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WORK HARD, STAY HUMBLE, DREAM BIG

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WELCOME

TO E-ACT PARKER ACADEMY

We are striving for excellence in all areas. We are unapologetically ambitious for our students and are determined that each and every student will be able to learn, the most powerful knowledge across our five and seven year curriculum.

Our mission is to prepare all students for the opportunities before them so that everything is possible. We want all of our students to aspire and to be educated through to the end of our Sixth Form before they continue their education at university, or seek new opportunities in apprenticeships or employment.

Every student who joins us belongs to our Parker Academy family; we are a warm strict school with clear, high expectations. Students are taught good manners, respectful behaviour and etiquette. We care about this and want to prepare our students to become courageous advocates in society.

Our staff are the greatest resource in our school; our teachers are passionate about the subjects they teach and are unfaltering in their determination to inspire students and teach them the very best knowledge that there is to learn. We have teams of specialist support staff who wrap care around our students and ensure that they are safe, happy and well. Enrichment is the entitlement of each and every student at our school - we want all of our learners to participate in clubs and societies and to seize every opportunity.

It is a combination of this excellent teaching, support and care which helps our students flourish inside and outside the classroom so that each and every one of them becomes the very best they can be.

Ms Jane Buggins Headteacher

Y L I M A F T C A E OUR We are proud to be one of 38 E-ACT academies in England.

Our community includes over 26,000 pupils and 3,500 teachers and non-teaching professionals across the country.

As an E-ACT academy we share ideas with other academies in the trust in ways other schools may not be able to. Our pupils and staff also feel part of something much bigger.

We work closely with our family academy E-ACT DSLV Academy who we share E-ACT Daventry Sixth Form with.

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OUR VALUES S O H T E &

Our values turn students into well rounded, young citizens.

Be Respectful Show humility in your interactions.

Be Reflective What targets should you be setting yourself?

Be Purposeful Work hard in lessons and challenge your own learning.

Be Professional Wear uniform and represent the academy with pride.

S U H T I W N R A LE

THINK BIG, THINK BETTER

Our students follow a broad and balanced curriculum which is aspirational and challenging for all, giving them a thirst for learning.

English

French & German

Construction

Maths

Drama

Textiles

Science

Music

Art

Geography

P.E

Hospitality & Catering

History

BTEC Sport

Psychology

Photography

Business

Personal Development

Opening minds, opening doors Our goal is to stimulate a love of learning for life and develop the confidence and skills essential for our students’ future. In partnership with universities and the business world, we will help your child to create and develop a plan to achieve their goals.

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S U H T I W E V I THR BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Our facilities allow your child to take part in a range of extra-curricular activities.

Sports Hall

Astro turf

Art Studio

Photography Studio

DT Workshop

Two restaurants

Gym

Drama Studio

Student Voice Student leadership lies at the very centre of E-ACT Parker Academy. We have an active student leadership team within Key Stage 3 and 4, and Sixth Form has their own student council.

Students are involved in decision making on several levels, including the recruitment of new staff and representing the young people of Daventry at the local council offices.

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As well as focusing on academic excellence, our relationship with external associations help develop particular skillsets for each and every student.

The Elephant Group are a headteacher led charity, committed to improving fair access to top universities, through the collaboration between school leaders, universities and wider invested partners. The top third universities for our top third students..

We are pleased to be working with Unifrog to support our strategy of raising aspirations. This careers software enables students and staff to work collaboratively, empowers students to evidence their personal development, provides resources for investigating careers, labour market information and much more.

Think for the future provides mentoring for our student based on behaviour and resilience, providing students skills to overcome barriers to their learning and enhance their engagement in Academy life.

Football Beyond Borders works with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are disengaged at school, helping them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood.

FBB provides long-term intensive support, built around relationships and young people’s passions, in the classroom and beyond.

We are pleased to be a partner school with Northampton Town FC, providing students opportunities to access the community club via tournaments and visits to matches.

We also work with the following organisations: James Dyson Foundation, Cummins, University of Northampton, University of Birmingham, Aspire Higher and many more!

Supporting our students to achieve We are very aware that all students are unique, and therefore they are treated as individuals within a collective group learning environment. Students of all abilities are able to participate in our comprehensive programme of extension and personalised learning classes.

In response to the diversity of learning, emotional and physical needs of our students, a range of support is available through some of the following packages: Additional Literacy and Numeracy programmes Specialised equipment to allow all students to access the curriculum Relevant information, advice and guidance from external agencies Clubs run before school, at lunchtime, after school and in the school holidays to support student progress.

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We know how important supporting our student’s mental health and wellbeing is and we enable them to foster the readiness and ability to learn.

We give our students the knowledge and understanding to promote a healthy body and mind lifestyle.

Mrs Tracy Morris - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

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health first aiders who have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England to spot the early signs of symptoms of mental health issues.

Find your way to better mental health.

Our dedicated pastoral team are here to support your child throughout their educational journey. We listen to all individual needs of each child to ensure they can become the best they can be and develop their own path to success.

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