Prospectus
Rowley Park Primary Academy
Prospectus
Contents
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Our vision & values
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Applying for a place
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Learning at our Academy
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A NICER curriculum
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Expected behaviour
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A typical day at the
Academy
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Every lesson counts
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Rowley Park Primary Academy
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Welcoming from the Headteacher
W elcome to our school website
which I hope gives you a flavour of
what our school is like. Whether
you are visiting as a prospective
pupil, parent, teacher, volunteer or
Governor we hope to give you an
insight into our school.
Our Academy is part of Victoria
Academies Trust. The Victoria
Academies Trust is a brand-new
multi-academy trust established on
1st January 2014. The trust aims to
build a family of outstanding schools
who share a passion for powerful,
immersive and creative learning
“If you can dream it,
you can do it. Now go
out and change the
world”
~Walt Disney
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At Rowley Park Primary Academy
we aim to provide all children with
high quality learning experiences
that prepare learners for life beyond
school enabling children to make a
positive contribution to the world in
which we live. We believe children
learn best when lessons are fun,
practical and challenging.
We look forward to meeting you.
Miss Kate Fowler,
Headteacher
Rowley Park Primary Academy
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Our Vision
We want RPA to be the hub of the community where children have a
passion for learning in a happy, safe and creative environment. We will
inspire our children to be determined, imaginative and resilient young
people, enabling us to achieve excellence.
Our Values
Culture of creativity
Leadership for all
Insist on excellence
Contribute to our community
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Applying for a place
We have places for 30 new Reception children
each year. We can also admit children in other
year groups so long as we have places available.
Application forms are available from the school
office.
Our nursery has 26 part-time places for our
three-five year olds. Sessions are half a day
for five days per week. Children who enter our
Nursery are not guaranteed a place in Reception.
The Academy is committed to equal
opportunities.
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Every child has the right to apply for a place at
this school. We have good access arrangements
for disabled pupils, especially those in a
wheelchair. As a school, we are determined
to remove barriers that prevent children
from learning. More details about access and
admission of disabled pupils are available from
the school, including our accessibility plan.
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Learning at our Academy
We believe that learning has to be memorable, exciting and fun. As an Academy we are free
to innovate and re-design our curriculum to suit the needs and interest of our children. Our
curriculum is made up of a number of irresistible activities that the children have told us they
want to experience before they leave the Academy. By combining these with a rich and varied
diet of exciting ways to learn both inside and outside the classroom, we guarantee that children
will love learning and Rowley Park.
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Rowley Park Primary Academy
NICER Curriculum
We believe that pupils at Rowley Park Academy need to let RIP with their learning!
Unless learning is full-on and immersive, pupils will not make the outstanding
progress that we expect and demand of all of them to make. Let RIP learning is at the
heart of our NICER curriculum.
Victoria Academies Trust’s NICER curriculum is built around a series of social
enterprise learning challenges.
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Ensuring the voice of the learner is heard
through inspirational activities based on
children’s interests making links where
possible with local and national current
affairs and news.
Children as digital lead learners employing
a range of sophisticated thinking tools such
as learning power, thinking hats, TASC
wheels and CoRT 1.
Independent
Let RIP learning that captures the
imaginations of our children and staff
through innovative use of the latest
arts and digital technology.
Creative
Enabling children to lead and create
powerful social enterprises through
a series of pioneering project-based
learning challenges.
Enterprise
Making learning real and relevant by
giving it a local feel and flavour. It’s about
leaving a lasting legacy on the whole wide
world.
Regional
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Traditional values and excellent behavior
All staff at the Academy have very high
expectations of behaviour. We believe that good
behaviour is at the heart of a successful school.
Children at the Academy are taught how to
manage their behaviour from an early age so that
they can make the right choices. We adopt a zero
tolerance approach to bullying.
All the children in the school are taught our
simple school rules and they are aware of
the consequences if they break them. Good
behaviour is promoted with rewards, incentives
and praise.
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We believe that if children look smart, they think
smart. Every child at the Academy is expected
to wear school uniform. More details about
this, including costs can be found in the pull-out
section at the rear of this prosepectus.
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A typical day at the
Academy
Although school starts at 8.45am, a number of our children will
be in school as early as 8.00am for one or our study clubs or to
have a breakfast before the school starts. Mid-morning playtime
depends on when the children want to stop learning and have a
break (usually with a slice of toast!) Almost every child stays at
school for a healthy lunch.
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Rowley Park Primary Academy
Every lesson counts
Our children know full well that coming to school everyday helps them
with their learning. As an Academy we expect all parents to support
our policy on this by ensuring children attend school every day (unless
of course they are sick) Unfortunately, a small number of our parents
still take their children out of school for holidays during school time.
These children always fall behind, which is why the Governing Body
don’t allow it.
We expect parents that accept a place at the Academy to support this
policy by not taking their child out during term time for extended leave
or family holidays.
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Tel: 01785 356412
Fax: 01785 356414
Email: headteacher@rowleyparkacademy.org.uk
Rowley Park Primary Academy
Highfield Grove
Stafford
ST17 9RF