Welcome to Cornwallis Academy

September 2013 – July 2014

The Government’s agenda

• “Improve standards”

• “Exams are Dumbed down”

• “Many vocational courses mean nothing”

• “Fewer students should pass exams”

• “Fewer people should go to university”

Driving test

Result

• Fewer students passing exams

• Fewer students going to university

• Less breadth of study

What have we achieved in 2012-13?

• Our best ever set of results at both GCSE and A level

• The best results of any non-selective in the area.

• A good Ofsted result, with a mandate to get to outstanding quickly

• A vision that is both unique and interesting

• Proven Plaza pedagogy

“A Cohesive learning community”

“The Plaza environments are used well as flexible teaching spaces”

“Behaviour is good throughout the school”

“The students have positive attitudes towards their learning and show a high degree of responsibility”

“Teaching is consistently good in all subjects”

Universities this year included:

• Exeter• Nottingham• Surrey• Winchester• Oxford Brookes• Bath

In all almost 60% of our students went to University to study everything from Law to Bio medicine.

MedicinePhysics,Diagnostic radiographyAccounting and FinanceBiomedical SciencesAncient, Classical and Medieval StudiesMedia, Culture and SocietyEnglishPsychologyMathematicsApplied Criminology and PsychologyLaw with BusinessLawTeaching & Educational StudiesNursing

Some University Courses studied this year:

2013 results

GCSE• 58% gained 5 A-C grades including English and

Maths (+3)

A Level• 98% A-E (+1)• 72% A-C (+8) • 33% of grades were A or A *(+13)• 42% of grades were B+(+12)

Best performing non-selective school in Maidstone!

New Look Reports• Termly feedback• Inclusion of new indicator – ‘Attitude to Learning’• Continue to show attendance, self-management points

and achievement points compared to the year group average

• Combination of interim and full reports• Interim – Attitude to learning in all subjects• Full – Current grade and attitude to learning

• Full report timings linked into Academic Review Evenings• Grades will be traffic light coloured coded to show

whether pupils are making the expected progress and are on track to meet their target

Wellbeing StructureDavid Simons

Principal

Claire Thompson Vice Principal

Jon Spurling Assistant Principal

Wellbeing Directors

Wellbeing Leads ICM

Chloe CoxAssistant Principal

Olivia LichfieldAssistant Principal

Dean Fox Assistant Principal

Wellbeing DirectorsKS3 Annie FowlerKS4 Thomas StanleyKS5 Joseph Sutton

Wellbeing LeadsYear 7 Amy ParkerYear 8 Annie FowlerYear 9 Helen Conway/ Holly

PatemanYear 10 Thomas Stanley6th Form Lisa Bodle

ICM’sYear 7 Cheryl IrvineYear 8 Joscelin YatesYear 9 Sue JuddYear 10 Sue LambertYear 11 Maxine SaulYr 12/13 Jo Woollett

Form Tutors12/13 6th FORM 6MM Medhat Michel(Maths Target Group)6SM Sarah Meredith (English Target group)6CJ Christopher Jones 6NMA Nathalie Manser 6SMI Sarah Miles6DG Debbie Glover6HM Hollie Martin6PJP Phil Pennington/Jodie Monk6AED Alex Edwards6AB Angela Broome6SC Sue Cooper

What We Expect From A Cornwallis Academy Student

• 95% Attendance• 100% application at all times• Appropriate office wear• Be ready to learn with the correct

equipment• To be respectful to staff and peers at

all times

Academic Mentoring

Wellbeing – three times a week

Mentoring once a week - compulsory

Parental help & resources

• Online resources:• http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize GCSE & BTEC• http://www.s-cool.co.uk GCSE, A Level & BTEC• http://getrevising.co.uk/pages/links GCSE, A

Level & BTEC• Online and paper-based study guides – as

recommended departmentally• Termly progress reports

Rewards

• For those Year 12/13 students with exceptional attainment and/or attendance, on a termly basis we offer:

• Attainment awards• Attendance awards

Dates for Diary

• Sixth Form Open Evening – Wednesday 27th November

• Sixth Form ARD – Wednesday 15th January 2014

What Skills for Life offer to Year 12 and 13s:Careers trips: Skills London, Kent Careers; HE Convention, University trips

Careers Guidance interviews

Information, Advice & Guidance Sessions on a variety of topics such as Job Searching, CV writing, Interview Skills, Applying to University

Careers talks

UCAS application support

Focus day activities- including Employability day, Opportunities for mock interviews with employers, Discover Risk and University preparation workshops

Skills Challenge for Year 12: 30th June – 15th July 2014

Work experience

Careers library and IT packages for careers exploration and research

Skills for Life measures of success:Summer 2012: NEET for year 12 & 13 was 1.8% (only 3 out of 167 students did not continue in education, go to university, enter college or employment with training)

Summer 2013:58 students (64% are currently starting university/HE)Some notable achievements are;• 1 at Nottingham, 1 at Exeter (both Russell group

universities)• 1 at Surrey to do Law• 1 at St Georges in London to do Biomedical sciences.