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15/03/24

Dear Parents & Carers,Please take a look at this week's review to see what's been happening in and around our school.https://t.co/vEurh4dJkzHave a lovely weekend! pic.twitter.com/EFDPVAFs6M

15/03/24

Come and join our Science Team in this exciting Head of Science role. More details can be found at https://t.co/zYkULfVyqZ pic.twitter.com/ahZTCqokFv

14/03/24

Yr10s working hard during the RE ‘Walking Talking Mock’! Getting everybody exam ready. pic.twitter.com/vQ1KD2GTy8

14/03/24

Our year 8’s were practicing using revision clocks today for their mid unit revision. Some great clocks and revision taking place. pic.twitter.com/eCEeTOxRpn

13/03/24

An amazing shot of the joint secondary school orchestra at the end of tonight’s fantastic trust concert. Congratulations to all the pupils and staff who put on a wonderful show! pic.twitter.com/7ktrS5m45c

13/03/24

This photo sums up a very excited dance team who came 2nd place out of 40 schools in “The Great Big Dance Off” competition and are now through to the grand national finals and will compete against the best 18 schools in the country in July! Grand Finals here we come!💪🏻🤩 pic.twitter.com/2S1d6Fm8rN

12/03/24

Congratulations to Yr 10s who made it through to the District Final after a hard fought 2-1 win away at Chauncy. An outstanding strike from Charlie started us off before Freddie sealed the victory with a goal in the second half. A great team effort! ⚽️⚽️👏 pic.twitter.com/WxOG3AbsMv

11/03/24

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11/03/24

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11/03/24

As Ramadan begins, we wish Ramadan Mubarak to all our Muslim families pic.twitter.com/sNgl7LATXs

10/03/24

Wishing all mums a happy Mother’s Day. Today, we celebrate everything you do for us! pic.twitter.com/1JYOkv6UOD

10/03/24

Great to start all my lessons today focusing on Libby Lane for IWD. pic.twitter.com/OEbvfhJRBW

08/03/24

Dear Parents & Carers,Please take a look at what's been going on in and around our school this week.Have a lovely weekend.https://t.co/l8l4WVrOQa pic.twitter.com/WAvyKd0Jpj

08/03/24

Today our Year 12 students met with to gain some interview experience, whilst receiving constructive feedback with regards to interview hints, tips and techniques.Thank you to the staff from Reynolds who gave up their time to help. pic.twitter.com/nxydtOBbBw

08/03/24

* * * Happy International Women's Day * * *from everyone at Robert Barclay Academy pic.twitter.com/oBPhLY3ZA0

07/03/24

Fantastic poster from to broaden the diversity in your classroom or library ❤️📚 pic.twitter.com/PrUef8DwEL

07/03/24

New Building ✅New Facilities ✅New Name 🤔We'll be opening our new home under a brand new name, with a new website to match!We're really excited to be taking this step and we can't wait to share more details with you allA cultural beacon coming to you very soon! pic.twitter.com/xaVh4ZSj4Z

07/03/24

Thank you for helping to inspire our children

07/03/24

A few favourites ✨ pic.twitter.com/253q3GcFtm

07/03/24

Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit 🥹 pic.twitter.com/ozU5f15hic

07/03/24

The staff and students have had a wonderful World Book Day today and raised lots of money for new books for the library. There have been some truly amazing outfits too! Here are a few from the day... pic.twitter.com/iEEs8tDN2J

05/03/24

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to Year 8 Boys Sportshall Athletics team who finished in 1st place in this year’s competition. Great achievement boys 🏆🥇#TeamRBA pic.twitter.com/rISlbiykFX

01/03/24

Our year 9 geographers were out in Birmingham today conducting their very own fieldwork. Students designed their investigation from scratch and chose their own techniques. It was a great day and were a credit to the school. pic.twitter.com/SAuzdj21K0

01/03/24

Dear Parent and CarersTake a look at this week's review to see what's been happening in and around school. Have a lovely weekend!https://t.co/vEurh4dbv1 pic.twitter.com/IHB0l9nnXO

Pastoral Support

Robert Barclay Academy is caring, friendly and encouraging, and maintains a happy and peaceful learning community that enables everyone to work at their best. To achieve this, we work in partnership with students, parents, governors and the wider community. This approach underpins the school’s commitment to enabling all our students to reach their highest levels of personal achievement by:

  • Encouraging positive behaviour
  • Encouraging and promoting an understanding of the importance of regular attendance and good timekeeping
  • Providing clear guidance to students, parents and staff
  • Making it clear we value all students and appreciate diversity
  • Expecting our school environment to be safe, secure, supportive, and reinforce

the moral and ethical values we encourage our students to live by

Positive behaviour and full attendance are essential components of an effective teaching and learning environment and they support our duty to promote the welfare of our students, and keep them safe. We believe that everyone has a right to learn and nobody has a right to prevent learning. We are firm, clear and consistent in our expectations, and we work hard to help our students develop and use the social, emotional and behavioural skills they need to succeed.

Ofsted recognition of our pastoral support

Ofsted visited RBA in June 2019 and they recognised the safe and caring culture created within the school:

“Pupils feel safe and are confident in the staff that look after them. Adults promote caring, secure relationships with pupils…” The school has “created a culture where pupils feel free to express worries or concerns. Pupils are taught how to stay safe, both online and in the wider world” and “they feel safe and are confident to speak to adults in the school if they are worried or have a problem.”

We are also pleased that from speaking with inspectors “Pupils say that bullying is not a problem, as people appreciate and value the things that make them different” and “staff deal with any problems quickly and effectively.” It was also recognised that “An array of services help pupils when they are facing additional problems or a crisis or have concerns. School nursing teams, the school counsellor and the school’s new well-being coordinator ensure that pupils get timely and well-coordinated support and guidance.”

Pastoral Structure

Our pastoral structure provides students with appropriate professionals in place to guide them and give advice with regards to specific needs.

On entering the school, all students become members of a tutor group comprising of students of the same age who are all experiencing the same stage of their education. This marks the beginning of a strong bond with their form tutor who will maintain an overview of each child’s academic and personal development. Indeed, they are the key point of contact for the parents.

The form tutor is supported in their role by a Head of Year, who has the responsibility of overseeing the pastoral provision for their cohort through each key stage. We also have a dedicated Pastoral Support Coordinator and Attendance Officer, who liaise with outside agencies, for example counselling services, should they be required.

Positive reinforcement and rewarding students in accordance with our school values also underpins our pastoral system. We recognise students for their Achievement, Care and Excellence, in and out of lessons with a variety of rewards. Our reward system is used regularly to promote good decisions but also to highlight excellence encompassing our core school ACE values.

We believe that our clear and consistent expectations support all of our school community to learn in a respectful environment, where they are cared for and gain justified recognition in line with our core values.

 

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