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Module 5: Week 4 - 12th May2023
Be Inquisitive - Be Resilient - Be Respectful - Be Kind
Be Inquisitive - Be Resilient - Be Respectful - Be Kind
Principal's Message
Principal's Message
Mr Jon Richardson - Principal
We have experienced another positive week within the academy. We are in the process of implementing our revised College pastoral structures to ensure your child is given excellent pastoral care. To support our communication and to enable you as parents/carers to have access directly into College bases through our revised telephone intercom systems. I hope this helps support the communication between the academy and home.
Please do see our shared objectives below for our first 100 days together within our academy community. We are working to achieve these over Module 5 and Module 6.
The final note this week is to wish our Year 11 and Year 13 pupils all the very best of luck within their examinations. From Monday 15th June we commence into the full series of examinations and will be here every step of the way to support our pupils. We appreciate there will be some difficult moments but with our meticulous planning we are confident we are providing pupils the care, support and guidance they need during this period. I would also like to extend our thanks to you as parents and carers, for your continued support, it is appreciated.
Have a restful weekend and we look forward to seeing all pupils on Monday.
Mr J Richardson
Principal
Sign up to the next Meet The SLT Event
Sign up to the next Meet The SLT Event
We value the opinion of all our stakeholders and if you want your opinion heard please come in a meet the team.
At this meeting we will be looking at 'What is excellence at Strood Academy' as we start to look at the Strood 2028 vision document.
If you would like to join our next event please sign up using the link below.
Click here: Meet the SLT 20.06.23 (09.00-10.00)
Year 11
Year 11
Please check your parent mail
Please check your parent mail
As we approach the main exam season which starts on Monday 15th May.
There will be information about the year 11 finishing timetable, good luck assembly, last day and prom. All communications will be sent through email, so please keep an eye out for any important messages.
May Intervention
May Intervention
We offer May half term examination support for all year 11 and year 13 pupils. We are asking that all pupils sign up to the intervention they would like to attend before Monday 22nd May.
Sign up here
Year 9 Design Technology
Year 9 Design Technology
Our Year 9's showcasing some lovely design ideas and developments in our movement transport project for DT. Students have worked from a wide range of different angles and have shown good rendering. We have high hopes for these young designers!
English
English
'Voices of Power and Protest'
'Voices of Power and Protest'
Our year 9 students have been developing their persuasive writing skills.
The leaflet they have created promotes their ideas around saving the ecosystem; the adverse effects of climate change; how we can make small changes to the environment around us and how this can have a bigger impact.
This is part of the Voices of Power and Protest unit.
Year 13
Year 13
It's been a busy week for year 13 completing exams for Finance, Law, Sport and Fitness, and Geography.
For our year 11s, there is still time to submit an application to join the Strood Academy 6th Form, and receive a range of opportunities to help you in the next stage of your educational journey whether that is applying to university or an apprenticeship.
60%
of year 13's have applied for university in September.
Hercules
Hercules
POINTS
POINTS
2613
Attendance
Attendance
90.1%
Trafalgar
Trafalgar
POINTS
POINTS
1769
Attendance
Attendance
89.9%
Victory
Victory
POINTS
POINTS
3835
Victory let's be Victorious
Attendance
Attendance
90.2%
Work Experience
Work Experience
We are nearing the exciting time of the year where our year 10 and 12 students get to experience the world of work and gain vital insights into their chosen field.
It is a great opportunity for students to embody our Strood Academy values of being inquisitive, resilient, respectful and kind.
Year 12 - Monday 15th May to Friday 19th May
Year 12 - Monday 15th May to Friday 19th May
All Year 12 have a placement with students going to over 30 different placements
Year 10Monday 22nd May to Friday 26th May
Year 10Monday 22nd May to Friday 26th May
Students have selected their placements and are awaiting final details regarding their placements which will be coming out to students and parents/carers in the week starting Tuesday 9th May.
Key dates
Key dates
Week beginning 15th May 2023 - Year 12 work experience
Week beginning 22nd May 2023 - Year 10 work experience
Year 9 Options
Year 9 Options
We have worked very hard to ensure that students are given the ultimate choice when coming into Key Stage 4. The options process can be a difficult time for year 9 but we are pleased to confirm that the majority of student choices are approved and for the minority where there is a need to make an alternative choice, you, Mr C. Pleasant and Mrs Henderson will contact both the student and parents to inform them of their choices available.
More information will be released once this is finalised with the curriculum team.
Strood Academy - Key Priorities
Strood Academy - Key Priorities
The academy have set the following key priorities for module 5 and 6. This is to allow a clear strategic planning and implementation on improvement throughout the academy. These key priorities will be used to measure the progress within the academy and allow all stakeholders to be aware of what is happening within the academy.
The key priorities are as follows;
To provide stability to all stakeholders during a transition in leadership
To enable Year 11 pupils and Year 13 students to achieve excellent examination results
For all stakeholders to be involved in creating a new 5 year vision for Strood Academy
Improve culture for learning throughout the Academy
To provide our pupils transitioning between key stages the support and experiences to succeed
To relaunch our College systems providing pupils pastoral care through revised structures
Technology in school
Technology in school
All mobile phones and headphones must not been seen on school ground , these must remain out of sight and switched off. This decision was taken for a number of well-considered and well-researched reasons:
To improve our children’s health and wellbeing from the impact of social media
To protect them from the negative impact of cyber-bullying whilst they are in school
To protect our school community from phone cameras being used within the school environment
To improve educational standards by removing the constant distractions that mobile phones pose
To ensure that students are not distracted from key examinations that shape their future
We at the academy appreciate that communication with your child is important and therefore please be assured if you need to contact them urgently you can do so via the school main reception on 01634 717121 and the message will be passed through the pastoral team to your child.
Below are the key processes that have been shared with all pupils about the expectation and the consequences in relation to the use of technology in school.
Phones/Headphones MUST NOT be seen in school.
If Phones/Headphones are seen in school, they will be confiscated.
30 minute same day detention for mobile Phones/Headphones.
Collection of Phones/Headphones from reception (once 30 minute detention has been completed)
Phones/Headphones must not be used on school grounds.
If Headphones are being used, we will confiscate Headphones and the mobile phone that they are connected to.
Any student that refuses to hand over their Phones/Headphones will be placed in the behaviour for learning room and parents will be invited in to collect phones.
Phones/Headphones must be switched off and in bags or lockers.
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