Information Booklet

Please visit the following page for our uniform and equipment expectations.

The Aacademies operate a year-based tutoring system. Each student is also allocated to a house which is aligned with their tutor group.   

The house system has been a core aspect of the development of the academies and is part of our Education with Character programme. Each student is allocated a house, with house points being available throughout the year to decide who the annual ‘House Champions’ are. These activities range from sporting competitions to debating; and from maths competitions to spelling bees. Attendance, achievement and effort are also rewarded through house points and these count towards an overall house points tally. We try and keep students who have siblings in the Aacademies in the same house.  

All members of staff and governors are also allocated a house.  

We encourage all students to participate in house competitions to enhance their future prospects. We also want students to develop a set of skills which will lead to successful employment in the future or support them in higher education, but also to have fun and meet new people. 

Education with Character

Houses

Key Stage 3 (year 7 to 9) 

Students will study the following subjects in which they will generally focus on a new topic area each half term: 

English – language and literature  
Mathematics  
Science – biology, chemistry, physics  
Ethics   
History  
Geography  
Citizenship  
Music  
Drama  
Art  
Technology  
French or Spanish  
PE  

Students will have four 75-minute lessons every day and will move around the site so they can be taught these subjects in specialist areas by specialist teachers.  

Curriculum

Students will be given a Knowledge Organiser at the start of each academic year. This organiser sets out the key information they need to learn in each subject in each term. Students carry these organisers around with them and use them in lessons and are also expected to use them at home to support them with homework and to help them with revision for tests and examinations. 

In addition to their main lessons, students have 35 minutes every morning with their form tutor. During this time, they are involved in reading books with their tutor group as part of our school reading programme and they will also have short lessons and discussions based around health and wellbeing.   

The statutory PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) curriculum is delivered through topics in different subjects across the curriculum, the tutor time programme, the assembly programme and through various one-off events throughout the school year.  

Students who arrive at the academies having not achieved the benchmark standard in maths and English (literacy) will be given additional support to boost their progress in their first year of secondary education and beyond.  

This support takes the form of additional literacy and numeracy lessons, most of which will take place during the academy day, although students may be asked to attend sessions before or after school.  

Some students will follow an adapted curriculum which means they will work with specialist English and mathematics teachers. This may include being part of a specialist tutor group. Parents and carers will be fully consulted with if we feel your child would benefit from this intervention.  

At Glenmoor & Winton Academies, we are passionate about the importance of independent learning and study beyond the classroom. At the start of the school year a homework timetable is published to inform both parents and students when homework will be set. Students record their homework in their planners and are expected to spend approximately 30 - 60 minutes on each piece.  

To provide students with the best opportunities and keep parents well-informed, the Aacademies publish all assigned homework and student timetables through Satchel One. This online platform enables students and parents to log in and view homework assigned by teachers. Users can check submission deadlines and access additional support materials, classroom resources, and helpful websites. This system facilitates clear communication regarding homework, allowing parents to have secondary access to each homework platform for supervision purposes. 

Homework

We use electronic communication at the Aacademies. This means that the majority of communication you have from us will come via direct email rather than letters being posted or handed to your child.  The intention is that all relevant letters, including our newsletter, will be sent via email on a Friday. Urgent messages or reminders will also be sent to you via email and staff will make direct contact with you by phone if they need to speak to you about your child. 

Keeping you informed 

We know that it can be difficult to keep up with everything that is going on at a large secondary school and we endeavour to make this as easy for you as possible. In addition to all the above, our website is updated with reminders about upcoming events and important.  Our newsletter is  a great way of staying informed about academy life.  

Parents and carers are asked to access our Arbor Parent portal, which will provide information on your child’s behaviour, reports, attendance and emergency contact information.  This is also the area where you will find consents for various activities and data usage and alsoand may be used for booking trips and other activities. Parent Portal 

Below is the ‘Parental Portal Acceptable Use Policy’. Your understanding of this policy and your agreement to it is crucial to provide a safe and reliable service for you and your child. 

It is very important that you read the policy in detail. Any breach of it may result in withdrawal of your access to the system. 

Access can only be granted if we have received an appropriate email address from the primary parent/carer. Once an email address has been received an email will be sent to you detailing a password and log in instructions. AlternativelyAlternatively, you can click 'Forgot Password' and a password link will be sent to you. 

Please use the link below to find our more information on our Grammar Stream programme. 

Grammar Stream

We expect all students to achieve an attendance percentage of 96 or higher. 

Please use the link below to find out more information on our attendance policy. 

Attendance

The Aacademies’ canteen is cashless. Purchases are paid for using an iPay account issued to students at the start of term. An iPay account reference link will be sent to parents which allows them to set up and control their child’s iPay account whereby they can see the balance on the account and add money online as required. Students use their finger to access the funds in their account. The finger scan generates a unique code to access the iPayipay account and therefore no biometric data is stored on our systems. 

Any funds left on the account at the end of the year will roll over to be used in the following year. 

The main benefits of this system are that it is contactless and secure; parents having full visibility of what their child has purchased each dayday, and it is also easy to upload money onto an account. The finger scan system stops students having to bring cash into school and is a safe way to pay as the finger scan is unique to each child. Finger scanning also speeds up payment at our tills. 

Please click the link below to find out more information, including how to apply for free school meals. 

Canteen 

Provision for Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 

At Glenmoor and Winton Academies we aim: 

1. To ensure that all students have access to a broad and balanced curriculum 
2. To provide a differentiated curriculum appropriate to the individual’s needs and abilities 
3. To ensure the identification of all students requiring additional support and those with SEND as early as possible on entry to the Academiesy 
4. To ensure that SEND students take as full a part as possible in all Academy activities 
5. To ensure that parents of SEND students are kept fully informed of their child’s progress and attainment 
6. To ensure that students with SEND and their parents/carers are involved in discussions and decisions affecting SEND provision 
7. To ensure that students with SEND are assisted during their transition into and out of the Academy 
8. To operate a ‘whole pupil, whole school’ approach to the management and provision of support for special educational needs 
9. In conjunction with the Medical Policy, make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions and to have regard to statutory guidance supporting pupils with medical conditions 

Students with additional needs are encouraged to develop independence and resilience at every opportunity to build confidence for their transition into post-16 education. Students are therefore included in mainstream education where practically possible and are provided with targeted additional support as required. 

Range of SEND Provision 

For students identified as having additional needs, the Inclusion Team will identify the students’ needs and suitable provision. The range of provision offered at the Aacademies ranges depending on students’ individual needs. Support can be provided in class through quality first teaching strategies, in small groups or working 1:1 in the Inclusion Department. Following the Education Endowment Foundation research we do not have 1:1 Teaching AssistantsA's in the classroom. If students are registered as having SEND, regular assessments are carried out to monitor progress and adjust the provision if necessary. The Aacademies workswork in partnership with external agencies to provide personalised support, in addition to classroom teachers, learning coaches and our specialist assessor.  

For further details of SEND provision please contact the SENDCo Mr M. Marle, or Deputy SENDCo Mr Steve Viney, Mr Matthew Marle on 01202 527818 or by e-mailing inclusion@glenmoorandwinton.org.uk   

SEND

The Aacademies take the safety, security and happiness of all students very seriously and believes every child has a right to a happy, successful and enjoyable education. The safeguarding policy be found on the website (policies section) and has been developed in order toto ensure ongoing compliance with Government Acts and Safeguarding legislation, the most recent of which being the 2014 Keeping Children Safe in Education document (updated, 2021). The Academy also follows the Pan Dorset Multi Agency Safeguarding Partnership procedures and ensures that ongoing training is provided to staff, students and other stakeholders in line with recommendations and the needs of the Academiesy.    

The Academyies recognises that children have a fundamental right to be protected from harm or exploitation and that students cannot learn effectively unless they feel safe and secure.  

The Academiesy will, therefore, provide an environment which promotes self-confidence, a feeling of worth and the knowledge that students’ concerns will be listened to and acted upon.  Governors, staff and volunteers in this Academythe Academies understand the importance of working in partnership with children, their parents/carers and other agencies in order toto promote children’s welfare.  

Please click the link below to find out more information on our safeguarding policy. 

Safeguarding

Policies

Lockers are available at the Aacademies, should parents wish to book one for their child. Lockers can only be rented for the duration of an academic year, at the end of which all personal items need to be removed. A new locker, in a different location, will need to be rented each year. 

Availability of lockers is allocated on a first come, first served basis.  

For further information, please click the link below. 

Lockers