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MODULE 1EDITION
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DREAMBELIEVE
ACHIEVE
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Principal's Piece ● Learning at LAR ● LEIGH Learners ● College Community Corner ● Inclusion and Wellbeing
What's
Welcome
To Leigh Academy Rainham Roundup!
We are delighted to welcome you to the 'Leigh Academy Rainham Roundup'! This is our unique magazine that is published each module to celebrate all that we achieve in our highly inclusive setting, where tradition and innovation combine to create leaders of tomorrow.
At Leigh Academy Rainham we promote an ethos of uncompromising high aspirations and expectations for every young person in terms of both their academic success and personal growth as caring, respectful global citizens who act with purpose and integrity. Within this magazine we share with you the wonderful ways in which we work towards our values of Dream, Believe, Achieve.
At Leigh Academy Rainham we promote an ethos of uncompromising high aspirations and expectations for every young person in terms of both their academic success and personal growth as caring, respectful global citizens who act with purpose and integrity. Within this magazine we share with you the wonderful ways in which we work towards our values of Dream, Believe, Achieve.
Enjoy!
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CONTENTS
04. Principal's Piece
Founders' Day
08. Events at LAR
10. Learning at LAR
Year 7 Curriculum
16. Learning at LAR
Theme of the Fortnight and Healthy Minds
18. Learning at LAR
Co-Curriculum Sports
20. Learning at LAR
Co-Curriculum Activities
22. Digital Learning at LAR
26. LEIGH Learners
28. College Community Corner
32. Wellbeing at LAR
34. The Last Word
04. Principal's Piece
Founders' Day
08. Events at LAR
10. Learning at LAR
Year 7 Curriculum
16. Learning at LAR
Theme of the Fortnight and Healthy Minds
18. Learning at LAR
Co-Curriculum Sports
20. Learning at LAR
Co-Curriculum Activities
22. Digital Learning at LAR
26. LEIGH Learners
28. College Community Corner
32. Wellbeing at LAR
34. The Last Word
Founders' Day
September 1st 2021
1st September
Students walking into the Academy for the first time.
Students walking into the Academy for the first time.
Principal's Piece
My heart was quite literally overwhelmed with immense pride and joy as we watched our founding cohort walk through out gates for the first time on the 1st of September.
I had personally invested over a year of my time and energy into working with the DfE, local primary schools and new staff to ensure the Academy was ready to welcome our students; seeing their beaming faces as they walked onto site was a truly magical moment. From the moment they stepped through the gate we were modelling our high expectations, values and community spirit and they have adopted these effortlessly in the short time they have been with us.
When Rehman Chisti, local MP, visited our Academy after just 2 weeks of being open a small group of students already spoke about our values of Dream, Believe, Achieve with such passion and conviction that I was quite literally bursting with pride. As a staff body we were confident that with the warmth, clear routines and transition preparation we had undertaken with students, our year 7 would settle into life at Leigh Academy Rainham well, however none of us could have predicted just how swiftly they would flourish in their new setting.
Within our first 8 weeks we have nurtured year 7 into a confident, well mannered and ambitious cohort who wear their uniform with pride, tell us they feel privileged to be here and show genuine compassion towards their peers. Students have been enthusiastic about joining a variety of clubs, many campaigned to be their form groups student leaders and over 100 volunteered to support at our open events despite having only been with us 4 weeks. This term we have awarded over 6000 reward points in total, over 4000 of which have been for modelling our LEIGH learner attributes. My vision for this Academy was always clear: nurture polite, ambitious children with big dreams who experience learning beyond the classroom through co-curricular opportunities and digital technology in lessons. Within just 8 weeks our wonderful teachers and support staff have set off on this journey with our students and they are collectively leading the way to shaping what I know is going to be an exceptional educational experience for our young people.◾
I had personally invested over a year of my time and energy into working with the DfE, local primary schools and new staff to ensure the Academy was ready to welcome our students; seeing their beaming faces as they walked onto site was a truly magical moment. From the moment they stepped through the gate we were modelling our high expectations, values and community spirit and they have adopted these effortlessly in the short time they have been with us.
When Rehman Chisti, local MP, visited our Academy after just 2 weeks of being open a small group of students already spoke about our values of Dream, Believe, Achieve with such passion and conviction that I was quite literally bursting with pride. As a staff body we were confident that with the warmth, clear routines and transition preparation we had undertaken with students, our year 7 would settle into life at Leigh Academy Rainham well, however none of us could have predicted just how swiftly they would flourish in their new setting.
Within our first 8 weeks we have nurtured year 7 into a confident, well mannered and ambitious cohort who wear their uniform with pride, tell us they feel privileged to be here and show genuine compassion towards their peers. Students have been enthusiastic about joining a variety of clubs, many campaigned to be their form groups student leaders and over 100 volunteered to support at our open events despite having only been with us 4 weeks. This term we have awarded over 6000 reward points in total, over 4000 of which have been for modelling our LEIGH learner attributes. My vision for this Academy was always clear: nurture polite, ambitious children with big dreams who experience learning beyond the classroom through co-curricular opportunities and digital technology in lessons. Within just 8 weeks our wonderful teachers and support staff have set off on this journey with our students and they are collectively leading the way to shaping what I know is going to be an exceptional educational experience for our young people.◾
Founders' Day
