Pimlico Academy Prospectus

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John Nash Chairman of FUTURE

Message from the Sponsor

Welcome to the first prospectus for Pimlico Academy.

Future is a charity specifically set up to help transform the life chances of young people through education and to widen opportunities for them.

We are delighted to have been chosen

by Westminster City Council and the Department for Children, Schools and Families as the sponsor of Pimlico Academy.

The Academy will be characterised by an ethos of the highest expectations

for all, where progress and success in academic, vocational, sporting, musical and creative areas is strongly celebrated. Students will be encouraged to develop a keen sense of pride, belonging and self-respect. Excellent teaching and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities will enable students to broaden their horizons, lift their aspirations and understand that there is no limit to what they can achieve.

We have appointed an outstanding leadership team who are dedicated to delivering and developing our vision. I hope that this prospectus offers a glimpse of how excited and determined we are in our mission to create an outstanding Academy in the heart of Westminster.

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Jerry Collins Principal Designate

Welcome from Jerry Collins

Every child and every parent will truly matter at our Academy.

As Principal Designate I feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to lead the development of what will be an exceptional learning environment in the heart of Westminster.

Our aim is to provide all students at the Academy with an outstanding educational experience. Pimlico Academy will be a place where every child looks forward to going to school and is well taught and cared for when they get there. We want it to be a place

where every parent is proud to have their child educated and every parent is encouraged and helped to support their child’s learning. Every child and every parent will truly matter at our Academy.

We will offer a wide range of high quality academic and vocational courses and will provide an extensive programme of extended school activities. Our intention is that it will be a place where every child is given the opportunities and support they need to reach their full academic potential and to explore their

interest and abilities in a wide range of non-academic activities. We believe strongly that all students can succeed and we look forward to celebrating their many successes in every aspect of what they do here.

I have already had the chance to meet some students, staff and parents and I hope to meet everyone else very soon.

If you have any questions about the new Academy please do contact me directly.

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Pimlico Academy New Building

Pimlico Academy is a new all ability non fee paying school for 11 – 19 year olds, opening in September 2008, sponsored

by Future, a registered charity.

The Academy will open within the existing building of Pimlico School.

As part of the Building Schools for the Future initiative there will be a complete rebuild and the Academy will move into the new building in stages, beginning with the new sports hall in April 2009.

By September 2010 the new build will be complete and provide state of the art facilities. Within the new building there will be a new community library and adult education centre.

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Specialising in Visual and Performing Arts and History.

Teaching & Learning The Academy will provide an outstanding learning environment and resource for students, staff and the local community.

Our students will have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which stimulates and engenders a love of learning. It will build on Key Stage 2 achievements and prepare our students for post 16 and lifelong learning and education. High priority will be given to the development of literacy and numeracy in order to provide access to essential areas of knowledge and understanding. A wide range of academic and vocational subjects will be offered at GCSE. The Academy will benefit from the strength of the existing Sixth Form and continue to develop a broad range of Year 12 and 13 courses.

Specialisms The Academy will build on the success of the existing Visual and Performing Arts Specialism and the established tradition of excellence in music. The Academy will develop a further Specialism in History which will be used to help students to develop a sense of pride in their roots and to understand their place in today’s community. The Academy’s location, in the heart of Westminster, offers us the opportunity to make the Arts and History an outstanding, stimulating and enjoyable aspect of our students’ learning and development.

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Extra Curricular/ Extended School The Academy will offer a wide range of extended school activities, mentoring programmes, after school clubs and sports organisations. The Academy will devote considerable energy to providing a fully rounded education for all its students by introducing them to worlds that may at first be unfamiliar, and by continual exposure to positive role models. The location of the Academy, coupled with the expertise and networks of the sponsor, will enable many dynamic links to be forged and create exciting new opportunities for the students.

Inclusion Significant importance will be attached to the development of a fully inclusive approach to learning and personal development in the Academy. Teachers will use an extensive range of techniques and resources to maximise the potential of every student. All students will be challenged academically and pastorally to achieve their potential, from those with learning needs to the most able. There will be a dedicated Learning Support Department and Gifted and Talented strategy providing additional support and challenge for targeted students. An ethos of high expectations and achievement will permeate all aspects of the Academy.

An ethos of high expectations and achievement will permeate all aspects of the Academy.

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The Academy will provide a welcoming, safe and secure learning environment.

Pastoral Care/ Uniform

Linking Home & School

The Academy will provide a welcoming, safe and secure learning environment in which high standards of behaviour, attendance and participation are the norm. There will be a year based tutor system for all students and tutor groups will meet on a daily basis. There will be weekly assemblies for each year group and peer mentoring involving older students and staff.

The Academy will work in partnership with parents. The support of parents and carers will be regarded as of key importance to the Academy’s success.

Opportunities will exist for parents to access extra pastoral support, tuition and extra-curricular activities for their children. Communication with parents and carers will take place very regularly through meetings, letters home, newsletters and a constantly updated website. Academic Review Days will be held twice annually.

There will be a clearly identifiable uniform for students in Years 7 – 11.

Consultation with the students and staff will take place over its design. Students will be expected to wear their uniform with pride and to conform to high standards of personal appearance.

Academy Policies If you require a copy of any of the Academy Policies including those covering Behaviour, Exclusions, Equal Opportunities, Anti-Bullying, Child Protection, Health and Safety, First Aid and Disability Access please visit the website or contact the school.

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