Our Shared Vision
• The Brittons Academy is at the heart of the local community
providing high quality learning for all.
• Our vibrant, caring and innovative learning environment is
underpinned by high expectations and high aspirations.
• Our moral purpose is to make a difference to the life
chances of every student attending the Academy.
• Whatever the starting point or personal circumstances, we
believe that every learner can and will achieve success.
• Our aim is to fully prepare each student for their adult life by
equipping them with the skills, attributes, values and
qualifications necessary to be highly successful adults.
Our Pledge to Parents and Students
The Brittons Academy’s moral purpose is to make a difference to
the life chances of every student. We will do this by:
1. Maximizing achievement
Opening doors of opportunity
2. Unlocking Potential
Opportunities to shine and excel –
developing a growth mindset
3. Becoming valued citizens
4. Ensuring their health and
well-being
5. Developing skills for lifelong
success – building learning
power
A valued member of the community
– respect and responsibility
Making good healthy life choices
The skills and attributes for a
successful adult life - PRIDE
1. MAXIMISING
ACHIEVEMENT
Opening doors of opportunity
Maximising Achievement
Examination Results Over Time
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By 2021, when Year 6
take their exams, we
will have seen a
significant
improvement in our
results
17%
improvement
in two years
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Significantly Improving Results
• Best ever results in the history of Brittons
• Our results are above the national average
• Average point scores improved significantly
• English achievement and progress was good and
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well above national averages
Maths achievement improved by 5% to above the
national average
The majority of other subjects improved their results
this year – many significantly
A massive 25% improvement in our most able results
Boys’ results improved by 11%
Shining Stars
Name
Michael Asare
Camila Idigbe
Nizamur Rahman
Carys Donaldson
Ruhit Abdul Qatar
Namwila Mulwanda
Iljeta Buzoku
Sarah Habberley
Callum Allison
Suenera Rahman
Jodie O’Sullivan
Louise Page
Ben Dosad
Demie Baker
Mickaella Nana Wacka
Kyrie Gouveia
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For the last three years, ex-Brittons
students have gained places at
Oxford and Cambridge Universities!
How Have We Improved So Rapidly?
5 Fundamental Strands of Development:
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An appropriate curriculum
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High quality teaching and learning
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Strong culture of learning
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Outstanding leadership
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Tracking student progress and appropriate
intervention
2. UNLOCKING
POTENTIAL
Opportunities to shine and excel by
developing a growth mindset
Unlocking Potential
• Developing a growth mindset –
success comes through hared
work and not giving up
• Industrial standard technology
and facilities – preparing students
for the world of work
• Extra-curricular opportunities:
- Clubs and activities
- Trips – local, national and abroad
• Rewarding success – recognising
when students do well
• Partnerships for learning:
- Schools - Hall Mead, Bower Park &
Redden Court – to share best
practice
- Primary schools – to aid transition
- Colleges and Universities – to raise
aspirations
Supporting Your Child’s Learning
 Four Houses
 Small Learning Families – only
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16 – 18 children in each
These are mixed age – so older
students can support younger
ones
All learners have an Individual
Learning Plan – to plan their
progress over the year
Regular learning conversations –
tutors support each student’s
progress by reviewing their plans
Directors of Learning - track
student progress and make sure
intervention is put in place if they
fall behind
Our aim: ‘Every student known,
every student supported every
student making progress’
Shakespeare House
Westwood House
Moore House
Mandela House
Potential Being Unlocked
• County and borough honours in cross
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country football, cricket, athletics and rugby
Highly acclaimed music and drama
productions – The Crucible, Lord of the Flies
and the music performance
Students performing at local and London
theatres
Winning over 10 national art competitions
including the Fourth Plinth, Transport for
London, Tour De France and Star Bronze
Year 10 winning an international art
competition with BMW and a trip to Berlin with
his family
Year 9 students winning an international
Languages competition and a free trip to Paris
A Year 11 girl winning a national award for
her outstanding GCSE results
A Year 11 girl representing Great Britain for
cheerleading and gymnastics
Annual winners of the Jack Petchey Award
Jack Petchey Award winners
2015
3. A VALUED CITIZEN
To be a highly valued member of the
community
A Valued Citizen
• Brittons has an ethos of pride,
belonging and a strong sense of
community
• Our core values of respect and
responsibility encourage students
to act responsibly and show respect
to others
• Citizenship in the School of Social
Sciences curriculum
• Leadership opportunities:
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Prefects
Peer Educators
Student Voice
House Captains
Learning Families
• Houses charities – all Houses have
adopted charities – so students learn
to give something back to society
4. HEALTH AND
WELL- BEING
Making good healthy life choices
Health and Well-Being
• Physical health through:
- Physical activity
- Eating healthily
- Making good life choices
• Social health through:
- The support from Houses
and Learning Families
- Support from Peer
Educators
• Mental health through:
- Wraparound care
- Support and Guidance
Managers
- Family counsellor
5. BUILDING LEARNING
POWER
The skills and attributes for a
successful adult life
Building Learning Power - PRIDE
Preparing your child to be
successful in a rapidly
changing world:
Perseverance:
• Determination
• Problem solving
• Improving
Respect:
• Empathy/listening
• Teamwork
• Leadership
Independence:
• Evaluating/ Analysing
• Self-management
• Problem solving
Discovery:
• Exploration
• Questioning
• Creativity
Enthusiasm:
• Passion
• Competitiveness
• Risk taking
What Can We Offer Your Child?
• Highly committed and dedicated
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staff
A safe and friendly learning
environment
Fantastic facilities
High quality support and
guidance for every student
An Academy that values
learning and celebrates success
and achievement
A rapidly improving school
An Academy that is moving
forward and forward thinking
An Academy that will make a
difference to his or her life
chances
A Personal Invitation…
Please take time to come
and visit us during the
working day on Monday
5th or Tuesday 6th October
2015
You will be more than
welcome