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Head Teacher: Mr Jim Henderson

Respect

State of the art facilities Learning through collaboration Value and respect

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Pride in our uniform and identity Behaviour for Learning

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Independent Learners Developing leaders

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Home Learning Consistency Challenge

Responsibility

Close relationships with parents Open doors for life long learning Offer Wide Range

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Highly engaging curriculum Care & safeguard all students

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Abdul Mutasim Head Boy Eryn Kenny Head Girl

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How How will will yo you support pport my my child child in in their their tr tran ansit sition?

• Regular visits to primary schools to meet the students throughout the

year

• Detailed discussions with class teachers to find out students’ strengths

and areas for development

• “Drop ins” for parents at feeder schools both before and after school in

the summer term

• Taster day and parents’ meeting in July

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How How will will yo you support pport my my child child in in their their tr tran ansit sition?

• Summer school during the summer holidays to familiarise students with

their new surroundings

• Head of Year with clear focus on transition
• Supportive environment to help students integrate into Woodlands
• PSHE programme to support students with a particular focus on

transition.

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How will I know how my child is doing at Woodlands?

• Daily reward stamps in student planner
• Termly feedback of attitude and progress data
• Pastoral evening to ensure students have “settled in”
• Yearly parents’ evening to discuss progress

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How will I know how my child is doing at Woodlands?

• Curriculum evening to provide information about what students are studying
• Curriculum information published on the school website
• Regular Facebook/Twitter updates
• Phone/e‐mail contact with your child’s tutor
• Phone/e‐mail contact with your child’s Year Leader/Assistant Year Leader
• Phone/e‐mail contact with subject teachers

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What will my child be studying?

• English
• Maths
• Science
• Language (Spanish or French)
• Geography
• History
• RE
• Design and Technology (Food, Textiles, Resistant Materials)
• PE
• Art
• Dance
• Drama
• Music
• ICT
• PSHE (through tutor time)

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How much homework will my child receive?

• Students will receive around 30 minutes a week from the majority of their subjects
• Some of the practical subjects may set homework half termly
• Types of homework will vary:

‐ Vocabulary learning ‐ Activities ‐ Revision ‐ Research ‐ Projects

• There will be a published homework schedule that will be available on our website

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What extra‐curricular activities are available for my child?

• A range of school trips to support the curriculum (e.g., New York, Geneva,

Woodmill, Theatre)

• Reward based activities (Rock Assembly/ Thorpe Park/ Film

Shows/Splashdown)

• School sport (football, rugby, badminton, trampolining, cricket, fitness)
• Creative Arts (Rock Challenge, Choir, Band, Pantomimes, Radio Woodlands)
• Subject clubs (ICT, History, STEM, Art)

Who will support my child?

• Tutors
• Assistant Year Leader – Miss Hookings
• Year Leader – Mr Crowe
• Subject Teachers
• SENDCO – Mrs Lowth
• No Limits Team
• ELSA
• LINK team
• Saints Community Champion
• Prefect Team and student council

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What extra‐curricular activities are available for my child?

Saints Community Champion Steve Ketteringham works with us 5 days a week and is employed by Southampton Football Club Not only does he support PE lessons and extra‐curricular activities but he also acts as a mentor for a variety of young people for many reasons He currently runs a number of programmes in school to develop the 3 Rs as well as leadership skills. As a result of our work with him, students have been lucky enough to meet Saints players, visit the stadium and even have free tickets to matches.

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J Henderson Head Teacher N Iverson Deputy Head Teacher P Barber Assistant Head Teacher D Lowth SENCO M Olschner Assistant Head Teacher H O’Leary Lead Practitioner N Pearce Lead Practitioner X Hookings Assistant Head of Year 7

Opportunities to see the school in action

• Open Day 1: Tuesday 25 September 9 ‐10.30am
• Open Day 2: Friday 28 September 9 ‐10.30am
• Open Day 3: Wednesday 3 October 9 ‐10.30am
• Taster Morning: Saturday 13 October 10am ‐12.30pm