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The Academy is inclusive and exists to serve the people of the Eastern District of Northampton. We are open to all students who live near the Academy. We seek The Best in Everyone and we work together to become a Place of Flourishing and a Beacon of Hope for all who live in the area.

What do we value and why?

Our Sponsorship by the United Learning Trust.

We are proud to belong to this nationwide Christian foundation where the values of love, learning, mutual support and service are highly prized. We benefit from working closely with other ULT Academies and schools in the United Church Schools Trust.

Progress.

We encourage every student from 11-19 to make significant progress, to follow a personalised curriculum, to pass appropriate examinations and to grow strong physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Learning.

We encourage every student from 11-19 to learn, studying subjects which interest them and which will be valuable for them, as they seek employment or a college/university place for further learning.

Literacy.

We encourage every student from 11-19 and every parent and carer to enjoy reading. We encourage our students to talk clearly and openly. We help them to discover the importance of numeracy and the need to communicate well in interviews and prepare for employment.

Respect.

We encourage every student from 11-19 to live well, to behave well, showing respect for each other, the Academy and our staff. We expect 100% attendance. We expect all students to follow the Academy rules regarding uniform and behaviour for learning.

Teaching.

We encourage all our staff (we have 200 academic and support staff) to develop their talents. We have individual programmes for professional development and we work in an award winning building with access to world class IT resources.

Our Specialisms – Sports and Business and Enterprise.

We encourage every student to develop skills of leadership and team building. We promote enterprise and encourage our students to seek the opportunities which are open to them for learning, employment and service locally, nationally and globally. We wish our students to be confident, independent thinkers, capable of running a business, being a leader or being an active participant in a team.

We are forward looking.

John F Kennedy wrote, “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”

We believe in the Best in Everyone.

Every student and every member of our community has an infinite potential for building new ways of living and learning in East Northampton. Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company and holder of an Honorary Doctorate from Northampton University, reminds us that children are special and vulnerable: “They need our protection and they need our love.”

We strive to be outward looking.

You may know the story of the frog at the bottom of the well. He looks up and thinks that the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he were to climb to the surface, he would have an entirely different view.

We have made great progress since we moved into our new home in January 2006.

When you are winning, Sir Alex Ferguson talks of the need to enjoy success. However, he tells his players that this should be short lived and should immediately precede the planning stage for the next challenge ahead.

We are planning for exciting and challenging learning and teaching in 2008-09 and beyond.

We invite you to contact us to arrange a visit to the Academy. We look forward to meeting you. In the meantime we invite you learn more about us through our website.

Mr S Bowles, Mrs A Hill, Mr R Scott Vice Principals

The Rt Revd Peter Hullah Principal

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