Welcome to Co-op Academy Bebington

Ms Catherine Kelly

(Head Teacher and mum!)

SHAPING EXCEPTIONAL FUTURESBebington High Sports College Co-op

1 Placing our students at the heart of everything we do.

Do what matters most.2

Removing the barriers to learning so that all students and staff are provided with a vision of what they can be and supported to achieve that vision.

3 Recognising and celebrating student achievement, academically, socially, physically, mentally and inclusively.

Succeed together.4 Encouraging everyone in the school community to excel and achieve, in whatever form that may take.

5 Providing our students with an aspirational vision for their future and the appropriate learning pathway.

6 Being relentless in our determination for each others' success.

7Respecting everyone in the whole school and local community, so that we are recognised as a family school within an extended community, which supports and cares for each-other.

Show you care.

8Embracing healthy living so that all are physically, emotionally and mentally enabled to excel and achieve their dreams.

Be yourself, always.

My Intentions for the school....

• Maintain what Ofsted considered to be good and be 'outstanding' at the next inspection

• Build on our 'Outstanding' 6th Form results (top 10%)

• Maximise the impact of our new systems so that we achieve GCSE results in line with expectations

• Continue to develop our unique curriculum

• Continue to deliver Health and well-being /Pastoral care

• Improve further, the learning environment

• Maintain and develop the family and community ethos

• Be better at telling the good news story

What will your son/daughter get from us?

• Teaching that is well planned and extends learning

• Targets and tracking –intervention if they 'fall'

• Lots of extra-curricular opportunities

• Staff who genuinely care -'go the extra mile'

• Outstanding pastoral care

• Growing ethos of achievement and highest expectations

• Staff professional conduct

• Aim –a happy child is a child who thrives and learns

What do I want.....

• Every student, regardless of ability or background, to experience an outstanding education;

• Every student to have an outstanding role model –professional, kind, knowledgeable, interested in the student;

• Every student to be shown how to learn, encouraged to work hard and become independent, resilient learners;

• Every student to achieve outcomes that are the very best for them;

• Every student to leave school with good memories, sound morals and to become good citizens who make a positive contribution to the lives of others

Mr Phil MooreDeputy Head Teacher

Student Achievement and Inclusion

Unique Opportunities• Sports College- PE Dept. of Year

• Fun Club/Personal Best- Massive on Health and Well Being.

• School Band

• Drama Club/Dance Club/School Play/Art Beat

• Bike-ability/Swimming- Yr7

• Homework club- supports students/families

• Trips/Education Visits/ Residential visits (over 300)

• Honours Programme

• Young Farmers' Programme

• Duke of Edinburgh

• Whole host of subject specific clubs

• We are very proactive in raising money for good causes- Claire House, Teenage Cancer Trust, Clic Sergeant, New Ferry appeal etc. Santa dash, Bake off etc. led by students.

Behaviour- See the website-BFL Policy

• Culture of high standards and expectations.

• This is a place of learning so poor behaviour will be challenged-you have signed a contract- support us.

• We will punish students who misbehave to and from school –it’s in our policy. We use CCTV.

• Classroom expectations- around equipment, manners, work ethic etc.

• 96% (387 surveyed)parents say behaviour is good.

• Permanently excluded 10 last yr - exclusions are fair as we feel we have exhausted all avenues of support- everyone has a right to learn!!

Uniform/Jewellery

• School uniform suppliers- Wirral Uniform Birkenhead 647 9588.

• The Other Uniform Store 0141 384 4041

• The uniform suppliers have left information on the website, do not go elsewhere as it may be wrong. Order things now?

• What is a shoe? We allow Plain black leather footwear no logos, shiny surfaces or colours. See website for guidance

• Watches allowed and one pair of gold or metal studded earrings allowed in the lobe.

• No outrageous haircuts/dyed in natural colours- nothing below a 3 if shaved.

• No false nails/eyelashes/nail varnish/nail varnish natural colours etc.

Mobile Phones/Social Media

Mobiles not to be seen or on in school- unless staff ask for them to be used for Educational purposes.

1st time confiscated and returned.

2nd time confiscated and parents have to collect

3rd time banned from school- we will search.

Social Media- all sites are illegal (until 13 yrs. most 18yrs) but students are still using them.

• Bain of our lives- most problems in school start through Social Media.

• Issues that happen at home or on weekends. We will not deal with issues outside of school, go to the police or better still come off sites altogether.

• We continue to educate youngsters about the dangers of using unprotected sites- Snap-chat ghost mode.

Attendance/Punctuality

Government target is 95% ours is 100%.

The impact of erratic attendance is massive(see signs in school).

90% or below is the warning figure for Persistent absence-parents can be fined or prosecuted by Education Social Welfare Officer.

We have fined more parents than any other school on the Wirral 87 last year.

Holidays and appointments outside school hours if possible- we will use fixed penalty notices for unauthorised breaks.

Lates. 1hour detention on Friday if students are late without good reason. Offenders often dropped off by parents. Again we can fine for this- legally your responsibility to get children in on time. Students should be through the doors by 8.35 to make form time.

Special Educational Needs (SEND).

• We offer a graduated approach to meeting the needs of all students at Coop Academy Bebington.

• Students on the SEN Register have a Pupil Profile summarising needs in order to inform teacher planning and ensure Quality First Teaching.

• We offer small group literacy and numeracy interventions and use the STAR Reader Programme to support students in improving their reading.

• For pupils who require emotional support we run the ‘hub’ where students can meet with a learning mentor for a nurture or study session.

• The extensive Pastoral Team offer support around friendships.

• We have a counselling service in school 2 days a week so students can talk about a wide variety of Social Emotional and Mental Health Issues.

• Beyond what is on offer in school – we work with outside agencies and parents to ensure we identify needs and offer the right support to students and families. These agencies include:

School Educational Psychology Service

Health Services in School – School Nurse

CAMHS

Response

Brook Advisory Service

Social Care

Kilgarth Outreach/ Barnardo’s - Anger Management Support / Youth Intervention Program

Pastoral Team- Key StaffCatherine Kelly

Head Teacher

Dan Heydon

SENDCO

Andrea Deans

Senior Pastoral Leader

Phil Moore

Deputy Head Teacher

Julia Sleeth

Yr7 Pastoral Leader

Cath Payne

Yr 8 Pastoral Leader

Dan Cooper

Yr9 Pastoral Leader

Mike Hawkins

Yr10 Pastoral Leader

Jade Citrine

Yr 7 Progress Leader

Christine Edge Sayer

Hub Manager- student support

Paul Simpson

Attendance Officer

Jen EdwardsReflection Centre Manager

Sue Almonte

Parental Engagement Officer

Form Tutors

Shereen Hayes

Yr11 Pastoral Leader

Carla Valente

Pastoral Admin Officer

Arrangements for transition.

Due to Covid-19 things have changed drastically, restrictions mean we can’t have students on site before September. This in effect means no transition day, no extended transition and no summer camp. Rest assured that we have spoken extensively to primary teams about your child and have all the relevant background information.

To compensate for the lack of any face to face meetings, we plan to contact parents to discuss your child, there may be an opportunity to have a quick chat with them during this call to allay any fears and answer any questions. It is essential that you have filled out the student personal information booklet and returned this to school (it was sent in the post previously)

In addition, we have lots of materials on the website- virtual tour, meet the form tutor video, information podcast from the Head-teacher. Please refer to this for information updates.

September

• 1st day- Weds 2nd Sept – if government guidance allows

• Lunches- packed lunch or use the cashless system (info in the booklet)

• School timings- In for 8.35. Registration is at 8.40am we finish at 3pm.

• Buses leave at 3.10- 713- Rock Ferry, Port Sunlight, New Ferry. 613- Eastham.

• Eligibility for Free School Meals- will continue if your circumstances have not changed

Parents’ Information- if you’re stuck!

• Look on the school website

• Twitter feed

• Parent Mail

• Parents Handbook (copy sent in post but on website)

• Main Office- 645 4154

• Pastoral team- Miss Sleeth Yr7 Pastoral Leader.

• Julia.sleeth@coopacademies.co.uk

ALL THIS INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE!

Mrs Jade CitrineYear 7 Progress Leader

The role of the Progress Leader

As Progress Leader for Year 7, I work closely with the Pastoral Leader (Miss Sleeth) to ensure students cope with the transition from primary to secondary school.

I will look predominately at the academic side of school life –

• Ensuring students are placed onto the correct Progress Target Pathway

• Organising early support in English and Maths, if needed.

• Identifying students who are struggling with the academic transition from primary school

• Ensuring students are challenged and the Year 6 into Year 7 dip is minimised

SUPPORT

Tracking Students' Progress

Students are given a Progress Target Pathway in most subjects

based on their KS2 SATs scores as well as our knowledge of

their abilities. Comparing students’ current progress against

their Progress Target Pathway enables us to celebrate excellent

progress and identify students who may need a bit more

support.

Many students will exceed their target grades!

Students’ targets will be shared in the Second Term once they

have had time to settle in and teachers get to know them.

What support do we offer?

• English and Maths intervention: small group work sessions to improve

students’ confidence

• Form Tutoring Mentoring: students who are not quite meeting their targets in

English, Maths, Science and/or Spanish will have the opportunity to get back

on track with the help of their Form Tutor

• Progress Leader Mentoring: students who are not quite meeting their targets

can be mentored by their Progress Leader

• Homework and catch-up clubs are offered in many subject areas and run at

break times or after school

• The LRC (Learning Resource Centre) is open for all students before school,

at break times and after school until 4:30pm each evening

Journey to SuccessKey Assessments

• Students will complete some baseline tests in English and Maths within their first few weeks of school

• Students will have key assessments in their lessons throughout the year and some end of year exams in May/June 2020.

• Gaps in learning can be identified from key assessments and we can put support in place

• Homework/revision is provided to help students prepare for assessments

• We use Accelerate Reader to identify students' reading ages and ensure they are reading regularly to maintain high standards of literacy

• The outcome of assessment is communicated with home through reports sent via Parent Mail three times per academic year. End of Year exam results will also be shared via Parent Mail

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Rewards

• Positive points available each lesson via Class Charts

• Points can be ‘spent’ on rewards including canteen queue jumps, stationery and donations to our school charities

• Invites to our Celebration of Achievement evening each October (reflective of student progress and attitude from previous year)

• ‘Good News Postcards’ sent to home addresses

• End of term activities and trips (inflatables, Alton Towers)

• ‘Golden Lessons’

• Prizes given in celebration assemblies

• Progress and attainment certificates

How can you help to support your child, our students?

• Support them to be equipped for school each day: pen (plus a spare), pencil, ruler and a

planner that is used and signed weekly by home (it’s a great tool to communicate with your

child’s Form Tutor). Students are welcome to have a bottle of water in lesson

• Keeping an eye on Class Charts: encouraging homework completion, praising positive

points and challenging negative behaviour points, being aware of any detentions set by staff

• Keeping your details up to date (phone number and email address) and signing up to our

Parent Mail system

• Encouraging your child to keep reading – we so often see students who were avid

readers in Year 6 get out of the habit through secondary school despite it being essential for

their progression in all subjects

• Attend Parents’ Evenings – Form Tutor settling in meeting in October 2019. Parent's

evening with teachers in June 2020.

Communication

At Co-Op Academy Bebington we want to communicate the successes, and concerns, of our students’ progress.

✓Please update your phone numbers (mobile and work) and address if they change

✓Please provide us with a current email address; student reports are sent via email to save paper

✓If you would like to get in touch with a member of staff, email addresses and phone numbers are available online and in the front of student planners

✓ Year 7 Progress Leader: jcitrine@bebingtonhigh.com

Online Learning PlatformsParent & Pupil Use (and other revision resources)

All students will be write their usernames/passwords

in their planners on their first day of secondary school