Welcome to your new school Welcome to Robert Smyth What’s inside Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 03

What’s inside Welcome to your new school 05 Our values 06 The Academy day 09 Equipment & expectations 10 ParentPay Mobile phones School meals Free School Meals

Uniform 12 Tutor group 14 Extra curricular activities 2020-21 16 Attendance & punctuality 18 FAQs 19 Key members of staff 20 What next? 22 Site map 23

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk The achievements of students reflect the high quality of teaching and personalised support offered by our teaching team and members of staff. These key features have led to another year of significant success both in and beyond the classroom. Dan Cleary Principal

@RSAPrincipal @RSAPerfArts @Robertsmyth_PE @rsa_business @rsa_english @RSA_Art_Dep robertsmythacademy Welcome to your new school Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 05

Welcome to your new school

It is my pleasure to welcome you following apology for them. We do not allow the use of your successful application. Robert Smyth mobile phone devices on site for any reason, Academy was founded in 1607 as the Market we expect students to be on time, we expect Harborough Grammar School and has served students to greet adults and other students the community of and with respect, we expect students to have their surrounding villages for over 400 years. We planner with them at all times and we will look forward to welcoming your child into an expect hard work in every part of their school environment in which students are prepared, experience. Your child has the right to learn in kind and hard working. a positive, warm and structured environment without disruption. We expect all students to be able to learn and make progress through a broad and rich Today, your son or daughter takes their next curriculum. The achievements of students step toward joining Robert Smyth Academy. reflect the high quality of teaching and They will benefit from the advantage of joining personalised support offered by our teaching a setting that offers the potential to develop team and members of staff. These key features friendships and relationships from the age of have led to another year of significant success 11 through to 19 years of age. Every child who both in and beyond the classroom including embarks on this journey will benefit from both our best ever result. This is exciting as we the security and a support network to promote already know that our forthcoming year group their well-being and enable them to become has the potential to reset all records for successful learners. performance because we have met and heard from so many talented young people who join Ultimately, my job is to ensure that your child our new Year 7 cohort. is happy, safe and known at school. These building blocks will allow them to achieve The strength of our partnership with parents everything that they aspire to be and to do. is paramount and it is important to state that My aspirations for all children who join us are we expect parents and carers to support us limitless and this is an exciting moment as we so that we can work together in partnership plan for a purposeful start in the new term.. to give your children the best opportunities, experiences and outcomes as possible. We Dan Cleary have high expectations and we make no Principal

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Our values

It is vitally important that all students understand three basic, daily expectations of their approach to Academy life. We believe that all students, irrespective of background, require structure to achieve their best. At the core of these three expectations is a belief that discipline provides freedom.

Be prepared Be kind Work hard All students are expected to be All students are expected to be kind All students are expected to work immaculately dressed, on time and ready and show compassion toward one hard. We encourage students to take to learn carrying their planner with another. We embrace traditional responsibility for their performance them everyday. These routines apply like values and expect students to say and reject excuses or quick fixes. We clockwork and allow students to make the “Please” and “Thank you” as well believe that all students will exceed most of the curriculum by being in as to hold doors for one another expectations through a commitment to a state of preparation. Every student is around the Academy site. We discipline in their concentration, thought expected to demonstrate this mindset encourage students to express and work. We know that learning is a so that no time is wasted and they are gratitude to their peers and other change to long term memory and that able to learn and make exceptional members of the community and for learning to take place there must be progress across the curriculum. The to pick each other up when they focus, repetition, checking and retrieval. expectation for students to be punctual, face times of difficulty. We explicitly We expect all students to demonstrate organised and well presented is a reinforce the importance of kindness a strong work ethic that will enable consistent feature of Academy life and and ensure that students know that them to be empowered with significant there are no exceptions. how they treat others really matters. advantages in knowledge acquisition. Our school values Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 07

Our Academy The college system is an important part of the character and ethos of our Academy. All students who join the Academy are placed in one of four colleges, each with a historical connection to the Academy and the town. You will join one of these colleges (or ‘house groups’) when you join in the Autumn:

Bragg College This college is named in celebration of Sir , eminent physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 and a former student of the original Market Harborough County Grammar School.

Hammond College Francis Hammond was Headmaster of the Market Harborough County Grammar School when it moved to our site on Burnmill Road in 1909. Our renowned arboretum is also named ‘The Hammond Arboretum’ in recognition of his contribution to the creation of this valuable resource.

Logan College Logan college is named in celebration of the lives and work of local sisters Isobel and Nora Logan,who were both heavily involved in women’s rights and suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Moseley College Mr and Mrs Moseley had a long association with the Market Harborough County Grammar School. Mr Moseley was chair of governors for several years and Mrs Moseley was a district councillor in the 1950s and an enthusiastic supporter of the school, often attending award ceremonies to give out prizes. Our assemblies, competitions, celebrations and charity events all foster a pride in belonging to a college. Students are encouraged to participate fully in events and activities. robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk

Students can arrive at school on foot, by bicycle, car or on the school bus. The Academy day Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 09

The Academy day

Before we get to the structure, it is important to note that we expect students to travel to their lessons with pace and purpose. All students are expected to have their planners with them at all times.

Our school day is organised into one • Not having bells leads to a more • your nearest school hour lessons as follows: pleasant environment And, in addition: • Years 7 and 8 have their lunch earlier • the nearest school than everyone else. We don’t want The school day a lunch time bell to go while other (Further details can be found on students are in lessons. Leicestershire County Council’s website Years 7 to 13 • Students will be expected to get to www.leicestershire.gov.uk regarding PSHE 08:45 lessons on time and if they are late, qualification guidelines) teachers will challenge them and Period 1 09:10 If you are not eligible for this then make a record on the register. parents will need to pay if they wish Period 2 10:10 • Parents should note that students their child to have a place on a bus. who are shouting or making loud We currently provide a school bus from 11:10 Break noises in the corridors will be Great Glen via , Kibworth and Period 3 11:30 subject to the behaviour policy as an Gartree and Desborough via Rushton example of disruption. and Rothwell. Information and an Lunch – Years 7 & 8 12:30 application for a place on the bus can be Student entrance and Reception found within this pack. Please complete Period 4 – Years 9 to 13 12.30 Students have a dedicated entrance this and return it to the school office. Period 4 – Years 7 and 8 13:15 to the school, which should be used by all students on arrival in Lunch – Years 9 & 13 13:30 the morning and at the end of the school day to exit the building. Period 5 14:15 Parents and visitors to the school End of school day 15:15 should enter via the Main School reception. If you need to pick your child up for any reason during the Period 6 lessons will be scheduled in day, please go to reception where some subjects at A Level from Tuesday your child will be brought down to Thursday from 15.15 to 16.15. to you. If you need to drop off anything for your child, please also do this at the Main Reception. End of lessons The Academy does not use bells to signify when lessons begin and end. Transport Students can arrive at school on foot, The reasons for this are: by bicycle, car or on the school bus from certain areas. • Going to school helps to prepare students for life after school and in You can get free school transport if you most cases, people’s lives are not are 11 to 16 years old and live more controlled by bells. than 3 miles walking distance to:

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Equipment & expectations

our catering department is run in house, where their main objective is to produce healthy, tasty food on a daily basis

You need to make sure that you have include a uniform and equipment all the items required and students the following basic equipment with you check conducted by their tutor to will need to place their stationery in each day: ensure your child starts the day fully the required place on the mat to be prepared for the learning that will checked by the tutor. Spare items • Your planner take place. They will be provided will be available for purchase from • Stationery: Black, blue, purple pen, with an equipment mat that will show Student Services. pencil, rubber, highlighter and pencil sharpener • Scientific calculator, protractor and pair of compasses for maths lessons • Reading book for English lessons • PE kit on the days that you require it

Most of these stationery requirements, along with revision guides, can be purchased via Student Services. Please note, if you lose your school planner there will be a £2.00 cost for a replacement and a sanction as a result. All students begin their day with a PSHE lesson at 8.45am. This will 11 act of extreme defiance. Please note the cash loader at the Academy to that headphones are not permitted deposit cash onto their account. on our site and will also be subject to ParentPay will provide you with a login confiscation if seen. and password by letter, to access the account. Your child will be given this School meals when they start in August. We are extremely fortunate that our catering department is run in house, Students operate the system via where their main objective is to produce fingerprint recognition, which will healthy, tasty food on a daily basis, using identify them on the till and cash loader. local ingredients, served by a dedicated You will be able to view your child’s and motivated team. We encourage all food account balance and details of our students to recognise and choose of purchased foods. We set a daily healthy school food options and ensure spend limit of £5.00 per day; this can that our menu reflects this by using fresh, be increased/decreased for individual local and seasonal products. students by confirming in writing.

Sixteen07 Opening times A consent form, enclosed in this pack for the biometric system must be completed Breakfast 8.15am - 8.45am and returned. Information regarding Mid-morning break 11.10am -11.30am frequently asked questions can be found on our website under biometrics. Lunch for years 12.30pm - 1.15pm 7 & 8 Lunch for years 1.30pm - 2.15pm Free school meals 9, 10 & 11 The biometric system works exactly the same for all students whether they pay or have free school meals. The amount Sample menu – Option 1 allocated for free school meals will be Chicken and pepper enchilada entered onto the system daily. However, served with potato wedges, any underspend or missed dinner will be salad and sour cream identified by the system and willNOT Creamy strawberry sundae pot be added to the next day’s balance. Students can also add extra cash on their Option 2 balance by using the cash loader. Street food Special To register for financial assistance contact ParentPay Homemade fruity flapjack Leicestershire County Council direct at We are a cashless school and all payments over £5 must be paid via ParentPay. www.freeschoolmeals @leicestershire. Option 3 or call . Freshly steamed pasta served with gov.uk 0116 454 1009 All school trips are paid this way and a tomato and mascarpone sauce All eligible benefits are checked using you will be able to give your consent to the online checking system provided Fresh fruit pot the trip, including details of any medical by the Department for Education, information we should know about your These meal deals are just £2.60 each! which connects with your benefits. child, when you pay for the trip online. We operate a cashless system and The Academy reserves the right to Please ensure that you have activated payments can be made by either debit reclaim any Academy benefits that are your ParentPay account before your child or credit card via our online School overpaid as a result of any financial joins us at the start of the Autumn term. ParentPay system or students can use misinformation received.

Mobile phones Mobile phones are not allowed to be visible throughout the school day. If seen or used they are confiscated for the day, to be collected by parents at the end of the school day from the Main Reception. Failure to hand over a phone that is asked for will result in a serious sanction and is regarded as an

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Uniform

Robert Smyth Academy is very proud of the standards it maintains with uniform. This is achieved through the partnership between the Academy and parents.

You will be expected to be smart and properly dressed at all times. Jeans, cord trousers and training shoes are not part of the Academy uniform and should not be worn. Belts, if worn, should be plain black with no studs. Underwear worn beneath white shirts should be plain white or flesh coloured. Hair should be neat, tidy and natural in colour; extreme styles must be avoided. Any jewellery worn should be worn in moderation and should not present a health and safety risk. One pair of studs or one stud piercing may be worn but body piercing jewellery should not be visible. No hooped earrings are permitted. In Years 7, 8 and 9 no make-up or nail varnish is allowed. In Years 10 and 11 a small amount of discreet make-up is allowed but lipstick, coloured lipsalve and nail varnish are not. Students must not bring make-up into school. Please ensure that all uniform is marked clearly with your name.

Boys’ Uniform Girls’ Uniform Boys’ Sport Uniform Girls’ Sport Uniform White shirt White blouse RSA polo shirt RSA polo shirt

Academy tie Academy tie RSA black shorts RSA black skorts or leggings

Academy blazer Academy blazer Rugby shirt Quarter zip sweatshirt Mid-grey tailored trousers Grey pleated skirt, regulation RSA sports socks Skorts (skirt/short) from Uniform Direct only length or just above the knee from Uniform Direct only Trainers RSA sports socks Plain black leather shoes Plain black leather shoes Studded boots and shin Trainers pads (as required) Black or dark grey socks Black or dark grey socks Quarter zip sweatshirt Studded boots and shin Academy jumper (if required) Academy jumper (if required) (as required) pads (as required) Uniform Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 13

The following items of Academy blazer Academy uniform must be ordered or purchased directly Academy tie from Uniform Direct at Academy jumper www.uniform-direct.com or School skirt by phone on 01522 510016. School trousers For delivery to home there is a RSA polo shirt one-off charge of £3.96 for any number of items or you can get Black shorts items delivered to the school Black skort during term time for free. Rugby shirt Uniform Direct Quarter zip sweatshirt 54-56 Humberstone Gate RSA sports socks Leicester LE1 3PJ

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Tutor group

Your child will spend twenty five Your son or daighter will also belong We also have a trained team of minutes with their form tutor each to a college: Bragg, Hammond, Logan safeguarding staff: morning. or Moseley. These are led by the senior leadership team. Safeguarding Lead – Mrs Vicky McNair These sessions will be focused on PSHE (Personal, Social Health Bragg: Mrs Vicky McNair Deputy Safeguarding Leads Education) where they will spend their time completing tasks and Hammond: Mr Mark Payne Mrs Rebecca Dockree activities each morning that will help Moseley: Miss Kate Nicholson Ms Lorna Kirk them develop into well-rounded Miss Kate Nicholson individuals. Logan: Ms Lorna Kirk Mrs Johanna Osborne Pastoral care The pastoral welfare of your child will Your child’s form tutor is responsible be monitored and overseen by their Mr Gavin Luhrs for personal development, support college leader. Some students will settle and helping with any concerns. They more quickly than others and your child’s Your son or daughter can also visit the can answer any questions that arise, college leader will organise support such colleagues in Student Services who are offer advice and liaise with relevant as mentoring in response to emerging always happy to help. members of staff. areas of need. Our building We have science laboratories, an electronics studio, wood and metal workshops, a dedicated Design Technology block with textile and cookery rooms, drama and dance studios, a music technology suite and music practice rooms. The academy has excellent sporting facilities including two large sports halls (seven badminton courts in total), a fitness suite, two bespoke examination PE classrooms and access to a computer room all within the sports hall area. There are also three football pitches, a rugby pitch and a hard court area where there are four courts.

At lunchtime the year 7 and 8 students are allowed in the following areas: • Main school canteen – Sixteen07 • Main school playground • Tennis Courts when the field is closed during winter months • Bottom school field during the summer months Students are not allowed in corridors at lunchtime due to KS4 lessons being in progress.

ShowMyHomework To become effective ‘lifelong learners’ it is imperative that our Tutor group Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 15

To become effective ‘lifelong learners’ it is imperative that our students master the skills necessary for successful independent learning.

students master the skills necessary what homework has been set, when it is Keep up-to-date for successful independent learning. due and when it has been submitted. On our website you will find a wealth Learning to prioritise their time of information. You can read previous You will receive a personalised document and organise their workload are copies of our newscheck bulletin and crucial skills. Homework has a part detailing how you login and use the parental element of ‘ShowMyHomework’. sign up with your email address to to play in the development of the receive notifications of new editions. skills necessary for independent You can also connect with us on social learning. We expect homework Reports and Parents’ Evening media @RSAPrincipal, @RSAPerfArts, to be set regularly. Teachers will Students and parents will receive an @Robertsmyth_PE, @rsa_business, @ set a range of tasks for homework Assessment Report three times during that include reading, research, the academic year. These will include rsa_english, @RSA_Art_Dep to keep up ideas development, consolidation, assessment grades, target grades and with all our news and photos. assessment and learning. comments on learning behaviours. The main Academy email address is You and your child will be able to keep There will also be a Parents’ Evening [email protected]. track of homework using the website when parents have the opportunity You can also contact one of the Student ShowMyHomework. This software allows to meet with subject teachers and Services team StudentServices@ teachers, parents and students to see discuss progress. robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Extra curricular activities 2020-21

Extra-Curricular Timetable

DAY TUTOR TIME BREAK TIME KS3 LUNCH AFTER SCHOOL

Monday String Ensemble • • •

Tuesday • Junior Choir Junior Band Jazz Band

Wednesday Senior Sax Ensemble Senior Choir • • Woodwind Ensemble

Thursday • Junior Sax Ensemble • • Percussion Ensemble

Friday Brass Ensemble • • Soul Band Extra curricular activities 2020-21 Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 17

There are over 40 different groups and clubs that are available for Year 7 students to take part in. A list of the extra-curricular activities is below. Please note that this is subject to review every year.

ACTIVITY DAY TIME PLACE STAFF Arts Award Bronze Y7 Thursday Lunchtime Max Dance Studio Mrs Routledge Badminton – all years Friday 3.15 to 4.15pm (Sept – April) Sports Hall Mr Grundy Badminton – Y7 & Y8 Wednesday Lunchtime – Week A Sports Hall Mrs Colman all years TBC Thursday Lunchtime Sports Hall Mr J Davies Brass Ensemble Friday 8.30 to 9.05am Music Block Mr George Chess Club Wednesday & Thursday Lunchtime LIB02 Mrs Eddy Christmas Musical Tuesday & Thursday Lunchtime Max Dance Studio Miss Syngajewski College Matches Various (see PE Board) Lunchtime Sports Hall / Field All PE Staff Cricket Nets TBC TBC Sports Hall Mr Scully Indoor Cricket TBC TBC Sports Hall Mr Scully RSA Dance Company Monday Lunchtime 1.00 pm Max Dance Studio Mrs Routledge Design Tech Catch Up Monday – Thursday 1.30 to 2.15pm K7 Mr Crook Design Tech Catch Up Wednesday 3.15 to 4pm K7 Mr Crook English Drop In Session Wednesday Lunchtime J6 Flute Ensemble Wednesday Tutor Time and Break Music Block Ms Conquest Fixtures Various Days / Dates After School Home / Away PE Staff Football Y7 Wednesday Lunchtime - Week A Field Mr Scully Football Girls Y7 & Y8 Thursday After School 3.15 to 4.15pm Field Miss Smith Grade 5 Music Theory Thursday Lunchtime MU02 Miss Wass Handball Y7 to Y10 Tuesday & Thursday Lunchtime Sports Hall Mr Grundy Junior Band Y7 & Y8 Monday Lunchtime Music Block Miss Wass Mandarin HSK1 and 2 Friday – Week B After School 3.20 to 4.15pm Languages Block Miss Mode Mandarin YCT Thursday After School 3.20 to 4.15pm Languages Block Miss Mode Media Surgery Monday Lunchtime EN09 Mrs Hackett Y7 & Y8 Wednesday Lunchtime Sports Hall Mrs Colman / Miss Smith Netball Shooting Practice Monday Break time Sports Hall Outlook Expeditions Tuesday Lunchtime 1pm MA04 Mr Motivaras Percussion Ensemble Friday Lunchtime Music Block Mr McHarg

ACTIVITY DAY TIME PLACE STAFF Rugby Boys Y7 & Y8 Tuesday Lunchtime 1pm Music Block Mr Scully/Mr Tucker Rugby Girls TBC Lunchtime Field TBC Saxophone Ensemble Wednesday Lunchtime Music Block Mrs Warner Soul Patrol Friday After School Music Block Miss Wass Sports Breakfast Club Tuesday & Thursday Before School 8.00 to 8.30am Sports Hall PE Staff Sports Leadership Y7 to Y13 Monday Lunchtime Sports Hall Mr Scully String Ensemble Monday Lunchtime Music Block Mr Shaw TBC TBC Sports Hall Mr Grundy Tennis Friday After School (May to July) Tennis Courts Mr Tucker – All years to start Wednesday After School until 4.30 pm Sports Hall Mr Grundy Viva Voce Wednesday Lunchtime Music Block Mrs Smith Youth Theatre Y7 & Y8 Wednesday Lunchtime Max Dance Studio Sixth Form Student led

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Attendance & punctuality

Good results are linked to good attendance and punctuality. We continually work hard to encourage high rates of attendance. It is also a key statistic reported to the Department of Education.

If your child is unwell and not going to be track student attendance at all lessons a full curriculum to students in Years 7 in school please phone 01858 440770 in the Academy day. Students who are and 8 providing tuition in core subjects and follow the instructions. frequently late to RSA or lessons will such as English, maths and science, serve detentions and may be placed On the first day of absence of a PE and modern foreign languages on a report to monitor their punctuality student for whom we have not received (either French, Spanish or German). to lessons. Members of staff are often a telephone call or other message, asked to comment on attendance and At the end of Year 8, students will we will contact via email or telephone punctuality when writing references for undergo choosing specialisms to to ask the reason. Should attendance students and former students. choose which subjects to focus become a concern, contact with the on in Year 9 when they start their parent/guardian will be made and pathways for future study. We are medical evidence may be required. Curriculum for Years 7-11 We aspire for every student to reach their committed to students pursuing The Academy uses an electronic full potential and we expect students to a language and following an registration system which enables us to share this goal. To support them we offer appropriate Ebacc pathway. Attendance & puntuality / FAQs Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 19 FAQs

What happens if I get lost? There is a map of the school in this booklet and you will also be given one when you start at the school. If you do get lost, you can ask any of the teachers or members of staff and they will all happily advise you on where to go. Alternatively, you can go to Student Services and they will be able to direct you from there. Coming to your induction days in July will help you to settle in and become familiar with the school, so don’t worry.

What happens if I have an appointment during school time? In the first instance, try not to! Where this is unavoidable your parent will need to phone the school to inform them of the time and date of the appointment. You will also need to let your tutor and class teacher know and then go to the main office to meet your parent.

What happens if I forget my lunch or have no credit on my account? Visit Student Services who will be able to phone home for you to get your lunch brought to the school or more credit put on your account.

Will I get lots of homework? You are likely to be given some homework to complete each day, You will need to speak to your but it is up to individual teachers to teacher in the first instance though set homework when they think it is so they know what is wrong as they necessary. It is a good idea to have might be able to offer help before the ShowMyHomework app on you go to Student Services. your phone if you have one or use your planner to write down your Where is lost property? homework and deadlines. Lost property is located in Student Services which is open from 8.00am What if I feel unwell? – 4.00pm daily. Please ensure that Student Services is where you all clothing is named to enable should go if you are feeling unwell. items to be reclaimed.

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Key members of staff

Vicky McNair Mark Payne Kate Nicholson College Leader & SENCO College Leader College Leader

I am so pleased to welcome you to I am pleased to welcome you all to Welcome to Robert Smyth, a great The Robert Smyth Academy. I am the Robert Smyth Academy. As College Academy and somewhere you can College Leader for Bragg and part of my Leader for Hammond I oversee the thrive and achieve. I am College job is to ensure that all students benefit well being, progress and achievement Leader for Moseley and it is my job from an outstanding education so that they of all students in Hammond College. to make sure that the students in can lead a happy and fulfilling life. I also I recognise how important your time here Moseley do just that. have responsibility for Inclusion (SENCO) is and I aim to support you so that you and safeguarding which is reflected in the can realise your potential. I am also responsible for high quality of teaching and personalised Behaviour and Standards at the support offered to students by members of In Hammond College we have high Academy and I expect everyone staff and outside agencies.You will have a expectations of every one of you and to behave impeccably at all times, huge support network within the Academy we expect you to rise to the challenge – which means that students and starting with your tutor who will be able be that academically, through sports or staff can work in a safe, happy and to provide you with advice and guidance the arts. We expect you to try your best at productive environment. all times in whatever you do. We expect for any worries or concerns you may have I also look forward to welcoming you however big or small. that we will be proud of you and want you to be proud of Hammond College and as head of transition and therefore At the Academy you will be offered many the school. I will be seeing you when you visit opportunities to help you reach your true the Academy before beginning potential. With enthusiasm and hard work It is an exciting journey that you are about Year 7. I hope you consider joining you can achieve anything, so reach for to undertake and my advice is to enjoy me for the summer school in August; the stars! We have high expectations and the many experiences and challenges that it’s a great place to make friends and standards in all areas but we also have the you will face and take advantage of the get to know the Academy before the care guidance and support to help you many opportunities that are open to you year starts! along the way. Our academy is a very special place to be and I can’t wait to meet you. Key members of staff Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 21

Lorna Kirk Gavin Luhrs Karen Barton College Leader Head of Sixth Form SENCo Assistant

My name is Ms Kirk and I am College Leader I’m Mr Luhrs, Head of Sixth Form. Our Hello, my name is Mrs Barton. I am for Logan, one of the four colleges here at hope is that all students will grow and the SENCo Assistant and I am here Robert Smyth Academy. Beginning secondary develop at Robert Smyth from Year 7 until to help. I understand that some school and becoming a student of Robert Year 13 and so a few years from now I will students need more support than Smyth Academy is an exciting stage for be welcoming you into the Sixth Form. others due to additional needs and you and as College Leader, I will be here to On your way to this, you will see older I work alongside my lovely team of support and encourage you on that journey. students around the Academy and many Learning Support Assistants to ensure of them will support you in lessons and that individual students receive the My job is to help you in any way that I can during extra-curricular activities. support they are entitled to. This - with clear expectations and encouraging could be during transition to RSA or words and actions. Your job is to work hard If you have any ideas about how Sixth Form once students are here. and be kind. It’s as simple as that. I look students can help you, please come and forward to working and learning with you, as share those ideas with me; Year 12 and 13 My advice would be you achieve everything that you can achieve. students love to help others and get involved! to try not to worry. I understand that you may already have lots of questions and concerns; however both my department and I will do our best to try to make life easier for you at RSA. We look forward to welcoming you and working with you.

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk Student Services team Mrs Cambridge, Miss Potter, Mrs Wood

We at Student Services are here to help you with any queries and questions you may have from where your next classroom is to providing your ShowMyHomework login details or printing off a timetable. Forgotten or lost your tie? We have a selection of uniform you may borrow if needed or it may be in our lost property box. We also have a range of stationery here for you to purchase including calculators and revision packs and guides. Please note that students must have a planner at all times. If you need to buy a replacement they cost £2.00 which can be paid via ParentPay and collected from Student Services. When you are feeling unwell, Student Services is also the place to come, we have a medical room and are able to store any medication you may need throughout the day. Moving up from primary school is a daunting thought, so if we can do anything that helps you settle in then please come and see us.

Meet the Tutor Evening What TBC

next? Year 7 Induction Days TBC

Summer School TBC Robert Smyth

Academy Site map Robert Smyth Academy Year 7 23

KEY Robert Smyth Ramped access Lift Academy Stepped access Stairs Toilets Steps |||

PAGODA FIRST FLOOR tee

tche eachg

orts SEQUOIA a th orm etre ● SEQUOIA KATSURA FIRST FLOOR ut ● ● CEDAR PAGODA ym ● ROWAN ROWAN FIRST ooms ractce FLOOR ● ACACIA a a orts am ragg a a tudet ● EUCALYPTUS Office erces

Library

● GINKGO ● JUNIPER JUNIPER FIRST FLOOR Visitor Student Entrance Entrance ecture heatre

robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk

An extensive An extensive range of sporting, range of sporting, musical and cultural musical and cultural activities promotes activities promotes students’ personal students’ personal development well. development well. Ofsted Ofsted

Robert Smyth Academy @RSAPrincipal Talk to us Burnmill Road @RSAPerfArts 01858 440770 Market Harborough @Robertsmyth_PE Tel Leicestershire @RSA_Art_Dep Email [email protected] LE16 7JG robertsmythacademy Visit robertsmyth.tgacademy.org.uk