Looking to the Future

The pupils of the future leaving Redwood Park Academy will:

Have ambitious and realistic plans for their future lives with the skills to realise them
Be independent with the learning and thinking skills ready for adult life
Be working to the best of their ability in the core skills
Gain relevant and useful qualifications to enable them to move on to the next stage of their education
Enjoy learning and be motivated to continue learning when they leave school
Be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
Be resilient and able to manage change and cope well with setbacks
Feel confident, self assured and proud of their achievements
Be able to form positive relationships with other young people and adults
Understand what keeps them safe and well and make healthy choices
Support the values of the school and the community
Show respect to others, whatever their culture, religion, gender or sexual orientation
Understand what is right and wrong and make good choices

Our school will:

Have high expectations – a positive belief that ‘all’ things are possible
Adopt an uncompromising approach, accepting only the best quality provision for our pupils
Focus on meeting the individual needs of pupils through a personalised approach
Develop a workforce that is expert in meeting the wide ranging needs of our pupils
Create a climate for learning that is positive, stimulating, challenging, motivating, rewarding, fun/enjoyable
Create a ‘total communication’ environment
Respond positively to change, making the most of opportunities as they arise
Provide a safe, caring and welcoming environment
Create a learning environment that supports pupils development of resilience for wellbeing and learning
Create a healthy school environment that serves as a good example for our pupils
Be outward facing ‘connecting with the outside world'
Provide a culture in which staff act as positive role models for our pupils
Be a school where the promotion of equality, diversity and British values is at the heart of our work

We will achieve this by:

Ensuring strong, shared leadership across the school
Working together towards our agreed vision and aims
Making sure we provide high quality learning, teaching and assessment that truly makes a positive impact on preparing pupils to achieve their goals
Setting and monitoring challenging, aspirational yet realistic, achievable targets
Ensuring that the curriculum is relevant and provides continuity and progression for all pupils
Encouraging creative thinking, research and innovation to find the best ways of helping pupils to learn and communicate
Preparing pupils for the challenges of the modern world helping them to develop the skills to find their own solutions to problems
Ensuring the pastoral structure is strong, fully involves families and rewards pupil achievement
Providing a range of opportunities for pupils personal development in partnership with families and the multi-agency team
Using our focus on outdoor learning, PE and Sport to benefit the health of our pupils and their families
Sharing expertise within the school and with other schools
Providing opportunities for pupils to explore their feelings and beliefs
Ensuring pupils value each other’s views, know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes