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18/03/24

Reception have received an egg-stremely interesting parcel this morning 🥚 the children can’t wait for their dinosaur eggs to hatch, they have started preparing a home for them in the outdoor classroom 🦖🦕🪺💥 pic.twitter.com/J8j9F00qbW

15/03/24

Year 6 were using their oracy skills today, challenging each other and having deep discussions about reasoning questions focused on time. pic.twitter.com/3hhwetDTUg

14/03/24

Reception had a great time this morning at St Luke’s church ⛪️ a big thank you to Alex and Chris for delivering these amazing sessions pic.twitter.com/xrOGzegPXX

12/03/24

A sneak peak of tonight’s trust concert 🎶 pic.twitter.com/eI3uHG6obt

11/03/24

Wishing our Muslim community members warm wishes for a blessed Ramadan 🌙 pic.twitter.com/C28AE8RlkG

10/03/24

What an incredible Book Week we had! 🐲👑📚🏝️🏴‍☠️🕵️ pic.twitter.com/xfbbzA6mja

08/03/24

Reception and Y1 had brilliant day exploring the new visitors to their classrooms 🕷️🦂🪳🦗🐌 a big thank you to for their generous funding to allow this mini-beast extravaganza to happen! pic.twitter.com/iEDVvQOQLh

08/03/24

Reading by candlelight 📚🕯️ with was a huge success; a great turn out on our final day of week. What an incredible week it has been. pic.twitter.com/RulrQrUqs6

08/03/24

Hold that thought, the squad have really gone for it this year! Love this team photo and their support for English Week and WBD. pic.twitter.com/p0HjUZrv46

08/03/24

Reading by candlelight 📚🕯️ with was a huge success; a great turn out on our final day of week. What an incredible week it has been. pic.twitter.com/RulrQrUqs6

07/03/24

An amazing world book day!! 🐲👑🐱🐰🌸🌺 pic.twitter.com/Hb2oZG86Eo

07/03/24

Hold that thought, the squad have really gone for it this year! Love this team photo and their support for English Week and WBD. pic.twitter.com/p0HjUZrv46

06/03/24

Day 3 of our week. Another gorgeous atmosphere with our families this morning. A punchy and a wonderful from ❤️📚 the flowers 💐on our entry arch just look nice ☺️ brighten up a grey day ☁️ pic.twitter.com/orMZpgHcs9

06/03/24

Really wonderful lesson with our year 9 sharing reading books with year 5. Some great moments for both age groups. Thank you for organising 📚❤️ pic.twitter.com/qUmEYkBWLj

06/03/24

Really wonderful lesson with our year 9 sharing reading books with year 5. Some great moments for both age groups. Thank you for organising 📚❤️ pic.twitter.com/qUmEYkBWLj

06/03/24

Day 3 of our week. Another gorgeous atmosphere with our families this morning. A punchy and a wonderful from ❤️📚 the flowers 💐on our entry arch just look nice ☺️ brighten up a grey day ☁️ pic.twitter.com/orMZpgHcs9

05/03/24

A little musical reminder from Year 6 to share what they are doing during our Book Week. pic.twitter.com/JfQRYLdv42

05/03/24

Day 2 of English week and we’re off to a strong start! Lovely to have our families in to enjoy breakfast and a story 📚❤️#quoteoftheday pic.twitter.com/EoOR1FFPNT

05/03/24

Day 2 of English week and we’re off to a strong start! Lovely to have our families in to enjoy breakfast and a story 📚❤️#quoteoftheday pic.twitter.com/EoOR1FFPNT

04/03/24

Red class loved their new Bug Investigation Lab in their role play area today! They cannot wait to learn all about mini-beasts 🐞🐛🐜🪲🕷️🪳 pic.twitter.com/wUeOuwoVfT

04/03/24

Year 2 Green class had a great no pen morning ✍️🚫 instead having lots of opportunities for discussion and using the iPads for their learning! pic.twitter.com/A3XloxfMu9

04/03/24

Year 1 visited Year 6 to share their information booklets from their science learning. A lot of great discussion and superb questioning from the older students to challenge the children and deepen their understanding. pic.twitter.com/XY3XweFEJD

04/03/24

Mrs Harvey has launched our very exciting book week this morning! We can’t wait to show you what we get up to. 📚📖👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 pic.twitter.com/pEQQtdcTwZ

01/03/24

Listening to at the and conference on challenge - ‘too easy’ or ‘interesting’ encourages students to take the more challenging path. pic.twitter.com/392ysvxyfI

Vision and Values

Central to the vision of the new Samuel Ryder Academy is the shared belief of the entire community that all young people have the right to a transformational educational experience, that will enable them, no matter what their starting point, to fulfil their potential and realise their ambitions.

The values of the Samuel Ryder Academy (SRA) are summed up in the acronym ACE: Achievement, Care and Excellence. The ACE acronym underpins everything that SRA does and provides a secure basis for all SRA strives to accomplish.

  • Achievement in academic, artistic, cultural and other forms with a focus on teaching and learning
  • Care for students, staff and others beyond the Academy community
  • Excellent standards, manners, honesty, personal integrity and uniform

The vision for SRA is to produce responsible young people, of whom all can be proud, who have achieved more than they ever believed possible and who make a contribution to their local, national and global communities. Most students join the Academy in reception or at Year 7, although others may join the Academy community at different stages. However, no matter what age a child joins SRA they will receive the support and care required to help them achieve standards of which they and the rest of the SRA community can be proud. Pastoral and academic systems will work together to ensure that they receive an education as personalised to their talents and needs as possible.

SRA is developing the leaders of the future and all students are able to take on leadership responsibilities, such as becoming a Form Representative, taking part in interview panels and leading extra-curricular clubs.

An important aspect of personal development is understanding one’s place in the wider society. SRA therefore encourages all students to get involved in charity work and fundraising. As well as giving students a strong sense of community it also allows them to develop enterprising skills, relevant to them in later life, such as time management and organisation.  SRA prepares students to become fully fledged members and leaders of our democratic society. The Academy’s strapline is “Education for a Changing World”. Children who receive an education at SRA leave, as adults, ready to make their mark on the world, and student voice shapes the future of the organisation itself. Staff at all levels listen very carefully to what the students say and take action as a result.

There is regular written and spoken consultation about the curriculum, the quality of teaching and learning, pastoral provision and other aspects of Academy life. Students with strong views about important issues such as sustainability and charity are encouraged to join, and even set up, clubs and groups, to help bring about change for the better in the community. SRA sets the pace, in terms of student contributions to educational improvement, as part of its constant drive for excellence.

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