Below are just some of the features that you can expect from Atherton Community School.
- A learning community: Children grow and develop faster when they are part of a learning community. We will actively engage parents and carers in their child’s education and connect them with teaching staff. Our vision is to build meaningful and continuous relationships between staff, children, families and the community. All are essential to shaping a thriving school.
- Personalised learning: Atherton Community School will be deliberately smaller than the average secondary school setting, offering more focus and time and attention for each of our pupils and their family. We recognise that every child has different learning needs and styles. Atherton Community School will personalise education to fit the needs and fulfil the potential of every child. Every child will have a personal coach to support their learning and development. Personalisation will be the foundation of teaching and learning at our school.
- Continuity: We know that starting secondary school is a major new step in any child’s life and believe that managing this change is essential for both the child and their family. We’ll therefore be running an orientation programme for children in Year 6 so that the transition from primary to secondary education is as smooth as possible. This commitment to smooth transitions will remain in all aspects of a child’s learning throughout their school life.
- Curriculum. We believe that a curriculum of core subjects, combined with access to wider studies through the use of technology and partnerships with other schools and community groups, can provide a focused and rounded education. Atherton Community School will work to provide a challenging environment where students are stretched and supported in all areas of education. We will teach children to delight in knowledge: to move from, ‘Whatever!’ and ‘So what?’ to wonder and wellbeing. Lessons will come with a license for adventure, learning will be integrated across subjects and disciplines and teaching will be applied to real life.
- Partnering: Atherton Community School will be working with Winstanley College, Fred Longworth High School and other partners, to make a broad range of courses available to pupils and engage them with high-level expertise in specialised areas. As one of the UK’s leading colleges, we are delighted that Winstanley College is working with us to provide Sixth Form education for local pupils at Atherton Community School. We are also working with local employers to offer opportunities for pupils to experience and learn in the workplace, assisting students to become more vocationally self-aware.
- Inclusion: Inclusion is at the heart of the school. Atherton Community School will be open to all regardless of faith, ethnicity, educational need, gender, or sexual orientation. We will invest in children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and develop students who are especially gifted or talented in certain areas. Atherton Community School will have exemplary differentiation including SEN provision that includes parents and carers, identifies children’s needs and assesses and monitors progress.
- Sports and the Arts: We acknowledge the importance of an holistic education that engages the whole person, grows the self-belief and character of every student and develops children through their particular passions, skills and gifts. We recognise the role that the performing arts and sports play in many children’s lives. Through partnerships with Fred Longworth High School, Leigh Centurions and other local organisations, Atherton Community School will provide students with excellent opportunities in these areas.
- Christian character: We recognise the local demand for a school with a Christian ethos. Where the trustees of Chapel St are concerned, a Christian ethos school welcomes children, families and staff of all faiths and no faith, enabling all to work together towards the common good of the whole community. Atherton Community School will improve community cohesion and increase civic pride. Our admissions policy will be open to all children, giving preference to families living in the town of Atherton.
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