Brompton Academy Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2024/2025

WELCOME TO BROMPTON ACADEMY

Dear Parents and Carers Brompton Academy is a mixed non selective school whose Lead Sponsor is the University of Kent. The Academy opened in September 2010 building on the outstanding success of the predecessor school New Brompton College, which was placed in the top twenty Medway and Kent’s schools for oversubscription. Brompton Academy remains one of the most over-subscribed schools in Medway. Brompton Academy is part of the established University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT). The Trust has two UKAT Academies, Brompton Academy and Chatham Grammar (CG). The opportunities through UKAT are plentiful and both academies benefit from a variety of bespoke programmes of support and intervention provided by the Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent. UKAT offers wider curriculum opportunities, excellent shared facilities, graduate and postgraduate student ambassadors support and mentoring programmes and a comprehensive shared UKAT Sixth Form offer. The University of Kent is successfully driving the vision of the Academy to ensure that the young people and families of this area benefit from the educational, and community opportunities afforded by the twenty one million pound government investment that has enabled us to build

a brand new 21st century school. Such investment will ensure the Academy delivers outstanding standards and will accelerate our development as a fast paced, innovative and energetic organisation, with student attainment, achievement, wellbeing and happiness as our core and guiding principles. I invite you to share in this success and, in so doing, know that your child will benefit from first class learning experiences and opportunities. The Academy will ensure that hard work combined with a calm and purposeful modern learning environment provides students with the determination and motivation to succeed. This ensures high levels of achievement and attainment for all students, preparing them for life and work in the years ahead. As you make the important decision of choosing a secondary school for your child, remember that the Academy experience will be exciting, motivating and fun. The Academy will value and care for students holistically, challenge them to do their best, and invite them to get actively involved in the life and work of the Academy. I want to assure you that the staff and I are all members of a listening school – we care what parents and carers think, we are active in responding to community needs and we will embrace the full concept of community spirit.

We deliberately cultivate a businesslike atmosphere of hard work, friendliness and mutual respect in which students can effectively take responsibility for their own personal development. Will the Academy be different from other schools? Please judge for yourself. As Principal of Brompton Academy, I know the importance of getting it right the first time for all our students. After reading this brochure, visiting us and talking to our staff and students, I hope that you will entrust your child’s education to the Academy. I have no doubt that the Academy will offer your child the best possible opportunities for developing themselves both academically and personally in a supportive and positive family learning environment. Dan Walters Principal

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CONTENTS

Personal Development Welfare and Inclusions Team

Academy Ethos and Values

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Core Values

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Pastoral Care

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How is the Academy organised?

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Code of Conduct and Discipline

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How are students organised for Learning?

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Motivational Scheme and Rewards 9

Learning

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Anti-bullying

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The Curriculum

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Admissions

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Learning in the UKAT Sixth Form

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Transition from Primary School to the Academy

Community Learning

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Teaching Methods

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Home Academy Partnership

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Assessment

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The Academy Day

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Careers

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Extra-Curricular Clubs

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Aims for Sport

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Term Dates

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Assembly, Collective Worship and Religious Education Relationship, Sex and Health Education Students with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Students without an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

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Attendance

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The Academy Uniform

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Charging Policy

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Complaints Procedure

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BA Performance Data

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Staffing

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Able and Talented Students

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BROMPTON ACADEMY Brompton Academy delivers a broad based academic curriculum covering all subject areas. The Academy admits 220 students per year and entry is via a Fair Banding test.

spirit of praise, kindness, courage and positive wellbeing throughout our Academy family. To REACH, is to believe and achieve my full potential Our vision is clear and recognition and achievement are central to all that we do at Brompton Academy. The Academy has an embedded culture of high expectation, reward and praise and this is core to our REACH values – reflecting our motivation to inspire our students to reach above and beyond. The Academy staff are highly skilled professionals who help shape and develop students’ self-esteem and self-confidence so that they feel valued as individuals and as members of the wider community. The Academy provides opportunities for all students, not only during term time but also during holidays. We promote the values of honesty, loyalty, integrity and respect. We help our students to develop the skills of reflection, spiritual and moral awareness through our Personal and Professional Development programme. Academy students are well equipped academically for the future, and sufficiently self- assured and socially adept to cope with the pressures of the ever-changing and complex world we live in.

organisations such as the Armed Services, primary schools, military museum etc. The word REACH stands for Resilience, Equality, Aspiration, Community and Happiness. These individual words underpin our core values which ebb and flow throughout the life force of the Academy community instilling a sense of self belief, purpose and belonging. CORE VALUES • Resilience Students overcome challenges and have determination, purpose and the desire to want to achieve and be the best version of themselves. • Equality Students feel accepted, they feel that they belong and are part of a diverse and rich community that celebrates differences and encourages freedom of expression. • Aspiration Students are motivated and passionate about reaching their individual goals and have a clear direction about their personal educational pathways and career plans for the future. • Community A community where all our students, staff, parents and carers experience a sense of belonging and feel excited, encouraged and supported to expand their horizons through learning. • Happiness We encourage and foster an ethos of joy and happiness. We foster a

The Academy is led by the University of Kent, whose role is to steer the long term strategic vision and direction of the Academy, to bring about outstanding outcomes for all students regardless of their starting point. The Academy started a new era of learning from September 2013, with state of the art facilities and a world-class technological infrastructure built around Apple educational programmes coupled with the freedom provided through hand held mobile devices. The Academy is equipped for learning in the 21st century and students will benefit from working in a modern, inspiring and positive learning environment. The Academy provides first class learning for young people in Medway and its local community in the surrounding areas. ACADEMY ETHOS AND VALUES The Academy ethos is built around the iconic sculpture REACH, a statue that welcomes students, staff, parents, carers, and visitors to Brompton Academy. The bespoke sculpture was created in 2013 and was part of the creative and innovative Skyline project, a joint venture between the University of Kent, Brompton Academy, and a variety of local community partner

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HOW IS THE ACADEMY ORGANISED? The Academy is organised by year group, building a sense of identity and belonging. Students collaborate within year groups for assemblies, awards, competitions, charity projects and so much more. HOW ARE STUDENTS ORGANISED FOR LEARNING? Students are organised into two bands within each year group, known as

J band and R band. These bands are the same with no difference in curriculum, ability or outcomes. Within each band, students are in ability based sets for core subjects and mixed ability groups for foundation subjects. There are no barriers to success, students can progress up sets within subjects based on their academic achievement and attainment. All students follow a core curriculum consisting of English, Maths and Sciencethroughout their time at the Academy and these subjects are set by ability.

Students are actively encouraged to study for a range of qualifications leading to various GCSEs, BTECs and Advanced level programmes including the English Baccalaureate. The UKAT Sixth Form is the natural step for many of our students who are focused on achieving future successful careers and incorporates a broad range of qualifications, in both A level and BTEC options.

REACH R Resilience E Equality A Aspiration C Community H Happiness

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LEARNING The curriculum offer at the Academy reflects the ethos of equal opportunities for all and the belief that life and work in this century will require individuals with a range of skills, which they can transfer from one job to another. We are preparing students for eventual employment and continual learning. All students are taught the essentials for success in adult life. These include skills in learning, communication, literacy, numeracy, mindfulness, thinking skills, problem solving, personal effectiveness, self-discipline and collaborative (team) and independent skills. We aim to engage student’s curiosity and imbue in them a love for learning rather than for just passing exams. The development of students’ emotional skills and ability to communicate effectively is also a key focus for the Academy and the introduction of mindfulness has been pivotal in developing our students mental and emotional wellbeing. Careers education is central to the development of the whole child and preparing them for their future aspirations. A rigorous and engaging careers provision is provided from year 7 onwards, allowing students to understand their aspirations and possible career paths. All students have access to a tutor and have the opportunity to study our bespoke personal, social, health and economic education which focuses them on developing the whole person, so that they can enter adulthood with confidence and aspiration.

THE CURRICULUM The Curriculum is delivered through Phases of Learning. New students from primary school enter Key Stage 3 – the Transitions Phase, where they stay for three years. After completing their studies in Key Stage 3 they move into Key Stage 4 where they embark on GCSE and BTEC level 2 courses. The majority of students enter Key Stage 5 and join the UKAT Sixth Form where they begin A-Level and BTEC Level 3 qualifications. All students follow a core curriculum consisting of English, Maths, Science, Geography, History and Spanish. These subjects are set by ability. The remaining subjects are largely taught within similar ability band groups. These qualifications could be GCSEs, Advanced level qualifications or BTECs. The Academy has extensive suites of iMacs and the majority of classrooms have Apple TV making the delivery of lessons exciting and motivating. All students are offered an iPad through the very affordable loan scheme unique to UKAT. Learning becomes limitless, boundless as mobile devices enable learning to become truly interactive on many different technological levels.

LEARNING IN THE UKAT SIXTH FORM Key Stage 5 education at Brompton Academy is progressive and forward thinking and enables students to build on their level 2 GCSE and BTEC successes. The UKAT Sixth Form offers a broad and exciting range of learning pathways for students to progress to level 3 courses. The unique UKAT offer connects our post 16 students with a wide range of university programmes and undergraduate facilities based at the Medway Universities campus. This ground breaking partnership with the University of Kent enables the Academy to offer exclusive and bespoke opportunities to engage with Higher Education, unlike any other provider. Curriculum input by the University of Kent lecturers and undergraduates, along with study skill support and unparalleled access to the University of Kent facilities means that Academy students’ gain an exclusive insight into the world of Higher Education. Through our innovative careers services we also promote and encourage students to consider the world of work and pursue dynamic employment pathways in the ever changing world of work.

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COMMUNITY LEARNING We offer an excellent range of programmes that include tasters, introductions, accredited and Access courses to our parents/ carers/students and the local community, in partnership with the University of Kent. Programmes are offered at various times throughout the day, evenings and weekends to encourage life-long learning. The programmes are advertised through the Academy website: At the Academy, a range of teaching strategies are employed to ensure all students learn in a motivating way. The key approach to teaching and learning at the Academy is based on students’ developing learning capacities, which promotes the scientific skills of enquiry, curiosity, observation, evaluation and review – in essence, it is about teaching students to think for themselves and approach life with an open and enquiring mind. Staff receive regular training and development which enables us to be at the forefront of new educational theory and best practise to ensure that the methods we employ are the most effective for student progression. Students are encouraged to be active leaders of learning expressing their views and opinions in an open but structured way. Students are taught to take responsibility for the pace and degree of their own learning and development; to participate in the life of the Academy and to contribute to the development of younger students. The Academy has Learning Mentors, supported by undergraduate mentors and ambassadors from the University of Kent,who can support www.bromptonacademy.org.uk TEACHING METHODS

students with their learning through coaching and mentoring techniques. Lessons focus on student engagement in learning. This means lessons are delivered using a variety of different techniques such as practicals combined with using state of the art technology. Students are also encouraged to be responsible and take ownership of their learning. ASSESSMENT All students will be assessed throughout the year. Parents and carers will receive three progress reports that detail the outcomes of these assessments. CAREERS Career education takes time, but the end result can be thoroughly rewarding for every student. We regard student preparation for the world of work as a shared responsibility, helping each other to achieve mutual goals. We have an Academy Careers Team who work closely with experts from many different vocational training providers, Further and Higher Education, and local businesses. Together we provide first- class careers support for all students as they plan for their future. Alongside this, the personal, social, health and economic education has custom modules that include appropriate career advice for individuals to complement the level of learning they have reached. The Gatsby Benchmarks help to define a world class careers provision within schools, at Brompton Academy, we ensure that all the career activities we co-ordinate exceed the requirements set by Gatsby. To learn more, students can use our extensive array of resources about their chosen careers,

or use it as an ‘ideas bank’ if they remain undecided and need extra help in making one of their most important life decisions. Resources such as prospectuses, Unifrog; the online one-stop careers platform, computer data bases and face-to-face advice are available to all students to ensure the best possible advice is available. AIMS FOR SPORT The Physical Education programme provides our students with access to a wide range of activities and engages students with extra-curricular clubs and experiences. Our curriculum endeavors to offer a balance of traditional sporting activities with alternative sports to maximise engagement. Extra-curricular opportunities are vast and range from competitive experiences like the established local Secondary School Games, to internationally recognised awards like the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and adventurous activities trips. Outstanding participation is what we strive for, to support students to become confident in a way which supports their health and fitness to lead a healthy active lifestyle. We achieve this through our rewards system and providing a safe environment for students to learn. The excellent facilities we have further support the level of participation. These include; an all-weather pitch, sports hall, dance studio, activity studio, fitness studio and numerous outdoor spaces for a variety of different types of sports. We also use our local community facilities at Medway Park and the University of Kent.

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ASSEMBLY, COLLECTIVE WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Academy, through its personal, social, health and economic education programme, values the diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs whether they are Christian, Islamic, Humanist, Agnostic or Atheist understandings of existence. The Academy provides an education underpinned by respect for the Earth and all people. This includes the discussion of religious, moral, spiritual and ethical issues to encourage participation of all students from all backgrounds and faiths. Religious Education is based on the Medway Agreed Syllabus. Parents and carers have the right to withdraw their children from Religious Education and should inform the Principal in writing. The Academy also has links with the local churches. RELATIONSHIP, SEX AND HEALTH EDUCATION Brompton Academy is committed to delivering a comprehensive Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) programme to students across all year groups. The curriculum has been developed to deliver all aspects of the statutory guidance for RSHE set out by the Department for Education. Our curriculum has been produced taking into consideration the guidelines and best practice set out by the PSHE Association. The curriculum uses a thematic and spiralled model, meaning that topics are introduced gradually and built upon each year in a way that is age appropriate. The lessons are quality assured by the PSHE Association, Medway Health and other leading agencies and advocates for Child Protection, to ensure they meet the needs of our young people

and creates a safe learning environment. In Relationships education students will learn about families and healthy relationships (including friendships online and intimate and sexual relationships). Within Health, topics will include mental wellbeing, internet safety, physical health and fitness, healthy eating, drugs, alcohol and tobacco, health prevention, basic first aid and the changing adolescent body. Lastly, Living in the Wider World will cover aspects of Careers and Citizenship. The context and teaching will be appropriate to the maturity of the students concerned and to the need to provide sound advice about personal relationships including sexual matters. Discussion will be balanced and objective. The Academy will be ready to discuss fully and sensitively with parents and carers any particular concerns they may have. STUDENTS WITH AN EDUCATION HEALTH AND CARE PLAN (EHCP) Student needs, as described in the EHCP, will be addressed from the delegated budget, and will generally take the form of either ‘in class’ support or access to external support with either a teaching assistant, specific teacher or an individual tutor. An Annual Review (AR) will be held to consider a student’s progress linked to the outcomes in the EHCP, what has worked well, what hasn't and if so, what needs to change to meet the outcomes. The AR will consider if the outcomes have been met, if new outcomes are needed to meet the continuing need, review the personal budget (if there is one) and allow parents/ carers or the student to request changes to the EHCP.

The Academy has a specialist SEN provision called the Eliot Centre. The Eliot Centre has a maximum intake of twenty students per year group (included within the Fair Banding system). Entry to the Centre is via the Local Authority through a statutory consultation process, and these students will be in receipt of an EHCP and meet the Communications Centre criteria for entry. STUDENTS WITHOUT AN EDUCATION HEALTH AND CARE PLAN (EHCP) Under the Code of Practice, those students who are provided with interventions that are additional to or different from those provided as part of the Academy’s differentiated curriculum, are identified as having SEND. They may have the involvement of outside agencies, such as the Educational Psychology Service, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Occupational Therapy, ASD outreach groups and Speech and Language Therapy. ABLE AND TALENTED STUDENTS At Brompton Academy we believe that intelligence is not a life long fixed position and that all Academy students, through dedication and hard work, have the ability to accelerate forward and achieve excellence in their individual pursuits, whatever they may be. Participation in the Academy electives programme will enrich Year 7 students’ achievements and widen their horizons and thereby deepen their knowledge and understanding of the world.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WELFARE AND INCLUSIONS Inclusion is at the heart of what drives the Academy. We will aim to meet the needs of all our students to overcome barriers by promoting learning and enabling students to become independent learners. The Inclusions Team offers support via a Safeguarding Team, Careers Advisor, Attendance Team, Pastoral Team and Learning Mentors. PASTORAL CARE General welfare and discipline is the responsibility of all staff. Each student will have access to a tutor, who is supported by the Head of Year and a non-teaching Pastoral Manager. These members of staff will nurture students through their time at the Academy, providing smaller support units within the larger Academy. The tutors will build a strong relationship with each of their tutees, to give encouragement and rewards, and to monitor his or her academic progress and social development. This will ensure a high level of self-discipline, and builds awareness for others. Our firm belief is that if the quality of teaching in the classroom motivates our students, then the Academy will be a positive learning environment with good discipline. All students will participate in the personal, social, health and economic education programme. Emotional intelligence activities will be delivered to aid students’ sense of self and the world and people around them. The Academy will work hard to develop and instil self-discipline at an early stage.

CODE OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE The ethos of the Academy is built around the student ‘Code of Conduct’ which encourages students to take responsibility for their own actions. However, it is necessary on occasion for students to be disciplined and sanctions applied on a tiered basis. The Academy will be quite clear with students about behavioural expectations. This rationale is based on the resolve that learning cannot be interrupted or disturbed by misbehaviour from any student. Sanctions will include withdrawal of privileges, time in the Leadership Learning Support (LLS) room, detentions, and in severe cases this might then be a referral to the Exclusions Room (ER), a Fixed Term Suspension (FTS) or a Permanent Exclusion (PEX). The Academy can legally detain students on the same day without parental notification for a period of up to 30 minutes, even when parents/carers object. Detentions are given for breaches of the Academy Code of Conduct. Students, who are late with no good reason, are kept the same day for 30 minutes after the Academy day. Failure to attend the detention will incur a further sanction. Detentions are held on the same day of issue and will last 30 minutes. A text will be sent to parents/carers if your child has been placed in a detention. During the detention period of 30 minutes, students will be expected to complete a restorative conversation with their class teacher who has set the detention. If students fail to attend the detention set, they will be set a 45 minute SLT detention. Failure to complete this 45 minute detention, they will be placed in the ER on the following day and will complete

their detention after school on that day. If a student has a number of detentions in one day or week other sanctions will be used. On entry to the Academy a clear disciplinary structure will be explained in full to all parents and carers.

MOTIVATIONAL SCHEME AND REACH REWARDS

The Academy believes in celebrating and promoting positive achievements for all students. Our REACH ethos underpins and drives our reward system and REACH points are allocated based on students demonstrating achievements in the following areas: Resilience, Equality, Aspiration, Community and Happiness. REACH points are essential for the school competitions that happen throughout the year, encouraging our students to be positively competitive. REACH points are also great for students as individual winners as points can be exchanged for gift vouchers, trips, events, raffles, or charitable donations. We also have our own REACH shop where many great prizes can be found. REACH points are allocated by all staff and recorded through our electronic software called Epraise, which means that students, parents, and carers can easily track the progress of REACH points and see the different REACH categories for allocation of points.

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ANTI-BULLYING Bullying can be neither condoned nor overlooked. Parents, carers and Trustees are all active participants along with the Academy in the maintenance of a harmonious environment. Everyone has the right to work and move around the Academy, feeling safe in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Students are encouraged to report any incidents of bullying or discrimination and we will aim to give them the skills and confidence to do this. A range of procedures relating to both victim and offender have been developed. The Academy promotes mediation as a way forward to resolving issues between students. Anyone can report bullying by speaking to any member of staff or the Pastoral Team. ADMISSIONS The Academy is an all ability school admitting students from the highest ability (based on the national ability profile) to those with learning difficulties. The Academy admits 220 students per annum into Year 7. Students must reach the age of 11 during the year 1st September to 31st August immediately preceding entry to the Academy.

Medway Children’s Services, via Primary Headteachers, distribute relevant information and forms to parents and carers of Year 5 students in June. These forms should be returned to the Primary School Headteacher. 220 places are allocated by a Fair Banding test which includes 20 places for entry into the Eliot Centre for those students who have Education Health and Care Plans and meet the criteria for entry into the Eliot Centre. Parents/carers seeking a place at the Academy must register their child for the test at the end of Year 5 in order for them to sit the test at the beginning of Year 6, which normally is in early September, the year preceding entry. The test is a non-verbal reasoning test and it is used to determine what ability band the student would be placed in should he/she gain a place at the Academy. In order to take the full range of ability into the Academy the places available are distributed as follows: If there are more applicants for a band than the number of places available then the places for that band will be allocated by the criteria below.

1. Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) students and those children in public care (CIC). 2. Current family association (i.e. elder brother or sister attending Brompton Academy at the time of application who will still be attending when the applicant child is admitted). In this context, brother or sister means: • A natural brother or sister (including adopted siblings) • Stepbrother or sister • Foster brother or sister • Those who live as brother or sister in the same house. 3. Children of staff at Brompton Academy (where the member of staff has been employed for one year or more at the time at which the application for admission to the Academy is made and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage). 4. Nearness of children’s home. 5. Random selection within bands. In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the Academy, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. For example: Following the procedure for the Fair Banding test, if 50 students score enough marks to be considered for entry in to the top 10% ability band then the criteria would have to be applied as only 22 places are available (see grid on the left.). The 50 students eligible for the top ability

Band 1 10% highest students band ability

Band 2

Band 3 40% average ability students

Band 4

Band 5 10% lowest ability students

Total 100% overall

% of places

20%

20%

No of student places in

22

44

88

44

22

220

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band would be listed and then the criteria applied. So any EHCP students, where the Academy is named in the EHCP and children in public care would gain a place first, then any siblings already in the Academy, then nearness to home etc until all 22 places had been filled. Those students who did not gain a place at this stage would be placed on the waiting list. The same process would then take place for Band Two and all other bands after that. For full definitions of the criteria above, please see the comprehensive Admissions Policy on the Brompton Academy website or from Medway Council’s website. An open evening and morning are normally held in the Autumn term term for parents and carers of prospective students to view the Academy and speak to staff and students. All unsuccessful applicants will be invited to remain on the waiting list pending a vacancy. If you have any questions or would like any further information about our Admissions at Brompton Academy please contact Jo Hodgson, Admissions Manager. TRANSITION FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL TO THE ACADEMY A great deal of time is spent on ensuring the smooth transition of students from Primary school to the Academy, so that all students are cared for and feel safe and happy in their new surroundings. The Academy staff have forged links with the Primary schools to ensure there is continuity and that we will have as much information

as possible. All students, parents and carers will receive an invitation to attend the Academy’s Easter Transitions programme held in the Easter holidays before the September start. Parents and carers will also be invited to a New Entrants’ event which normally takes place in July. HOME ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP We will work very closely with parents and carers to ensure our students gain maximum benefits from their time at the Academy. It is vital to have open and purposeful dialogue with parents and carers – not only through formal consultation but also through telephone contact, regular evening meetings, focus groups and emails. We have a Home Academy Agreement in which we offer a quality standard of response in return for parental commitment. Parents/carers and the Academy will be expected to sign this agreement on entry in Year 7 as a commitment to one another to work in partnership. Regular Academy news stories and updates are available via our electronic newsletter that is available on our website and via social media platforms including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to ensure parents/carers and students are in touch with the life and work of the Academy.

THE ACADEMY DAY Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Students are allowed onsite from 8am 8.20am Arrival on Academy site 8.30am – 9.35am Lesson 1 9.35am – 10.55am Lesson 2 and flexi break 10.55am – 12.00pm Lesson 3 12.00pm – 12.30pm Tutor time 12.30pm – 2.10pm Lesson 5 and flexi lunch 2.10pm – 3.15pm Lesson 6 3.15pm – 4.45pm Clubs or end of the Academy day Friday only 8.20am Arrival on Academy site 8.30am – 9.35am Lesson 1 9.35am – 10.55am Lesson 2 and flexi break 10.55am – 12.00pm Lesson 3 12.00pm – 12.30pm Tutor time 12.30pm – 2.10pm Lesson 5 and flexi lunch 2.10pm – 3.15pm Clubs or end of the Academy day

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLUBS Year 7 students are offered an enrichment programme, which is bespoke to the Academy and normally starts in Term 2. Sessions include a range of activities to develop and extend students' interests and experience enrichment activities, support activities and some of these are delivered offsite. The electives programme changes regularly throughout the year, allowing students to experience a range of activities to widen their horizons and enhance their cultural experiences. Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 students enjoy activities such as the Combined Cadets Force (CCF) and Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE). TERM DATES Up to date annual term dates are posted on: www.bromptonacademy.org.uk ATTENDANCE Full attendance is very important. There is a clear link between attendance and achievement including attainment in examination courses. It is the law that all young people stay in education/ apprenticeship/training until the age of 18. The Academy employs its own Attendance Team. They may visit a student at home should they be persistently absent from the Academy. In addition, they are there to assist families who may be having problems. The Academy works with the Local Authority who completes any legal work and visits families. The Academy operates an automated text messaging service to alert parents/carers to a student's absence. The Academy also imposes Penalty Notices for Persistent Absence and Unauthorised

Holidays. In the event that your child incurs 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a six school week period, a referral will be made to the Attendance Advisory Service for Schools and Academies (AASSA) and a Penalty Notice will be issued to each parent/ carer. You will receive a £60 fine, increasing to £120 if not paid within 21 days. Failure to pay the fine will result in a court prosecution for your child's non-school attendance. Post-16 students are expected to attend the UKAT Sixth Form (Phase Three) provision during normal hours. Attendance, punctuality and conduct are taken as seriously at the Academy as they are in business life. THE ACADEMY UNIFORM • Grey blazer with braiding and embroidered Academy logo. This item can only be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is compulsory. • Black V neck tank top to be worn over the shirt at all times. This item can be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is optional. • Academy clip-on tie (a different colour tie for each year group). This item can only be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is compulsory. • White collared short or long-sleeved shirt (no polo shirts) with a large enough neck size to enable the top button to be fastened, and long enough to tuck into skirt or trousers. This item can be purchased from Uniformbase or any retailer. This item is compulsory. • Black single front pleated skirt, knee length, and can only be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is compulsory. • Black plain business style – straight fit or bootcut trousers and can be purchased

from Uniformbase or any retailer. Please note, no tight, stretchy, shiny, flares, denim style material, jeggings, or skinny fit allowed. This item is compulsory. • Black Academy approved straight ankle length skirt, to be ordered eight weeks before the start of a new term, price will be confirmed on application from Uniformbase (this is an alternative option to the single front pleated knee length plain black skirt that offers students more coverage). This item can only be ordered from Uniformbase. • Black/white knee length socks only (no ankle socks or over the knee socks), with no decorations such as bows etc. • Plain black flat shoes, with a plain black sole, with no accessories, such as decorations, bows, studs, buttons, brooches etc. (enclosed toe and heel – important for health and safety when in labs and technology rooms). • No boots are allowed and no trainers. PE Kit • Black PE polo top with BA logo and can only be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is compulsory. • Black PE 1/4 zip jumper with BA logo and can only be purchased from Uniformbase. This item is compulsory. • Black tracksuit pants with BA logo or black sports leggings with BA logo and these can only be purchased from Uniformbase. These items are compulsory. • Black shorts are optional. This item can be purchased from any retailer. • Trainers will be required and are essential for PE lessons. This item can be purchased from any retailer.

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• Firm ground football boots are optional and not essential for all year groups. This item can be purchased from any retailer. • Any other clothing such as hoodies, long sleeve tops underneath the PE kit tops are not to be worn and students will be asked to remove them or be sent home to change. NB. Please note, you can choose to buy either the black tracksuit pants with BA logo or the black sports leggings with BA logo. We require you to only have one item that has the BA logo for the lower part of the PE kit. Performing Arts Kit • Performing Arts lessons are part of the Years 7, 8 and 9 carousel of activities and practical clothing/kit is required. Students may wear their PE kit and a plain royal blue T-shirt. This plain royal blue T-shirt can be purchased from Uniformbase or any retailer. This item is optional. • Students may wear black jazz shoes or non-marking trainers, however, there will be occasions when barefoot would be mandatory unless medically exempt. • BTEC Performing Arts and BTEC Dance (Years 10 and 11) – students may wear their PE kit in addition to a plain royal blue T-shirt. This plain royal blue T-shirt can be purchased from Uniformbase or any retailer. This item is optional. Students may wear black jazz shoes or non-marking trainers, however, there will be occasions when barefoot would be mandatory unless medically exempt. • BTEC Performing Arts and A level Dance (Year 12 and 13) – plain black leggings or jogging bottoms in addition to a plain black sleeveless leotard. The branded UKAT Sixth Form T-shirts and sweatshirts should also be worn in lessons and can be ordered directly from the Performing Arts faculty at the start of each academic year. This item is optional.

Students may wear black jazz shoes or non-marking trainers, however, there will be occasions barefoot would be mandatory unless medically exempt. Jewellery expectations • No jewellery (except watches). • No piercings at all, including facial, tongue, nose and any clear piercings that are used to substitute the jewellery item is not permitted – e.g. nose or ears. Make up expectations • No makeup. • No pencilled in eyebrows. • No false eyelashes or lash extensions. • No nail varnish or false nails. Hair expectations • No coloured hair accessories i.e. coloured bows, headbands, clips etc. hair bands can be neutral, black or white. • The Academy’s hair policy is fully inclusive. We are conscious of supporting all hair types and therefore we support and adopt the Halo Hair Code. Visit www.halocollective.co.uk • No inappropriate or extreme haircuts or colours e.g. tram lines, shaved heads, mullets, dip dyed hair colours, contrasting extreme colours not suitable e.g. pink, red, purple, green etc. • No fashion headwear/scarves are allowed to be worn. Please note for students whose religion requires them to wear any alternative items, parents/carers should contact the Principal. Head coverings should be plain black. Additional Information • A back pack or suitable bag is compulsory for all year groups and

can be purchased from any retailer. A backpack or bag should be large enough to carry an iPad or an A4 folder. • Coats are allowed but no hoodies, tracksuit tops or zip up jumpers or non-uniform jumpers are allowed. • No handbags are allowed. • Only Academy issued badges/pins to be worn on blazers. • No large or oversized belts to be worn with skirts or trousers. • We encourage our parents/carers to label all uniform items as any lost items can be located more easily if they are labelled with a first and second name. Brompton Academy is proud to offer parents and carers our Greener Recycling Uniform Project which provides parents and carers with more choice regarding purchasing good quality, affordable uniform items. For more information please visit our uniform page on our Brompton Academy website. CHARGING POLICY The Academy provides a free education for young people of all abilities. However, the UKAT Trust Board reserves the right to charge in the following circumstances: • Where a parent or carer wishes a child to learn a musical instrument. • Where a student causes damage or loss to Academy property or facilities, as a result of a breach of the Academy Code of Conduct or other negligence.

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COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE If you are not satisfied with any aspect of the Academy or your child's education, please contact their tutor or subject leader in the first instance. If you are still not satisfied after you have spoken to your child's tutor or subject leader, please put your complaint in writing to an Assistant Principal or the Principal. If the matter concerns members of staff, please contact the Principal. Please feel confident to telephone, we are here to help. Likewise, if there are things which you feel we ought to know (e.g. problems at home) which might affect your child at

• Where a student fails to submit coursework or is absent from a public examination. • Where a trip is proposed, which is not a compulsory part of the curriculum, parents and carers will be invited to make a contribution to cover the costs involved. This will be on the understanding that if there is insufficient support the proposed trip will not take place and the contribution will be returned. The Academy’s Charging Policy is available on request or from the Academy website. STATUTORY STAFFING INFORMATION Chief Executive Officer UKAT Allan Osborne Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer UKAT Kate Allen Principal – Brompton Academy Dan Walters Principal – Chatham Grammar Wendy Walters Chair of UKAT Trust Dr William Collier Deputy Chair of UKAT Trust and Chair of the Finance and Staffing Committee Nigel Ingram (University of Kent

the Academy, please let their tutor know or the Pastoral Team. You can access the Academy's Complaints Procedures on our website www.bromptonacademy.org.uk. If you still feel that the matter has not been dealt with properly, please write to the Chair of Trustees, c/o Brompton Academy. BROMPTON ACADEMY PERFORMANCE DATA Brompton Academy performance data can be viewed on our website and accessed via the Performance Tables – www.compare-school-performance. service.gov.uk/school/136107/brompton academy/secondary Oliver Martin BA Local Governing Board Governors Richard Ebanks – Chair Akinola Edun Beverley Evans (Safeguarding Link) Barry Knight Toks Soniyi (Sixth Form Link) Margaret Baker Moss – Staff Governor (SEND Link) Toyin Ojedele – Parent Governor Dan Walters – (Principal)

nominated Trustee) UKAT Trustees (University of Kent nominated) Claire Allison Richard Ebanks Neil Oliver Lisa Dickson Zaid Mahmood UKAT Co-opted Trustee

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