Key Information

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

The Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development of our pupils is inherent in our curriculum, our behaviours and the culture of the school.

Bromley Beacon Academy strives to develop pupils that are responsible and respectful with a strong moral purpose. SMSC supports this development so that our pupils become life-long learners, who play constructive roles as citizens in our diverse and multi-cultural society.

It is the responsibility of all staff at Bromley Beacon Academy to ensure SMSC development takes place in all lessons and around the school at all times.

SMSC has four different aspects, formulated to help our pupils grow into responsible members of the community.

We encourage Bromley Beacon Academy students to display the following traits:

Spiritual Explore beliefs and experience; respect faiths, feelings and values; enjoy learning about oneself, others and the surrounding world; use imagination and creativity; reflect.

Moral Recognise right and wrong; respect the law; understand consequences; investigate moral and ethical issues; offer reasoned views.

Social Investigate moral issues; appreciate diverse viewpoints; participate, volunteer and cooperate; resolve conflict; engage with the fundamental values of British democracy.

Cultural Appreciate cultural influences; participate in culture opportunities; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.

Promoting British Values

Bromley Beacon Academy is committed to serving its community. It recognises the multi-cultural, multi faith and ever-changing nature of the Britain. It also understands the vital role it has in ensuring that groups or individuals within the school are not subjected to intimidation or radicalisation by those wishing to unduly, or illegally, influence them.

We follow equal opportunities guidance which guarantees that there will be no discrimination against any individual or group, regardless of faith, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, political or financial status, or similar. Bromley Beacon Academy is dedicated to preparing students for their adult life beyond the formal examined curriculum and ensuring that it promotes and reinforces British values to all its Pupils.

The Government emphasises that schools are required to ensure that key ‘British Values’ are taught in all UK schools. The five British Values are:

  • Democracy
  • The rule of law
  • Individual liberty
  • Mutual respect
  • Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

The examples that follow show some of the many ways Bromley Beacon Academy seeks to embed British values.

Democracy

The principle of democracy is consistently being reinforced at Bromley Beacon Academy, with democracy processes being used for important decisions within the school community. For example, School Council decisions and ideas as well as students and parents providing valuable input into school/ Trust policies.

The rule of law

The importance of laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced at Bromley Beacon Academy. Students are taught the rules and expectations of the school which are highlighted in our Behaviour Policy. Pupils are taught the value and the reasons behind laws that govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police and Fire Service reinforce this message.

Individual liberty

At Bromley Beacon Academy/ Bromley Trust Academy, Pupils are actively encouraged to make independent choices, with the knowledge that they are in a safe, secure and supportive environment. Staff at Bromley Beacon Academy educate and provide boundaries for Pupils to make informed choices, through a safe environment and an empowering education.

Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised on how to exercise these safely, for example through e-safety, PSHE and Form Time work.

Bromley Beacon Academy has a robust anti-bullying culture and has in place a comprehensive Behaviour Policy.

Mutual Respect

Respect is a strong part of Bromley Beacon Academy and is part of its core values. Students learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect and this is reiterated through its teaching and learning environments.

Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

This is achieved through equipping Pupils with the ability to understand their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving the opportunities to experience such diversity within the school community.

Bromley Beacon Academy strives endlessly to ensure that its Pupils leave with the strongest foundation of values upon which to build a successful life and a successful contribution to our Society.


All London South East Academies Trust Schools have a Designated Safeguarding Lead who has overall responsibility for safeguarding and child protection within their school and can be contacted directly in order to discuss any concerns. Each Safeguarding Lead is supported in their role by the Head of School (if not the safeguarding lead)/ Executive Headteacher to ensure we maintain every students safety and welfare. Regular and robust training is delivered to all staff within the trust with the support of Bromley Safeguarding Childrens Board, Local Authority Designated Officer and using the Ofsted criteria.

This includes the delivery of annual and specific staff training relating to Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation, Children Missing Education, Prevent and British Values in addition to a clear structured support for staff to address challenging and complex safeguarding concerns. Our Designated Safeguarding Trustee regularly participates and monitors our Policy and practice across the Trust Schools, which will be updated and adapted in line with Local and National changes in legislation outside of the regular annual review.

All Bromley Educational Trust Schools will endeavour to support the welfare and safety of all students through:

  • Promoting and maintaining a whole school culture of safeguarding awareness and proactive response to concerns.
  • Ensuring student welfare is the paramount concern and responsibility of all BET staff to identify children who may be in need of extra help or who are likely to suffer significant harm.
  • Providing appropriate support and guidance to students to enable them to have a range of appropriate adults whom they feel confident to approach if they are in difficulty.
  • Ensuring the curriculum contains social and emotional aspects of learning.
  • Ensuring that safeguarding is included in the curriculum to enable students to stay safe, recognise when they don’t feel safe and identify who they might/can talk to help them.
  • Promoting a positive and supportive environment where students can develop a sense of being valued and heard in their own right.
  • Ensuring all steps are taken to maintain the school site security and students physical safety.
  • Working and communicating regularly with parents to build an understanding of the school’s responsibility to ensure the welfare of all students including the need for external agencies when it is deemed necessary.
  • Regular whole safeguarding training creating a measured, generic approach to identifying and addressing concerns raised.
  • Ensuring all staff are able to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and are aware of the schools procedures, lines of communication in order to take appropriate action.
  • Monitoring students who have been identified as having welfare or safeguarding concerns;
  • Keeping confidential records which are stored securely and shared appropriately with other professionals.
  • Developing and maintaining effective and supportive partnership working with external agencies in order to promote student wellbeing.

BBA Designated Leads:

Neil Miller (Executive Headteacher) has overall responsibility for safeguarding within LSEAT Bromley Hub of Schools, with accountability shared through the Heads of School, Welfare Officers and Behaviour Leads in each School.

Safeguarding Leads:

  • BBA Bromley – Alex Leng and Deputy DSL is Rani Chahil and Sophie Grinham
  • BBA Orpington – Jayne Naylor and Deputy DSL is Liz Burgess and Larissa Sherman

Please note all staff, including Agency Staff, are all suitably vetted to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students is paramount.


The General Data Protection Regulations (2018)

On the 25th May 2018, the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into force. The GDPR is a law designed to enhance data protection

for EU residents and provide a framework for organisations and businesses with how they handle and process personal data.

The GDPR protects the personal data of individuals residing within the EU area, even if they themselves are not EU citizens. The regulations not only restrict organisations within the EU, any company worldwide that handles, stores and/or processes personal data of an EU resident must also comply. Fines for non-compliance are significant and can be up to 4% of worldwide turnover or 20,000,000 EUR whichever is the greater.

Bromley Beacon Academy and Bromley Trust Academy and our parent organisations (London South East Academies Trust and London South East Colleges) have always taken the security of personal data very seriously, are committed to complying with the GDPR and have spent considerable time analysing our data inventory and business processes
and identifying change where needed to remain compliant. All staff at our academies have undergone training for the GDPR and their understanding tested.

Please use the menu to the right to find out more about the GDPR and what we are doing to address the new regulations.

PLEASE NOTE: Some of the content on these pages is liable to change while the GDPR is being implemented into law.


Below is our Headlines & Actual Results 2017/18

KS4/GCSE Examinations

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Percentage of 5+ (4-9) Passes

0%

0%

0%

Percentage of 5+   (4 – 9) or Equivalent Including English and Maths

0%

0%

0%

Percentage of 5+   (1 – 9) or Equiv Passes

40%

89%

69%

Percentage of 5+   (1 – 9) or Equivalent Including English and Maths

40%

89%

69%

Percentage of 1+ ( 1 – 9) or Equiv passes

100%

100%

100%

1-9/ L1+ Passes in English

70%

89%

88%

1-9/ L1+ Passes in Maths

100%

100%

94%

4-9 Passes/Equiv in English

0%

0%

13%

4-9 Passes/Equiv in Maths

10%

11.1%

37.5%

English 3 Level of progress

70%

22.2%

44%

Maths 3 Levels of Progress

100%

55.6%

81.25%

English Progress from Baseline

70%

55.6%

94.1%

Maths Progress from Baseline

100%

77.8%

100%

PP % 5 (1-9) Passes

29%

87.5%

71%

Non PP % 5 (1-9) Passes

67%

100%

50%

Percentage of pupils who achieved English Bacc

0%

0%

0%

Progress 8 Score

N/A

N/A

N/A

Attainment 8 Score

N/A

N/A

N/A

Percentage of pupils achieving a good pass in GCSE English and Maths

0%

0%

0%

Average Number of qualification

6


KS5 Examinations

 

2016/17

2017/18

Cohort size

12

10

Progress in Functional skills English

78%

90%

Progress in Functional Skills Maths

67%

90%

Average Grade Per qualification in English

L1

L1

Average Grade Per qualification in Maths

L1

L1

Attainment In Functional English

L2 – 16.7% (0% at KS4)

L2 – 40%

Attainment in Functional Maths

L2 – 16.7% (8% at KS4)

L2 – 40%

Percentage of Pupil Retention to end of KS5

41.6%

60%

Percentage of Pupil Destination - NEET

16.7%

0%

Percentage of Pupil Destination - College

16.7%

10%

Percentage of Pupil Destination - Employment

25%

30%

Department for Education Performance Table Link 

 

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