Brompton Academy Parent/Carer Directory

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R Reach: 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. Recycling Uniform Project: The Recycling Uniform Project provides our parents and carers with the opportunity to support the recycling of Academy uniform items which we sell at very affordable prices. The Recycling Uniform Project is a great way for parents and carers to have a more economical alternative choice when purchasing their child's Academy unform. You can access the Recycling Unform Project by visiting the Brompton Academy website. Registers: All students are registered in every lesson, every day. It is a legal requirement that parents/carers ensure their children attend the Academy every day during the academic year. Failure to do so may result in court action, fines or imprisonment for parents/carers. Refectory: The Academy has a restaurant run by Caterlink offering a refectory service. A variety of hot and cold meals and snacks are offered at lunchtime

and break time. All food purchased at the Refectory must be eaten in the designated spaces (see Free Academy Meals). Relationship, Sex and Health Education: All students receive information and advice regarding Relationship, Sex and Health Education within the Personal Professional Development programme (PPD). Reports: Parents/carers will receive progress reports approximately three times throughout the year for students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. Students in Years 11 and 13 receive progress reports twice a year. Rewards: The Academy believes in celebrating and promoting positive achievements for all students. Students are awarded points that equate to them having ownership with what they want to spend their points on. Students can spend points at our school shop, online raffles or donation to charities. Students are awarded points in the following areas: academic attendance, progress and attainment, pastoral, community, Academy service and positive representation through participating in key roles such as student leaders, members of the Student Voice. Points are allocated by staff and recorded through our reward system (ePraise). We reward students every term with awards such as Mini School Stars, Subject Stars and Attendance, Leadership and Personal Tutor Awards. Mini Schools engage in

healthy competitions against each other encouraging students to achieve as many points as possible. S Safeguarding: As an Academy we take safeguarding issues very seriously. If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact a member of the Safeguarding Team by emailing Childprotection@ universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk. For further information, please visit our website www.bromptonacademy.org. uk/safeguarding-1 SENCO: The role of Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator is to ensure that students with learning difficulties and additional needs are identified, tracked and well supported to ensure that they make good progress in lessons and over time. The SENCO also enhances the related skills of the teachers to maximise the quality of teaching of their students with special educational needs. If you wish to make an appointment to see the named SENCO for your child’s year group, please contact the Academy via phone or email. Sickness: If your child is sick, please notify the Attendance Team at the Academy by telephoning: