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Sixth Form Proposal

September 2016

Year 5/6 Open Evening

Partnership with Parents

• The start of an exciting five or seven year journey
• Support of parents is greatly valued
• Communication – Student Planner, website, letters

home, reports, Parents’ Evenings, e-mail and texts, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

• Show my Homework
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Uniform
• PTA and the Governors

Sir William Robertson

ASPIRE

Achieving work of outstanding quality Supporting the school, staff, pupils and environment Pursuing knowledge through effort beyond expectation Involving themselves and then excelling in extra-curricular

activities

Respecting other people’s values, beliefs and customs Extending their horizons in the local community

Role of the Base Tutor

• First point of contact
• Know your child – pastorally and academically
• Appropriate advice and guidance
• Vertical (mixed age) Base Group
• House System – clear identity, sense of

belonging, competition, assemblies

• Head of House: Dragoon (Mr Statham), Simla

(Mrs Brewin), Lancer (Mr Davison), Chitral (Mr Costello)

• Deputy Headteacher: Mr Grant

Pastoral Structure

Headteacher Deputy Headteacher Head of House Base Tutor

Year 7 Curriculum

• English
• Maths
• Science
• Humanities
• Languages
• Design and Technology
• PE
• ICT
• Art
• Drama
• Music

Opportunities Available

• High value placed on extra-curricular activities
• Performing Arts – drama, music
• Visual Arts
• Sport
• Field Work
• Charity work
• Shakespeare in Schools Festival, Slam Jam Performance Poetry,

Fashion Show

• Working with Primary Schools
• Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze & Silver)

Visits in 2015/16

Transport

• Buses to Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, Sleaford and

surrounding villages

• All buses drop off and collect from the school site
• Staff supervise the Bus Park both morning and evening

OFSTED Inspection:

17th/18th June 2015

‘This is a GOOD school’

• Overall Effectiveness - Good
• Leadership and Management – Good
• Behaviour and Safety – Good
• Quality of Teaching – Good
• Achievement – Good
• Sixth Form - Good

OFSTED Inspection:

17th/18th June 2015

• ‘Students study a range of exciting subjects.’
• ‘Students enjoy being at the academy and are completely safe

when in it.’

• ‘Students’ behaviour is good. They are courteous and respectful.’
• ‘Classrooms are calm, harmonious places … High levels of co-
• peration and respect from students are the norm in all classes.'
• ‘Students make good progress and achieve well across a range of

GCSE subjects.’

• ‘Teaching is good … Lessons are engaging and enjoyable.’
• ‘There is clear, robust and systematic monitoring of teaching.’
• The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of students is

at the heart of the curriculum.’

• ‘The Sixth Form is good.’

Sir William Robertson Academy is the best performing secondary school (similar schools) within a 75 mile radius

Department for Education Performance Tables 2015

GCSE Results Published in October

• Provisional GCSE results for all schools will now

be made available in mid-October so parents are able to use them to finalise their choices. Previously, the data was only shared with schools.

• It is part of the government’s drive to improve

transparency, helping parents hold schools to account while allowing heads and teachers to highlight their achievements.

International School

• In the last two years, visits to France (Paris and Eurodisney),

Germany (Berlin) and Poland (Auschwitz)

• Annual ski trip to Italy (Courmayeur) in 2016, L’Alpe d’Huez

(France) in 2017

• World Challenge expeditions in recent years to Morocco,

Romania, Croatia and Thailand. Iceland expedition in 2017!

• International School Award

Standards of Behaviour

• Clear expectations in Student Planner
• Values of politeness, respect and courtesy
• Same standards apply on journey to and from school as well

as within school

• Zero-tolerance of bullying
• Mobile phones
• Pupils as ambassadors for the school

Sixth Form

University Offers

‘An increasing proportion goes on to study at Russell Group universities’ (OFSTED – June 2015)

Aspire to a brighter future

What Makes Us Different…

• A small school where all children are known as individuals
• Safe and secure rural location
• Small class sizes
• High standards of behaviour
• Range of extra-curricular activities and foreign visits
• Commitment to securing a smooth transition from

primary school:

• Visit all children in their primary school
• Induction Day in July before September entry
• Extended Transition (when needed)
• Year 7 and Sixth Form start the day before the other

children

Deadline: 31st October 2016

• Can make up to three or four school preferences in order of

priority

• If you choose Sir William Robertson Academy as first

preference, you will be guaranteed a Year 7 place here

‘Classrooms are calm, harmonious places. Teachers are skilled in the management of students’ behaviour and ensure high levels of co-

• peration and respect from students are the norm

in all classes. One of the strengths of teaching is teachers’ good subject knowledge. They plan learning activities that are stimulating and engage students’ interests.’

OFSTED: June 2015