Beamont CollegiateAcademy Prospectus

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Principal’s Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The Curiculum at BCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Resepct Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Teacher Groups and Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Facilities at BCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

STEM Assured Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

E-Leaning and New Technologies . . . . . . . . . .10

Enrichment at BCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Principal’s Welcome

Beamont Collegiate Academy is a caring and achieving school in whichyoung people thrive and flourish. We provide a stimulating learningexperience which challenges and excites students both academically andbeyond the classroom. Our students enjoy school, love learning and arehappy to come to us each day to take advantage of the many opportunitiesavailable to them. We have also recently moved in to a brand new, £12 million building with state of the art facilities so our students now have asuperb school building in which they can take great pride.

At Beamont Collegiate Academy, our fundamental belief is that every youngperson has the right to a first class education which is personalised toindividual needs. Our curriculum ensures all students have a breadth ofknowledge and understanding but can also focus upon their own passionsand interests whether they be academic, practical or technical. Our Respectcurriculum ensures students are provided with high quality spiritual, moral,social & cultural guidance. Teaching and learning at the academy is exciting,active and highly effective.

We have high expectations of all staff and students and encourage ouryoung people to have the highest aspirations for themselves; we encouragebravery in the face of challenge and ask students to embrace newopportunities and experiences with a positive attitude. The school motto, ‘I can, I do and I will be’ captures these sentiments perfectly. We provideoutstanding support at the academy which all young people need toachieve their best. This combination of challenge and support breedssuccess and enables students to develop our Characteristics of Greatness(COGs) becoming confident, independent and positive individuals who havethe skills to be successful in later life.

Please feel free to contact us if you require further information about theacademy.

Mr A Moorcroft BA Hons, NPQHPrincipal

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Mission Statement

We strive to:

• Establish high expectations and go the extra mile forexcellence

• Develop confident, resilient and aspirational learnerswho display bravery in the face of challenge

• Provide a wealth of opportunities to support personaldevelopment and career aspirations

• Provide outstanding and innovative teaching whichmakes learning challenging and engaging

• Nurture well-rounded, independent young people whoare tolerant of others and ready to contribute positivelyto society

“I can, I do and will be!”

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The Curriculum at BCA

KEY STAGE 3 (YEAR 7 & 8) At Key Stage 3 we offer our students a full range of subjects with afocus towards GSCE outcomes. The curriculum places high importanceon the value of excellent oral communication so all studentsin Year 7 and 8 have discrete oracy lessons. As asignificant number of students enter the academywith depressed literacy levels additional Key Skillslessons are in place that focus on the areas ofreading, writing and oracy. Our lowest abilitystudents are also taught Humanities through anIntegrated Curriculum in two nurture groups thatare allocated one teacher each based on aprimary school model. The curriculum at KeyStage 3 continues to offer students a broad andbalanced diet that gives them access to the coresubjects of English; Maths and Science; theHumanities; Expressive Arts and Modern ForeignLanguages. At the end of Year 8 students opt for their KS4courses that include a range of GCSE and Technical qualifications.

KEY STAGE 4 (YEARS 9, 10 AND 11) Students in Year 9 are offered the opportunity to refine the subjectsthat they specialise in by following one of three option pathways:EBacc (approximately a third of students at KS4 study this pathway) ,Academic and Academic/Vocational. All students study GCSEs inEnglish, English Literature, Maths, Science and a Humanities subject.

These are then supplemented with three options from their chosenpathways. The three option pathways offer a comprehensive range ofacademic and technical subjects that include: Business Studies,Performing Arts, Creative iMedia, French, Engineering, Health andSocial Care, PE and Art. Mostly these subjects are delivered through aGCSE syllabus with some BTECs and Vcerts. The option pathways alsoallow our most able students to opt for three separate sciences as partof a more challenging academic pathway. To maximise the performance

of our least able students within the core subjects of English and mathsthey are provided with additional support in these areas instead of athird option choice.

SPECIALIST CURRICULUM PATHWAYS AT BCA At the academy as well as our range of STEM pathways we offerstudents additional career pathways in a range of areas. Thesepathways are designed to ensure students achieve theappropriate career-specific qualifications as well as having theopportunity to work with organisations and professionalsfrom with the fields of Medical and Veterinary, Sport andFitness, Performance, Art and Design, Accountancy andFinance

Below is an example of what a student would typically study onthese pathways as part of their curriculum.

Sport, Fitness and Health Pathway, Core Subjects, English, EnglishLiterature, Maths, Science or Triple Science, History or geography

Some or all of the following: PE, Health and social care, Hospitality

READING, WRITING AND COMMUNICATION An insistence of high standards of written and oral communicationpermeates the curriculum across the academy. Teachers throughout thecurriculum teach and model high standards of spoken and writtencommunication. Students who arrive having not met the expectedstandards for reading at primary school receive a number of bespokeinterventions ranging from phonics based strategies, the allocation of aKey Stage 4 Reading Coach and one to one intervention from teachingtrained in reading intervention and recovery. In addition to this, ourweakest readers at Key Stage follow an integrated Humanitiescurriculum that has a literacy focus. As part of the teaching of SMSC allstudents take part a half-termly debates on SMSC issues.

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The Academy delivers a ‘Respect curriculum’ which is delivered throughtutor periods, assemblies and in PSHE lessons across the year; thiscurriculum covers all aspects of students’ spiritual, moral, social andcultural development and is a really important strand of school life.

At Beamont Collegiate Academy we believe that buildingcharacter and raising aspirations are paramount to creatingsuccessful and well educated young people. A culture of “highexpectations and no excuses” exists for both students andstaff. Every student at the Academy is set challenging targetsthat will stretch all abilities.

A comprehensive offer of Careers Information advice andguidance is provided for all students. As part of this offer theyhave the opportunity to follow a specific career pathway. Eachstudent also has an Employment and aspirations portfolio thatrecords their achievements and successes throughout the year. To

supplement this the Academy involves all students in characterbuilding activities through our COGs framework which focuses on

developing determination, resilience, tolerance, curiosity, aspiration andself-reflection. At BCA we believe that these personal attributes areessential for enhancing and developing employability skills.

Respect Curriculum

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Tutor Groups and Teaching

TUTOR GROUPS

The highest priority is to make sure that each tutorgroup is cohesive and when students join theacademy Tutor groups are allocated by thededicated and experienced Transition Team whowork alongside the primaries throughout theacademic year. Pastoral care and guidance at theacademy is excellent and students enjoy positiverelationships with their tutors who are the firstpoint of contact for any issues that may occur.

We have three full time Pastoral support assistanceswho are available to support students and who workclosely with the Progress Leaders for the year group to.Progress leaders focus on the “five pillars” of every student,attainment, attendance, behaviour, punctuality and rewards.

“The behaviour of students is good. Students have played an integral partin the transformed culture of the academy. Students behave well in lessons;they are pleasant and polite. They take pride in their academy uniform andin the academy environment.”

TEACHING GROUPS

At the start of Year 7 students will be placed into ability groups across thecurriculum. The setting of groups is based upon outcomes at Key Stage 2but also uses scores from Cognitive Ability Tests. These are online testscompleted at the Academy following the allocation of a place. Cognitive Ability Tests are used to give a snapshot of a child's potential,what they could achieve and how they learn best. They form part of ourdata collection process and ensure that students are allocated to the correctteaching group on entry.

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September 2016 saw us move into a brand new, £12 million state ofthe art facility. Our amazing new home has a whole wealth ofresources and facilities including science labs, a radio station, fashionstudio, engineering workshops, music recording studio, dance studioand theatre alongside many beautiful new classrooms and communalspaces. The building is also rich with the latest technology includingipads, 3d printers, sound recording equipment and multi-mediaequipment. We have a first class learning environment to serve theyoung people of our community for generations to come.

Facilities at BCA

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STEM Assured Status

The Academy has been awarded STEM assured status. We are the first11-16 academy to secure this award and it recognises the ground-breaking work we do around career pathways in Science, Technology,Engineering & Maths. One example of this is the life-changing trip toBoston & New York offered to our students. This offers students theamazing opportunity to work with eminent scientists and engineersfrom universities like Harvard and MIT. We also have our very ownFabLab, a centre for technological experimentation andentrepreneurship which will provide unique and exciting opportunitiesfor our students.

STEM PATHWAYS AT KEY STAGE 4The academy offers students a number of academic and vocationalSTEM pathways that support and encourage students to choose STEMeducation and employment routes. The Science and Technology Facultyhas relationships with STEM employers, further and higher educationinstitutions who offer information, advice and guidance; mentoring andwork place projects to students linked to future STEM careers, includingdedicated routes for medical, dental and veterinary careers; engineering;programming; coding and enterprise. The faculty has developed strongpartnerships with United Utilities, Solvay Chemicals and the RoyalSociety for Engineering.

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E-learning is an integral part of the curriculum at the Academy.Our use of new and innovative technologies is second to none.We have a number of ICT suites in use across the curriculumincluding a dedicated iMac suite. Students have access to ipadsand laptops throughout the day and the music departmentalso has its own set of iMacs.

A state of the art 3D printer, laser cutter and Lego robotics arejust some of the technologies in use within the technologydepartment. Enrichment clubs include Minecraft club and theBCA Drone. Or how about trying the Virtual Reality Goggles, 3Dpens or the green screen technology?

The Academy also runs the North West’s biggest Coder Dojo in whichstudents have the opportunity to experience and develop their skills in adeveloping market sector with links to industry made throughout thesessions.

E-Learning and New Technologies

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Enrichment at BCA

Each Wednesday we have an extended academy day that allows students inYears 7 – 10 to participate in a wide range of enrichment activities. We offerover 50 enrichment activities many of which are led by our own students.

Enrichment activities on offer include: F1 Karting, Weird Science, Horse Riding,Team sports, Photography, Dance, Debate Mate, Drone club, Minecraft Club toname but a few. There is something for everyone and if students can’t findsomething they like they are welcome to make suggestions and we will makeit happen!

Residentials are offered in the first half term of Year 7 to support the settlingin process. Duke of Edinburgh is offered to students in upper school and allstudents are welcome to audition for our regular show stopping musicals.

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