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PROSPECTUS
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“You have a right to education” – United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
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The Academy’s house system is named after the lighthouses
standing at various points along the south coast. Eddystone lighthouse
(below) was first constructed in 1696 by Henry Winstanley. The current
structure is its fourth incarnation, and continues to provide illumination,
aide navigation and safe harbour for mariners and wayfarers.
We, at the Bourne Academy aspire to do likewise for all our students.
The Bourne Academy is an all-ability, state-funded school
established by the sponsor Canford School.
The Governing Body and the Principal have responsibility
for leading and managing the Academy.
The Academy is bound by the same School Admissions Code,
SEN Code of Practice and exclusions guidance as all other
state-funded schools.
We see things not as they are, but as we are – Jewish proverb
We see things not as they are, but as we are – Jewish proverb
AaWe aspire to become an inspiring learning centre for everyone who engages with us with all activities and experiences in the Academy focused on learning and personal growth. We want to make The Bourne Academy accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Together, we will succeed in developing this vision though our 6 priorities of :RAISING ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, REDUCING ABSENCE, AND ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR TRAINING.
RAISING STANDARDS INCLUDING ATTAINMENT FOR ALL YEARS 7-13 AND STANDARDS IN ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS.DEVELOPING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS/CARERS, BUSINESS AND THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY.ENSURING INCLUSIVE LEARNING, NAMELY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING, AND A RELEVANT AND PERSONALISED CURRICULUM FOR ALL STUDENTS.DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHERE OUTSTANDING BEHAVIOUR ALLOWS ALL LEARNERS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY TREATING EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT.LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES BEING DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMY BY STAFF AND STUDENTS.
The Bourne Academy’s central belief is that everyone
is a learner and everyone is a teacher.
The Bourne Academy and its sponsor Canford School believe that
all students should be empowered to achieve and aspire to the highest,
be treated with respect and treat others with respect, and enjoy the
Academy. We are therefore committed to providing a caring and safe
environment through the House System for all of our students so
they can learn in an atmosphere of mutual respect for each other’s
views and approaches to life.
OUR VISION
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jjOUR PURPOSE
At The Bourne Academy we will develop literate, numerate global citizens who ASPIRE :
AMBITIOUS
SELF-CONFIDENT
PHYSICALLY L ITERATE
INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
REFLECTIVE
EMOTIONALLY L ITERATE
Our shared objectives are that every student :
HAS BELIEF IN AND A POSITIVE VISION FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FUTURE AND THEIR SCHOOL
IS LITERATE AND ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY
CAN THINK CLEARLY AND IS ABLE TO QUESTION, MAKE DECISIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS
UNDERSTANDS AND CAN APPLY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR PEOPLE
IS WELL PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS A GLOBAL CITIZEN
These objectives encompass the national curriculum’s three statutory Objectives – to enable all young people to become : SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS WHO ENJOY LEARNING, MAKE PROGRESS AND ACHIEVE
CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE SAFE, HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIVES
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WHO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
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Exciting futureWorking together as oneTo make a difference – Anon
Exciting futureWorking together as oneTo make a difference – Anon
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right” – Henry Ford
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right” – Henry Ford
QWERTTHE ACADEMY DAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY
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8.10 – 8.20 Staff briefing session8.20 – 8.35 Students arrive 8.40 – 9.00 Tuesday : House Assembly or House Tutor Group time Thursday : Whole Academy Assembly Friday : House Tutor Group time for all students 9.00 – 10.00 Lesson 110.00 – 11.00 Lesson 211.00 – 11.20 Break11.20 – 12.20 Lesson 312.20 – 1.20 Lesson 41.20 – 2.00 Lunchtime2.00 – 3.00 Lesson 53.00 – 4.00 ACE – Additional Learning, Catch-up and Enrichment
8.10 – 8.20 Staff briefing session8.20 – 8.35 Students arrive 8.40 – 9.00 House Assembly or House Tutor Group time 9.00 – 10.00 Lesson 110.00 – 11.00 Lesson 211.00 – 11.20 Break11.20 – 12.20 Lesson 312.20 – 1.20 Lesson 41.20 – 2.00 Lunchtime2.00 – 3.00 Lesson 53.00 – 4.00 Lesson 64.00 – 5.00 Principal’s Think Tank – for students who have not completed learning or chosen lower than expected standards of behaviour.
8.10 – 8.20 House staff briefing session
8.20 – 8.35 Students arrive
8.40 – 9.15 House Competitions
9.15 – 10.15 Lesson 1
10.15 – 11.15 Lesson 2
11.15 – 11.35 Break
11.35 – 12.35 Lesson 3
12.35 – 1.35 Lesson 4
1.35 Students go home
– students who have Free School Meals will take a packed lunch
1.45 – 2.15 Staff lunch
2.15 – 4.15 Staff teams planning time
GG Our curriculum is taught through 9 ACADEMY COMPETENCIES :
1 – LITERACY 2 – NUMERACY 3 – GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 4 – AMBITION 5 – SELF-CONFIDENCE 6 – PHYSICAL LITERACY 7 – INDEPENDENT LEARNING 8 – REFLECTIVENESS 9 – EMOTIONAL LITERACY
... and 5 AREAS OF LEARNING :
STEM inc. the ARTS and WELLBEING and COMMUNICATION HUMANENGINEERING ENTERPRISE LEARNER VOICE and ENQUIRY UNDERSTANDINGspecialism inc. the ENGLISH specialism
SCIENCE ART PE ENGLISH inc. GEOGRAPHY LITERACY
TECHNOLOGY DESIGN FOOD MEDIA STUDIES HISTORY
ENGINEERING DRAMA CITIZENSHIP MFL PSYCHOLOGY
MATHEMATICS DANCE PSHE and PURE :inc. ENTERPRISE Psychology, NUMERACY Understanding, Religion and Ethics
i–MEDIA MUSIC ADVICE and GUIDANCE
ASTRONOMY ETIQUETTE and SOCIAL SKILLS
... building on the PRIMARY CURRICULUM’S 6 AREAS OF LEARNING :
1 – UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS 2 – UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH, COMMUNICATION and LANGUAGES 3 – HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL and SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING 4 – MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING 5 – UNDERSTANDING PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH and WELLBEING 6 – SCIENTIFIC and TECHNOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING
OUR CURRICULUM
YEARS 7–9 CURRICULUM
HOURS HOURS HOURS
MATHS 3 3 3
PHYSICS 1 1 1
CHEMISTRY 1 1 1
BIOLOGY 1 1 1
ENGINEERING and DESIGN 1 1 1
TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1
ENGLISH 4 4 4
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES 2 2 2
MEDIA 1 1 1
ART 1 1 1
DRAMA 0.5 0.5 0.5
DANCE 0.5 0.5 0.5
MUSIC 1 1 1
HUMANITIES 2 2 2
PURE 1 1 1
PE 2 2 2
FOOD 1 1 1
CITIZENSHIP, PSHE,
ENTERPRISE and ETIQUETTE 1 1 1
HOURS PER WEEK 25 25 25
YEAR 7 8 9
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YEARS 10 + 11 CURRICULUMStudents all take the CORE :
ENGLISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE 4inc. functional skills 1 or 2 GCSEs
MATHEMATICS and STATISTICS 4inc. functional skills 1 or 2 GCSEs
SPORT BTEC First Certificate 2 Equivalent to 2 GCSEs grades A* – C
CRISP (Citizenship, RE, Independent 3 Up to 3 short course GCSEs :Information, Advice and Guidance, Equivalent to 1.5 GCSEsSocial Skills, PSHE and Enterprise)
TOTAL 13 5 – 7.5 @ Level 2
Students have a choice of 4 Options, COPE or Young Apprenticeship. Each option takes up 3 hours per week. Most students take at least 1 science.
ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DRAMA LEISURE and TOURISMBTEC First BTEC First GCSE GCSE
Design and Technology : Philosophy and Art and Modern Foreign Product Design inc. Applied Ethics Photography LanguagesTextiles GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE
Hair and Beauty Geography iMedia Sport City and Guilds GCSE Level 2 Certificate BTEC Level 1 First Diploma
Music GCSE History Chemistry Food City and Guilds GCSE GCSE GCSE Level 1
Biology Psychology Astronomy PhysicsGCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE
Dance Media Studies BTEC First GCSE
THE CORE HOURS QUALIFICATION ACHIEVED
OPTION OPTION OPTION OPTION BLOCK 1 BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3 BLOCK 4
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SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM
By 2013 our sixth form courses will include MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS,
CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, ENGLISH LITERATURE,
ENGINEERING, DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY – PRODUCT DESIGN,
MEDIA STUDIES, PHILOSOPHY, INTERACTIVE MEDIA, ICT,
ART and PHOTOGRAPHY, PERFORMING ARTS.
The whole curriculum content will be taught as Relevant Questions,
with students presenting what they have learnt to experts,
like local business people, and parents.
LEARNING IS ABOUT THINKING, NOT REMEMBERING
LEARNING IS A PROCESS OF DISCOVERY IN WHICH
THE LEARNER IS THE MAIN PERSON, NOT THE TEACHER
LEARNING IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT
There will be lots of opportunities to enter competitions e.g. CREST awards
for STEM projects, to be built into learning at all Key Stages. House points
to be awarded for successful project outcomes and for success in competitions.
Rewards will include students guesting on local company boards, and presenting
papers at international conferences hosted at the Academy.
The 9 Academy Competencies will be assessed through 6 ASPIRE DAYS
where students will spend the day working in teams on a project.
All subjects are mixed ability, except for mathematics which are setted.
English is mixed ability except for one group for students who have
literacy challenges.
ASPIRE DAYS
SETTING
“Asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Any curriculum therefore has to be centred around question asking” – Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner, 1969
BGBGCharcoal jacket with pin badge for lapel, pink blouse,
black skirt or trousers – all to be Academy regulation uniform
from our appointed supplier
Black socks or tights and black shoes with no/low heels
and with no coloured decoration or logos
PE Kit – Black and pink sports polo shirt – Academy regulation
from our appointed supplier – with black shorts or track-suit bottoms
Optional extras – black jumper with pink piping, black or pink
hoodie (for PE) with Academy logo, pink and grey scarf – all to
be Academy regulation from our appointed supplier)
GIRLS
Charcoal jacket with pin badge for lapel, pink tie, black trousers – all to be Academy regulation uniform from our appointed supplierWhite shirt
Black socks and black shoes with no coloured decoration or logosPE Kit – Black and pink sports polo shirt – Academy regulation from our appointed supplier – with black shorts or track-suit bottoms Optional extras – black jumper with pink piping, black or pink hoodie (for PE) with Academy logo, pink and grey scarf – all to be Academy regulation from our appointed supplier
BOYS
UNIFORM
The Academy’s appointed supplier is Price & Buckland,and is available from Academy shop. Some uniform items are available from Rickards, 759 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth BH9 2BA.
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130 PLACES AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 7 ENTRY
ADMISSIONS
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
We hope that you choose to send you child to be educated at The Bourne Academy. We work closely with our partner primary schools, and also welcome children who join us from primary schools outside our catchment area. All Year 6 to Year 7 transfers are organised by the LA at Bournemouth Borough Council. The Bourne Academy takes part in the LA admissions arrangements for Secondary Schools.
It is essential that every student attends 100% of the time-every minute lost is learning lost! Examination performance is strongly linked with time spent in lessons. The Academy’s attendance policy is available on the website and from the Academy – it is very clear on our commitment to work with parents/carers on ensuring full attendance for all students.
We operate an equal opportunities policy for children with learning and physical disabilities who are afforded the same rights as all other children. Out SEN policy is reviewed annually. We have adopted a whole Academy approach to special educational needs which involves all the staff adhering to a model of good practice. We are committed to identifying and providing for the needs of all children in a wholly inclusive environment. Students’ progress is carefully monitored and we liaise with parents/carers, partner primary schools and the LA. All students are integrated as far as possible in the full range of Academy activities.
When a student is placed on the Inclusion Register, parents/carers are consulted and their approval sought. All Academy staff have access to the Inclusion Register and are informed as required for the effective support of new students.
All students who have Statements or are School Action Plus have an Individual Education Plan (IEP). These are negotiated with the student, A copy is given to the students and their parent/carer. A personalised curriculum is agreed as appropriate with each student and their parent/carer on an individual basis in order to give maximum access to the curriculum and to meet all needs.
We are a fully inclusive learning community and welcome students with a range of abilities. When a child with disabilities joins us, we liaise in advance with the previous school and other agencies to ensure their physical and emotional needs are catered for. All students are integrated as far as possible in the full range of Academy activities.
ATTENDANCE
eeLEARNING and CARING AT THE BOURNE ACADEMY
OUR ACADEMY RULES
In our Academy
We will never shout aggressively at another person
We will never humiliate or be sarcastic about another person
We will never laugh at anyone else – only with them
In the classroom
We will sit where the adults ask us to
We will learn and help others to learn
We will show the same level of respect to all adults in the classroom
We will keep phones and music players turned off in our bag
We will not chew gum
We will be careful about the language we use to each other
Outside the classroom
We will walk on the left and pass on the right
We will hold doors open for each other
We will queue without pushing in
We will not wear our coats inside, and will put coats
on by the front door when we are going outside
We will only eat in the hub or in the Academy grounds
Outside our Academy
We will be polite to everyone
We will not smoke
We will not chew gum
We will show that we are proud of our Academy
IN OUR ACADEMY
WE WILL NEVER SHOUT AGGRESSIVELY AT ANOTHER PERSON
WE WILL NEVER HUMILIATE OR BE SARCASTIC ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON
WE WILL NEVER LAUGH AT ANYONE ELSE – ONLY WITH THEM
IN THE CLASSROOM
WE WILL SIT WHERE THE ADULTS ASK US TO
WE WILL LEARN AND HELP OTHERS TO LEARN
WE WILL SHOW THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT TO ALL ADULTS IN THE CLASSROOM
WE WILL KEEP PHONES AND MUSIC PLAYERS TURNED OFF IN OUR BAG
WE WILL NOT CHEW GUM
WE WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE LANGUAGE WE USE TO EACH OTHER
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
WE WILL WALK ON THE LEFT AND PASS ON THE RIGHT
WE WILL HOLD DOORS OPEN FOR EACH OTHER
WE WILL QUEUE WITHOUT PUSHING IN
WE WILL NOT WEAR OUR COATS INSIDE, AND WILL PUT COATS
ON BY THE FRONT DOOR WHEN WE ARE GOING OUTSIDE
WE WILL ONLY EAT IN THE HUB OR IN THE ACADEMY GROUNDS
OUTSIDE OUR ACADEMY
WE WILL BE POLITE TO EVERYONE
WE WILL NOT SMOKE
WE WILL NOT CHEW GUM
WE WILL SHOW THAT WE ARE PROUD OF OUR ACADEMY
To be Bourne on the flow of the vision – Steve Purbrick. Network Manager
As we pop the corkThe fizz of learning explodesDrink up and enjoy Naomi Downer and Donna Pollard English Teachers
These HAIKU and poems were composed and compiled by members of staff on the last day of the old school, and reflects their hopes for The Bourne Academy
We can see the lightGet ready success we seekLet’s take the first step Denny Mackay Mathematics Teacher
As we pop the corkThe fizz of learning explodesDrink up and enjoy Naomi Downer and Donna Pollard English Teachers
Ancient treasure chestKnowledge lies within us hereReady to share all Anon
Apres bleu marineUn joli uniforme roseUn nouveau depart
Sophie Dandy French Teacher
We can see the lightGet ready success we seekLet’s take the first step Denny Mackay Mathematics Teacher
Apres bleu marineUn joli uniforme roseUn nouveau depart
Sophie Dandy French Teacher
Ancient treasure chestKnowledge lies within us hereReady to share all AnonThe flower must shed its petals before it blooms again – James Livermore. Science Teacher
See the Stars shining through the cloudy night skies – Paula Hayes. Higher Level Teaching Assistant
To be Bourne on the flow of the vision – Steve Purbrick. Network Manager
Like a door opening, the bird flies free – Sarah Alderson. SENCO
The flower must shed its petals before it blooms again – James Livermore. Science Teacher
See the Stars shining through the cloudy night skies – Paula Hayes. Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Like a door opening, the bird flies free – Sarah Alderson. SENCO
“A child is not a vase
to be filled, but a fire to be lit”
– Francois Rabelais“A child is not a vase
to be filled, but a fire to be lit”
– Francois Rabelais
THEBOURNEACADEMY
PROSPECTUS
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Information on the annual school achievement and attainment tables, all policies, Ofsted reports and the Academy calendar are all available on the Academy website at www.thebourneacademy.com
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The Bourne Academy
Hadow Road
Bournemouth
BH10 5HS
01202 528554
www.thebourneacademy.com
Principal – Miss Jackie Steel
Chair of the Governing Board – Mr. Richard Knott. Deputy Head,Canford School
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today – Chinese proverbThe best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.
The second best time is today – Chinese proverb
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