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As a small school we quickly develop a strong sense of belonging. This strong sense of community allows students to grow personally & academically as they trust and feel supported by a staff body that knows them well.

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The taught curriculum is structured into 20 lessons per week. Each lesson is 75 minutes long, effective time for both embedding knowledge within lessons and sequencing within the curriculum maps.

Curriculum

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Good luck to Mr Wheeler, our Assistant Head, who is running the London Marathon this weekend in aid of @meningitis_now 🏃‍♂️🎗️ 💷 https://www.justgiving.com/page/darrenwheelerlm25?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

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Well done to 7 Nightingale and Ms Weeden who are the highest attending form group in the school this term. They enjoyed Dominos pizza for lunch today to celebrate! 🍕🎉

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Community briefings this week have celebrated and rewarded students for their attendance, positive and house points as well as subject and SLT nominations. Well done to our winners! 🏆

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📢 Year 9 Options Fayre - Thursday 1st May 📢

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📢 Community Sports - Wednesday 2nd April 📢

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A group of our students enjoyed the opportunity to attend Swanley Town Council's Mayor at Home Event earlier on this week where they helped to serve food and drinks. A lovely afternoon!

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Reminder! Art & Design GCSEs start on Monday! 📅📢

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Rewards boxes filling up in time for celebration assemblies soon!

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Year 10 Textiles class making cushions.

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Our school Library has received some lovely new donations of books. 📚📚 What will you read next?

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📢 TKAT Get Into Teaching Information Event - Wednesday 23rd April 📢

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📢 Year 9 Options Event - Wednesday 26th March 📢

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Thank you to all providers who attended our Careers Market Place yesterday!

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Last week a group of our students enjoyed the "Biggest Girls Football Day" at Dartford FC, celebrating women's football and International Women's Day. It was a great day aimed at inspiring young girls to get involved in sport, break down barriers and promote inclusivity. Well done to our girls who won 3 out of the 4 games they played! ⚽️🏆

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Reminder! Art & Design GCSE Dates 📅📢

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GCSE Spanish students practising their pronunciation.

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Our literacy lead, Mr Foster, in full musketeer mode as he delivered the World Book Day assembly to our Year 7 cohort last week. It was brilliant to see so many students engaged in the celebration of the written word, from our tutor-time front cover quiz to the treasure hunt at break and lunch to the literary passport activity in the first 10 minutes of each lesson. We can't wait until next year! 📚

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EAL interventions 💬

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Year 8 have been learning the technique of clay work imprinting during this week's art lessons.

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It was lovely to invite parents in for our annual Literacy Twilight evening last night where we had the opportunity to show families everything we are doing at Orchards to boost reading and literacy and send them away with lots of books, tips and resources to help at home.

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Good luck to Mr Wheeler, our Assistant Head, who is running the London Marathon this weekend in aid of @meningitis_now 🏃‍♂️🎗️ 💷 https://t.co/tNyufV9F3h pic.twitter.com/eDowKJEAkS— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) April 23, 2025

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Well done to 7 Nightingale and Ms Weeden who are the highest attending form group in the school this term. They enjoyed Dominos pizza for lunch today to celebrate! 🍕🎉 pic.twitter.com/0BIbWhlZ5O— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) April 4, 2025

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Community briefings this week have celebrated and rewarded students for their attendance, positive and house points as well as subject and SLT nominations. Well done to our winners! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/aBWQZZoLnr— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) April 4, 2025

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📢 Year 9 Options Fayre - Thursday 1st May 📢 pic.twitter.com/Dk1dU1FMEH— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) April 2, 2025

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📢 Community Sports - Wednesday 2nd April 📢 pic.twitter.com/f9Klcz1bKd— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 28, 2025

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A group of our students enjoyed the opportunity to attend Swanley Town Council's Mayor at Home Event earlier on this week where they helped to serve food and drinks. A lovely afternoon! pic.twitter.com/767oFNYrek— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 28, 2025

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Reminder! Art & Design GCSEs start on Monday! 📅📢 pic.twitter.com/G1JxONnP2O— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 21, 2025

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Rewards boxes filling up in time for celebration assemblies soon! pic.twitter.com/nUx2XtVmgT— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 20, 2025

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Year 10 Textiles class making cushions. pic.twitter.com/VE1iIcLUQA— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 18, 2025

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Our school Library has received some lovely new donations of books. 📚📚 What will you read next? pic.twitter.com/uhjx46aoiW— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 17, 2025

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📢 TKAT Get Into Teaching Information Event - Wednesday 23rd April 📢 pic.twitter.com/XHZa794hsN— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 17, 2025

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📢 Year 9 Options Event - Wednesday 26th March 📢 pic.twitter.com/bV6RK8HR8u— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 14, 2025

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Thank you to all providers who attended our Careers Market Place yesterday! pic.twitter.com/Joz32xDuZ7— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 14, 2025

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Last week a group of our students enjoyed the "Biggest Girls Football Day" at Dartford FC, celebrating women's football and International Women's Day. Well done to our girls who won 3 out of the 4 games they played! ⚽️🏆 pic.twitter.com/bvd3wE840N— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 13, 2025

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Reminder! Art & Design GCSE Dates 📅📢 pic.twitter.com/ORtSYKVXir— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 12, 2025

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GCSE Spanish students practising their pronunciation 🗨️🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/cLNXj1qbiU— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 11, 2025

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Our literacy lead, Mr Foster, in full musketeer mode as he delivered the World Book Day assembly to our Year 7 cohort last week. 📚 pic.twitter.com/SEIFWasx5a— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 10, 2025

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EAL interventions 💬 pic.twitter.com/uvpckaVEPP— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 6, 2025

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Year 8 have been learning the technique of clay work imprinting during this week's art lessons. pic.twitter.com/RqJXpwfOTn— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 5, 2025

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It was lovely to invite parents in for our annual Literacy Twilight evening last night where we had the opportunity to show families everything we are doing at Orchards to boost reading and literacy and send them away with lots of books, tips and resources to help at home. pic.twitter.com/z8Zp0ikEDe— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) March 5, 2025

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