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Helping your child to succeed

In Year 10, learners progress to study GCSE from each other. The key to success is making learners want to
courses. They study the core subjects, English, learn, giving them goals that motivate them (Dreaming Big) and
Mathematics, Science and PE, plus others that they approaches to teaching that keep them engaged, focused and
choose themselves. Our learners are supported by making progress in every subject (Learning that Inspires).
our highly-committed teachers who are supported
by subject directors and coaches from the Trust One area where the Trust has invested is in a state-of-the-
Central Team. art learning technology called ‘CENTURY’, which we use for
Mathematics, English and Science. CENTURY is an artificial
We aim to accelerate the progress of every single intelligence platform that can be used at school or in the home;
learner by: it looks at how each learner learns and sees what they know
or don’t know, then it feeds them work that is suited to them
• Building on areas of strength to improve outcomes for all personally.
learners
• Quickly identifying and dealing with any areas of weakness It also tells their teachers exactly how well they are doing so
• Accelerating learner attainment that the teachers can help them, and it continually challenges
• Increasing the levels of outstanding teaching in the academy them to improve.
• Raising learner confidence, developing their future career
aspirations and increasing their knowledge of career options The Upgrade Mission is an initiative that has been designed to
• Ensuring that all learners, irrespective of their differing abilities, support all of our Year 11 learners and prepare them for their
achieve their maximum potential – supporting those with forthcoming GCSE exams. An extended school day gives
learning difficulties. learners the best chance of doing well in their GCSEs. There are
practice papers throughout the year, extra revision lessons, study
We have a strong emphasis on English and Mathematics skills skills kits and a wide range of rewards to make sure they stay
as the foundation for academic success and we have introduced focused on their goals. A range of outside organisations help
exciting new ways of teaching these critical subjects. These us to motivate our learners to achieve beyond themselves. All
teaching methods are focused on encouraging communication, learners are encouraged to Dream Big and aim for the highest
getting every learner in a classroom to join in with the lesson grades.
and helping the learners to solve problems in teams and to learn

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