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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.

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Year 9 using DAW to recreate "Clocks" by Coldplay🎹🎶

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Interventions in the Grove, our SRP.

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Year 11 Drama lesson. Focusing on script reading!

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One of our EAL students receiving an English intervention.

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Good luck to our Year 7 football team in their match against Thamesview tonight! ⚽️

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Year 9 English are writing letters to their future selves. What will come true?

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During the last week of every term we celebrate and reward students during Community Briefings. Today we celebrated Year 9, their attendance, positive and House points as well as Subject and SLT nominations. Well done to our winners!

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Year 10 Textiles experimenting with the heat press 🎨🍂

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Year 9 English hard at work. ✍️

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📢 Community Sports - Tuesday 11th February 📢

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Year 7 students learnt about the sustainability of insect meals in STEM Club yesterday. The students got really creative - we had worm spaghetti, witchetty grub sandwiches, and ant curry! 🐛🍽️ STEM Club takes place every Thursday from 3-4pm for all Year 7s!

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📢 Year 11 Parents Consultation Evening 📢

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Year 9 are studying Gothic literature. Today they read The Tell-Tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe and improved their analytical writing skills.

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Year 9 students participated in a drop-down day today to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. This year’s theme, "For a Better Future", encouraged thoughtful reflection and discussions on how the lessons of history can guide us in building a more inclusive and compassionate world.

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A reminder that Year 11's mock exams begin on Monday 20th January.

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National Online Safety - What parents & carers need to know about Group Chats #WakeUpWednesday

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National Online Safety - What parents need to know about TikTok #WakeUpWednesday

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Year 11 History students gearing up for mocks to start next week!

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The final week of our revision schedule ahead of mocks starting on Monday 20th January... Links below: English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8neViOuc6A&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cB-GSeqYup7PXId4pbldQVq&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMLeyei-nTI&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cB-GSeqYup7PXId4pbldQVq&index=6 Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_b2A-d5hGY&list=PLidqqIGKox7WeOKVGHxcd69kKqtwrKl8W&index=68 https://www.cognitoresources.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npl10a6p8jQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4XBSKNGXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YyUQiUddBA4&t=89s Maths: https://corbettmaths.com/2012/12/23/drawing-graphs-using-xy-tables/ https://www.onmaths.com/mock_exams/straight-line-graphs-draw-straight-line-graphs/ https://corbettmaths.com/2013/03/03/volume-of-a-sphere/ https://www.onmaths.com/mock_exams/volume-and-surface-area-cylinders-and-spheres/ History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghE2JFxiMc&list=PL9bgSdxfgbwqllgNeUe2DDjs82LwT9aOb&index=23 BTEC IT: https://youtu.be/mkAQgbHwMVc?si=0lZOq57gw_bFJo2Z Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQn_hMgeSf8&list=PL-_tonUyi2YYf6HDEzuZE54v4Z2pxJ_2p PE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQX_6d4Pr8s Computer science: https://youtu.be/fT_jls9bsoI?si=gypADWfJ41-U01om History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghE2JFxiMc&list=PL9bgSdxfgbwqllgNeUe2DDjs82LwT9aOb&index=23 LIBF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPOv72Awo68

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Join our Memrise Spanish Y7 Vocabulary Group for a fun and interactive way to learn Spanish while earning weekly rewards! 🇪🇸✨ The Easter Challenge starts NOW - Amazon Vouchers will be awarded to the top 3 students at the Easter assembly!

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Year 9 using DAW to recreate "Clocks" by Coldplay🎹🎶 pic.twitter.com/4g5A1q0iGK— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 14, 2025

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Interventions in the Grove, our SRP. pic.twitter.com/7d7tdx1XuS— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 14, 2025

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Year 11 Drama lesson. Focusing on script reading! pic.twitter.com/e5hWtNs20f— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 13, 2025

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One of our EAL students receiving an English intervention. pic.twitter.com/KrwAjM7714— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 13, 2025

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Good luck to our Year 7 football team in their match against Thamesview tonight! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2kHv0cLQAC— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 12, 2025

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Year 9 English are writing letters to their future selves. What will come true? pic.twitter.com/kd5iFJqOCo— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 12, 2025

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During the last week of every term we celebrate and reward students during Community Briefings. Today we celebrated Year 9, their attendance, positive and House points as well as Subject and SLT nominations. Well done to our winners! pic.twitter.com/nlt3I62R0S— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 12, 2025

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Year 10 Textiles experimenting with the heat press 🎨🍂 pic.twitter.com/yWmFD1NrfS— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 10, 2025

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Year 9 English hard at work. ✍️ pic.twitter.com/MeCVTQNron— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 7, 2025

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📢 Community Sports - Tuesday 11th February 📢 pic.twitter.com/YSNivBU5qg— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) February 5, 2025

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Year 7 students learnt about the sustainability of insect meals in STEM Club yesterday. The students got really creative - we had worm spaghetti, witchetty grub sandwiches, and ant curry! 🐛🍽️ STEM Club takes place every Thursday from 3-4pm for all Year 7s! pic.twitter.com/ecg8X4kYVZ— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 31, 2025

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📢 Year 11 Parents Consultation Evening 📢 pic.twitter.com/LQZN6aHK0k— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 30, 2025

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Year 9 are studying Gothic literature. Today they read The Tell-Tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe and improved their analytical writing skills. pic.twitter.com/a6bZUbBNha— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 29, 2025

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Year 9 students participated in a drop-down day today to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. This year’s theme, "For a Better Future", encouraged thoughtful reflection and discussions on how the lessons of history can guide us in building a more inclusive and compassionate world. pic.twitter.com/xWh6S2iuuA— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 27, 2025

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A reminder that Year 11's mock exams begin on Monday 20th January. pic.twitter.com/tKom5kZ0Gd— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 16, 2025

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National Online Safety - What parents & carers need to know about Group Chats#WakeUpWednesday pic.twitter.com/np4AWaPCJf— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 15, 2025

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National Online Safety - What parents need to know about TikTok#WakeUpWednesday pic.twitter.com/CRK44FPkJD— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 15, 2025

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Year 11 History students gearing up for mocks to start next week! pic.twitter.com/tyiPVxvNGk— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 15, 2025

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The final week of our revision schedule ahead of mocks starting on Monday 20th January... pic.twitter.com/SD5dVZqYLE— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 14, 2025

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Join our Memrise Spanish Y7 Vocabulary Group for a fun and interactive way to learn Spanish while earning weekly rewards! 🇪🇸✨ The Easter Challenge starts NOW - Amazon Vouchers will be awarded to the top 3 students at the Easter assembly! pic.twitter.com/xIEwhsR4ee— Orchards Academy (@orchards_tkat) January 10, 2025

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