Bromley Beacon Academy

Bromley Beacon Academy offers specialist mixed provision for children with Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Our Orpington campus is specifically for 7-14 year olds (Key Stages 2&3). The focus here is on developing core skills of literacy and numeracy, whilst offering a broad range of other curriculum areas to provide real interest for our students. We are proud of Bromley Beacon Academy and how it has grown. We offer:

• Highly committed, specialist staff who have extremely high expectations, ensuring every student can achieve their potential
• The opportunity for all students to experience a wide variety of curriculum subjects and enrichment programmes
• A strong and effective partnership with parents to provide the necessary support for every student, as we believe the education of our young people is a shared responsibility.

We proud of our students and young people who attend them; who we teach, guide and support so that they develop the knowledge, skills, emotional and social maturity to make thoughtful decisions and become purposeful young adults. We are able to deliver this through a broad and balanced curriculum delivered by dedicated specialist teachers and support staff who provide an educational experience that enriches the lives of our young people.

By focusing on academic, social and emotional well being, we improve our students' life chances and provide the necessary guidance and support to allow them to follow appropriate pathways into further education and/or employment so they become good, moral citizens.

Our vision is to teach, guide and support all our young people so that they develop the knowledge, skills, emotional and social maturity to make thoughtful decisions and become purposeful young adults.

We deliver this by offering a broad and balanced curriculum, with specialist teachers and support staff providing an educational experience that enriches our young people lives.

We improve life chances by focusing on social and emotional wellbeing alongside academic teaching. We provide guidance and support to help our students follow appropriate pathways into further and/ or employment so they can become good, moral citizens.

Priorities have been identified by the Trust Board and the Senior Leadership Team, which are intended to address a number of key issues raised from both external inspections and rigorous self-evaluation. The identified objectives are intended to raise student attainment and improve rates of educational, social and emotional progression through the pursuit of excellence in all school areas. To do this we demonstrate an uncompromising drive and commitment to the following priority points listed:

Effectiveness of leadership and management

• Promoting the consistent application of expectations and policy with all staff and students contributing to the development of the school
• Rigorous safeguarding procedures are maintained in daily practice by all staff and students and embedded for new staff and students
• To develop the value of the role of the Trust strategic group and Trust Board to ensure quality and consistency.
• To continue to develop our positive parent partnerships to enhance home to school collaboration
• Further develop leadership roles and responsibilities across the school at all levels

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

• To improve the quality of teaching across all subject areas through planning and delivery that engages and drives the learning for individuals so a greater % of students make good or outstanding progress.

Personal development, behaviour and welfare

• All staff, students and parents demonstrating a good understanding of the concepts and principles of SEMH and thus providing students with a therapeutic platform to achieve their full potential.
• Ensure the use of consistent behaviour management strategies alongside delivering an appropriate and engaging curriculum and therapeutic support to improve students behaviour and attendance