Brompton Academy Additional Information

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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