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Vision and Expectations
The Pioneer Academy Vision
The Pioneer Academy Expectations
Safe:
- Schools are safe and secure.
- Safeguarding is effective and robust
- Similarities and differences are celebrated; everyone thrives and flourishes
Happy:
- Pupils and staff are positive and succeed in a supportive environment
- Wellbeing for all
- High standards of attendance and enjoyment are outcomes of an inclusive TPA school
Learning:
- Learning is achieved by the successful sequencing of memorable experiences
- Learners are engaged, resilient and enthusiastic
- Learning outcomes are ambitious due to knowledgeable and effective teaching
What will a child experience as they enter a TPA school?
- A warm welcoming greeting
- A safe, secure, well-maintained environment
- Staff photographs and names displayed outside the classroom
- Class vision displayed outside the classroom
- Vibrant curriculum door displays
- Display of information about their year or class ‘Pioneer’
What does a TPA classroom look like?
- Balance of supporting, challenging and celebrating learning through inclusive, high quality, vibrant displays
- Word rich environment
- Classrooms are well-resourced, clearly labelled and organised
- Engaging book corners with good quality of books for all readers
- Inclusive physical resources for all children, where needed
- TPA children’s story books on display
- Physical aspects of the classroom and furniture of the highest standard
What is ‘learning’ in a TPA classroom?
- Personalised and individualised experience for all children
- Appropriate levels of challenge to inspire children to reach their full potential
- Varied strategies such as split teaching, effective questioning and careful resourcing, are used to ensure learning is at the right level and builds good progress
- All staff support active learning, to ensure subject experiences are connected and memorable to build knowledge, understanding and skills over time
- Children develop a love of learning for life