I
would like to welcome you to our College website,
which will give you a flavour of the exciting opportunities
we offer and how we celebrate the rich diversity
of our learning community and all our achievements.
We are located on a wonderful green site surrounded
by acres of playing fields. As a Specialist Sports
College we benefit from fantastic sporting facilities
and excellent ICT, which allows us to continually
develop a more imaginative and modern curriculum.
Our students
benefit from highly qualified, hard working and
committed staff who recognise the importance of
working as a team. Challenging lessons are taught
across a wide range of academic and vocational
courses and there is a strong system of support,
which helps students to manage their learning
and develop positive relationships. Our Sixth
Form is popular and offers a good range of courses.
Our focus
for this year is to further improve the quality
of our learning ensuring that every student realises
their potential and is proud of their success.
We are planning for our students to take on far
greater responsibilities in the leadership and
management of the college and to be integral to
our plans for transforming learning.
We have strong
links with local primary schools and we find out
as much as we can about our new students from
primary school teachers, school records, parents
and the students themselves. We want to know our
students’ strengths and what they want to
achieve at secondary school so that our staff
are well prepared and the students warmly welcomed.
This careful preparatory work invariably results
in a smooth and happy transition for our new students.
Teachers track
the progress and achievement of individual students
so that all staff are kept aware of particular
needs that may develop. It is very important to
us that our students are secure and happy and
that their school life is a memorable experience
which will form the basis of a rich and rewarding
later life. We have the highest expectations of
our students and continually look for opportunities
to widen their horizons and encourage their aspirations.