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Founded 11/11/2017Samantha Upton and Lucy Cater
Ms Stevens Interview
As Ms Stevens got passed the role of Principal we thought it would be best to get to get to know her more...
Ms Stevens told us the responsibilities of being a Principal, her journey to become one and what she hopes she can bring to the school for the future:
'I have been in education for 20 years I have worked in a range of schools in a range of roles, including Assistant Head and Vice Principal, as well as an Advisor to other Head Teachers in my Specialist Leader of Education role. The Arts are very important to me, as they have made me more of a creative person.
My job is to ensure every student and member of staff feels safe and secure so they can do their very best.
The best part of my job is to watch students achieve in a range of situations - be it in lessons, in sport etc. However, I miss teaching as I do not get to have many lessons any more as Head. But feel honoured and privileged to have been given this role. The Eastbourne Academy is a fantastic school and I am delighted to be leading it.’
Ms Stevens told us the responsibilities of being a Principal, her journey to become one and what she hopes she can bring to the school for the future:
'I have been in education for 20 years I have worked in a range of schools in a range of roles, including Assistant Head and Vice Principal, as well as an Advisor to other Head Teachers in my Specialist Leader of Education role. The Arts are very important to me, as they have made me more of a creative person.
My job is to ensure every student and member of staff feels safe and secure so they can do their very best.
The best part of my job is to watch students achieve in a range of situations - be it in lessons, in sport etc. However, I miss teaching as I do not get to have many lessons any more as Head. But feel honoured and privileged to have been given this role. The Eastbourne Academy is a fantastic school and I am delighted to be leading it.’
‘I put the new behaviour system in place because I think it will minimise disruption in lessons; allowing students to learn even more effectively. The old system of Time Out 1 meant a lot of focused classes being disrupted by students joining for 10-15 minutes. This new system will cut this down.
I want the school to continue to get better. I want the Academy to be leading the way for the other schools in town.
The most important qualities for someone to excel this role as Principal are: passion, confidence, communication, resilience and empathy.
Lastly, I feel that there aren't any challenges facing the school, as a challenge are opportunities in disguise!'
I want the school to continue to get better. I want the Academy to be leading the way for the other schools in town.
The most important qualities for someone to excel this role as Principal are: passion, confidence, communication, resilience and empathy.
Lastly, I feel that there aren't any challenges facing the school, as a challenge are opportunities in disguise!'
‘I put the new behaviour system in place because I think it will minimise disruption in lessons; allowing students to learn even more effectively. The old system of Time Out 1 meant a lot of focused classes being disrupted by students joining for 10-15 minutes. This new system will cut this down.
I want the school to continue to get better. I want the Academy to be leading the way for the other schools in town.
The most important qualities for someone to excel this role as Principal are: passion, confidence, communication, resilience and empathy.
Lastly, I feel that there aren't any challenges facing the school, as a challenge are opportunities in disguise!'
I want the school to continue to get better. I want the Academy to be leading the way for the other schools in town.
The most important qualities for someone to excel this role as Principal are: passion, confidence, communication, resilience and empathy.
Lastly, I feel that there aren't any challenges facing the school, as a challenge are opportunities in disguise!'
Shakesfest 2018
2018 marks the launch of the first ever ‘Shakesfest’. ‘Shakesfest’ is an educational and aspirational performing arts competition for students across the Swale Academies Trust and its partner schools. A schools entry must incorporate scripted work from a play written by William Shakespeare,
some of the options were:
Romeo and Juliet,
Hamlet,
Macbeth,
The Merchant of Venice or
The Tempest.
Our school performed The Merchant of Venice.
How a school tackles putting on a performance is completely up to the school.
This was performed at The Birley Centre Auditorium, Eastbourne College on Tuesday, 10th July 2018; to a panel of judges.
The Eastbourne Academy won an award for the best interpretation of the play and the overall competition!
some of the options were:
Romeo and Juliet,
Hamlet,
Macbeth,
The Merchant of Venice or
The Tempest.
Our school performed The Merchant of Venice.
How a school tackles putting on a performance is completely up to the school.
This was performed at The Birley Centre Auditorium, Eastbourne College on Tuesday, 10th July 2018; to a panel of judges.
The Eastbourne Academy won an award for the best interpretation of the play and the overall competition!
The ACE Event
The ACE Event celebrates students who have 97% and above attendance.
It was an amazing afternoon and all students fully enjoyed themselves.
Thank you to all the teachers who helped out, including: Mr Pocklington, Mr Howell and Mr Talbot for all the hot dogs!
Also, we would like to thank all the staff who helped out running activities and stalls.
Thank you all for a lovely year.
It was an amazing afternoon and all students fully enjoyed themselves.
Thank you to all the teachers who helped out, including: Mr Pocklington, Mr Howell and Mr Talbot for all the hot dogs!
Also, we would like to thank all the staff who helped out running activities and stalls.
Thank you all for a lovely year.
On Friday 29th of June, 40 Year 9 students and 4 members of staff set off on a trip to visit WW1 sites in Flanders, an area of Belgium. The day was a fantastic experience for all involved and really brought home what happened in Europe 100+ years ago.
Throughout the day, students were told about different experiences, battles and events that took place in the area of Belgium that they visited. These included, finding out about how a 15 year old boy called Tommy Strudwick died fighting in Belgium.
Students were able to visit both German and Commonwealth cemeteries to see how the different countries paid respect to fallen servicemen. At Tyne Cot, the students were taught how to find grave sites and names on plaques to pay respect.
The day ended with some free time in Ypres that had been completely destroyed during WW1 and rebuilt completely to the exact same specifications.
Throughout the day, students were told about different experiences, battles and events that took place in the area of Belgium that they visited. These included, finding out about how a 15 year old boy called Tommy Strudwick died fighting in Belgium.
Students were able to visit both German and Commonwealth cemeteries to see how the different countries paid respect to fallen servicemen. At Tyne Cot, the students were taught how to find grave sites and names on plaques to pay respect.
The day ended with some free time in Ypres that had been completely destroyed during WW1 and rebuilt completely to the exact same specifications.