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Issue 5 Summer Term (2) 2020 Creating a culture through our new Message from Dr Bartlett s the school Ayear draws to a close, I am sure we are all Vision and Values in agreement e have taken time to reflect on our academy vision and values and have worked that it has been with our student leadership team to shape how these will look in our day to day a year unlike any practice. Values are a core part of any organisation and we want our values to be at W other. We have the heart of what we do. Our vision is simple: faced many new challenges but as a community we will embrace Mission statement: We believe passionately that education opens doors and has the power our challenges to change lives. We aim to inspire our students through our curriculum delivering consistent- and create new opportunities. ly good lessons that empower learning. Each and every day we instil our values and focus on I want to first focus on our year 11 raising the aspirations of our students by providing an outstanding personal development students. Never before have we seen a and extra-curricular programme. We encourage our students to aim high and we are proud situation of examinations cancelled and to celebrate their achievements. a national system of ranking students to Everything we do focuses on our core values: determine their grade outcomes. There Aspiration, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility & Tolerance have been may articles in the press relating to OFQUAL and the awarding of grades. While results day will look very different this year, we are here to support all of our year 11 students through the results process. The new virtual learning has brought its own challenges. We had to set up a virtual platform in a few days and the staff have worked tirelessly to support students over this period. We acknowledge that this has not been an easy process for families, reflected across the country, however, I thank you all for the support and positivity that has allowed our students to continue learning. Our focus is to ensure that we create the very best opportunities for your children. You are aware that we have had supply teachers in many subjects in the academy over the past academic year. I am attendance from these dates. absolutely delighted to share with you that Following government guidelines, things we are fully staffed from September with Back to School! will operate a little differently to our usual some outstanding practitioners joining the academy procedures to ensure that we keep e are really looking forward to team. our staff and students as safe as possible, welcoming all our students back We look forward to welcoming all our and this remains our top priority. We have Win September. To support the students back to the academy and the outlined in this document how we are transition for students and staff back to the Guidance for Parents contains information implementing measures to ensure safety for academy, we will be operating a phased to support our return. The guidance was students and staff, and hope that you find return. The 1st and 2nd September will be emailed to parents but is also available in this information useful and reassuring. staff training (INSET) days and the academy our Information for Parents section on the Students are expected to attend the will be closed to all students. The staggered academy website. academy from the first day of their phased return will operate as follows: It leaves me now only to thank you all for return. Thursday 3 September - Year 7 and 11 only your continued support and to wish you a The government has advised schools Friday 4 September - Years 7, 10 and 11 wonderful summer break. Monday 7 September - Years 7, 8. 9. 10 & 11 to operate a year group bubble model, Students will be expected to be in full Continued on page 2 Jayne Bartlett, Headteacher Mrs Shaw - Teacher of Art Back to School! Miss Smith - Teacher of English Continued from page 1 Welcome to Mr Toseland - Teacher of Mathematics and to support this we will be operating Miss Whitehouse - Learning Resources a staggered timetable. This will mean Assistant/Librarian students in different year groups will arrive our new staff Staff who joined us at Easter: at and leave the academy at different times. am sure you will join me in congratulating Mrs Beresford - HoD Design Technology Year Start Time End Time Miss Smith who has been appointed as Ms Blythe - HoD English 7 08:30 15:15 I Senior Assistant Headteacher and will Ms Corbett-Lees - Teacher of Mathemetics 8 08:45 15:30 oversee curriculum development and Mrs Cuevas - Teacher of MFL 9 09:00 15:45 teaching and learning. Miss McCusker HoD Art 10 09:15 16:00 Miss Turton - HoD Geography 11 09:30 16:15 Mr Whittle - HoD Science Students must arrive at the academy at New Roles their allocated time and must not arrive Mr Richardson, Mr Thacker-Smith and Mr Mrs Begum - Attendance Manager late to school. Any student who arrives to Jennings join our senior leadership team as the academy using public transport must Assistant Headteachers. and Farewells... adhere to the government guidelines I also share that Mr Speake has been We also say goodbye to some staff and I on face coverings. Face coverings must appointed as Head of Mathematics, Miss want to take this opportunity to thank them be placed into the student’s bag before Evans as the Pastoral Manager for year for their dedication to our students and their entering the building and the student must 11 and Mr Monaghan as our home visits tireless work within the academy. We will then ensure they sanitise their hands. Any coordinator. all be sad to see them go but congratulate them on securing promotions. A special disposable face coverings must be placed New Staff thanks to Mr Nener who is retiring. I know inside a carrier bag and disposed of in the We welcome our new staff who will be you will join me in thanking Mike for his bins outside the building, before entering. joining the academy in September and who dedication to the academy and wish him The School Day bring with them a wealth of experience: a happy and restful retirement. Mr Davies We are committed to ensuring our students Mr Assee - Teacher of ICT is relocating to London and Mr Ewart receive a full timetable and the full Mr Burns - Progress Leader for years 7 & 8 is relocating to Blackburn to take up a curriculum offering. They have missed out Mr Furnival - Teacher of Mathematics promotion as Deputy Headteacher and both on a significant amount of learning time Mr Gwyther - Trainee Teacher of IT will be greatly missed by our community. with their specialist subject teachers and we Mr Islam - Teacher of Science We have a fantastic team of staff, both are dedicated to ensuring that we catch up Ms Mendonca - Lead Practitioner Humanities teaching and support staff, and I know you on any lost learning. Mr Moy - Progress Leader for year 11 will join me in thanking them for their hard The new school day will also include a Mr Pearce - Assistant Head Teacher work and dedication to our community. commitment to supporting our students’ Miss Phillips - Teacher of Music Dr Bartlett, Headteacher mental health and well-being. This will be a Mr Robbins - Progress Leader for years 9 & 10 focus in our tutor time along with our new PHSE and relationships curriculum. We will not be holding large gatherings, and as such assemblies will not take place in the usual way. Assemblies are an important Exciting news from part of school life, however, and these will be held using TEAMS in classrooms to ensure we are still able to communicate consistently. the Art Department Please find a full guide to returning to We are pleased to announce the Academy here where you will find a that Aidan Louw in Year 10 Timetable including information about has been selected, from over breaks and lunchtimes, year group zones 17,000 applicants, to exhibit his explained, Student support, hygiene rules, work at the RA Young Artists’ Classroom layout, movement around the Summer Show. Aiden’s brief academy, equipment, uniform, parental site was to produce a self-portrait visits, site cleaning as well as what students entitled “Selfie” which he should do if they are feeling unwell. produced using water colour If you have any questions please email the crayons. academy to: Mrs Messam entered a [email protected] selection of students’ art work for this annual event and Aidan’s work will be exhibited Please also check our online from 12 July as well as being exhibited on-site website: at the Royal Academy in the autumn (date tbc). This www.shenleyacademy.e-act.org.uk is a real accolade for Aidan and testament to his hard our GCSE students). work and commitment to developing his Watch this space for more news of our artistic abilities. He spends a lot of his time talented students and the work they have producing artwork at home and in extra- been producing during Lockdown. curricular sessions in the art room. He really is a talented artist (as are many of Susannah Lawlor 2 Spotlight on Performing Arts Drama Young REP Drama Club It is with the greatest regret that we had to cancel our performance of ‘City of Mirrors’ as part of the Satellite Festival at the REP, due to the Corona Virus outbreak.

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