1. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Welcome to Workington Academy’s Year 7 Pre-Admission Evening

2. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Lorrayne Hughes Executive Headteacher

3. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Miss N Tweddle Director of Learning – Year 7

4. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE The aim of this evening: To support our new Year 7 students’, parents and carers with your transition from primary school to Workington Academy

5. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE What we will tell you about: William Howard Trust – the vision, ethos and aims Workington Academy – core values Teaching and learning in Year 7 Support for students and families – Learning Provision What happens between now and your child’s first day at Workington Academy

6. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE There will also be the opportunity to: Ask any questions that you may have Speak to Miss Tweddle (Director of Learning – Year 7) and members of the Leadership Team about any concerns that you may have. Find out about more SEND / Phys-Med Provision Take a look at the Workington Academy uniform & find out about further opportunities

7. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Welcome to becoming part of our history at Workington Academy

8. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Workington Academy - New Build Opening January 2017 Making History - You will be the first Year 7 students to go to school in our brand new building! £17 Million, State of the Art Building

9. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Welcome to becoming part of our successful Workington Academy Team

10. Team Workington Academy Striker = Student RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

11. Striker = Student Midfield = Form Tutors, Teachers, Support Staff Team Workington Academy RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

12. Striker = Student Parents / Carers = Defence Team Workington Academy RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

13. Striker = Student Parents / Carers = Defence Central Midfield = Miss Tweddle Team Workington Academy Midfield = Teachers, Form Tutors, Support staff RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

14. Striker = Student Midfield = Teachers, Form Tutors, Support Staff Parents / Carers = Defence Central Midfield = Miss Tweddle Team Workington Academy RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

15. Together we will celebrate the Goals that you score

16. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Ski trip Football Netball Basketball Dance Badminton Angling Rugby League & Union Trampolining Table Tennis Science Media and Film Chess Reading Running Guitar Singing Cycling Asia Radio Art Photography ICT & Computing Drama Gymnastics MFL Educational Visits Duke of Edinburgh Choir Instrumental Lessons Samba Drumming Student Council Connecting Classrooms – Taiwan Exchange Orchestra Sportsability Rounders Cricket Librarian Debating Society French Cookery Fitness Homework club Athletics Model Making Technology Computer Games Opportunities

17. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE A Year 7 student’s perspective of Workington Academy… Chloe Bell & John James Glaister

18. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Jonathan Logan Headteacher

19. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Our Vision and Ethos

20. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Our Core Values Respect Responsibility Resilience

21. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Our Motto: “Be the Best You can Be”

22. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE HeadteacherJonathan Logan Deputy HeadteacherMark Bedford Deputy HeadteacherBeth Sanderson Assistant Headteacher – Quality AssuranceChris Kearton Assistant Headteacher – Teaching & LearningKatie Lambert Director of EnglishRose O'Hagan Director of MathsJulie Harpham Lead Practitioner – Learning ProvisionGill Creighton Leadership Team Structure – September 2016

23. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Mark Bedford Deputy Headteacher

24. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE The Academy Day ActivityTiming Form Time and Assembly8:40 – 8:55 Lesson 19:00 – 10:00 Lesson 210:05 – 11:05 Break (20 mins)11:05 – 11:25 Lesson 311:25 – 12:25 Lunch (45 mins)12.25 – 1:10 Lesson 41.10 – 2.10 Lesson 52:15– 3:15

25. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Year 7 Curriculum Broad balanced curriculum. English Baccalaureate (Ebacc). Develops knowledge and skills. Pitched to enable ALL students to make accelerated progress Prepares students to make their option choices.

26. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Year 7 Curriculum SubjectLessons per fortnight Art2 Computing2 Drama1 English7 Geography4 History4 Languages4 Maths8 Music2 PE4 RE2 Science6 Technology4 In Year 7, students will study the following subjects across a two week timetable, made up of fifty one hour lessons:

27. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Year 7 Class Organisation 5 x Form Tutor Groups Year 7 mixed ability teaching groups for initial half term Assessments (KS2 SATs, CATs, NFER Reading) Following assessments, students are then ability grouped for some subjects (English, Maths, Science, Languages) and in mixed ability groups for other subjects.

28. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Firefly & Home Learning

29. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Reporting on Progress Mr C Kearton – Assistant Headteacher, Quality Assurance

30. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Assessment and Reporting The school reports to parents 3 times per year. There is also a Progress Evening once a year. Two reports are ‘data only’ and one report contains written comments and targets Students are set challenging targets based initially upon their KS2 scores. These use the new GCSE grades 1-9 Students will be tracked in each subject as ‘Not making Expected Progress’, ‘Making Expected Progress’ or making ‘Better than Expected Progress’ towards their KS4 targets New GCSE grades

31. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE How is the progress towards targets measured? For each unit of work, in each subject, students are rated against criteria and assessed as ‘Launching’, ‘Developing’, ‘Achieving’, ‘Excelling’ or ‘Mastering’ This information is then used to judge a student’s progress against their target These grids are included in all reports so that it is clear what the student has achieved and what the next steps they need to take are

32. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Learning Miss K Lambert - Assistant Headteacher, Teaching and Learning

33. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Be the best you can be…

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35. Workington Academy POP Slides! Accelerated Learning Cycle  your learning is the most important thing! Arranges lessons into chunks so you can be responsible for your learning. Every lesson you will know what you have to do to make progress. You will demonstrate your learning to prove you have made progress. This will enable you to be the BEST you can be!

36. Today you are learning how to include flight techniques and balances into a paired ropes sequence. Gymnastics – Creating sequences FLIGHT MOVEMENTS PAIRED BALANCES ROPES SEQUENCE TASK PRACTICAL ACTIVITY BRONZEGOLDSILVER SUCCESS CRITERIA Start position Paired balances Flight movements Linking movements Canon, Unison, Mirror Rotation, inversion Finish position WHICH MEDAL ARE YOU AIMING FOR?

37. Home Learning The first TV Advert: Gibbs S.R. Toothpaste Advert 1955 Aim: Identify target audience & purpose of a dynamic product Challenge: Explain target audience & purpose of a dynamic product Aspire: Evaluate fitness for purpose & suitability for target audience of a dynamic product Prepare for the production of Dynamic Products R007 - LO1 Keywords Audience Client brief File type Length Message Purpose Success criteria Theme Discuss in your pairs

38. LO - Today we are learning about the causes and effects of volcanoes. Key Vocabulary 1. Volcano 2. Destructive Boundary 3.Constructive Boundary RESTLESS EARTH – INTORDUCTION TO VOLCANOES What are some of the features of Volcanoes and where and why do they erupt ??? Using your clue sheet find out the answer to this question – the best investigation skills will be awarded with a Vivo Point! OBJ – To describe features of volcanoes, to explain where and why they happen and evaluate the effects of volcanoes on communities.

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41. Summer School Mrs O’Hagan – Director of English & Summer School Co-ordinator

42. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Summer School 2016 Getting off to a flying start at secondary school! What is Summer school? A two week programme of activities designed to support the transition from Year 6 to Year 7 When will it take place? Monday 15 th August – Friday 26 th August from 9.15am until 2.30pm Where will it take place? Workington Academy, with visits to local places of interest.

43. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE What are the advantages for students who attend Summer School? Students: Get to know students from all the other schools Meet lots of staff Get to know their way around the building Experience lots of different subjects without sitting behind a desk Work in smaller groups with the full support of non-teaching staff Get a head start with the academy’s reading programme Keep their brains stimulated while having fun!

44. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE How does Summer School work? Whodunnit? Murder mystery - Drama CSI – problem solving (literacy) Science – forensic evidence Problem solving (Maths) Mystery board games ICT & Art History – mysteries through time And……….. SPORT – FOOD STUDIES – MUSIC – TEAM BUILDING - MYSTERY STORIES

45. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE There will be at least two visits to places of interest during the fortnight Previous visits have included; Carlisle Castle Whinlatter Forest The Theatre by the Lake Cinema Visit – private showing of a current film Out and about at Summer School…

46. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Sign an expression of interest at the end of the evening Save the date Leaflets will be sent out at the beginning of June – return the reply slip to Workington Academy What next?

47. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Learning Provision Mrs Creighton – Lead Practitioner, Learning Provision

48. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE The Learning Provision Team September 2016 Lead Practitioner – Learning Provision Director of Learning Student Provision Officer Form Tutors SENDCO Learning Provision Co-ordinator Student Provision Assistants

49. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Workington Academy Pastoral Structure Year Group Tutor Groups House Structure Sanctions Rewards

50. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Attendance Matters Punctuality Attendance

51. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Uniform This will be available to try on and order at the following times: Wednesday 25 May 4:00pm – 6:30pm Tuesday 31 May 09:30am – 3:30pm Wednesday 1 June 09:30am – 3:30pm Uniform grant application forms are available inside your information pack

52. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Eating at Workington Academy Breakfast Club - (Before School) Snacks - (Break Time) Wide Range of Hot and Cold Lunches (Sample menus are in your information pack) Packed Lunch Free School Meals – (Application Forms are inside your pack)

53. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Communication between home and school Meetings with staff Progress/Social Evenings Texting service Academy/Trust website / Firefly Letters Phone calls Student Planner

54. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Miss N Tweddle Director of Learning – Year 7

55. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE What happens between now and your first day at Workington Academy? Monday 5 September 2016

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57. Tuesday 5 July Tutor Meetings Each student will be allocated a 15 minute appointment to come to Workington Academy and meet their Form Tutor, along with their parents/carers. Opportunity to try on and order Workington Academy uniform Opportunity to purchase Workington Academy equipment packs

58. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Friday 8 July Transition Day Arrive at Workington Academy at 8.45am Spend the whole day with us, completing activities with your form tutor and in your new form group. Get to know your way around the academy and meet lots of new friends Depart Workington Academy at 3.00pm

59. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Monday 15 August – Friday 26 August Summer School Free for all Year 7 students to attend. Spend two weeks with us completing sports, art, music, literacy and numeracy activities with our Workington Academy staff. Go on trips and excursions Get to know your way around the academy and meet lots of new friends ready for September

60. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Autumn Term September – October Year 7 Team Building - Derwentwater Day Initial Data Capture Year 7 Social Evening

61. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Monday 5 September First Day at Workington Academy Arrive at Workington Academy at 8.35am Begin with assembly in the main hall with Miss Tweddle and Mr Logan Spend time in your form group, Receive your Workington Academy Planner, lesson timetable and map Early lunch for Year 7 at 12.15pm Begin your Workington Academy adventure!

62. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Wednesday 19 October Year 7 Social Evening Come along and meet your child’s Form Tutor, Director of Learning and Student Provision Officer Discuss how your child’s first half term at Workington Academy has gone Find out about what things your child has been up to and what is in store for the rest of the year!

63. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Information Packs Contain lots of information regarding your child’s start to Workington Academy

64. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE The rest of this evening – please join us in the Gym for : Ask our staff any unanswered questions that you may have Discuss SEND / Phys-Med Provision with Ms Saunders (SENDCO) and Mrs Robertson (Learning Provision Co-Ordinator) Take a look at out brand new building View our Workington Academy Uniform Find out more about our Free Summer School Complete your Admission form and Student Profile Questionnaire, if you have not already done so Help yourself to refreshments

65. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE For any further information visit: www.workingtonacademy.org Check out our Workington Academy Facebook Page Or Follow us on Twitter: @WorkingtonAcad @wtonacademyPE

66. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE Thank you for coming The Future:- Workington Academy are dedicated to ensuring an excellent education for all young people in Workington. Workington Academy will be the school of choice in Workington.