Hampton Gardens

Hampton Academies Trust Hampton Gardens Applicant Information Pack ”Progress, Partnership, Pride”

September 2024

Dear Applicant, Welcome to Hampton Gardens School!

We are an inclusive school which is proud to serve the local community of Hampton, Yaxley and Cambridgeshire. The school serves just under 1200 students, offering 210 places in each year group and 220 places for Post16 students.

At Hampton Gardens we are very fortunate to benefit from a purpose built secondary school with outstanding facilities including a 3G all-Weather sports pitch, amphitheatre and an impressive Learning Resource Centre which features a full height glazed wall. Our classrooms are light and airy so that students are provided with the best opportunities to reach their full potential.

We believe in helping our students to become mature, confident and caring individuals, who have the necessary skills to go on and lead full and engaging futures. To achieve this, we have high expectations of every student, emphasising the importance of “being the best version of themselves.”

We are proud at Hampton Gardens to have committed and passionate staff who work tirelessly to support students and remove barriers to learning.

A key component of life at Hampton Gardens is our Experience Curriculum. We believe in developing the whole individual at Hampton Gardens, where every student is known and supported. Students are able to experience a wide range of activities, clubs and societies. These opportunities provide students with key life skills and develop their personal areas of interest, which supports shaping their future experiences and careers.

Students at Hampton Gardens are proud of their school and value the experience they receive. By choosing Hampton Gardens you will be picking a school that understands the responsibility it has to provide a high-quality educational experience. Staff work with students and families to ensure our students achieve excellent educational outcomes, whilst also helping them to develop and grow as individuals ready for the exciting opportunities their futures hold.

I look forward to welcoming you to our School and being part of the Hampton Gardens Community.

Yours sincerely

Kevin Ainslie Head of School

Statement of vision and values Our vision as a Trust is to meet the needs of our students and equip them to fulfil their potential.

Values 1. We value people: • Hampton Gardens will be a welcoming place, at the heart of our community, valuing all people and their talents, beliefs and cultures equally; • Students will feel safe and respected as individuals at school; they will feel happy to come to Hampton Gardens to learn; • All staff will feel valued, informed and involved in decision making; • Parents and carers will feel well informed, and involved in their child’s education.

• We recognise families as sources of love and care for their members, and as the basis of a society in which people care for others.

2. We value learning: • Hampton Gardens will provide for high quality teaching and learning, involving challenging and enjoyable activities; this will enable our students to think, and to produce high quality work; • Our curriculum will cater for a wide range of ability and talent, and will provide students with a broad, general education of the highest quality. We will provide an outstanding choice of extra-curricular activities.

3. We value positive behaviour: • The school will have a positive ethos, which emphasises respect, responsibility and participation; • Students will be encouraged to grow spiritually, morally, socially and culturally; • We will place a high emphasis on maintaining positive relationships with students based on honesty and fairness; • We will expect all members of the school to act with courtesy, respect and good manners; • We will emphasise the pleasure in learning, and we will do our best to make sure that fun is part of the experience for all at Hampton Gardens.

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4. We value health: • Hampton Gardens will promote the importance of healthy living, and we will emphasise its impact on learning; • In all areas of operation, the school will stress the importance of healthy eating; students will be encouraged to drink water in most classes; • All school sites are no-smoking areas at all times; • We believe that the health and safety of students, staff and visitors are of paramount importance, and they will always be our first considerations; • We will work with students, parents/carers and relevant external agencies to promote safe travel to and from school; • In the interest of safety, students will receive clear messages about items that should not be brought onto the school premises, or on school visits.

5. We value leadership: • The school will be well governed, managed and led, having excellent relationships with other schools and agencies.

Resources will be used effectively to support learning; • Students will be offered opportunities to show responsibility, and to develop leadership skills.

6. We value our community: • The school will emphasise the opportunities and responsibilities that life in a large community can bring; • We will make our facilities available to members of our community for learning and for leisure; • Hampton Gardens will enhance community life; • Students will be made aware of the positive roles they can play in our global community; • Students will learn to respect religious and cultural diversity.

7. We value our environment: • We will provide an outstanding learning environment: stimulating, colourful and well cared for; • Students will learn to respect their environment at a local, national and international level.

8. We value the future: • We will develop the next generation of citizens and leaders, willing and able to play active roles in their communities; • We will lead out into the world young people who feel positive about themselves and demonstrate a passion for life, who respect the rights of other people and who are ready to make their mark.

Hampton Academies Trust The Hampton Academies Trust was formed in September 2014 when Hampton College became a convertor academy and formed a multi-academy trust. One of the drivers for conversion was to allow us to bid for other local opportunities. In September 2015 following a competitive bid process, we were named by Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council as the preferred education provider for the new secondary school in the locality, Hampton Gardens School.

The name of the Trust reflects our local focus and we have no current plans to expand our operations beyond the Peterborough/ Cambridgeshire area. We are not a corporate MAT (and do not want to be) and neither are we part of a regional/ national chain. Our vision is to retain our ‘homegrown’ status and manage our growth in a sustainable way. We believe that MAT working can be most successful when you concentrate on what you know best, in the community you are invested in.

Other Hampton Academies Trust Schools: Hampton Gardens Hampton College Primary Phase Hampton Lakes School Dogsthorpe Infant School

Al Kingsley – Chair of Trust, Hampton Academies Trust Our overarching aim and vision is for our member schools to deliver an outstanding education for children and young people. We will ensure that all our pupils and students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and opportunities. Our role is to oversee the leadership and vision of our member schools and to develop partnerships between them. We encourage members of staff from our schools to meet together and share best practice, while our students will benefit from access to joint opportunities such as shared learning, trips and events, and working with a wider range of peers and teachers.

Dr Helen Price – Executive Headteacher, Hampton Academies Trust Helen had been at HAT’s first school, Hampton College, since it opened in 2005 and became Headteacher in 2011. In 2014 when the school converted into a multi-academy trust, Helen became Executive Headteacher. In January 2017 Helen relinquished the day to day running of Hampton College and moved across full time into her trust role. Helen now oversees the strategic develop of all HAT schools.

Caroline Behan – Director of Finance and Resources, Hampton Academies Trust Caroline works closely with Helen at Trust level. She is an experienced and well-qualified financial and operational leader and joined the trust in 2014 having completed 10 years’ service at St John Fisher School in Peterborough.

Caroline is also highly experienced in the field of new build project management and procurement. Thanks to her stewardship and robust financial governance, the Trust is financially secure. Caroline is a key support to the Heads of School in terms of financial planning and resource management.

Why Join Hampton Academies Trust People are at the heart of our core visions and values. Our trust vision is to meet the needs of our students and equip them to achieve their potential. To enable us to do this we need to ensure that we are attracting, developing, and retaining the best possible talent.

We offer a variety of opportunities for professional learning and career development. The trust supports a range of training and talent development opportunities including apprenticeships in teaching and support staff roles, professional leadership training and bespoke training to meet the needs of individual training and development requirements. Hampton Academies Trust is locality based and therefore there are realistic prospects for staff looking for career development within the trust. The close proximity of our schools makes cross-trust working, delivery of training and collaborative working practical and viable, creating more opportunities for staff.

The trust provides a supportive, collaborative community which is diverse and inclusive. We encourage staff to work together, sharing ideas, resources, and expertise with colleagues from across the trust. The trust has a keen focus on wellbeing and supporting good mental health and is well supported by our team of dedicated HR professionals who are all trained Mental Health First Aiders.

The trust provides an excellent working environment. Most of our schools are new builds and offer light, modern accommodation and a range of new technologies. All our schools provide a well-cared for and stimulating environment where students and staff are able to thrive.

The HAT Family

What we can offer you: • Staff CPD – we offer extensive CPD opportunities with access to National College and support with external courses to promote career development.

• Competitive Pay – we follow the STPCD for teaching staff and National Pay Rates for support staff.

• Excellent Pension schemes (Teacher Pension Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.

• Access to HR support – a Trust HR team that is on hand to support you from day one.

• Generous sick pay entitlement - for teachers and support staff. We work with an Occupational Health provider to ensure that colleagues are supported in the workplace, for example through phased returns.

• Free onsite car parking at all HAT schools – Electric car charging is available as some HAT sites.

• Employee Assistance Programme – all our colleagues have free access to Health Assured, a 24 hour a day/7 days a week confidential service which provides a huge amount of support such as counselling, financial and legal advice. You can also access an on line portal to view resources and guides to promote a healthy lifestyle.

• Flexible working and family friendly policies – we have generous policies in place to support our colleagues such as • Free tea and coffee at all HAT schools flexible working, maternity and paternity leave. We also have a Discretionary Leave of Absence policy which includes • Free eye test dependency care leave, compassionate leave and a paid day • Access to school gym facilities and discounted to move house! membership to Vivacity Leisure Centres in Peterborough (subject to change)

Ofsted Hampton Gardens School was visited by an inspection team from Ofsted in November 2021.

Hampton Gardens is a GOOD school as is demonstrated by the findings of the team.

The full reports can be viewed on our website: www.hamptongardens.org.uk

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“Staff have high expectations of what pupils can achieve and of student behaviour” - Ofsted “Students acquire the knowledge and skills that enable them to make strong gains in their learning. ” - Ofsted

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"Deciding who to trust with your child’s secondary education is one of the most difficult decisions a parent faces. At Hampton Gardens the job of the Local Governing Body is to ensure that staff deliver on the promises we make in a prospectus like this. I became Chair of Governors at Hampton Gardens because I am passionate about Hampton, education and ensuring all young people reach their potential in a safe but challenging environment" - Georgina Cook (Chair of Governors)

The OFSTED inspectors reported that: "Pupils with SEND receive the help that they need to learn well in the subjects they study.

Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.

Reading is a high priority in the school and appropriate support is given to those that struggle, so that they are able to access the full curriculum.

Overall parents, children and young people are very positive about their experiences at Hampton Gardens."

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