DEPTFORD GREEN The main priority for the school is to secure the very best outcomes for our students. In 2013 our students achieved some of our very best examination results with over 80% securing 5 or more A*-C at GCSE. We do this through working in partnership with our local families to ensure that our students receive the appropriate balance of support and challenge that enables them to achieve to their full potential. DEPTFORD GREEN A MESSAGE FROM THE I would invite anyone who is considering the school to visit At Deptford Green we challenge our EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER us; the atmosphere that you will encounter and the students you will students to strive for excellence meet will convince you that this is I joined the school in February 2013 and I was immediately a school where your children will be “ happy and successful. across all areas of school life struck by the team of staff, students and parents who are Mr R Ellis, Executive Headteacher determined to make the school outstanding across all areas. ” There is a real passion for learning and a strong shared commitment to the local community. Mr R Ellis Executive Headteacher MY VISION Deptford Green is a vibrant, diverse school community parents have the opportunity to help shape the strategic that is fully focused on delivering the very best direction of the school are extremely well attended and outcomes for its students. The fantastic new building help to embed the home-school partnership that is so was completed in September 2012, giving our students essential to our students’ success. and staff access to state of the art facilities that were specifically designed to meet the demands of the 21st Education should provide the means for young people Century. We aim to deliver a standard of education that to fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Deptford Green is is outstanding in every respect. committed to equality and excellence and I believe that all of our students deserve access to an outstanding The school is at the heart of its community and develops standard of education. This depends on all our strong links with local primary schools in order to stakeholders working collaboratively in pursuit of the ensure that students enjoy a productive transition into best outcomes for the school. Together we are charting the school and build on the skills they have acquired a course for our students’ success. in Key Stage 1 and 2. Whilst they are at Deptford OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH Green, students will experience a curriculum that is CONISBOROUGH COLLEGE engaging and inspires a deep enthusiasm for learning. The curriculum extends far beyond the classroom and The partnership with Conisborough College offers outside of usual school hours. The wide ranging extra- a unique opportunity for staff, students and their curricular programme encourages students to try new families to work together and share best practice. activities and also develop a keen sense of citizenship. Conisborough College is justifiably proud of the We want to nurture high achieving young people, who transformation it has been through over the past five make a positive contribution to the school and the years: in terms of the progress that students make, it wider community. is one of the top performing schools in the country. Conisborough College has first hand experience of the Through the student ambassador programme we transformational nature of collaborative working as encourage our students to develop the skills and they saw their results soar following their association personal qualities required to play a leading role in with Colfe’s School. The partnership builds capacity society. The school deservedly enjoys a long-standing and will enable both schools to move to outstanding. reputation for its creative work in the area of citizenship This is part of a lifelong commitment to providing and community projects. At Deptford Green there is a the necessary challenge for young people to achieve clear understanding that the input of students and their to their full potential. With the support of the local parents is of vital importance in achieving outstanding authority, two outstanding schools will develop and outcomes. The parent forums where our students’ serve the future generations of Lewisham. 2 3 DEPTFORD GREEN | Prospectus 2013-14 Prospectus 2013-14 | DEPTFORD GREEN SUPERB FACILITIES Deptford Green School was rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future project. Our We have a purpose built sports hall, where Budding directors can also learn how to new building opened in September 2012 and gives our students a fantastic environment students can play football, cricket, basketball, produce shows and how to design sets, within which they can excel. badminton, table tennis, do trampolining lighting and sound. We also have a school and many other sports. radio where the students can broadcast during special events and shows. Outdoors, we have a 3rd Generation multi- The new school building at Deptford Green takes place and progress is made. In use games area (MUGA). Not only are these The flexibility of our Design and Technology has already established itself as a landmark addition to this we have two innovative facilities available to our students, but they curriculum is such that we are able to development in the area. When they arrive external classrooms and several learning are also available for community groups to deliver Food, Resistant Materials, Graphics at school each day our students feel they and meeting rooms where small breakout hire out of school hours. and DT Textiles. Whether our students are are part of something special and really lessons can take place. interested in robotics or nutrition, wood appreciate their environment. A fantastic There is also a multi-gym, which is used work or packaging design, there will always Supporting every lesson is our ICT investment into the local community, during lessons to develop strength and be something for them in the DT department. equipment. We have hundreds of laptops Deptford Green is packed full of innovative stamina and can also be used after school. solutions and up-to-date technology for which students can utilise in their lessons, Scientists can fully immerse themselves in education in the 21st Century. In every part engaging with the teacher and the other For students who would like to develop our wonderful laboratories and studios. At of the school, we have amazing facilities for students via the interactive whiteboards. their musical talents, we have two fully- all key stages, students are able to participate The school network allows students our students to use, enjoy and learn about. equipped music suites where playing, in interesting and engaging experiments to to access work from home and our develop their scientific knowledge. composition, recording and production Not only do we have fantastic specialist SharePoint site encourages collaborative classrooms, but our ‘standard classrooms’ working throughout the school. We also are all taught. We offer lessons in strings, Our visual artists have access to four DEPTFORD GREEN are amongst the largest in any school use technology in the way we reward keyboard, percussion, steel pans, woodwind, specialist arts and textiles rooms, where in the country. This allows teachers to students. The system of Vivo Miles allows brass and vocals. Similarly, young actors they can apply their creativity to a wide A Flagship employ a flexible approach to the use staff members to reward all types of good can flourish at Deptford Green in our range of techniques and materials. Every school in of the classroom in terms of where the performance and students and their parents well-equipped drama studios and hugely area of the curriculum at Deptford Green is Lewisham students sit and exactly how learning can monitor their progress online. impressive conference hall. fantastically resourced. 4 5 DEPTFORD GREEN | Prospectus 2013-14 Prospectus 2013-14 | DEPTFORD GREEN GETTING THE MOST FROM SCHOOL JOINING DEPTFORD GREEN TRANSITION Deptford Green is organised into four houses into A key strength of our Year 7 offer is the Transition which students are allocated on arrival: Discovery, curriculum. To ease the transition from primary Endeavour, Endurance or Challenger. This creates school, students have a consistent teacher for nine lessons a week in the same room. This helps a family atmosphere with a distinctive and strong to ensure that the young people develop strong house ethos where older students act as role relationships with their teachers and have fewer models and mentors for their younger peers. teachers to get to know. In each house, there is a strong emphasis on the During Year 7, students make progress which is basics; we expect Deptford Green students to be significantly above the national average. They enjoy smart, polite, punctual, reliable and courteous a curriculum that combines the very best of primary individuals who are proud of themselves, their education with the secondary school experience. house and their school. Within each house, your This lively curriculum includes English, Geography, child will have a tutor who will be your main point History and RE, incorporating creative, practical and of contact for the school. To support your child’s group activities and there is a focus on developing tutor, each house has a pastoral leader, a support literacy skills. worker who works hard to ensure that all students are happy and safe. PASTORAL CARE Each House is led by a Head of House, who is an Assistant Headteacher with overall responsibility Deptford Green has a strong tradition of high for the pastoral care and academic progress of quality pastoral care and our pastoral teams are all students in their House. Your child will stay in complemented by our Inclusion team. Together, the same house for the duration of their time at we work closely with primary schools to identify Deptford Green.