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Introduces Wilmington Academy, its vision as a world school, and the broad, values-led curriculum that supports student success.
Speaker A
Welcome to Wilmington Academy, a part of the Lear Academies Trust.
As a world school, our vision is to ensure our students receive the best opportunities from a rich and inspiring curriculum.Excellent teaching and learning, engage with internationally recognised personal development, foster key skills and attributes as shown in the IB Learner Profile.From the day a student enters Wilmington Academy they begin to develop their toolkit for a successful future.The Wilmington Academy curriculum is rigorous, broad and balanced with the acquisition of knowledge at the heart of our intent.It is underpinned by our core values of community, relationships, respect and high aspirations for all.
As an IB World school, our curriculum extends well beyond the national curriculum and exam specifications.Students experience an extensive and deep curriculum encouraging a rich knowledge base that promotes independence.
Explains the four-college system, shared facilities, and the pastoral and wellbeing support available to students throughout the day.
Speaker A
Wilmington Academy comprises of four colleges, Apollo, Jupiter and Minerva for our students in years 7 to 11 and Olympus for our post 16 students.Our colleges are designed around community relationships, respect and high aspirations.Whilst the vision and values are the same, each college has its own leadership, student support team and administration.
Speaker B
And each college has its own learning area.We have a large playground and two designated snack shacks.
Speaker A
Our sports hall, the Phoenix Centre has excellent facilities that we use during our PE lessons and after school clubs.We also have a well being manager and the wellbeing assistant who are there each day if you need someone to talk to.We're in troops of college and each college has its own pastoral office.
Two student service managers.They are non teachers who support students throughout the day.
Describes classroom support, technology access, career guidance, and how students are encouraged to stay and achieve their goals at Wilmington.
Speaker B
We feel supported in our subjects and our teachers are knowledgeable and always willing to help us.When we first start at Wilmington, we are given access to laptops which we use in our lessons and for homework.We are in Minerva College and we're constantly developing characteristics from our IB Learner profile.
For example being a risk taker and open minded.This helps us in school and helps us get equipped for our future.
Speaker A
At Wilmington Academy we explore careers and options at different stages.This links to choosing jobs from year seven.We can also get career advice to help us with some important decisions such as choosing options.After five years of schooling here, I wanted to enable myself to achieve my goals at Wilmington Academy.The support that I've received has helped me to do this.
Speaker B
After spending my lower years at school here, I wanted to continue my education at Wilmington Academy.We get a lot of support with our work and I knew I would achieve my best.Here.
Covers learner profile development, reading, service projects, and the school’s focus on independence, inclusion, and real-world preparation.
Speaker B
Students develop the Characteristics of the IB learner profile in every lesson throughout Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.The Wilmington Way has been further enhanced by embedding the universal Design for Learning which has had a huge impact on the engagement for our students.Reading has a weekly hour of designated curriculum time in year 7 and year 8 and our students borrowed and read over 11 books over the past year.Here at Wilmington Academy, our students regularly engage in services action projects through our Form Time and Morals and Ethics program which aims to address different needs within our local and global communities.Students are given the independence to research communities that are of interest to them and develop at being enquirers to find out how best to serve that community.
We are caring because we do multiple fundraisers for the community.We are thinkers because we think before giving our answer.We are open minded because we learn different kinds of cultures and languages.We are inquiries because we like learning new things.We are resilient because we try hard.
Speaker A
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Speaker B
We are internationally minded because we care for other religions and cultures.We are communicators because we participate in talking activities and lessons.
Speaker A
Our curriculum prepares students for the real world, ready for their next steps in their chosen career pathway.Our human scale, modular culture and personalised approach to learning mean that no student gets left behind.
Speaker B
We have a highly effective, confident team of teaching professionals who ensure strong outcomes for every student.
Highlights the final learner profile qualities and closes with a statement of pride in the Wilmington Academy community.
Speaker B
We are reflective because we reflect on our teachers feedback after assessments.We are risk takers by answering questions in lessons, developing skills that help us in different working environments.We are balanced because we treat everyone around us equally.
Speaker A
We are Wilmington Academy.