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| School Name | Firbeck Academy | |
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| Postal address | Firbeck Road Wollaton NG8 2FB | |
| Telephone No. | 0115 9155739 | |
| Enquiries contact name | Mrs Rachel Bishop | |
| Name of Head Teacher / Principal | Miss S Cao | |
| Name of the Chair of the Local Governing Body | Mrs Jenni Wright The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. | |
| Name of SENDCo | Mrs C Cheung |
| Admissions arrangements (Current Academic Year) | The linked document contains our admissions arrangements for 2024-2025. | |
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| Admissions arrangements (Next Academic Year) | The linked document contains our admissions arrangements for 2025-2026. | |
| Admissions arrangements (Following Academic Year) | The linked document contains our admissions arrangements for 2026-2027. | |
| Suspensions and Exclusions Policy |
KS2 results
| Percentage of pupils who've achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Please download document for Key Stage 2 results. | |
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| Average progress that pupils have made in reading between KS1 and KS2 | 3.8 | |
| Average progress that pupils have made in writing between KS1 and KS2 | 2.4 | |
| Average progress that pupils have made in maths between KS1 and KS2 | 1.5 | |
| Percentage of pupils who've achieved a higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | |
| Pupils' average score in the reading test | 104 | |
| Pupils' average score in the maths test | 102 |
DfE Performance tables
| DfE Performance Tables | Primary (key stage 2) performance in 2018 These figures tell you about performance of pupils at this school at key stage 2 (school years 3 to 6), which are the last four years of the primary phase of education. These figures were published in December 2018 and relate to pupils who completed key stage 2 in the summer of 2018. |
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Parents and other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum we offer by visiting our Curriculum page.
| Music Development Plan |
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KS1
| Name of Phonics scheme | Little Wandle - validated by the Department for Education. Based on the original Letters and Sounds, but extensively revised to provide a complete teaching programme meeting all the expectations of the National Curriculum. | |
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| Name of Curriculum Lead | Miss E Stimson |
Values and Ethos
| Statement of Values and Ethos | Every child deserves the best start in life, and at Firbeck Academy we strive to help our pupils develop academically and creatively. Firbeck provides a safe, nurturing environment that allows our pupils to learn, grow and develop with confidence. We believe learning should be active, stimulating and engaging, and will ensure that any barriers to learning are overcome. We want every child at Firbeck Academy to have a rich, rewarding and happy primary experience, learning skills that enable them to be successful and thus our core values were developed with the pupils. Our core values and ethos is: Work Hard-Be Kind As a school that serves a richly diverse community, we take our responsibility to promote community cohesion, generate a respect for difference and individual rights seriously. |
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| Behaviour Policy | ||
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| Attendance Procedure | ||
| Uniform Standards | ||
| Safeguarding/Child protection | The Directors of Nova Education Trust have taken the decision to adopt the Nottingham City Council Child Safeguarding Policy for all of the trust’s city schools. The policy reflects current legislation, accepted best practice and complies with the government guidance: Working Together to Safeguard Children and Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2021 | |
| Anti-bullying policy | The aim of our anti-bullying policy is to clarify for students and staff that bullying is always unacceptable. We wish to encourage an environment where independence is celebrated and individuals can flourish without fear. Every student has the right to be safe and happy, and to be protected when feeling vulnerable. Our anti-bullying policy is contained within our Behaviour Policy which can be downloaded via the link. | |
| Health and Safety policy | Nova Education Trust has overall responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of staff and students and others affected by its activities in the Academy. Nova Education Trust recognises that decisions about workplace health and safety should take account of the views and priorities of the workforce as well as the management. In order to fulfill its monitoring role, and to initiate and review health and safety policies and procedures, a safety committee will be established which will make recommendations on changes and improvements. The safety committee meet termly. Please see linked document to download a copy of our Health & Safety Policy. | |
| First Aid Policy | Nova Education Trust recognises its responsibility to provide adequate first aid provision as required under H&S regulations and DfE guidance. It will ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to comply with regulatory requirements relating to employees who are working for the Trust and students who are under the care of Trust employees or on Trust property. Please see linked document to download a copy of our First Aid Policy. | |
| Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions | ||
| Complaints policy | Our complaints policy covers complaints made by pupils, parents or other external stakeholders. There are however separate appeals procedures for a parent dissatisfied with a decision regarding either the admission or the exclusion of their child and for appeals against the grade awarded to their child in an external examination. Nova Education Trust has separate procedures for dealing with staff complaints. These include the Grievance procedure for a complaint by an employee about the academy, the Harassment procedure for an employee complaining of bullying or intimidation, the Staff disciplinary procedure for an employee complaining about the conduct of another member of staff, the Statement of procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse against staff and the Confidential reporting/whistle blowing procedure for an allegation made in the public interest. Please see linked document to download a copy of our Complaints Policy. | |
| Managing Serial and Unreasonable Complaints policy | This policy is contained within the Complaints policy. | |
| Complaints received | So far, Firbeck Academy has not received any formal complaints in the academic year of 2021 - 2022. | |
| SEND Policy | We aim to provide every child with access to a broad and balanced education enabling each student to reach his or her potential. Our aim is to give all students with SEN and disabilities a high quality of education so that they can achieve educational standards appropriate to their capabilities Please see linked document to download a copy of our SEND Policy. | |
| Freedom of Information Publication Scheme | The Trust Freedom of Information Publication Scheme available to download here. | |
| Charging and Remissions Policy | The Nova Education Trust Board of Directors recognise that as a result of the 1996 Education Act there is no statutory requirement to charge for any form of education or related activity and that charging is prohibited except in certain circumstances at the discretion of the Trust Board. The policy reflects DfE legislation and is subject to amendment in line with national guidance. Please see linked document to download a copy of our Charging & Remission Policy. | |
| Whistleblowing Policy | The Trust Whistleblowing Policy is available to download here. | |
| Online Safety Procedure | ||
| Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Policy |
| Amount of pupil premium allocation for the current year | Firbeck Academy receives a Pupil Premium Grant for each child who is entitled to receive Free School Meals or who has been entitled over the last five years, and for any Looked After Children. This academic year we recieved £112,480. We are required to publish online information about how we intend to use the funding and how we have used the premium, with the impact that it has had. Please see the attached document to view this. |
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| PE and Sports Premium Funding Allocation | Please read the information below which gives details of our Sports Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding. We are required to publish online information about how we have used the premium. Please see the attached document to view this: | |
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| How we are spending the funding | Please refer to the linked document for how we propose to spend the money during 2023-24. |
Special Education Needs (SEND) Report
| SEND report for the current academic year |
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Accessibility Plan for Disabled Pupils
| Accessibility Procedure | Firbeck Academy is committed to providing an environment that enables full curriculum access that values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their education, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are committed to taking positive action in the spirit of the Equality Act 2010 with regard to disability and to developing a culture of inclusion, support and awareness within the academy. |
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Public Sector Equality Duty
| Equality Objectives | Nova Education Trust promotes its Equality Policy through its core values of: • Respect • Integrity • Teamwork • Excellence Members of the trust community have the right to: • Effective support for learning in order to success in their personal goals • Be treated fairly in all aspects of their involvement with the trust • Be treated with respect by all members of the trust community • Be valued for their contribution to the life of the trust in an environment which: • Encourages each and every person to contribute fully on an equal basis. • Promotes a working environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and bullying. • Promotes a working environment that is supportive of Equality and that takes sensitive, supportive and effective action if discrimination, harassment and/or bullying is suspected. Further information is available to download via the linked document. |
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| Data Protection Policy | This document gives information about how the schools within the trust and the trust itself manages, processes and protects data. | |
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| Privacy Notice for Pupil Data | We use information that we gather in relation to our pupils for various purposes. Information that we hold in relation to a pupil is known as personal data. This will include data that we obtain from pupils directly and data which we obtain from other people and organisations. We might also need to continue to hold personal data for a period of time after pupils have left the school/trust. Anything that we do with this personal data is known as processing. The school/trust is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses personal data and to meeting its data protection obligations. Please see the attached document for full details. | |
| Privacy Notice for Parent/Carer Data | ||
| Privacy Notice for Trust Workforce Data |
School Governor Information
| Names of Governors, terms of office, date of appointments and who appointed them | ||
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| Structure and responsibilities | Please find attached the Governance Scheme of Delegation. | |
| Link Governor for Safeguarding | Alexander Ydlibi | |
| Link Governor for SEND | Jenni Wright and Stevie Lindsey | |
| Link Governor for Curriculum | Katherine Morgan | |
| Link Governor for Governor Development | Jenni Wright | |
| Other Link Governors | Pupil premium - Early years - Caroline Whitty | |
| Attendance record at meetings over the last academic year | ||
| Pecuniary Interests of Governors (Current Academic Year) | ||
| Pecuniary Interests of Governors (Previous Academic Year) |
Trust Governance Team
| Names of Trustees, terms of office, date of appointments and who appointed them | Margaret Monckton (Chair) Adrian Stephenson (Vice Chair) Lucy Burrow Tony Glover Steve Crawford Stuart Howells Jason Carter Sayed Yasmin Hussain James Ellis Gavin Brown Please follow the link to the Nova Education Trust website for further details. | |
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| Names of Members of the Academy Trust | Jonathan Sims Nicola Morrison Nichole Munro Nicolle Ndiweni Richard Flewitt | |
| Chairs of Sub-Committees | Education Committee: Adrian Stephenson People and Remuneration Committee: Lucy Burrow Strategic, Finance & Operations Committee: Steve Crawford Audit Committee: Jason Carter | |
| Chair of Firbeck Academy LGB Sub-Committee | Mrs Jenni Wright The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. |
Trust Governance Documents
| Members, Trustees, Accounting Officer and Executives Pecuniary Interests | Further information is provided on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
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| Governance structures | Further information about our governance arrangements can be found in the trust's scheme of delegation which is provided as a linked document. | |
| Board Diversity Data | Our published report provides diversity data about the board and our local committees. | |
| Trust annual audited accounts and report | Please follow the link to be taken to the latest Trust annual audited accounts and report. | |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
| Funding Agreement | A copy of the Funding Agreement for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. |
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| Trading disclosures | Nova Education Trust Company Number 07635510 A PRI/LBG/NSC/(Exempt) incorporated on 16 May 2011. Registered office address is Nova Education Trust Office (C19), The Sir Colin Campbell Building, The University Of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, England, NG7 2TU. Telephone: 0115 807 7777. https://www.novaeducationtrust.net/ |
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