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A Warm Welcome from our HeadteacherThank you for expressing an interest in The Streetly Academy.
In recent years we have seen the school go from strength to strength. Improvements have not only been limited to year on year exam result increases, but also a notable improvement on traditional standards of behaviour, respect and uniform, as well as a relentless focus on improving teaching and learning.
We are very proud of our school and our students, as can be seen in our School Vision.
Our attractive site boasts superb facilities, particularly in the area of our sport specialism, with a full size synthetic turf all weather pitch, 4 court sports hall, gym and fitness area, dance studio and swimming pool.
I hope that you find the information in this prospectus of interest and that it gives you a flavour of life at The Streetly Academy. We welcome a visit at any time, so please make the time to come in and see our school at work.
Billy DownieHeadteacher
thestreetlyacademy“This is an Outstanding School”
OFSTED 2013
Achievement“Students’ achievement is outstanding, particularly in English and Mathematics. The progress made by all students, including disabled students and those with special educational needs, is exceptional.”
Behaviour“Students’ behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary, both in and out of lessons”
Teaching“The quality of teaching is outstanding. This results in students making exceptional progress.”
Leadership“The academy is exceptionally well led and managed. The headteacher provides outstanding leadership and his vision and energy are shared with the wider leadership team.”
Governance“The governing body is highly effective. Governors ask difficult questions, know the school’s strengths and very successfully support further improvements.”
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Billy DownieHeadteacher
Our VisionValues and Achievement
At The Streetly Academy, our moral compass is steered by our very clear
values. Our emphasis on some traditional expectations of respect, good
old-fashioned uniform standards, and effort are fully encapsulated with
our PRIDE system, drawn from the Olympic and Paralympic Values of
Personal Excellence, Respect and Friendship, Inspiration, Determination
and Courage, and Equality. These values run through the school in
everything we do.
At The Streetly Academy we feel morally obliged to consistently improve
in everything we do. From teaching to support work, behaviour
management to leadership, working to ensure that every student, no
matter what their ability, can grow, flourish, and achieve in a safe and
stimulating environment.
Values and Achievement sit at the centre of our vision, and we expect
that every person connected to the school, parent or governor, student
or staff member, maintains the same focus.
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Our CurriculumKey Stage 3
At Key Stage 3, the curriculum is broad and balanced for
all our students. They study a range of subjects including
English, Maths, Science, ICT and PE. Beyond this core,
Geography, History and Religious Education are taught as
separate humanities to all students. Drama, Art and Music
comprise the Creative and Expressive Arts curriculum. Both
French and Spanish are learnt by students in Years 7 and
8 and they specialise in one of these in Year 9. Technology
is taught through a carousel of different aspects; electronics,
food technology, resistant materials, systems and control,
graphical products and textiles. We offer Personal, Social and
Health and Education (PSHE) throughout the Key Stage.
Students are divided into two equal ability bands in each year.
These bands are then set by ability in English, Maths, Modern
Languages and PE. We also create a transition group that
nurtures those students who require additional support.
Key Stage 4
We strive towards a Key Stage 4 programme that allows for
personalisation. This is achieved through student preferences,
learning styles and the range of courses on offer. These
courses are mainly GCSEs, with some Applied and Vocational
options.
Maths, English, Science, PE, Religious Education and PSHE
are courses that remain as part of the curriculum throughout
this Key Stage.
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AssessmentAn essential part of our curriculum is the setting of student targets for
achievement over a Key Stage. These targets encourage students
to be aware of their potential and to work towards challenging goals.
The targets are based on each student’s personal achievement in
their Key Stage 2 SATs at primary school.
At Key Stage 3, targets are broken down into manageable steps
and at Key Stages 4 & 5 targets are set at the start of each course.
Progress towards targets is measured formally four times a year and,
within subjects, even more regularly. A progress report is issued to
parents and carers so that they can follow their child’s achievements
after key assessments and these reports also feed into the Parent
Portal of the FROG platform. There are regular, calendared, meetings
for students to meet with their form tutor to discuss their progress
and to set personal targets. There are additional meetings for GCSE
& Post 16 students to meet with a member of the Senior Leadership
Team to discuss vital progress towards their targets.
In addition to this, a full written report for each subject is issued
during the year. In this report there is a detailed statement outlining
what each student has studied and achieved, as well as a series of
improvement targets. Form tutors and pastoral staff also comment
on the student’s personal qualities and commitment to the school.
Parents and carers have the opportunity to meet with staff at our
Parents’ Evenings, which are always very well attended. Students
are given the responsibility of making appointments for their parents
to suit their personal needs. Parents can also contact pastoral and
subject staff throughout the year if they have concerns.
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SpecialismAlthough school specialisms are a thing of the past, we still
maintain that our commitment to our specialism is Physical
Education and Sport. Through high quality facilities, provision
and teaching we offer a high quality programme of Physical
Education and extra-curricular activities. We are a lead partner
school with the Youth Sport Trust and have achieved ‘Gold
Partner Status’ as a result of our outstanding work.
Since 2011, we have employed a School Games Organiser
to manage competitive school sport and the professional
development of staff in our partner primary schools. Our
network plays a crucial role in providing high quality sporting
opportunities for all students in our region.
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Our sports specialism is not just confined to the Physical Education
department but is embedded across every aspect of school life
through the Olympic and Paralympic values. Students are rewarded
for demonstrating; Personal Excellence, Respect, Friendship,
Inspiration, Determination, Courage and Equality in every lesson,
every day. We believe that these values are transferable to all
aspects of life and contribute to being a positive, well-rounded
citizen.
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Work Related LearningIn accordance with the QCA guidelines for delivery of Work
Related Learning (WRL) The Streetly Academy is committed
to delivering a comprehensive range of opportunities to learn
and develop skills about the work place and future career
opportunities.
Although only being obliged to deliver WRL as part of the Key
Stage 4 curriculum, The Streetly Academy has taken steps to go
above and beyond this requirement and is currently delivering
useful activities across the Key Stage 3 curriculum as well.
There are many ways in which students have the opportunity
to visit employers to gain experiences of subject skills in relation
to a particular job. Also, there are a growing number of areas
in the school that have developed links with businesses in the
local community and we are fortunate to have many employers
coming into school to get involved with project based tasks.
Along with the delivery of Enterprise Education and our Annual
Careers Information Evening in preparation for students
leaving the school, there are many other WRL events. These
other events include work simulations in lessons and interview
simulations to prepare students for the skills required when
leaving into the competitive field of work.
Over recent times there have been significant opportunities
offered by the school to make sure that students leave our
school with the most informed and rounded chance of success
when entering the world of work.
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EnterpriseThe Streetly Academy places real importance in making sure that
students are encouraged to develop the skills to be successful when
entering the world of work. Indeed, Enterprise is delivered across
the curriculum and through wider school events.
Firstly, the cross curricular delivery of Citizenship makes sure all
students are taught the important issues of financial and economic
understanding of the world they are about to enter. This deals with
important matters such as dealing with money and how to handle
budgeting.
Enterprise is also delivered in many forms in the curriculum. Lessons
are delivered with a focus to encourage those skills each student may
need to be successful in the world of work; such as team working,
taking risks, problem-solving, presenting and communicating to
people.
It is the school’s intention that through thorough use of Enterprise
skills such as these, students will develop into more prepared
employees and employers of the future.
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Careers EducationCareers education and guidance is an important
element within the curriculum. We work closely with
local firms and businesses, who attend a Careers
Fair to offer information and guidance to students.
Prospects and ESS-Team are organisations used
by the school which offer advice on education and
careers, playing a part in preparing our students for
their lives out of school, and all Year 11 students
have a Careers interview with a qualified adviser and
a mock interview, where this is appropriate.
Careers education is part of the PSHCE programme,
and a structured and varied programme is in place
for all year groups. A number of our students
participate in additional schemes through their
time in school, which support them in developing
employability skills.
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Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHCE)The PSHCE programme aims to enable students to develop
a healthy, safe lifestyle and to make informed choices
regarding personal, social and moral issues. The programme
incorporates sessions on drugs education and substance
abuse, together with sex and relationships education.
Drugs EducationSchools play a key role in providing education relating
to drugs and we aim to create a safe and supportive
environment that enables young people to develop their
knowledge, understanding, and attitudes to drugs and drug
related issues and the consequences of substance abuse.
Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) SRE is incorporated into the PSHCE programme
and is taught within a moral and values framework
which enables students to make informed choices
in their later lives.
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Citizenship The cross curricular citizenship programme aims to give
students the knowledge, skills and understanding to
become informed, thoughtful and responsible citizens.
We aim to achieve this by raising students’ political
awareness in addition to their awareness of moral and
social responsibilities and understanding of their role within
the local, national and global community. The Citizenship
programme promotes an understanding and respect for
diversity and an awareness of rights and responsibilities
and what these can mean in practice.
We encourage students to become involved in active
citizenship projects and our students regularly raise money
for a number of different charities.
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Out of Hours As a Lead Partner School with the Youth Sport Trust, The Streetly
Academy provides many out of hours activities for students. The PE
department provides a new timetable each term in a whole range of
activities for all students. These activities range from trampolining,
dance, aerobics, fitness training, badminton and futsal.
The school has teams in football, cricket, rugby, netball, athletics,
swimming and rounders. Many more opportunities are organised
through the House system and these also range from mass
participation events to more competitive events, like the annual
school Sports Day at The Alexander Stadium.
The school organises many visits, trips and holidays throughout the
year for students of all ages. These include language visits to Spain
and France, PE visits to an outdoor pursuit centre and the Year 7
residential. Weekend visits are organised for our gifted and talented
students.
The school has an annual musical production which is the culmination
of work from the Music, Drama, Dance and Art departments.
The school also runs revision classes, booster sessions and
specialist subject clubs for students in many subject areas.
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Special Educational Needs including Physical DisabilityOur Special Educational Needs department supports
students with a wide range of needs. The department
currently has a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
(SENCO), Physical Disability (PD) Co-ordinator and 23
Teaching Assistants, 3 of whom are Higher Level Teaching
Assistants (HLTA’s).
The SENCO teaches the Year 7 transition group. This
group benefits from small group teaching in the basic
skills and other subjects with one teacher for 40% of their
timetable, enabling their effective transition to secondary
education.
The department is streamlined into teams (autism,
dyslexia, language skills development, physical disability,
social communication, Successmaker, to name but a
few) whereby Teaching Assistants can offer effective
interventions to support students, both within and out
of lessons. We offer supervised provision at break and
lunchtimes, and a weekly Homework Club. Our Teaching
Assistants also support educational visits. We aim to
provide a personalised education programme for our
students, and involve them in person-centred reviews.
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The Streetly Academy is an Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP)
school for students with physical disability, within the Special Needs
department. We cater for all disabilities, thus enabling students to
access mainstream education, supporting both educational and
personal needs. The school buildings are accessible to all, and
our facilities include a Physio room, Personal Hygiene rooms and
specialist equipment for PE, D&T and other subjects. Also, a number
of extra-curricular activities are organised for our students.
If you require further information, please don’t hesitate to contact
either our SENCO or PD Co-ordinator on the school number,
extension 327.
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TransitionMoving from primary to secondary school is an exciting time
for most children, but we recognise that it can be a challenging
experience for some.
We aim to make the process as secure and happy as possible
and we spend a lot of time throughout the year visiting our local
primary schools to get to know students before they join us in
September.
In addition, there are occasions when primary school students are
invited in to Streetly in order to get to know the school and our
teachers and other staff.
Our induction programme is planned to enable students to feel a
part of the Streetly team as quickly as possible.
This includes:
• September Open Evening for prospective Year 6 students and
parents
• Ongoing Primary school visits throughout the year
• June Induction event for specific primary schools
• July Induction Day & Evening for all students
• September special first day for new Year 7 students
• October ‘Settling in’ Parents’ Evening
• October Residential experience
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Pastoral SystemOn joining The Streetly Academy, students are placed in one of 10
mixed ability form groups. Students will stay with their form and
form tutor for the whole of their time in school. Each year group has
its own designated social space and students are encouraged to
take responsibility for their particular area.
Each year group is led by a Head of Year and an Assistant Head
of Year, who are responsible for the care and guidance of students
in their year group. The pastoral staff, including your child’s form
tutor, work in partnership with parents to ensure that all students
are supported in their progress. We believe in building close links
between home and school in order to minimise problems and
celebrate success.
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AttendanceGood attendance is the key to your child’s success. We
have high expectations of attendance for all of our students
and we expect them to attend 100% of the time unless
they are ill. Our reward system recognises those with
outstanding attendance.
We ask that all parents support the school in maximising
levels of attendance. We work with an Education Welfare
Officer to support parents who may experience difficulty in
ensuring their child’s full attendance.
Parents are asked to contact the school on the first day
of their child’s absence to supply a reason for any non-
attendance.
If your child is taken ill at school, it is important that we are
able to contact you straight away. Therefore it is vital that
your child’s personal records and contact details are kept
up to date: if you change address or telephone number,
please notify the school office immediately.
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ExpectationsRewardsAt The Streetly Academy we aim to recognise and celebrate
the achievements of all students who demonstrate a positive
attitude towards school through the Olympic and Paralympic
values. These values are recognised and students are rewarded
for demonstrating them in all aspects of school life. Through our
electronic ‘Sleuth’ system, behaviour points are collected by
students throughout the year with our top performers receiving
e-mail certificates and prizes are awarded to tutor groups at
regular intervals. Students are also rewarded at our high profile
Curriculum Awards Evenings and our PRIDE Awards Evening
which takes place at Villa Park.
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SanctionsThe Streetly Academy expects very high standards of
behaviour from all students.
Where these standards are not met, we have a scale of
sanctions which ranges from a verbal warning to detentions
and finally to fixed term or ultimately permanent exclusion as
a last resort.
We believe in working closely with parents to prevent minor
problems escalating into more serious breaches of our
behaviour policy.
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UniformWe expect all of our students to wear their Streetly uniform with
pride. Looking smart and ready for work establishes a positive
attitude to their studies.
BullyingUnfortunately, a certain level of bullying exists in all schools. However,
we believe that here at The Streetly Academy, bullying is not a
problem that the vast majority of students will experience.
We deal with any report of bullying quickly and sensitively and we
encourage students, parents and carers to let us know if they have
any concerns.
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Project StreetlyThe Streetly Academy is committed to providing
high quality leadership opportunities to all of our
students. Our Project Streetly programme was
introduced in 2011 and has grown into 13 different
groups with over 10% of the school population
leading on various projects across the school.
Teams such as the Charities team, the Community
team, the Events team, the Media team and the
Sports Leaders team plan and organise events,
provide services and initiatives that directly
affect the lives of all people associated with The
Streetly Academy and the local community. All
students can join a Project Streetly team through
a short application process and our aim is to
have all students involved and contributing to the
successful running of The Streetly Academy in the
future.
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School MealsWe operate an in house cashless catering service, providing a variety
of high quality meals at breakfast, break and lunch time. The Sixth
Form can use the catering facilities throughout the morning as a
Bistro style service.
All meals offered comply with the current national guidelines in
line with the School Food Plan. We also identify the fourteen key
allergens, as per the Food Information Act.
We recognise the guidance and advice provided by various
organisations including the Children’s Food Trust regarding healthy
eating and healthy lifestyles.
Students bringing packed lunches are catered for and can eat with
friends in the dining area.
The Catering Manager is happy to advise and give guidance on
specific dietary requirements on request.
We have a 5 star rating from Environmental Health for food safety
and hygiene.
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Homework & Learner AutonomyAt The Streetly Academy we recognise that homework is a
vital aspect of developing Learner Autonomy and supporting
the progress of our students. We also value the support of
parents in fostering this aspect of student work. Learner
autonomy is a vital skill to develop as your child progresses
through the school. The amount of homework set should
always be reasonable, but challenging in order to prepare
students for the rigors of GCSE and Post 16 education. We
use our FROG learning platform and student handbooks to
communicate homework to students and parents.
We ask parents to monitor the quality of homework your child
is doing and of course to communicate with teaching staff
about any concerns about homework being set or being done
by your child.
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ReadingAt The Streetly Academy we see reading as having the single
most measurable impact on the progress and achievement of our
students and as such it is a priority within our curriculum and as part
of homework set. Reading helps develop concentration, vocabulary,
an understanding of language and imagination. We ask our parents
to support us by encouraging reading at home.
‘Reading for pleasure has been increasingly recognised as not only
having a bearing on reading skills but as intrinsically important in its
impact on life chances’ (Bradshaw et al., 2010).
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Sixth FormThe Streetly Academy Sixth Form is a community of learners
enrolled on Level 3 academic and vocational courses. A large
percentage of our population is made up of students who have
already secured success in their GCSE courses at The Streetly
Academy and who wish to continue their learning journey with
us – a relationship founded on success which we wish to see
continue. Our students benefit from modern, purpose-built
accommodation providing both study and recreational spaces,
including enhanced sporting facilities such as our Sports Hall,
Fitness Suite, Dance Studio and refurbished All Weather Pitch.
We are proud to offer over 30 courses of study within the Sixth
Form, with the majority of these being GCE A levels. Some
of these are in traditional academic disciplines – the subjects
students might have studied at GCSE – English Literature or
History, for example; others are non-traditional or vocational
subjects such as Economics, Film Studies or Applied Science.
We have a growing number of students choosing to join the Sixth
Form having completed their Key Stage 4 studies elsewhere.
We’re always happy to receive applications form external
applicants and support your achievements at Advanced Level.
A separate Sixth Form prospectus is available on request.
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The Streetly AcademyQueslett Road EastSutton ColdfieldB74 2EXTel: 0121-353 2709 Fax: 0121-353 0212e mail [email protected]
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