2020 2021

Achieve, Enjoy and Excel

Bower Park Academy, Havering Road, Romford, RM1 4YY www.bowerpark.co.uk 01708 730244 [email protected]

Bower Park Academy is part of the Empower Learning Academy Trust, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Registered number 7702119. Registered o!ce Marlborough Garden Upminster, Essex, RM14 1SF A very warm welcome to Bower Park Academy. The Academy is No matter what their starting point or personal circumstances, OUR VALUES

at the heart of the local community, providing a caring and every student can achieve success. Our pledge to parents is: supportive environment where students are nurtured and To transform your child’s life chances: Our vision is to strive supported to achieve success. The Academy has been on a for excellence to transform the life chances for all. journey of rapid improvement over the past few years and was To ensure your child achieves success: Through determination judged to be ‘Good’ across all categories by Ofsted in March 2018. and resilience, every child will excel to obtain outstanding outcomes across a breadth of experiences. In 2019 the Academy had the most improved examination results in the area. We are determined to keep improving the quality of To help your child become a valued citizen: Students will education we o!er; our next goal is to achieve outstanding develop into well-rounded valued citizens, ready and equipped outcomes in the next two years. for a future world, and embracing a love of life.

The Academy is part of the Empower Learning Academy Trust (ELAT) with Hall Mead School, The Brittons Academy and Hacton Primary School. Hall Mead, as the sponsor, is an outstanding RESPECT school with teaching school status. The Trust is using best All members of our school community are expected to respect practice development to support all sta! across the schools to each other and the environment. Every student has the right to

WELCOME improve the quality of provision. In this way, ELAT is helping all learn at school and we expect them to make the most of that the schools to rapidly improve the quality of provision to ensure opportunity and respect others’ right to learn. success for all students. PASSION We want to develop a passion for learning amongst all students Education has the power to transform lives. so that they enjoy school, commit to their studies and want to Equipped with a good education, do well. students will have greater opportunities and more choices as ENDEAVOUR adults. To that end, we will equip Through endeavour and hard work students will achieve every student with the skills, success. We expect students to be fully committed to their attributes, values and learning by trying hard at all times and coming to school qualifications necessary to lead prepared to learn to the best of their ability. highly successful adult lives. ASPIRATION Students will also need to aim high if they are going to succeed. We want students to dream big about their futures and not limit their aspirations. If Mr Shahid Deen they work hard and set themselves ambitious goals, Principal they will achieve success at school.. We provide every child with a wide range of learning The Academy is committed to transforming the life chances of LEADERS

opportunities to help them fully prepare for their adult life. To this every student. They are entering a world of rapid change. The end, our pledge is to ensure that every student has the jobs that many of them will end up doing may not even exist yet! opportunity to: Hence, we need to ensure that they develop the skills and attributes that will help them become lifelong learners so that they can adapt to change and have an ‘edge’ over others in the Attend a professional performance employment market. At Bower Park Academy these skills, Undertake charity or community work attributes and qualities are known as LEADER. Join a school club or extra-curricular activity Be part of an international experience LEADERSHIP Making decisions and acting responsibly Lead an activity, event or initiative EXPRESSION Visit a museum or art gallery Using the spoken and written word accurately Perform or present in front of an audience AUTONOMY Experience another culture or place of worship Work independently and make good choices Participate in a residential activity DRIVE Gain experience of further and higher education Aspire to be the best you can ENDEAVOUR Demonstrating creativity and working hard By achieving the Pledge, every student will leave RESILIENCE OUR PLEDGE Bower Park with a Showing commitment and working under pressure wide range of experiences and These attributes and skills are woven into our memories that will curriculum o!er so that every student leaves us ensure that they have life ready and able to succeed as adults. fun and enjoy coming to school. In addition, it We also provide opportunities for students will broaden their to take part in special events where horizons and cultural LEADER skills are consciously developed. awareness – helping We work with the business community to prepare them for life enrich and enhance these events; helping in modern day students to understand life in the world of society. work and raise their aspirations. Key Stage Three Extra-Curricular OPPORTUNITIES

The curriculum (Years 7 to 9) is broad and balanced; designed to The Academy o!ers a huge range of extra-curricular develop strong skills for learning so that your child has a firm opportunities. This is one of the ways in which we help students platform ready for examination courses in Key Stage Four (Years achieve our Pledge. We operate a Period 6 that runs for the hour 10 to 11). This includes literacy, numeracy, and the skills for after school, finishing at 3.30pm. If an activity is timetabled for lifelong learning (LEADER). your child, then they would be expected to attend. For example, for year 11, we will timetable revision sessions into period 6 and Key Stage Four students will be expected to be there. Similarly, we may All students study examination courses in English (Literature and timetable enrichment activities, linked to our Pledge, in which Language), Mathematics and Science (double award). In addition case the students timetabled for this will be expected to attend. they also take core PE. Students are guided through their options choices so that they choose subjects that will ensure they If your child has a period 6 activity, you will be given prior notice succeed and set themselves up to progress onto further and it may only happen periodically, although for Year 11, it will be education or apprenticeships and eventually, university and more frequent, given the need to help them achieve the best employment. For the most able, we o!er the EBacc route with possible exam results. the expectation that students will succeed at the highest level in High Attaining Students preparation for A Levels and progression onto university. We want our high prior attaining students to not only excel and achieve at the highest level but also aspire to secure places at

The curriculum provides a broad the top universities. In recent years Bower Park’s students have range of experiences that are gone on to study at Russell Group Universities. We monitor the improving pupils’ aspirations. progress of our higher prior attaining students very carefully and Ofsted expect them to achieve the top grades in examinations.

CURRICULUM Our Senior Leadership Team and Careers Leader are not only their advocates but also provide excellent and exciting enrichment programmes for students. This includes joint activities with our partners in the Empower Learning Academy Trust, Hall Mead School and The Brittons Academy. In addition, there are regular visits to Universities and the City. We provide a caring atmosphere within which each pupil can HOUSE SYSTEM

prosper. This depends on mutual respect, self-discipline and a MOORE willingness to work with others. The Academy places great HOUSE

emphasis on the traditional values of respect, tolerance and Linked to the School of Science and Sport hard work. (Science, Physical Education and Computer Science)

Form tutors are responsible for the welfare and discipline of their pupils and for monitoring their educational progress. The work of the tutors within each house is supported and coordinated by

Directors of Learning and our Support and Guidance Managers. EDISON HOUSE

We have a strong culture of praise and reward as sta! believe Linked to the School of Maths and Technology strongly that praise and encouragement are powerful motivators (Mathematics and Technology) which should be used whenever possible. Disciplinary sanctions, CARING including detention and (in rare cases) exclusion, are used as appropriate. We are currently reviewing our Pastoral Structure and what is explained below is subject to change. However, our ROWLING principles of the attainment, progress and wellbeing of the child HOUSE being central to what we do will remain in whatever structure we Linked to the School of Communication have going forward. (English, Modern Foreign Languages and Performing Arts)

The quality of pastoral care is strong and pupils receive good-quality care. KING Ofsted HOUSE

Linked to the School of Social Sciences (History, Geography, Religious Education and PSHE/Citizenship)

Our House System is designed to support your child’s learning and progress so that they can achieve excellent examination results. When your child joins the Academy they will be allocated to one of four Houses, each led by a Senior Leader. VALUED Monitoring your child’s progress We want every student to leave the Academy with the Each House is supported by a Director of Learning who is understanding, beliefs and values necessary to become not only responsible for tracking the progress of every student in their valued members of their community but also good global House, particularly in English and Mathematics, and ensuring that citizens. We will achieve this as follows. any underachieving students are provided with mentoring and intervention support to rapidly improve their progress. The Curriculum The School of Social Sciences includes Citizenship, PSHE, Providing support and guidance Religious Education, History, Geography and Art. Through these A non-teaching Support and Guidance Manager supports subjects, every student will develop an excellent knowledge of students with social and emotional barriers to learning. They the world and gain an understanding of what our responsibilities liaise with parents/carers and other agencies as well as mentor are in a global society. students requiring extra support and intervention. The House System For those students with the highest level of need, we provide a The Houses help students develop a sense of community, pride specialised team of sta! who work across the House system to and belonging – vital ingredients for becoming a good citizen. support our most vulnerable learners. The Whole School We encourage healthy competition between Houses so that Learning Support and Inclusion Team includes the SEND team, students can learn about winning, losing and supporting others. Safer Schools O"cer, attendance sta!, safeguarding team and Each House has adopted a local charity to support. Students counselling service. support their charity through fundraising and volunteering.

Providing extra support to accelerate learning Leadership Opportunities The Academy has developed a comprehensive intervention We are very proud of our students and want to give them SUPPORTED programme to support learners who are underachieving. There responsibility within The Academy and the opportunity to are three waves of support: develop their leadership skills. We have Prefects, who are led by the Head Boy and Head Girl, who in turn are Wave One is support provided by the class teacher supported by the Senior Prefects from each through di!erentiation or extra support. House. There are other leadership posts in each House linked to sport, Wave Two is support provided by the department performing arts, our global to accelerate the learning of students by vision and charities. The providing Higher Level Teaching Assistant Junior Leadership Team support or catch-up classes after school, provides an opportunity at weekends or in the holidays. for all our students to Wave Three is whole-school support contribute to the that includes one-to-one tuition or development and residential workshops progress of the Academy.