ALL KIT NEEDS TO BE CLEARLY LABELLED WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME Pupils must have kit for every PE lesson even if they are not participating – they can still be involved in the learning and can help umpire, score, coach etc Please do not excuse your child from PE – there is nearly always some way they can be involved

Health & Safety and Security

Only ONE gold or silver stud should be worn in each ear. It is helpful if piercing could be done at the beginning of the summer holiday to allow for healing.

No other body piercing.

FITBITS can be worn by pupils for PE use but not removed - staff are not responsible for looking after these. The school cannot accept liability for the loss of any such items

No make up or fake tan

No nail varnish, acrylic nails or eyelashes are allowed. These may cause harm to other pupils in contact activities or disrupt learning.

No dyed hair, hair extensions, hair braids or ornate, colourful hair accessories.

Mobile phones may be brought into school, but must be handed in at the start of the day and collected at 3:30pm. Pupils should not bring expensive items such as expensive watches ie SMART watches into school. Personal entertainment equipment must never be brought into school.

Black hair-bands only No tight fitting trousers or short skirts. No trainers, boots, sandals or canvas pumps. No Spinners Banned items under Searching, Screening & Confiscation Policy:

• Knives, scissors or weapons
• Alcohol
• Illegal drugs
• Stolen items
• Tobacco & cigarette papers
• Fireworks
• Pornographic images
• Lighters, matches or flammable substances eg. Aerosols
• Electronic cigarettes or vaping products

No valuables!

No other form of jewellery including wrist bands etc. NO chewing gum

We look forward to welcoming your child to Brewood CE Middle Academy