School Prospectus 2020/21 A valued member of the Dear students and families, I am really proud to be Principal of KSA. with an outstanding education that We are an Academy that aspires to be will prepare them for the challenges, the best at everything we do. We inspire demands and opportunities they will our students to achieve their best and meet in the 21st century. believe in developing the whole person through strong academic and pastoral We are a valued member of the Brooke support. We are a caring, proactive Weston Trust and its network of schools. community which has the students at Our association with the Trust further the heart of everything we do. allows KSA’s students and staff access to a range of excellent opportunities, Our students receive high quality and gives us a shared sense of teaching in a fantastic learning belonging and identity through joint environment, ensuring that they reach ventures that occur across the Trust. their potential of being the best they can be. KSA supports a wealth of We are very proud of our results both extra-curricular activities and educational at GCSE and A Level and continue to experiences which help students prepare improve year on year. KSA is a very for life in the wider world. Students exciting and forward thinking Academy, are treated as individuals at KSA, and we look forward to welcoming you here. “Our ambition is to provide each receive an education that is best tailored to their abilities and aspirations. Tony Segalini student with an outstanding Our ambition is to provide each student Principal education that will prepare them for the challenges, demands and opportunities they will meet in the 21st century.” Our Ofsted Inspection in October Tony Segalini 2019 noted that… ● Leaders have a clear curriculum ● Pupils take advantage of the wide vision, ‘Being the best you can be’. range of after-school experiences on offer. They appreciate the ● Pupils show real enthusiasm for opportunity to learn new things and their learning. visit new places. ● The arrangements for safeguarding ● are effective. Leaders have an ambitious vision for the students in the Sixth ● Pupils are confident that if bullying Form. They have put in place a happens that their teachers will sort curriculum that extends beyond it out quickly. academic study. ● The improvements in maths are having ● Pupils respect their school and Sixth a real impact for pupils with curriculum Form students are a positive role content well planned and sequenced. model to the younger pupils. Our journey so far Why choose us? The attainment and progress of Our co-curricular activities include Our re-designed curriculum 1 our students is higher than ever 5 sports events, foreign travel, art 7 continues to meet the needs of and compares very favourably with and drama productions and the Duke of all students and the requirements of schools locally, regionally and nationally. Edinburgh’s award. Progress 8. More students are achieving Our Sixth Form has grown and Our £26 million building provides GCSE A LEVEL A LEVEL 2 passes in mathematics and 6 continues to go from strength 8 our students with the very best English year-on year. to strength with a high level of A modern learning environment and we 2020 2020 2020 Level passes, many at the highest have had a recent expansion that has Achievement in science is well Well-deserved results Continued journey of Continued trend of grades possible, ensuring that allowed us to build our very own 3 above the national average. for students who students going to top above national students can now compete for places dedicated Sixth Form block with achieved top grades. universities including average for value added. There has been a significant increase at the best universities in the country, expansive views in self contained Oxbridge. 4 in the number of students achieving including Oxbridge. accommodation. 5 or more GCSEs at level 4 and above. 2 VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.KETTERINGSCIENCEACADEMY.ORG 3 Our vision Kettering Science Academy inspires students This is achieved by our strength in three key areas: to achieve their best. Our supportive Knowledge community nurtures the aspirations of every Delivering the knowledge K and skills needed for the student, whatever they may be and provides future. a strong sense of belonging. Strength Promoting character and a Our creative and committed staff go the extra S strong sense of community. Ambition mile to help students discover their ambitions Promoting drive and and inspire them to achieve their aspirations in A aspiration for all students across our Academy. ‘Being the best that they can be’. Our building Our students are at the heart of every and lunch breaks if they have work decision we make and this is no more to complete. evident than in the design of our state- Our fantastic facilities also include a 650 of-the-art Academy building. seater theatre, a lecture theatre, well stocked The glass fronted classrooms, restaurant library and well resourced departments. and library ensure that students are visible In our PE faculty we have a large sports and able to work in a safe and welcoming hall, a dance studio, a gymnasium, space. This means we are able to monitor all-weather astroturf pitches and teaching and learning, check on student hardstanding courts. behaviour and ensure that all are working to the very best of their ability. We are currently building a brand new Sixth Form ‘university style’ campus Our building provides a modern learning building which is built on three levels environment that enhances students’ and flooded with light. studies. Glass is used throughout the building to increase visibility and create This will enhance Kettering Science a sense of openness. Each learning Academy’s offer to its Sixth Formers wing has an IT hub which students can and cement the growing reputation of access throughout the day, at breakfast the school’s post-16 provision. 4 VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.KETTERINGSCIENCEACADEMY.ORG 5 Our school day Arrive by 8.40am Tutor Time 8.45am – 9.15am We are a thriving Lesson 1 9.15am – 10.15am school at the heart of our community Lesson 2 10.15am – 11.30am (including a 15 minute break) Lesson 3 11.30am – 12.30pm Lesson 4 12.30pm – 2.00pm (includes 30 minute lunch break) Lesson 5 2.00pm – 3.00pm Students are expected to be in the Academy by 8.40am at the latest to ensure they arrive on time to Tutor time at 8.45am. There are two breaks a day; 15 minutes during lesson 2, with the opportunity to get a snack from the restaurant and 30 minutes for lunch during lesson 4. Students are encouraged to stay on after 3.00pm for co-curricular clubs which are updated termly. The Academy is open until 4pm each day except for Friday when it closes at 3.00pm. Due to changing Covid regulations these timings may be subject to change but we will inform parents of any changes as soon as possible. The start and end of the school day will be unaffected. Transport with a bus pass, unless you have moved These students will need to make their Swipe Cards Northamptonshire County Council to that area within the past academic own way either by public transport or Every student is issued with their own provides a school bus to KSA which year. If this is the case, you can obtain a parental drop off. lanyard and swipe card, which acts as a picks up from the following villages: form from our office to apply for a pass. register when they arrive in the morning. Under some circumstances, The swipe card operates a cashless ● Broughton Students living in villages further afield Northamptonshire County Council, system which can be used to pay for ● Mawsley who obtain a place at Kettering Science may provide a bus pass for students food in the restaurant, to borrow a book ● Academy, for example: Pytchley living in these villages, depending on from the library and to collect printing. ● Burton Latimer individual circumstances. Applications If you live in these villages and obtain Parents can top up these cards on-line ● need to be made online. a place at Kettering Science Academy Desborough using our WisePay facility. your child will automatically be provided ● Rothwell Tutor Time group assembly. The tutor sessions can be ordered from Karlsports, either There is a personalised approach to focus on academic and pastoral online or at the shop at Trafalgar Road, every student’s learning. Each student guidance. KSA is committed to providing Kettering. has a personal form tutor who closely students with opportunities to learn Restaurant monitors their progress so they can about a wide variety of perspectives and We believe that healthy, nutritious food achieve their true potential. values held by different communities is crucial for ensuring students are ready across the world. The form tutor develops a relationship for the day’s learning. Our restaurant with the student’s family and is the Uniform provides a range of healthy options, all single point of contact for them in all Students are expected to dress smartly, freshly prepared by our onsite catering matters relating to their child. The form in preparation for entering the world of team. At morning break students can tutor analyses the regular progress work in later life. KSA’s uniform consists of bring in their own food or purchase a data on every student they mentor, a blazer, white shirt, tie, black trousers for hot or cold snack. For lunch, students and is the driving force in helping each boys and tailored black trousers or skirts can bring a packed lunch or choose student to be the best they can be and for girls, dark socks and black footwear.