Primary
Exceptional education for local children
Welcome East Village is London’s newest neighbourhood, and within it there is an Academy grounded in the best traditions of hard work, good manners, smart uniform and academic achievement. We see the children and teenagers in our Academy through from Reception to Sixth Form, giving them an uninterrupted education that advantages them at all stages of their schooling. Our aim is to give every child coming through our doors an education they enjoy and which prepares them for academic success and happy lives, now and in the future. The Academy couples an astonishing campus with the guarantee of excellent education that is the hallmark of every Harris Academy. I hope that you enjoy reading this prospectus. Please do come along to one of our Admissions Events if you would like to find out more. I very much look forward to meeting you and your children. Ms R Hickey Executive Principal
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Uninterrupted Education from Reception until University Being able to stay in one school from reception until university advantages students at all stages of their schooling, as well as being very convenient for parents with children of different ages. Our primary children are given a head start in the curriculum, being taught Modern Foreign Languages, Science, PE and the Performing Arts by specialist subject teachers from the age of four. This is common practice at leading private primary schools but relatively unheard of elsewhere. As they get older, Chobham Academy pupils have the stability of staying in the same school at age 11 – avoiding what for many children is a lost year of education as they adjust to new teachers and new surroundings. While the whole Academy works together as one, we have built for our primary children their own entrances and exits, their own classrooms and toilets and their own playgrounds.
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Admissions Chobham Academy is an independent school that is free to attend. The Academy Nursery has an agreed admission number of 52 full-time equivalent pupils. The nursery school will be split into two sessions Morning and Afternoon.
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Introducing Children to a World of Learning As a new school, we have hand-picked a team of outstanding teachers. We engage our children fully in the fun and adventure of learning. Our brand new building has a lovely playground and excellent equipment and facilities. Children have access to an amazing variety of extracurricular clubs and activities. With a programme brimming with music, drama and sporting activities, every child has the chance to find his or her special talents. As children begin their education, we want to make their first school years as enjoyable as possible and develop in them a real enthusiasm for learning. This is the time in which we lay the foundations for a successful academic career, which means developing the core skills of reading, writing and numeracy.
Reading is taught through traditional phonics. All students are encouraged to read for pleasure and are able to take home story books from our well-stocked library. Teachers combine the traditional with the modern to help students grasp the basics of mathematics. To embed numeracy skills, we create many opportunities for students to put what they have been learning in the classroom into practice. The curriculum is well-rounded – with everything from science to the performing arts – so that our pupils get a full and varied education that they all enjoy.
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We believe that when a school gives its pupils the confidence to believe that they are capable of excellence, this is exactly what they go on to achieve.
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A Personal Best Culture Teachers take the time to get to know and understand each child. Whether they need to be stretched, are struggling or are somewhere in the middle, we always work to inspire the best in them. There are six Chobham Academy values that define the way in which our students of all ages learn and behave: • Excellence: Be exceptional in everything we do • Respect: Be dedicated to relationships • Integrity: Be true to our word • Innovation: Be challenging in our approach • Collaboration: Be one team • Trust: Be open and transparent
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Individual Attention We have the resources in place to make sure every child receives plenty of individual attention. No pupil is ever allowed to fall behind and we take swift action whenever a child needs extra help or support – including through coaching either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. We want parents to feel involved and informed about their children’s education. We therefore send home termly reports. Parents are always welcome to come into the academy to discuss any element of their child’s progress with their class teacher.
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A Welcoming Environment Children learn best when their school environment is safe, inclusive and welcoming. We have a culture of mutual respect between pupils and staff and zero tolerance of bullying in any form. To help promote a ‘small school environment’, we have a House system. Children are placed into one of our five Houses, each of which is led by an Assistant Principal. We run all manner of Inter-House competitions and pupils are encouraged to win points for their House through good attendance, excellent behaviour and positive contributions to Academy life. We are also fortunate to have the support of 5 remarkable London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic medal winners, after whom our Houses are named and who are actively involved in the Academy: Beth Tweddle MBE – Gymnast Jonnie Peacock MBE – Sprinter Anthony Joshua MBE – Boxer Ed Clancy MBE – Cyclist Christine Ohuruogu MBE – Sprinter
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Specialist Subjects
Healthy Living
English and the Performing Arts
Our school lunches are healthy and nutritious as well as tasty.
Our specialism is in English and Performing Arts and our facilities – particularly our theatre – are fantastic.
Students may bring in healthy packed lunches if they prefer.
There are lots of ways for children of all ages to participate in our specialisms including in the many music, drama and dance performances we have planned.
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An Astonishing Campus Our main building is circular in shape and light, bright and airy throughout – often with floor to ceiling windows in classrooms. Primary children at Chobham Academy love the area of the building designated for them. It is smart, modern and colourful with plenty of games and equipment in the playground to help make break and lunch-times fun and sociable. The older our pupils get, the more they use the amazing array of facilities across our building. To encourage any budding young scientists, we take them on guided trips to our science laboratories. Children are also able to use our fabulous theatre, large sports hall equipped for everything from dance to basketball and our suite of music rooms. Outside there are playing fields, tennis courts and playgrounds. With its location in the East Village, students, especially as they get older, have easy access to all manner of magnificent sports facilities in the Olympic Park.
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Strong Governance We are accountable to an Academy Governing Body (AGB). The AGB is an independent body and is responsible, with the Principal, for setting and monitoring the educational direction of the Academy and the targets to be achieved over time. The AGB includes representation from the teaching and non-teaching staff, parents and the community. The AGB is Chaired by Mr Alan Bates, who writes: “As a Project Director for Lend Lease on the Athletes Village, I was closely involved with the development of Chobham Academy. I am determined that it will turn out happy, well-educated children with the desire and drive to succeed.” To contact our Chair of Governors, please write to him via Chobham Academy – the address is at the back of this prospectus.
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Harris Federation The Harris Federation is a not-for-profit charity. Led and run by teachers, we established our first school over 25 years ago. There are now more than 40 happy and highly successful primary and secondary academies in our federation. All of these are in and around London. With each school that has joined us, the expectations we set ourselves have increased. Every Harris academy so far inspected by Ofsted is rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, with three quarters of our inspected secondary academies judged ‘outstanding’. Our primary schools are newer, but almost half are ‘outstanding’, with the rest ‘good’. As well as joint working between the teachers at our academies, there are many shared experiences for our students. These include federation-wide sports days at the National Sports Centre; Harris Experience, a unique programme that readies our most able students for life at top universities; and inter-academy events such as one-to-one reading partnerships between our primary and secondary schools, World Maths Day and Debate Mate.
Each summer for sports day, the Harris Federation hires out the Crystal Palace Sports Stadium. With well over 10,000 students and staff spectators in attendance, Academies compete in team and individual sports.
You can follow the Harris Federation on Twitter: @HarrisFed.
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Our Sponsors Chobham Academy is a new school with drive and ambition. It is sponsored by Lend Lease, which was responsible for the design, development and construction of East Village and is run by the Harris Federation, a charity with a long and outstanding track record in education.
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From the very first days of our planning for Chobham Academy, our objective was to create a school that would be a focal point for families in East Village and the surrounding neighbourhoods for generations to come. How did we go about putting this in place? Well, firstly, we have created a spectacular building providing a wonderful learning environment that helps to make sure that students of all ages enjoy coming to school and get the most out of every moment of their education. And secondly, we have the Harris Federation leading education at the Academy – you are able to read about their outstanding track record elsewhere in this prospectus. All the pieces are in place for Chobham Academy to have an outstanding future. I hope that when you read this prospectus you will share our enthusiasm for what is to come and you choose Chobham Academy for your child’s education. Mr Dan Labbad Chief Executive Officer, International Operations, Lend Lease
The Harris Federation was established by Lord Harris of Peckham, who is also a sponsor of Chobham Academy. Chobham Academy is a school with a highly aspirational culture. Teachers and leaders are chosen for their unrelentingly high expectations of every student. We have always found that students thrive when their school encourages traditional values: good manners, strong discipline and smart uniform. These values encapsulate the ethos at Chobham Academy and they are combined with the very best of modern teaching and technology. Chobham Academy builds on over twenty five years of experience within the Harris Federation and an exceptional track record in London education. We have in Lend Lease a superb partner, wholly committed to ensuring that the Academy excels. I hope you will attend our Admission Events with your son or daughter, where everyone at the Academy will be looking forward to meeting you. Sir Daniel Moynihan Ed.D, M.A., B.Sc. (Econ) Chief Executive of the Harris Federation
Our third Academy sponsor is Nigel Hugill who was the original driving force behind the transformation of this area, including conceiving the East Village. A former Chair of Lend Lease Europe, Mr Hugill championed the design and development of Chobham Academy for local children on a single campus and across all age groups. In addition to his on-going business interests, Mr Hugill is Chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the respected urban think tank, Centre for Cities; Council member of the London School of Economics and Chair of the Committee for the Redevelopment of Tate Britain on Millbank. Mr Hugill writes: “The wall outside Chobham Academy is engraved with the famous words of the poet, Alfred Tennyson: ‘To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield’. We hope students of all ages draw inspiration from the strength of that conviction and come to recognise the sustaining values of hard work and perseverance. Taking advantage of what I believe to be genuinely world class facilities, Harris have created a curriculum which affords our students every opportunity to maximise their potential. Chobham Academy is a wonderful place to come to learn and to grow. Quite the best kind of Olympic legacy and one of which Tennyson could not but approve.”
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