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CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL

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Sou th Su ffolk Learn in g Tru st Excellence through Collaboration We are a partnership of four High Schools and one Primary School based in South Suffolk and Essex which aspire to offer the best possible education for our young people. Our vision for the Trust is to provide an excellent education for the young people in our learning community through highly effective collaboration, based upon mutual challenge and support. All learners in our Trust will be challenged and supported to be the best that they can be and develop into responsible citizens with a passion for lifelong learning. Values We believe that developing the attributes below in all members of our learning community is essential in achieving our vision: • Resilience • Creativity • Integrity • Respect, tolerance and empathy • A positive attitude and passion for learning • Excellent communication skills • The expertise to collaborate • The confidence to learn independently Sarah Skinner | Chief Executive Officer

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OUR V ALUES “We want your child to achieve academic success, but we know that they will also need to develop their confidence, understand what it is to be a responsible citizen and learn how to think creatively if they are to be successful in the next stage of their lives.” R E S IL IE N C E Maecenas non tortor laoreet, finibus dolor et, hendrerit risus. Mauris sagittis orci non maximus iaculis. Phasellus aliquet tellus vitae dui fermentum euismod. Sed dapibus augue mollis ante ullamcorper, at fermentum erat fringilla. Donec commodo interdum mi, vitae dictum lectus mollis imperdiet. Morbi efficitur quam a odio aliquam viverra. Maecenas efficitur justo ac tristique lobortis. Donec eget ultricies odio. Vestibulum libero enim, porta porta eros sed, “We want your child to porttitor suscipit leo. Sed vulputate, augue vel achieve success, rutrum lacinia,academic nisi erat aliquam orci, etbut sodales orci massa malesuada ipsum. Mauris we know that they will also non vehicula metus. In molestie dui lectus, need to develop their nec varius nunc hendrerit in. Maecenas confidence creatively.” dignissim suscipit and posuere. Nulla vel mi non tellus porttitor faucibus.

E X ELCOME C E L L E N C E Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur I am proud to be Headteacher of Claydon adipiscing elit. Nulla quis efficitur dui. Sed ut High School and of the educational dui fringilla, mollis tellus eu, accumsan nibh. experience we offer to our students; we Praesent consequat, eros eget dignissim encourage them to “be the best they can be” porttitor, quam ante aliquam augue, eget and support them at every stage of their tincidunt ipsum eros at odio. journey to achieve their maximum potential. Etiam eget diam porta, lobortis dui commodo, viverra ex. Mauris eget leo ut nunc cursus We have high academic standards and provide tristique sit amet ac purus. Sed quis blandit high quality lessons and bespoke intervention dui. Maecenas ut dapibus ante. Etiam eu nisl so that every student can achieve the best set quis libero laoreet hendrerit eget non lorem. of GCSE qualifications of which they are Phasellus eget lectus mi. Pellentesque congue capable and this is partnered with a caring eget arcu in eleifend. Vestibulum vitae elit and supportive environment in which they can vulputate, consequat risus a, euismod felis. thrive personally. Suspendisse ullamcorper arcu quam, a As a small high school, we get to know our malesuada metus mattis tincidunt. Mauris young people well and work with them over elementum urna a nisl sagittis pharetra. their time with us to provide every opportunity for them to be successful. We celebrate these successes in good GCSE results and more widely in their contributions to the life of the school and the local community. We provide opportunities and experiences for students to develop skills to be successful in school and know how important these attributes are for success in future education, employment and training. A significant number of students participate in our leadership programmes and in doing so support younger students in the school as well as providing excellent role models.

By valuing each individual in our school community, we build relationships which allow us to challenge our students to aim high, be resilient, learn from their experiences and be confident in tackling the challenges that life may bring. Please take time to read about Claydon High School here; more information can be found on our school website. If you would like to see the school in action come to Open Evening at the start of the academic year, visit on one of our Open Mornings or contact us to arrange an individual tour. Maéve Taylor Headteacher

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Resilience • Excellence • Respect

Sou th Su ffolk Learn in g Tru st Excellence through Collaboration PERSONALISED EARNING We are a partnership of four HighLSchools and - C HOICE, C HALLENGE & S UPPORT one Primary School based in South Suffolk and “We want your child to O T RANSITION W PTIONAL E L C O M ES UBJECTS AT GCSE : Essex which aspire to offer the best possible achieve academic success, but education for our young people. Students also select up to four options from We want all Year 6 students to enjoy a I am honured, and privileged to be the we know that they will also the following: smooth transition into secondary education. Principal of Colchester Academy and welcome you to this fantastic school. We Our vision for the Trust is to provide need to develop theiran - Art & Design To support this we: believe that each student is unique and we excellent education for the young people in our - Art Textiles - Visit all primary schools and work with our confidence, understand what endeavour to provide an education which - Business Studies new students learning community through highly effective supports, challenges and engages our young it is to be a responsible - Computer Science - Liaise with primary staff to make sure we collaboration, based upon mutual challenge and people. Design Technology know as much as we can about the students citizen and learn how to support. - Drama who will be coming to us Together we have an unrelating focus on the think creatively if they are to - Events Management - Offer all parents/carers an individual individual and create a culture where we - Food Technology & Nutrition meeting with key staff to discuss transition All learners in our Trust will be challenged and develop students’ character, with absolute be successful in the next - French - Give Year 6 the opportunity to visit us and commitment, giving our young people the supported to be the best that they can be and - Geography attend subject events stage of their lives.” currency they need for their future. develop into responsible citizens passion - Health & Social Care - Hold an Induction Evening for Students at Claydon High with Schoolaare taught in O PTIONAL S UBJECTS AT GCSE : - History parents/carers and an Induction Day for new for lifelong learning. a variety of mixed ability and set groups. We We can promise you unswerving dedication Music students in July. offer a board and balanced curriculum to from a talented group of staff who believe - Art & Design - Physical Education prepare them fully for their future choices. passionately in giving the very best - Art Textiles Values - Sociology We are committed to supporting our students’ opportunities to all of the young people Business Studies - Spanish transition to the next stage of education, Following transition activities, students are within our community, both inside the - Computer Science employment or training when they leave us at fully prepared to begin the KS3 curriculum We believe that developing the attributes below classroom and beyond, to enrich their - Design Technology the end of Year 11: which allows them to make choices from a education with many and varied in all members of our learning community is - Drama wide range of GCSE options. All of our opportunities. - Events Management essential in achieving our vision: - Our PSHEE and tutorial programmes contain students have a range of opportunities to - Food Technology & Nutrition a strong element of careers advice and explore the “next steps” in their education, Our culture of high aspirations, achievement - French guidance from Year 7, including making • Resilience employment and training. and success for all, allows our students to - Geography applications and preparing for employment grow and develop, inspiring them to be - Health & Social Care • Creativity Key Stage 3: Students study French and - We employ an experience careers adviser to resilient young people ready to enrich society History • Integrity Spanish in Year 7 and then have the meet with students once they leave school. - Music - We offer a week of Work Experience Year 10 opportunity to specialise in their preferred • Respect, tolerance and empathy -C Physical Education L C H E S T E and aO Learning About Work Day inR Year 11 language during KS3. 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“The lessons here are great and the teachers make them fun. I particularly A my C AScience D E Mlessons Y as we do lots of like experiments.” Resilience Year 8 student• Excellence • Respect

“I recently joined the Academy and the support I’ve received throughout my induction was excellent and the career prospects here are always promoted.” Teacher

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Sou th Su ffolk Learn in g Tru st Excellence through Collaboration We are a partnership of four High Schools and one Primary School based in South Suffolk and “We want your child to B REAK & L UNCH Essex which aspire to offer the best possible achieve academic success, but education for our young people. Lunches are served in our canteen, Megabytes, we know that they will also with either a set meal or individual items sold to make up a meal. Our ‘Snack Shack’ is also Our vision for the Trust is to provide need to develop theiran available at break and lunch for hot and cold excellent education for the young people in our snacks. Students pay for their meal at the till confidence, understand what unless they are eligible for a free meal. learning community through highly effective it is to be a responsible Packed lunches may also be brought in and collaboration, based upon mutual challenge and eaten in Megabites. citizen and learn how to support. think creatively if they are to T UTOR T IME All learners in our Trust will be challenged and be successful in the next supported to be the best that they can be and Each day begins with a twenty-minute tutorial stage of their lives.” slot where students meet their tutor. They develop into responsible citizens with a passion R E S IL IE N C E may have a mentoring session, attend an for lifelong learning. assembly taken by a member of the senior Maecenas non tortor laoreet, finibus dolor et, team or develop or numeracy skills or U NDER literacy C ONSTRUCTION hendrerit risus. Mauris sagittis orci non Values current affairs knowledge supported by Year maximus iaculis. Phasellus aliquet tellus vitae 9 Pastoral Prefects. dui fermentum euismod. We believe that developing the attributes below E XTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES in all members ofdapibus our learning community is Sed augue mollis ante ullamcorper, at fermentumour erat vision: fringilla. Donec commodo essential in achieving Our staff offer a range of extra-curricular, interdum mi, vitae dictum lectus mollis extension and intervention experiences for imperdiet. Morbi efficitur quam a odio • Resilience aliquam viverra. Maecenas efficitur justo ac our students across all curriculum areas during lunchtimes and after school. Regular • Creativity tristique lobortis. Donec eget ultricies odio. sports fixtures, drama productions and music Vestibulum libero enim, porta porta eros sed, • Integrity performances all contribute to our vibrant porttitor suscipit leo. Sed vulputate, augue vel • Respect, tolerance and nisi empathy school life. The Learning Resource Centre is rutrum lacinia, erat aliquam orci, et open before school at break, lunchtime and • A positive attitude and passion for learning sodales orci massa malesuada ipsum. Mauris after school every day for Homework Club. non vehicula metus. In molestie dui lectus, • Excellent communication skills All students are actively encouraged to nec varius nunc hendrerit in. Maecenas • The expertise to collaborate participate in at least one extra-curriculum dignissim suscipit posuere. Nulla vel mi non • The confidence learn faucibus. independently opportunity. tellusto porttitor Sarah Skinner | Chief Executive Officer “We know that real success is achieved through partnership and mutal support, so we will also work with you to ensure that you feel well equipped to support your child in their learning.”

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... HOMEWORK

Independent learning undertaken as homework is very important as it consolidates what is learnt in school, presents students with challenges and promotes independent organisation and learning. Homework will take a variety of forms. We have clear expectations about homework and we ask that parents/careers check and sign the student planner each week and contact us if there are any problems either via the student planner or by a telephone call.

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Sou th Su ffolk Learn in g Tru st Excellence through Collaboration A SAFE NVIRONMENT We are a partnership of E four High Schools and one Primary School based in South Suffolk and On“We entry all students are placed into a tutor want your child to group which theythe are best likely possible to remain in for Essex which aspire to offer achieve academic success, but the next five years with their tutors. The education for our young people. head of year will also be attached to the we know that they will also cohort for their time in school. Our vision for the Trust is to provide need to develop theiran Year 8 PiXL Edge champions, Year in 9 our excellent education for the young people confidence, understand what Pastoral Prefects and our Year 11 Senior learning community through highly effective Prefect willa work specifically with our it isteam to be responsible collaboration,new based upontomutual challenge students help them settle and and citizen and learn how to school become confident members of the support. community. Visitors often comment on the think creatively if they are to calm, friendly atmosphere around school; All learners inwe our Trust will be challenged and know this is what helps our students to be successful in the next supported to be the that they can be and learn andbest achieve. stage of their lives.” develop into responsible citizens with a passion R E S IL IE N C E for lifelong learning. S AFEGUARDING AND S ECURITY Maecenas non tortor laoreet, finibus dolor et, The security and wellbeing of our students is hendrerit risus. Mauris sagittis orci non Values taken veryiaculis. seriously. All staff are trained in maximus Phasellus aliquet tellus vitae safeguarding procedures all information dui fermentum euismod. and We believe that developing the attributes below regarding child protection and safeguarding matters is dealt with confidentiality asis in all members ofdapibus our learning community Sed augue mollis ante ullamcorper, at appropriate. Anyfringilla. concerns are referred to our fermentum erat Donec commodo essential in achieving our vision: Designated Safeguarding interdum mi, vitae dictumLead. lectus mollis imperdiet. Morbi efficitur quam a odio • Resilience aliquam viverra. Maecenas efficitur justo ac S TUDENT A TTENDANCE • Creativity tristique lobortis. Donec eget ultricies odio. Vestibulum libero enim, porta porta eros sed, • Integrity We ask that parents/carers ensure their child porttitor suscipit leo. Sed vulputate, augue vel maintainsand the highest standard of attendance • Respect, tolerance empathy rutrum lacinia, nisi erat aliquam orci, et possible. Our target for every student is to • A positive attitude and passion for learning sodales orci massa malesuada ipsum. Mauris achieve 100% attendance as we recognise the non vehicula metus. In molestie dui lectus, • Excellent communication skills positive impact of high attendance upon nec varius nunc hendrerit in. Maecenas achievement. Parents/carers cannot take • The expertise to collaborate dignissim suscipit posuere. Nulla vel mi non students on holiday in term time and • The confidence learn faucibus. independently tellusto porttitor Sarah Skinner | Chief Executive Officer

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Resilience • Respect “At Claydon High School we pursue a culture•ofExcellence excellence that permeates every classroom and department.”

“It’s a really nice place to learn and staff C O LCH ESTER listen to our feedback and act on it. A example, CA D E Y have a Duke of For weMnow Edinburgh Award scheme running.” Resilience • Excellence • Respect Year 10 student

“I was nervous about coming to such a big school at the start but everyone is so friendly - I love it here.” Year 7 student

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Colchester than just • The confidence to learn independently risus metus, auctor ac porta et, Ut ac pulvinar felis.itPhasellus urna risus. school, is an educational journey. Sarah Skinner | Chief Executive Officer Resilience • Excellence • Respect “We believe that enrichment opportunities are an essential part of your child’s education. Our range is broad and ever changing”

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