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25/04/25

Some of our Y10 students exploring the realms of kayaking as part of their sport education studies. pic.twitter.com/2eMPDTuXks

25/04/25

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24/04/25

Winifred Nicholson loved to depict rural life through her artistic output, whether that was painting or making a rag rug. Our captures the artist behind the new display at . 📷Winifred Nicholson by Pamela Chandler, 1969 © Jovan… pic.twitter.com/zfjWNd2D2p

23/04/25

Year 7 Parents Evening is on 1st May 2025 pic.twitter.com/stiN6plgwf

22/04/25

The start of the summer term is today! We look forward to welcoming everyone back. pic.twitter.com/pfbfz2UrHN

17/04/25

Year 12 Parents Evening is next week: 24th April 2025https://t.co/fViGGLz8NT pic.twitter.com/ZE6oIPEAkT

04/04/25

Congratulations to Year 9 for best attendance! What was the reward I hear you ask? A wonderful pizza party with their tutors. pic.twitter.com/ViEsPjAM49

04/04/25

And for parents supporting their children in the build up, please see this helpful guide for student. https://t.co/U9Sj1VKcTo pic.twitter.com/m5bcdGIvyk

04/04/25

As well as a reminder of policies and guides: https://t.co/uEZnf5lqlj

04/04/25

Though the break is upon us in just a few hours, Year 11 are reminded of the following GCSE Exams Subject Revision resource available to them.https://t.co/P2842heZV5 pic.twitter.com/SbGp4gRkfj

04/04/25

Reading competition time! pic.twitter.com/o5fcjCFz8L

04/04/25

The half term starts today! A reminder that students break up earlier today. We wish all our staff, students, parents and carers a wonderful break. See you on the 22nd April. pic.twitter.com/37dmL4LvBg

02/04/25

Year 11 students have pulled together this great poster, advertising that this Friday is own clothes day. Students and staff are asked to bring in a £1 donation. Proceeds will go towards the Year 11 Prom. pic.twitter.com/3JJ4eBBwlK

01/04/25

The next school holiday is just around the corner, from the 7th April until the 18th April. We look forward to seeing our students on Tuesday 22nd April 2025, all refreshed after their break . pic.twitter.com/vaf4L8WXSb

31/03/25

There was even some time to pop into the National Gallery pic.twitter.com/GtRHCFpc8W

31/03/25

From the classic to the contemporary, it's always a great way to see how artists interpret and use different media. pic.twitter.com/VEfY6XO5pY

31/03/25

Our sixth form students had the pleasure on Friday last week, of travelling up to the to see some of the different styles of portrait artwork. pic.twitter.com/cA1eoyaYoS

27/03/25

It was such a success, students nearly overran the session! With a goodie bag to help them practice their new learnt techniques, we look forward to future workshops. Thanks Ms Francis for arranging such a great workshop experience. pic.twitter.com/O0mLuFwUu9

27/03/25

Thank you to So You Aesthetics, who attended on Monday to give 28 HAO students a hands on workshop. pic.twitter.com/ADQrJQKx4F

27/03/25

A fantastic talk from to our young artists yesterday. They introduced the different colleges within the University and the courses offered. They also delivered a task to students on creative careers. A great talk for those looking at a future in the arts! pic.twitter.com/yJ0olJObDs

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Rewarding Achievement and Behaviour

We have a firm emphasis on good behaviour so that the environment at the Academy, inside and outside the classroom, is calm, purposeful and orderly.

Achievement is always celebrated with regular encouragement, praise and awards for students when they work their hardest and behave well. Our high expectations, combined with a firm but fair system of sanctions, mean that all students can reach high standards as well as enjoy their education.


Positive Pathways

To recognise and reward excellent behaviour we have created the 'Positive Pathway' - a simple points-based behaviour system that allows teachers, or any adult in the Academy, to award positive points to students. Students can be awarded points for good work in their lessons, showing excellent manners and taking part in extracurricular sport.

Each lesson the teacher nominates a 'Star of the Lesson' and each week they nominate a 'Star of the Week'. This is for the student who has made the most progress either within a lesson or across the week. These students receive further bonus points.

As students accrue more points they will pass through boundaries and receive postcards home from their form tutors, letters from their Faculty Director and then entered into prize draws for JD Sports vouchers. A summary of the Positive Pathway is outlined in the table below:

Positive Boundary

Reward

Five

Gold star badge

Prize draw for £70 JD Sports voucher

Head of Academy breakfast

Positive letter from Executive Principal

Four

Silver star badge

Prize draw for £50 JD Sports Voucher

Head of Academy breakfast

Positive Letter from Head of Academy

Three

Bronze star badge

Prize draw for £30 JD Sports Voucher

Two

Positive letter from the Faculty Director

One

Positive postcard from the Form Tutor


Celebrating Achievements

The Academy rewards and recognises hard work and commitment through positive points. These are given out by teachers and faculty directors in recognition of extra special effort.

Principal's Breakfast - The Head of Academy hosts a termly breakfast session for students with 100% attendance across all years of the academy. Students are nominated by their teachers and formally invited to the event where their efforts are recognised over refreshments with the Head of Academy and invited staff members.

Celebration of Achievement Evening - The end-of-year culminates in our annual Celebration of Achievement Evening. Students are nominated across their subjects and receive a formal invitation to attend the evening with their families to receive their prize.


Sanctions

Sanctions are used to respond to poor behaviour. They are applied consistently, giving students opportunities to lessen the sanction at each stage. For further details see our Behaviour Policy on the Student Welfare page.