Eaton Park Prospectus

EATON PARK ACADEMY

Executive Principal PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME
Mrs L. Brammer
Eaton Park Academy has been at the heart of our community
Head of Academy for many years. Our success is underpinned by our core purpose
Mrs J. Bell
of ‘carving pathways to success for all regardless of social
and academic background’.Our primary aim is to ensure our

provision and curriculum secures success for all pupils,
striving to maximise every learning and growth opportunity.

Our ambitious curriculum is shaped around the pupils and the
community in which we serve; it has been expertly designed to ensure
it is coherently planned and sequenced throughout the Academy for all
subjects to provide, build upon and cement pupils’ knowledge and skills
for future learning and growth. Our pupils are always at the heart of our work
and so, we have the highest expectations for them and deliver a curriculum which
enables our pupils to thrive, both personally and academically. In addition, our
personal development curriculum ensures our pupils become successful citizens,
equipped with the respect, resilience, confidence and values for life in modern Britain.

As part of personal development for pupils, they have access to a wide and rich set of
experiences throughout their Academy life through the delivery of a coherently planned
enrichment offer, which further enhances our teaching and learning ethos and curriculum
offer. In addition, we offer a vast and rich diet of extra-curricular activities, accessible for
all pupils, throughout the Academy year to nurture, develop and stretch pupils’ learning,
interests and talents. We are currently embarking upon a very exciting journey towards

becoming a digital Academy, delivering teaching and learning through the use of 1:1
devices. Our aim is to enhance curriculum opportunities through technology and enable

pupils to exhibit their skills and knowledge using innovative and creative techniques
made possible through the use of technology devices.

Our pastoral care is second to none; we provide high quality pastoral support, which is
underpinned by actively promoting a sense of belonging to the school family and providing

pupils and families from a wide and diverse catchment with the support they require.

We are very proud of Eaton Park’s school community and the many successes we have
had and continue to have; our staff and pupils continually prove that they are
among the very best in all aspects of school life.

The Alpha Academies Trust has been established with the aim to MORAL | ADAPTABLE | SUCCESSFUL | THOUGHTFUL | ENTHUSIASTIC | RESPECTFUL
create a network of outstanding primary & secondary academies in
North Staffordshire to maximise attainment and develop character.

Our purpose

“to deliver a first-class education for
every child that overcomes inequality”

Our values

“Our academies all have values personal
to the community they serve but that are
connected across the Trust to establish
a culture of high performance and
success”

How do we succeed CEO of the
Alpha Academies Trust
• By working together.
Mr S. French

• Having the highest standards.
• Investing and recruiting the best
leaders and staff.

• Creating access to some of the best
teaching facilities.

Eaton Park Academy
is part of the

Alpha Academies
Trust

PURPOSE AND VALUES Our core values of moral, adaptable, successful, thoughtful, enthusiastic
and respectful permeate all that we do. From the moment a pupil arrives
At Eaton Park Academy, we have many aims but one core purpose: at Eaton Park, we ask them to live these values.
to carve pathways to success for all regardless of social and academic
background. MORAL

We do this through… • We behave well.
• We know the difference between right and wrong.
• Delivering an ambitious, inclusive and purposeful curriculum.
• Providing quality first teaching and learning every day. ADAPTABLE
• Exposing pupils to an extensive range of rich experiences.
• Providing the best possible environment for growth. • We overcome challenges.
• Caring and nurturing every pupil and keeping them safe. • We are flexible and change willingly
• Offering high quality resources and facilities in well-resourced
SUCCESSFUL
learning environments.
• We work hard.
• We set targets and goals to achieve

THOUGHTFUL

• We care.
• We think about others and ourselves.

ENTHUSIASTIC

• We are positive.
• We love to learn and grow.

RESPECTFUL

• We consider people’s thoughts, feelings and opinions.
• We treat people how they want to be treated.

We clearly communicate our mission, values and behaviour throughout every
day so that the whole school community know the purpose of everything
that we do, and we work as a team towards our purpose.

CURRICULUM Reading is at the heart MORAL | ADAPTABLE | SUCCESSFUL | THOUGHTFUL | ENTHUSIASTIC | RESPECTFUL
of our curriculum
Our curriculum statement
At the heart of our curriculum is the teaching, promotion and
‘Through stimulating and memorable learning encouragement of regular reading. Reading is key to accessing the
experiences, we strive to create well-rounded whole curriculum, and through a variety of teaching strategies and
learners and characters who have the knowledge,
skills, qualities and characteristics to succeed both techniques, children are given plentiful opportunities to become
now and in the future.’ fluent, confident pupils that choose to pick up a book to both learn

At Eaton Park Academy, providing pupils with an ambitious, engaging and new things and read for pleasure.
coherent curriculum is the heart of our aims. To achieve our intentions, we
have carefully designed and constructed a bespoke curriculum which takes It is the belief of every member of staff at the Academy that
into account the interests, needs, knowledge and skills of pupils to ensure reading progress and attainment is supported heavily by reading
that every child has the opportunity to grow and develop their knowledge,
skills and understanding within each and every subject within the National at home. Because of this belief, we set ambitious reading
Curriculum. The delivery within each subject area, pupils are given time expectations at home as well as in school. High on our agenda
to explore their learning through reading, research, practical activities and is also developing readers that read for pleasure and possess a
discussions so that they can fully grasp and embed their knowledge of what
they have been learning. passion for reading

Our curriculum is underpinned by our core Academy values and six key
drivers which personalise our curriculum: aspiration, independence,
well-being, cultural capital, language rich and exploration. These drivers
are interweaved into the curriculum delivery and stem from the needs of
our school community; they also enable us to expose and teach the pupils
many further skills beyond the National Curriculum which we value and
which we believe will help them to live happy and successful lives now
and in the future

DIGITAL EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

We are excited to announce that the Alpha Academies Trust is embarking Here at Eaton Park Academy, our vision for our Early Years
on an exciting digital journey, with a vision to transform the culture of Foundation Stage is to lay secure foundations which enable
learning for all students across the Trust. children to access the next stage of their education successfully.

The digital revolution has touched the lives of people worldwide and has We provide rich and broad learning experiences which are
forever transformed the way we live, work, and educate. Technology has ambitious, well sequenced and planned in a way which
helped connect people and bring them closer together; improved access builds on knowledge and develops a strong cultural
to information and services; and created vast opportunities for innovation
and educational growth. awareness. Communication and language is at the heart of
everything we do – we endeavour to create confident
We, at Eaton Park, have been chosen to trial a number of devices with
our students to evaluate which device is best to lead on the educational communicators who have a wide range of vocabulary to use
experience and ensure learners are ready for the digital world they in their everyday life. Early reading is a priority and our
will step into. The success of the ‘best’ device could lead to a whole
new way of learning for all students across the Alpha Academies Trust, phonics teaching is robust, effective and provides our children
rolled out over a 5 year programme. with the many skills needed to be fluent readers. We strive to

What this means is that each pupil in encourage all learners to be critical thinkers who are
Years 3 to 6 will be given the independent, resilient, respectful and reflective as they
opportunity to work with devices
first-hand, and that staff will deliver freely explore their environment.
all lessons in a way that uses
the device to enhance learning
and build on pupils’ digital
skills for life, as part of career
and educational development,
as well as personal growth.

We are sure you will agree that
this is an exciting and innovative
vision as we continue to provide
quality first teaching.

PARENTS AS PARTNERS MORAL | ADAPTABLE | SUCCESSFUL | THOUGHTFUL | ENTHUSIASTIC | RESPECTFUL

We pride ourselves on our relationships with
parents/carers as this is a key to our success. We love
to involve you into Academy life as much as the pupils
become immersed in their learning journey as they progress
throughout the Academy. Our excellent work within this
area is highlighted through achieving the ‘Leading Parent
Partnership Award’, where we were commended for our

commitment to working closely and engaging with
parents/carers and having strong lines of communication.

We provide every opportunity for parents/carers to be a part
of their child’s learning journey with us, through calendared

events including parent drop-ins, watch me learn sessions,
workshops, celebration events, information sessions,
themed weeks and many more

STRUCTURED AND SUPPORTIVE
TRANSITION

Eaton Park Academy prides itself on providing a supportive
and structured transition programme that helps to lay the
foundations for a successful primary education. There are
many opportunities for potential pupils and families to visit
the Academy and experience first ‘Life at Eaton Park’. Each
year, Eaton Park hosts induction evenings, transition days

and stay and play sessions, where pupils and parents
experience taster sessions, life at the Academy and
meet staff. Our transition process ensures parents/
carers are well informed, pupils and families are
fully welcomed to the Academy family and pupils
experience a happy, successful and personalised
transition to Eaton Park.

Alpha Academies Trust CEO Mr S. French Eaton Park Academy Telephone: 01782 234 760
Executive Principal Mrs L. Brammer Arbourfield Drive,
Head of Academy Mrs J. Bell Bucknall, Email: [email protected]
Chair of Governors Mr M. Finney Stoke-on-Trent,
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