Teaching & Learning

Accordingly, over the past few years we have developed and implemented a Teaching and Learning strategy based upon the core principles of the latest most applicable research. All staff receive ongoing training on our Teaching and Learning framework, which is central to the culture and policies of the academy. As an academy we refer to this framework as OPTIC (optimising teacher impact in the classroom). 

At its heart is a recognition that effective learning can only be achieved through a partnership between student and teachers. As an academy, our commitment to our students is to provide effective and consistent teaching. Teachers achieve this through; adaptive planning, formative assessment, explicit literacy instruction and consistent classroom management. Our continued focus on embedding the OPTIC teaching and learning model has allowed us to connect teaching and learning to the curriculum and develop a more consistent curriculum offer across all subjects.  

The explicit teaching of subject specific vocabulary and reading is prioritised across the curriculum. Our tutor led reading programme alongside our subject specific reading develops students’ automaticity, comprehension and enjoyment in reading’ 
 
As parents/guardians we ask your assistance in instilling good learner behaviours in your daughter/son in order, that they and their classmates may reach their full educational potential. Students will be asked to carry on their learning at home. Please support students by asking them to; remove any sources of distraction (e.g. put away unnecessary devices) answer in full sentences, read material prior to answering a questions, proof-read answers and not to plagiarise and always try their hardest.