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A message from the Principal
A message from the Principal
I am extremely proud of our school and of our hard working and highly motivated staff and pupils. I am passionate in ensuring that all our students are empowered and inspired by their educational experience providing them with the best possible toolkit for their life after Broadlands.
We are accredited and recognised as a ‘High Performance Learning School’ which underpins our philosophy of high expectations and aspirations for all.
Broadlands is a small secondary school with a vibrant and diverse cohort. We work hard to cultivate a ‘family feel’ and sense of belonging for our students. We acknowledge that we are a school of diversity and celebrate each child for their individualities in preparing them for their ‘Remarkable’’ chosen pathway.
Our curriculum is broad, challenging and provides opportunities for all students to be successful, building on their prior learning from Primary School. Intertwined with our excellent Careers advice and strong links with employers and post 16 provides means that we are to prepare our students fully for their next steps.
Alongside our supportive, yet challenging curriculum, we offer many extra-curricular and wider opportunities to support students’ development and experiences beyond the academic. We unashamedly expect the highest of standards from all members of our community regardless of their background or starting point. We expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards and hold our students to account through our ‘Disruption Free Learning’ environment.
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We are a proud member of the wider family, which is one of the largest education trusts in the UK. As a school, we benefit directly from Lift Schools expertise, support and systems; we also share their four core values, which are intrinsic to our Broadlands Academy ethos:
We recognise that we are all on a learning journey that will involve challenges as well as successes; our growth mindset helps us to take risks and learn from our mistakes.
We create a rich and dynamic learning environment that inspires our students to nurture their strengths and skills, and discover the opportunities available to them in the wider world.
We believe that everything we do should reflect excellence, and strive to achieve our aspirational goals through effort and resilience.
We value and cherish every member of our community by showing kindness and respect to everyone, by championing fairness and by celebrating diversity.
Although we run fantastic Open Events and Primary Transition programmes, we also believe in having an open door policy all year round. Therefore, if you would like to see our vision and values in action, please do make an appointment to tour the school by contacting contactus@broadlandsacademy.org .
We look forward to warmly welcoming you to our truly remarkable Broadlands Academy!
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Admissions process
Admissions process
Broadlands Academy has an agreed Published Admission Number (PAN) of 180 for entry into Year 7 for 2024/25. The Academy will accordingly admit at least 180 pupils in the relevant age group each year if sufficient applications are received. All applications will be admitted if 180 or fewer apply. Please click on the link below to access our admission arrangements for 2024/25:
Admission Arrangements 2024/25
How to Apply
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted via your Local Authority. For more information and to apply click on the button below:
Key Dates
Key Dates
31 October 2024: Final date for applications
1 Mar 2024: Offers of a school place sent to parents and carers, including offers from other Local Authorities and own authority schools
By 15 Mar 2024: Parents and carers must respond to the offer of a school place
Full application timetable available on your local authority website
Curriculum
Curriculum
Driven by our ethos and values, our challenging and engaging curriculum empowers our young people with the knowledge, attitude and skills needed to achieve success in whatever future they choose, as well as the character traits to enable them to navigate and make a positive impact on the world around them.
We have very high expectations for every student, with challenging, aspirational and shared potentials. Students at Broadlands Academy are supported academically and emotionally developing skills, attitudes and abilities which will enable them to achieve their life goals.
Our curriculum is sequenced to ensure that students gain knowledge, connect key concepts, acquire new skills and learn how to apply this confidently in different contexts. Our curriculum leaders have carefully considered what knowledge should be secured and how best do we ensure that students learn that knowledge in a way that means they remember it and can use it.
Enrichment and trips
Enrichment and trips
Broadlands offers its students a range of additional activities and events to enrich and enhance their learning and further their personal development. The PE faculty offers a full programme of sports clubs and fitness training, including participation in football, rugby, basketball and hockey fixtures.
Performing and Creative Arts hold performances/concerts every year. Our more able musicians can partake in additional music tuition lessons provided by B&NES Music Service.
Students have the opportunity to partake in residential trips. These are organised each year and have previously involved trips to places such as London and Barcelona.
As well as residential trips, many curriculum day trips are organised throughout the year to support the learning that takes place in lesson time.
One of the highlights of the year and possibly most poignant evenings for all the parents/carers, staff and students involved, is the Annual Prom, celebrating the last day of Year 11 students' compulsory attendance at school. A night for dressing up, arriving in style, dancing to the beat, having fun and marking the end of five great years at Broadlands!
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