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SIGMA Summer 2018 - Issue 4 For Students, Parents and CarNers of TEhe SigWma TrustS Greater than the sum of its parts Brand new school for Sigma ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE! • Teaching Awards success • Clacton County High’s Good Ofsted • New headteachers join Trust • Democracy in Schools • Support for children with SEND • What it means to be British Welcome... Welcome to the latest Across all schools, we have seen significant improvements in e diti o n o f S ig m a News. As th e p re m is es p upil s wo rk in , ei the r th r ou g h ma jor expansion y ou w ill s ee f rom the cove r, w ork or i mp rov em en ts t o th e exi s t ing fab r ic. w e ar e p le a s ed to The work on expanding both Monkwick Junior School and ann ou n ce we will be S ta nw a y S c h o o l is d ue to b e co n cl ude d la te r th i s te rm and it run n ing the new school w ill be g r e at t o see th e se n e w c l a ss r oo m s h and ed over to bei ng b uilt on the site of the sch ools be fore Se p tem b er. A ld erm a n Bl axill School. The school, to be called T he a chievements of the pupi ls a cross all of our schools has Paxman Academy, is du e to bee n full y demonstra ted througho ut this edition. They have o pen in Se ptem ber 2019. once ag ain b een invo lved in a w ide range of activities within th e classro om and be yon d a nd have shown themselves to The building work is now be strong ambassadors for both their schools and The well under way and we recently appointed Carol Anne Moffat as headteacher. She will continu e i n h e r ro le as dep uty head Sigma Trust. at Stanway School as well a s set ting u p the new aca dem y. We w i ll c on t inu e to exp lore wa ys o f enr ich i ng the curriculum N ew he adte ac h ers ha v e als o b e en a p p oin ted at Harwich a n d creating a n exciting lea rnin g environment for all an d D o verc ou rt H igh Sch ool and at St H ele na School and I young sters . w i sh a ll o f t hese c o lle agu e s ev ery succ ess in t heir new role s. I h op e yo u a ll h ave a great summer break. A s yo u w ill s e e b el ow , th e ac hie vem ents of a number of Je ff Bri ndl e s t aff w it h in the Trus t w e re rec og nise d in this year’s Essex CEO The Sigma Trust Teaching Awards. Es s e x T e a c h in g Awards su c c es s Coll eagues from across Sig ma came out on top at the E sse x Te achin g A w a rd s. Sue Crotty, from Clacton County High School, won the Lifet im e A ch i ev e me nt A wa r d; H e le n a Bo ast , of The T ho m a s Lo r d A udl ey S cho ol, wa s na me d a s He ad tea che r o f th e Y ea r; a nd S ar a h C ross , fro m H a r w i ch a nd Do verc ourt H igh Scho ol, won the Secondary Teacher of the Year title. Be ve rly Wrobel, of St H ele na Sch ool, was highly c ommen ded in th e Teachin g Assistant of the Year c ate go r y , an d Fi ona P ie rs on – w ho joins Sig ma as headteacher at St Helena School in September – was r u nn e r-u p in the He a dt e a c he r of t he Yea r aw ard . C EO Jeff B rind le said: “It w as a fanta stic and thoro ughl y d ese rve d a chi evem ent by all colleagues . It wa s a lso a prou d moment f or the Trust, not only in c ele b ra t in g t he f ac t the hea dte a che r o f th e ye ar and s e c on da r y tea che r o f t h e y e a r b o th w o rk i n our s c ho o ls, b u t als o t he r eco g ni t ion of the ou tsta nding c ontributi on of our supp ort staff.” W e a re t he Si g m a family... Pr i n t a nd Des i gn b y Fa lc on Pr int M ana gem e n t • C ont e nt by www.kellylouiseclark.co.uk 2 Brand new school for Sigma Work is under way on a brand new secondary school in Colchester. Paxman Academy, sponsored by Sigma, is being built on the site of the former Alderman Blaxill School, in Paxman Avenue. The project comes as Essex County Council projections show an anticipated increase in demand for secondary school places in the town. The 900-place school will open in September 2019 with Carol Anne Moffat, current deputy headteacher at the Stanway School, as headteacher. CEO Jeff Brindle said: “The Sigma Trust is proud and excited to be announced as the sponsor of the new academy. “The schools within the Sigma Trust have a long history of working with Alderman Blaxill School and the wider community and we very much look forward to building on this relationship.” Ofsted success New headteachers for Sigma schools Two schools within Sigma are welcoming new in Clacton headteachers. Inspectors have confirmed Clacton County Kate Finch was appointed as the new headteacher at High School is on its way to becoming Harwich and Dovercourt High School in February after Outstanding. acting as headteacher designate since September. While grading the school as Good once The school became part of the Sigma Trust in June, again, the Ofsted inspection team stated with a raft of improvements put into place, including they had found sufficient evidence of “strong Kate Fiinch work to upgrade the building. practice and marked improvement” which “may indicate the school is improving Fiona Pierson will take over the leadership of St towards being an outstanding school”. Helena School from outgoing executive headteacher Zoë King on September 1. Principal Neil Gallagher said: “I am exceptionally proud of all of the staff and the The runner-up in the Headteacher of the Year category students; all were a real credit, demonstrating of the Essex Teaching Awards this year, Ms Pierson has to the inspectors how our PROUD been principal at Colchester Academy for the last (Presentation, Respect, Organisation, three years. Fiiona Piierson Understanding and Determination) ethos is embedded into every day school life and how NEWSBITE our vision of Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations is reflected within all aspects of t junior school teaching, learning and extra-curricular.” Building work a chool is on schedule to extension to Monkwick Junior S A Section 5 inspection will take place within A two-storey be completed for September. two years. ay for an remodelling project is making w The extension and ign space for food science and des interventions area, a studio and and technology lessons. d: “We can really see it acher Rebecca McCutcheon sai Headte s, instead of just ing with clear walls and window looking like a build rder int colours and are starting to o scaffolding! We have chosen pa the furniture. l with us and held ing company, have worked wel “Phelans, the build run a ep safe on site. They have also an assembly about how they ke l. poster competition in the schoo extra rward to our new space and the “We are looking fo !” ildren. We can’t wait to move in opportunities it will give the ch 3 What does it mean to be British? Students at Clacton County High School are learning how beyond school. British values form the basis of a successful, to be great British citizens. caring yet progressive society and students need to be aware of the roles all citizens need to play within this.” Day to day life at the school takes into account the principles of individual liberty and freedom of speech, democracy, the rule of law, mutual respect and acceptance of others. Throughout the curriculum, opportunities to express British values are sought and REAL (religious, ethical and life-long learning) days also link to them. Principal Neil Gallagher said: “Clacton County High School is very proud of its standing within the community and we consider that part of our educational responsibilities lies with teaching and guiding our students towards life Artists create for Britishness project Creative students at Harwich and Dovercourt High School The final artwork will be a large projected film in a room collaborated with a London artist for an art project.