Key Information

Please ensure you are contacting the Academy via email or text message to alert The Attendance Team if your child is going to be late or will not be attending the Academy that day. Also, please ensure you are advising the attendance team of any appointments your child may have so we can ensure students are in reception at the correct time, ready to be collected. Contact details are listed below:
- - - - Text - 07860054458
        Email and attached medical evidence where possible - attendance@stroodacademy.org
        Phone/ voicemail - 01634 716621
A reminder of uniform expectations shared with all students.
A reminder of Student Code of Conduct.

letters shared this week

Transition Events - shared 25/04/24

SAFEGUARDING

As always the Strood Academy Safeguarding team are here to help. Please get in touch with us by using the below contact details:

Designated Safeguard Lead = Ms Lindsay

Deputy Safeguard Lead = Ms Barlow

College Safeguarding Officers and Contacts:

Victory = Mrs Hurley-Sherwood victory@stroodacademy.org

Hercules = Mrs Brice hercules@stroodacademy.org

Trafalgar = Mrs Phillips trafalgar@stroodacademy.org

Please note, Strood Academy has a Safeguarding email which is operating both during and outside of school hours- safeguarding@stroodacademy.org. Please reach out to us if there is anything we can do to support.

Year 11

“Everything is important - success is in the detail”

Exam Stress

We are aware that exams have the potential to exacerbate feelings of anxiety and stress amongst young people. That is why it's important that whilst pupils should be encouraged to work hard, this should not be at the expense of their wellbeing.

There is a range of advice and guidance for students and parents to help alleviate or lessen the anxiety they have about sitting exams. Over the coming weeks, as we approach the GCSE exams, we will be sharing a range of resources to support with managing this exam stress.

Please see the attached article, published by Anna Freud, outlining how to identify academic stress and ways to help.

Prom Details

The year 11s have had their IB Challenge Card and students have been encouraged to complete the ‘Perfect week’. Each week pupils have 3 targets to meet; Attend 3 intervention sessions, have 100% attendance and finally have positive net conduct points. If pupils meet these they will receive a contribution towards their prom ticket. These will be collected on the 10th May and further information will be shared at this point.
Tickets are £50 per student. If your child would like to attend please pay the £25 non-refundable deposit ASAP via Parent Pay.
We are incredibly excited to celebrate this momentous occasion with you and your child.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office.

sixth form pathways

Here at Strood Academy Sixth Form, we offer a range of pathways to choose from, the first of these being the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme. With this, students are required to choose three subjects to study, as well as complete a reflective piece over the two year course. For each subject, students will receive four hours per week of direct teaching time as well as one hour per week of self study. On top of this, students are provided with a dedicated sixth form area as well as a chromebook device throughout the duration of their course.

This pathway can lead to university, Level 4 apprenticeships, as well as opening doors to a variety of job opportunities. Previous students who have completed this have gone on to study English Literature, Law, Marketing and much more at university, as well as others going directly into work in industries such as the Army, Marines as well as undertaking training to become a Flight Attendant.

For further information, please see the link here.

SIXTH FORM

Attached is the KS5 dress code for your information, as well as Expectations which have been shared with year 12 and 13 students
Early Finish Fridays: any 6th form students who achieve 100% attendance for the week have the opportunity of leaving during lunchtimes on Friday. Ms Stubbs will be liaising with eligible students. Please refer to the letter shared this week for further information on this.
Years 12 and 13 have subject-specific study periods built into their timetables, roomed into the study area. This area is now being supervised as a quiet study area to enable students to continue with their set subject work. We hope students find this useful.

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