Prospectus 2020 - 2021 SCHOOL DAY Registration - 8:30am - 8:50am

Lesson 1 - 8:50am - 9:40am Lesson 2 - 9:40am - 10:30am

Break - 10:30am - 10:45am

Lesson 3 - 10:45am - 11:35pm Lesson 4 - 11:35pm - 12:25pm

Lunch Break - 12:25pm - 1:00pm

Lesson 5 - 1:00pm - 1:50pm Lesson 6 - 1.50pm - 2.40pm Welcome to Wath

This prospectus gives an insight to the exciting range of experiences available at our academy, from our SCHOOL HOUSES broad and balanced curriculum, which is delivered via World Class Learning, to our extensive extra-curricular programme designed to provide enjoyable, enriching and character-developing activities.

Sparta Troy Throughout the following pages, we hope our expectations, No excuses, Growth mindset, We fi rmly believe that with the combination passion and vision of; ‘delivering exceptional Never give up, Everyone is valued of a growth mindset and world class learning Sparta learning experiences which enable all young and Integrity. We are confi dent that, by every lesson, every day, there are no limits people to thrive in a competitive world and lead developing these, every person within the on what our students can achieve. Finally, the successful and fulfi lling lives’ shines through. school will have the opportunity to live new addition of integrity to our key drivers successful and fulfi lling lives. feels right: it encapsulates what we want to We have a rich 97-year history of academic achieve via our curriculum intent. Here at Wath and sporting achievement. Long-standing Academically, last year we were due to Academy, we do things for the right reasons. traditions - such as the house system, celebrate what we predicted to be our best We don’t take shortcuts and we ensure Rome Carthage which was formed in 1923, and the school’s ever results. Our ambition to become a beacon everything we do is ethically and morally newspaper, The Torch - provide a traditional of educational excellence sees us providing correct. We deliver on promises and walk the feel in our modern learning environment. a holistic educational experience. We believe talk. Rome Despite our size, we pride ourselves on our in providing students with an academic supportive and caring community. We work passport that allows them to have a range This is an incredibly exciting time to join hard to ensure that we create a disciplined of choices when leaving the academy, whilst the academy. We are due to celebrate our environment which is rooted in the highest also remaining committed to developing the centenary year in 2023 and the realisation of expectations, providing a platform for our whole child, ensuring they have good character becoming a beacon of educational excellence students to showcase their ability, talents, and with which they can positively contribute to during this year would be a fi tting tribute to the enthusiasm. society. We aim to instil a never give up, no history of the school and the community. Athens ees excuses culture amongst our students, which I look forward to welcoming you and your We are an inclusive school within which we believe will develop resilient, solution family here at Wath Academy. everyone is valued. Diversity is celebrated focused individuals. Therefore, we place an and we warmly welcome everybody into our emphasis on character education, taking part community. Our key drivers are the traits which in enrichment activities and attending events Mr L Ransome provide commonality between our staff and and trips that broaden students’ horizons. Principal students: World-class learning, The highest

www.wathacademy.com | 03 Our History

Wath Secondary School began in 1923, in temporary accommodation, with Mr A T L Greer as Headmaster and three assistant teachers and 77 students. The former buildings on Sandygate were opened in 1930 with 550 students, twenty full-time teachers and two part-time instructors.

Wath Grammar School, as it was known Under local government re-organisation in The school grounds and playing fields extend from 1931, expanded and grew to serve 1974, and the abolition of the West Riding over 28 hectares. In Easter 2005, we moved the whole of the area. By 1959 there were County Council, the school became part of into a brand new, purpose built school on the 1082 students in a co-educational six form MBC and, in line with all other current site and 2008 saw the completion entry selective grammar school, with a sixth Rotherham secondary schools, had its name of the swimming pool and synthetic turf form of about 150 students. Mr Greer was changed to Wath Comprehensive School. pitch. Mrs Ward served until her retirement succeeded by Dr J Ritchie, who died in office Soon after, in 1977, Mr J Brothwell took over in August 2016, when Mr J Taylor became and, after a lengthy interregnum, Dr C R T as Headmaster. The number of students Headteacher. In 2019 the school had an Saffell took up the headship in 1955. He was started to grow again. In 1984 and 1985, extension to its main building constructed Headmaster when, in January 1964, the students transferred here to assist the LEA as the Published Admission Number in Year former Park Road Secondary Modern School in closing Brampton Ellis Comprehensive 7 increased from 300 to 330 pupils. In April was amalgamated with Wath Grammar School. of 2019 the school name became Wath School, with a consequent rise in numbers to Academy, as the school became a sponsored 1491 students. This bilateral institution was Mr D E Kirby served as Headteacher from academy within Maltby Learning Trust. officially designated a comprehensive school July 1991 to 1997 and was succeeded by The CEO of the Trust is Mr D Sutton and, in in September 1972 with the arrival of Mr A R H Mr R Godber, who retired in August 2002. In September 2019, the school appointed its Murphy as Headmaster. September 2002, Mr E Sampson became the first Executive Principal, Mr D Jackson. Headteacher. Mr Sampson died suddenly in post in May 2003 and Mr J Chisholm became Mr Taylor retired at the end of the 2019-20 Acting Headteacher. Subsequently, Mrs P academic year and the new Principal of Wath Ward was appointed as Headteacher and Academy is Mr L Ransome, who took up his Opposite page commenced her post in January 2004. duties on 1 September 2020. 1923 Opening of what became Park Road First Year Wath School Girls 1923 This page Wath Grammar School 1948 Dr Ritchie - Headmaster 1948 Typical school classroom 1948

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Our Curriculum Intent

ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP AN INNER BELIEF AND AMBITION TO ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP HIGH LEVELS OF CULTURAL AND FULFIL THEIR DREAMS GLOBAL AWARENESS Our Key Drivers Students acquire the knowledge, skills and character needed to live Awareness that develops through diverse experiences that happy, healthy and successful lives. All are included and work hard enrich our students, enabling them to engage in, empathise with, World-class learning to fulfi l their potential regardless of background or starting point. challenge and debate current aff airs beyond their local community

- ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP A PASSION FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP A LOVE OF READING An appetite for acquiring further knowledge, skills and awareness All students become confi dent, invested readers who see the The highest expectations throughout their lives. power of texts in fostering imagination and curiosity; driving their education, personal development and success in life. ALL STUDENTS GAIN FIRST RATE QUALIFICATIONS Qualifi cations that ensure all doors remain open, giving our ALL STUDENTS BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS students the platform to compete and thrive on a global stage Students that are responsible members of both the school and local No excuses community; who grow into grounded and humble adults, making a ALL STUDENTS DEVELOP EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER positive contribution to society. Character that exemplifi es a true growth mindset, a phenomenal work ethic, confi dence and high levels of grit, resilience and ALL STUDENTS GAIN AN ARRAY OF POSITIVE SCHOOL MEMORIES Growth mindset determination; ensuring they are fully prepared to fl ourish in an Positive school memories which last a lifetime. Memories that ever-changing world. are created from students, staff and our community being fully invested in forging exceptional relationships based on trust, care, Never give up high expectations and a passion for genuinely making a diff erence. Everyone is valued Integrity

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The school has a broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring students are well qualified in the core subjects and also have the opportunity to study subjects of specific interest. The curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure we deliver exceptional learning experiences that enable all young people to thrive in a competitive world and lead successful and fulfilling lives.

Years 7, 8 and 9 (Key Stage 3) Years 10 and 11 (Key Stage 4) The subjects are divided into three main These courses begin in Year 10 are strands: completed in Year 11. Students take a COMM - English, History, Geography and common core curriculum in Key Stage 4 of Spanish. English, Mathematics, Science, Religious STEM - Mathematics, Science, ICT and Education, Life Skills and Physical Education. Technology. The majority of our students study either CREATIVE - Art, Music, Drama, Religious Geography, History, French or Spanish, in Education and Life Skills. addition, students choose two subjects from Art, Business, Computer Studies, Dance, 3D Students are taught in ability sets in the Design, Drama, Food and Nutrition, Graphics, COMM and STEM subjects, and in mixed Health and Social Care, Music, Psychology, ability in the CREATIVE subjects. Physical Sociology and Sport. Education is taught in single-sex groups. For some students in Y10, a modified Children with special educational needs are curriculum is offered. An individual timetable given additional support in specific lessons of study is tailored to meet their needs and identified students have access to a and combines core academic study with “Step Up” programme, providing additional vocational classes out of school. support in fundamental skills. Teaching is aimed at enabling all students to meet or exceed their individual target, allowing them to move into the Sixth Form or other Further Education opportunities or to access an Apprenticeship course.

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Wath Academy prides itself in providing a broad and balanced curriculum which includes raising student ‘Votes for Schools’ is a debating Two 20-minute session are delivered to In the second VfS session, students are aspirations and developing their character to allow them to lead happy and successful lives. programme that helps to support a each tutor group every week. In the fi rst VfS asked to vote for whether they agree or wide range of skills that contribute session of the week, students are introduced disagree with the ‘motion’ or whether they to a current aff airs question/dilemma and answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the session’s question. This is done through the eff ective use of The main aim of Character Education is to During the Character Education sessions, to the character development of presented with information on both sides of Students are then asked to construct a two- tutor time to deliver Character Education ensure ‘all students develop exceptional students set short term, long term and students. These include tolerance, the argument. The students throughout this minute speech to articulate their point of and Votes for Schools. At Wath Academy, character’: character that exemplifi es a true lifetime goals. Once goals have been empathy, oracy, confi dence and session are set various tasks, centred around view. Students do this with the assistance of we have developed a tutor programme growth mindset, a phenomenal work ethic, established, students are required to review resilience. group discussion and other interactive tasks. additional sentence starters included in the that challenges students to set aspirational confi dence and high levels of grit, resilience their progress towards achieving these goals student’s planner. At the end of this session, targets and always apply the seven key and determination; ensuring they are being every week by completing the ‘5 minute The students are then set the homework students’ votes are added anonymously into drivers to everything they do, both in, and fully prepared to fl ourish in an ever changing happiness journal’. Students set new goals of discussing the vote topic at home with the VfS website. VfS compiles the results of outside, the classroom. Tutor time provides world. each term, under the following categories: parents. This is further supported by our VfS the vote topic and sends it back to school so a framework where students regularly self- fun and adventure, money and career, learn parent information sheet. This is displayed on that we can see how our votes compare to refl ect on progress towards meeting their We believe ‘your qualifi cations will get you and improve, and personal. the school’s website and gives parents a clear that of over 2000 other schools. targets. Students participate in discussions the interview, but your character will get instate into the topic their son/daughter is about current aff airs topics and develop their you the job’. Throughout the year, students study discussing each week. oracy skills through delivering speeches to diff erent modules, including Growth Mindset, the tutor group. Each week students record Every student in school sets four targets each Grit and Conquering Fears. These modules in their planner the enrichment activities term that they focus on. Studies have found are designed to stretch and challenge they have been involved in and the upcoming that people who set regular, personalised students to develop their inner character. house activities in which they are strongly goals are more likely to be successful and encouraged to participate. content in life. This is because having goals to focus on makes a person more driven, “Votes for Schools, which provides weekly lessons on contemporary issues within tutor accountable and motivated. groups, is a great asset to the school. This was of particular use to me as one of the topics discussed as part of Votes for Schools – modern day slavery – came up in my fi rst interview for Cambridge. Having prior knowledge of this allowed me to feel much more confi dent in answering the questions I was given and I’m certain contributed to them off ering me a place on their course.” Olivia Bell – Y13

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Sixth Form: Year 12-13

Wath Academy Sixth Form is very proud of its strong academic record and its success in sending students to leading universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. The very high standards of teaching, combined with quality pastoral care where each student receives individual attention, supports our students through this vital stage in their education. We are delighted to welcome students from other schools.

Curriculum Pathways A-level Courses examination. On the Applied pathway, We offer two pathways leading to Level 3 The Academic pathway focuses on traditional students should have a minimum of a Grade 4 qualifications. This is to ensure appropriate A-level qualifications and students on this in GCSE English and Mathematics. progression from GCSE and to maximise pathway will be expected to select three, Students can study the following subjects: student choice of post-16 subjects. Our possibly four, subjects. These are assessed Business, Criminology, Dance, Health & Social curriculum offer provides a degree of flexibility mainly through exams, with non-exam Care, ICT, Public Services, Science, Sport, that enables each student to access courses assessment in some subjects. Students should Travel and Tourism. that are best suited to their Key Stage 4 have a minimum of a Grade 5 in GCSE English qualifications and future career aspirations. and Mathematics. They should also have three Enrichment Every student follows a suite of substantial grade 5s from other subjects. Other subject We have an impressive history and proven qualifications that stretch and prepare specific entry requirements may apply; see the track record of developing well-rounded them for education at the next level or for Sixth Form prospectus for further details. students who have the qualifications, skills employment. and character to go on and live happy and Students can study the following subjects: successful lives. We believe that subject Art and Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, choices will be crucial to the future success Computer Science, Design, Drama, of our students. However, although subject Economics, English Language, English qualifications might get students a job Literature, French, Geography, Politics, interview in the future, it will be their character History, Mathematics, Media Studies, Physical that secures them the post. Therefore, we Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious encourage students to immerse themselves Studies, Sociology, Spanish. in activities outside of the classroom that will significantly contribute to their overall Applied Courses development. The Applied pathway includes BTEC Level 3 qualifications and Cambridge Technicals. These courses are assessed through coursework assignments and an external

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Sixth Form: Scholarships

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ GOLF SCHOLARSHIP DANCE ACADEMY FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIPS Wath Academy Sixth Form’s golf scholarship Students enrolled in our Dance Academy Our football scholarships offer a unique programme at Waterfront Golf is going from develop their dance skills and experience, opportunity for talented footballers to further strength to strength. The state-of-the-art which help broaden their repertoire, develop their football education alongside training facility enables professional coaches theoretical knowledge and performance A Levels or BTEC Level 3 qualifications. Frank Houlgate, Danny Walsh and Chris experience. They study a variety of Students are trained by UEFA A/B licensed Dennis to oversee all aspects of the scholars’ dance styles, professional dance works, coaches four times a week, gain their FA game and prepare structured practice practitioners and choreographers, which Level One Coaching qualification and get the programmes. includes working with many professional chance to develop their skills on our elective artists. international trips.

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The school prides itself on both the range of sporting extra-curricular activities off ered and the high standards achieved. In recognition of this, the school has regularly been presented with Sportsmark Gold - a national award for sporting excellence and provision.

Accommodation in the PE Faculty consists The school’s record of success in sport places THERE ARE SPORTS TEAMS AND CLUBS IN of a large sports hall, two well equipped it as one of the strongest in Yorkshire across EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: gymnasia, a fi tness suite with multi-gym a wide range of activities. Students have equipment and 3 teaching classrooms. Sports progressed through town, district and county Athletics, basketball, cricket, cross-country, pitches include 3 football, 3 rugby, 2 cricket, 3 teams in a number of sporting activities, dance, football, gymnastics, hockey, netball, hockey, an athletics track, 6 netball, 6 tennis with some achieving national recognition badminton, rounders, tennis, rugby, volleyball, courts and a fl oodlit astro turf pitch. All PE in rugby, football and athletics. We are also weight-training, trampolining and table staff have qualifi cations in a wide variety of proud to support a large number of students tennis. Governing Body Awards for teaching and who compete at national level in sports not coaching. currently off ered at school. All students are encouraged to participate as these clubs are open to all abilities. We pride We have very close links with the Dance ourselves in the high levels of commitment Faculty and have both recreational and and dedication of both staff and students. competitive, Dance, Gymnastics and Representing the school is a great honour Trampolining clubs. We compete in local and and something which students at Wath are regional competitions every year, such as proud of. Gymfest.

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DRAMA MUSIC

In Drama, we off er a range of extra-curricular The Music Department at Wath Academy off ers a rich and diverse range of activities, opportunities for our students. Our Key throughout the year, culminating in performances to showcase student talent. The department Stage 4 and 5 students have access to the hosts a variety of peripatetic music lessons on a weekly basis, including the following Drama studios at lunchtime and after school, instruments; Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Strings, Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass to work alongside staff in developing their Guitar, Piano and Keyboard. Alongside the instrumental lessons, there are a range of activities performance skills. Key Stage 3 students open to all students on a weekly basis, taking place at lunchtime and after school including; are encouraged to showcase their talents in School Wind Band, Saxophone Ensemble, Woodwind Group, Vocal Group, Advanced Vocal House Drama competitions. We also run a Group, Ukulele Group and String Ensemble. whole-school production each year and this is available to all students. The department also has a Vocal Evening which showcases the singers and their diverse range of repertoires, as well as the Piano Evening where the pianists get the opportunity to Further to performance work, we recognise perform on the Steinway Piano in the Main Hall. The department also runs a monthly lunchtime how important it is for our students to see ‘Buskers on the Balcony’, where all students are encouraged to audition and perform for their live theatre and therefore off er numerous peers. The Summer Production is in collaboration with the Performing Arts Team, where the opportunities to engage with this through Music Department takes a prominent role. Past collaborative work has included musicals theatre trips, live theatre streams and (Bugsy Malone, Little Shop of Horrors), Wath’s Got Talent, The W Factor and Performing Arts opportunities to share work across the key Showcase. stages within school. IN ADDITION TO THE OPPORTUNITIES IN PE, DRAMA AND MUSIC THERE ARE EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN MANY OTHER FIELDS, INCLUDING:

Duke of Edinburgh Award, Art Club, Study Stars Homework Club, KS3 Maths Club, Chess Club, Business Studies Club, Book Club, Board Games Club, Yoga, BSU Fitness Club, Dance Groups for boys and girls and the Student Newspaper Team.

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At Wath Academy we realise the positive eff ect that learning experiences outside the classroom can add to a student’s character. Each year there are a tremendous number of opportunities off ered, both in school, and out of school. Residential opportunities include:

The Geography and History Departments In addition to residential experiences, The Science Faculty takes students to the have led fi eld visits to Castleton, The Somme, students also take part in day trips. The PE Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Science Summer Iceland, Barcelona, Sicily, Washington and Faculty takes students to the Wimbledon School in London, Engineering Extravaganza New York in recent years to support the Tennis Championships and has done for the at the AMRC training centre in Sheffi eld and a learning of curriculum content. The History last 5 years. This trip also includes a tour of series of day visits to ‘Science Live’ lectures Department provides opportunities for London’s major tourist attractions. aimed at KS4 and KS5 students, to name a students to engage with the local historic few. All of which aim to raise aspirations and environment through visits to Conisbrough The Modern Foreign Languages Faculty students’ love and appreciation of Science. At Castle, the National Coal Mining Museum regularly participates in and often hosts KS5 the Science faculty take Biology students and Hardwick Hall. The Geography competitions organised by “Business on a residential fi eld trip to North Yorkshire, Department also takes students on day visits Language Champions”. These have included off er a day visit to the Body Worlds Exhibition to Bridlington, Flamborough and Burbage talks and challenges set by MI5 offi cials, the in London, where students get the chance Brook, to undertake practical fi eld study Royal Society of Chemistry and Network to study anatomy and off er a range of higher investigations that form the basis of their Rail. We have an annual French Exchange education lecture and practical experiences coursework. visit, where Wath students visit a school in at universities. Science week is also a huge St, Etienne. We have also organised trips annual celebration at Wath Academy which The PE Faculty off ers an annual skiing visit to to Barcelona, Navarra, Berlin, Munich and includes assemblies, competitions, cross the Alps during the Easter holiday and also Cologne. We organize events within school curricular work, visits, guest speakers and a organises sports tours in netball, football and each year to celebrate European Day of Planetarium in the main hall. rugby. Recent tours have seen the netball Languages. team travel to Spain and the football team to France. Wath’s Religious and Social Sciences Faculty off ers the opportunity for students in Year 9 to visit the National Holocaust Museum to learn about the treatment of Jews in Germany during the Second World War.

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We aspire to improve the life chances of all our students, through their ongoing progress and improvement in learning. Education should be a positive and transformational experience, regardless of ability or background, and we are committed to raising achievement for everyone. We have the highest expectations of all our students, in every area of school life.

Wath Academy is a caring and ordered The safeguarding of children is the Wath Academy does everything it can to community with an atmosphere of calm and responsibility of all adults. In Wath Academy enable all students, regardless of ability, to purposeful learning. Students are treated this includes staff employed by the school, have the opportunity to fulfi l their potential. as individuals; we recognise and celebrate staff commissioned or contracted from We ensure that all pupils have access to a diff erent abilities, aptitudes and interests and external services and agencies, volunteers, curriculum which has been diff erentiated believe that everyone can develop through governors, parents/carers and extended appropriately to the individual’s ability. We dedication and hard work. We aim to create family members. We all have a responsibility break down ‘barriers to learning’ and give a love of learning and a resilience that is to ensure that children always feel safe and each student the opportunity to access a essential for achieving excellence. We work well. Within our school, this means that we relevant and appropriate curriculum. hard to ensure every young person is happy, ensure that a child feels able to learn and safe and successful – a credit to themselves, develop in a safe environment. We have a At Wath, we have a large designated team to their family and the school. designated safeguarding team and also a support students with Special Educational member of staff designated for E-Safety. The Needs and Disabilities; this includes our school also has a Mental Health Practitioner Parkin Suite which is used for physiotherapy on site as well as linking with the ‘With Me In sessions and a base for our students with Mind’ initiative to support students with their particular physical and sensory needs. mental health and wellbeing needs.

In a large school, it is important that each student receives close individual help and advice. At Wath Academy, each year group receives support and guidance from an Academic Year Leader and Pastoral Year Leader, who are responsible for the academic progress, general welfare and behaviour of the students.

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At Wath Academy, each year group has an Academic Year Leader and a Pastoral Year Leader. The Academic Year The house system dates back to our humble beginnings and it did much in those early years to encourage Leader is a teacher who oversees each student’s progress, with a specifi c focus on academic issues, such as a students to progress. student having diffi culty coping with the demands of a particular subject. New students would join a house rather than We continue to be passionate about our House competitions are held every week, In such cases, the Academic Year Leader The Pastoral Year Leader is a non-teaching It is important to note that, whilst each a tutor group and they would have a house house system. The aim is to build teamwork, usually Friday lunch time. The House Team will work to support the student by member of staff , whose role involves Leader has a particular focus, they are both master or mistress to guide them through confi dence and community through has developed a series of events, with a communicating with teaching staff and supporting our students in matters relating capable of dealing with either types of issue their education from the day they started competition. Every student is a member of focus upon mass participation. The events fi nding a solution to the issue. The Academic more often than not to issues outside of and, if a problem occurs, it can be dealt with until the day they left school. All games and one of the houses and competes to earn accommodate the whole school, Sixth Form Year Leader also analyses each student’s lessons. These include social issues with in the fi rst instance by either the Academic or academic endeavours were celebrated as points for their house. Students can earn included. They must be fun and competition performance at the end of each Learning friendships or where there is an issue the Pastoral Year Leader. house, not individual, achievements. points for achievements such as attendance, based. The winning team gets 600 points Cycle and identify students who are between students or groups. The Pastoral progress, sport, poetry, games etc. We want for a win, and each contestant gets 5 points deserving of rewards, as well as those who Year Leader also deal with issues relating to every student to develop the character, for entering. A register is taken at each are in need of additional support. They will family, and will liaise with outside agents such grit and determination to enable them to event to enable the house team to manage regularly drop into lessons to see how their as social services where appropriate. They compete and experience what it feels like to participation and reward attendees. House students are progressing and to celebrate also visit lessons to celebrate the successes be part of a successful team as well as getting events are vibrant and exciting. They are success; at the same time maintaining a of the students in their year group, whilst fi rst hand experiences of camaraderie and often fun and promote teamwork and presence to ensure good behaviour. The being available to help with the enforcement team spirit. competition. Academic Year Leader also leads the year of the behaviour policy and ensure the group’s assemblies each week. smooth running of lessons.

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24 | Call for more information: 01709 760222 www.wcs.rotherham.sch.uk | 25 Alumni: James Dorlin Alumni: James is now working as a professional racing driver and driver coach for McLaren. Luke Sanders Luke is studying Digital Media Production at Studied: Sheffi eld Hallam University. A-LEVEL - Maths A-LEVEL - Physics Studied: A-LEVEL - Business BTEC - IT AS-LEVEL - Geography BTEC - Media Studies BTEC - Travel and Tourism

“I’M SO THANKFUL I “IF YOU WANT TO HAD ENCOURAGEMENT DO SOMETHING FROM EVERYONE AT AND YOU GENUINELY WATH”. THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA, DO IT”.

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James was studying Automotive & Transport Design Camille acheived a First Class Honours Degree in at Coventry University and is currently completing a Interior Architecture at Sheffi eld Hallam University Management Graduate Scheme at Kite Packaging. and is currently working as an Interior Designer for Laura Ashley Ltd. Studied: A-LEVEL - Economics Studied: A-LEVEL - English Language A-LEVEL - Art A-LEVEL - General Studies A-LEVEL - German A-LEVEL - Product Design A-LEVEL - Psychology

“THE BEST THING “CREATE ABOUT MEMORIES SOLUTIONS IS CREATING NOT EXCUSES”. THEM”.

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Jordan is studying Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Surrey and is currently on At Wath Academy we enforce our placement in South Africa. strict uniform policy rigorously.

Studied: We believe that wearing our distinctive uniform gives our pupils a sense of belonging, A-LEVEL - Biology helps foster pride in the Academy and stops A-LEVEL - Chemistry pupils coming to school in inappropriate A-LEVEL - Geography clothing or footwear.

Pupils are our ambassadors in the community. Therefore, we expect all pupils to wear full uniform when travelling to and from the Academy.

Details of the uniform policy are available on “DON’T LET ANYBODY our school website: wathacademy.com TELL YOU YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING, IF YOU WORK HARD ENOUGH YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS”.

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Prospectus Wath Academy Sandygate, , Rotherham, South Yorkshire. S63 7NW 2020 - 2021

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