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under the mTerm 5-6 Newsletter 2015croscope Issue Twenty One Three Peaks Challenge See inside: Completed Prom Pictures Bake Off Win National School Sports Week Activities KETTERING SCIENCE ACADEMY Letter from the Principal Dear Families It is difficult to believe stages, especially in mathematics. ‘Early Years Provision’ (Primary phase) were that another academic • A higher proportion of Year 11 students are all judged to be ‘Good’. So, whilst we are not year has passed so on track to achieve five good GCSE grades, celebrating an overall judgment of ‘Requires quickly, it is however including English and mathematics, than in Improvement’ it is important to congratulate a year where we have previous years. all involved for the definite improvements moved forward significantly. • Attendance has improved and there are and progress that are being made. We can Our recent Ofsted inspection allows us to fewer exclusions. have every confidence that KSA will become celebrate the many good things which are a ‘Good’ Academy during 2016, which fulfils happening at KSA Inspectors also noted that, our commitment that every child has an • Leaders, including governors and the • Leaders do not tolerate any form of entitlement to a good education. Academy Trust’s leaders, have taken action discrimination I would like to thank parents, carers and our that is transforming the school. They have and students for their hard work and continued improved the quality of teaching and are • Leaders have made good improvements to support. We have every reason to be raising attainment. Inadequate teaching the curriculum across the school. positive about our future together and can has been eradicated. The inspection judges the Academy overall look forward to the new academic year with • The Sixth Form has improved and is now to ‘Require Improvement’, however enthusiasm. good. ‘Leadership and Management’ and ‘Sixth • Pupils’ progress is improving at all key Form provision’ (Secondary phase) along with Paul Davies – Principal Letter from the Head of Primary Dear Families Another year has rounded education not solely focused on introduced and further information for passed by with academic achievement. this will be available when we return. Mrs much success and As always at this time of year, there are plenty Hall and the lunchtime team have been celebration for all of good byes and good lucks. The greatest of working hard this term to launch our new within the Primary these must be reserved for our wonderful Year lunchtime arrangements for September, Phase. The list of achievements of individual, 6 children. They have seen a lot of changes ‘Happy Lunchtimes’, which the children are class, and school success is very long but throughout their time here and have grown eagerly anticipating. We also look forward to particular highlights were two victories along with the Academy. We wish them all welcoming our new children in Reception and within the Brooke Weston Trust inter-schools well in the next phase of their education, Nursery to our family. competitions; The Big Book Quiz and National wherever this journey may take them. Wishing you a happy and fun filled Sports Week, culminating in a whole school As we begin to look towards September, summer break. dance off. These moments really encapsulate there will be many changes and new projects what we set out to achieve this year: a for us. New assessment measures will be Jo Fallowell – Primary Head Teacher Letter from the Chair of Governors Dear Families The main topic of ‘Leaders have good systems in place to help positive comment reflects the hard work my letter to you in them check on the progress, attitudes and of the teaching staff. this summer edition behaviour of every pupil.’ Communication to parents is an area is the recent Ofsted ‘Leaders do not tolerate any form of identified as RI, this was raised again in the inspection and the discrimination.’ recent parent consultation meeting. When insights gained. The Clearly we are not there yet and the Secondary setting out on the journey to good with outcome was very positive, still an overall Phase was highlighted and is where the the school leaders we knew that we had to requires improvement (RI), but with many effort is needed; the leadership team have prioritise and communication didn’t get the aspects of the school classed as good, which is the full support of the governors with the focus it deserved, this is now a priority and a significant improvement on our result implementation of the behaviour policy. I am sure you will see improvements next two years ago. On the positive side, our Early Years and Sixth school year. Finally, exams have just ended Behaviour and Safeguarding are still RI but the Form are now good, as is school leadership, and I hope the results reflect the hard work progress made has been acknowledged. To all of which have improved significantly. Pupil the students have put in. take some quotes from the report; ‘There has progress in all areas is improving at a good rate been a highly effective and uncompromising and outcomes are better, however, still need Steve Barton – Chair of Governors approach to improving behaviour at the to improve further. The quality of teaching has secondary school site.’ improved, which is a key measure, and this 2 Issue Twenty One • Under the Microscope PARENT INFORMATION KSA TERM DATES 2015-2016 Student Support Term 1 - 2015 Term 5 - 2016 Officers Tues 1 Sept 2015 Teacher Training Day 1 Mon 11 Apr 2016 Teacher Training Day 5 The Student Support Officers at the Secondary Wed 2 Sept 2015 Teacher Training Day 2 Tues 12 Apr 2016 Re-open to students Phase want students and parents to know they Thur 3 Sept 2015 Re-open to all students Mon 2 May 2016 Academy closed May Day are there to assist them with any concerns or Fri 23 Oct 2015 Last day of term Fri 27 May 2016 Last day of term issues they might have. The team of two Term 2 - 2015 Term 6 - 2016 officers, Miss Lacy Mon 2 Nov 2015 Re-open to students Mon 6 June 2016 Re-open to students (right) and Miss Fri 18 Dec 2015 Last day of term Wed 20 July 2016 Last day of term Herring (below) are Term 3 - 2016 based at the Academy and are on hand to Mon 4 Jan 2016 Teacher Training Day 3 GCSE and A Level Results Days answer and deal with Tues 5 Jan 2016 Re-open to students A level results will be available to collect queries as well as offer Fri 12 Feb 2016 Last day of term from the Academy on Thursday, August whatever support is Term 4 - 2016 13th from 8am. needed by students, GCSE parents and are also now answering queries Mon 22 Feb 2016 Re-open to students The following week, students are being invited in to collect their examination results raised by people in the community. Wed 23 Mar 2016 Last day of term on Thursday, August 20th from 9am. They help parents out with everything from Thurs 24 Mar 2016 Teacher Training Day 4 uniform queries to behaviour concerns. Miss Lacy was the first support officer for KSA and she started in her role COMMUNITY FACILITIES – What’s On Page in October, after being We have a new ‘What’s On’ Page for our a teaching assistant Community Facilities at KSA on-line. for a year, but she Details on forthcoming events and holiday comes with experience schemes for all age groups can be found on of being a behaviour this page. The page can be found under our officer at another Community Facilities section of our website, check school in York. it out at: www.ketteringscienceacademy.org Miss Herring joined Also in this section is information on hiring out Miss Lacy and the facilities at the Academy. Academy only at For more information about KSA Lettings email: the beginning of June after leaving her role as [email protected] or call Attendance Officer at Latimer Arts College. (01536) 532706. She said: “I am really enjoying my new role, it is an exciting new challenge and on a daily basis we do not know what to expect. I have settled in well Ofsted Praises Rapid Improvements and I feel like I have been at the school for years.” Miss Lacy said: “We would like students and Praise was given for the leadership at KSA, the improved teachers’ effectiveness. parents to remember to contact us about any Early Years provision and for the Sixth Form when “Consequently, pupils’ achievement is improving concerns or issues regarding the academy and the Academy was Ofsted inspected in May. at a fast rate across the Academy, and the Early we are their first port of call to get things dealt All of these elements were graded as ‘good’ by Years and Sixth Form provision are now good.” with as soon as possible. the visiting inspectors. In a joint statement, Principal of the Secondary “In school we are not always in our office but The Academy’s governing body was also Phase, Paul Davies, and Head Teacher of the can be found around the Academy and we will commended, as inspectors found that it was Primary Phase, Jo Fallowell, said: “This report see students as soon as we can and help in any well trained in scrutinising performance and its reflects the hard work and commitment of the way we can.” members had great expertise in both education staff within the Academy to provide enriching She added: “Lately we have also been dealing and business. learning experiences as well as the social and with community issues that members of The report said: “The principal, head teacher cultural development needed for all our pupils the public in the area have brought to our and other leaders, including the local governing to achieve their full potential.