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| School Name | Meden School | |
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| Postal address | Burns Lane Warsop Mansfield NG20 0QN | |
| Telephone No. | 01623843517 | |
| Enquiries contact name | Mr T Gibbon | |
| Name of Head Teacher / Principal | Mr J Smith | |
| Name of Executive Head Teacher | Mr R Hawley | |
| Name of the Chair of the Local Governing Body | Mr C Callaghan The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. | |
| Name of SENDCo | Miss K Hickinbotham (khickinbotham@medenschool.co.uk) |
| Admissions arrangements (Current Academic Year) | Admission Arrangements for 2021-22 To find out more about Meden School's Admission Arrangements for 2022 entry, you can download our Admissions Policy by clicking on the arrow icon to the right of this text. If you have any queries regarding Admissions please contact school 01623 843517 option 1 or email office@medenschool.co.uk | |
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| Admissions arrangements (Next Academic Year) | Admission arrangements for 2022-23 To find out more about Meden School's Admission Arrangements for 2022-23 you can download our Admissions Policy by clicking on the arrow icon to the right of this text. | |
| Admissions arrangements (Following Academic Year) | Admission arrangements for 2023-24 | |
| Appeals Timetable | ||
| Oversubscription Criteria | ||
| Exclusions arrangements | We reserve the right to use exclusion from school on either a fixed-term or permanent basis. Decisions to apply this sanction rest with the Executive Headteacher and Head of School. Exclusion is a serious sanction and must be reasonable and proportionate. Careful consideration must be given to the nature of the incident and full account taken of the student’s age, any special educational needs or disability they may have and any religious requirements affecting them. The indicative sanctions table indicates the type of incident that might warrant exclusion, but the list within the table is not exhaustive. Reintegration meetings should always follow a period of fixed term-exclusion. Information regarding exclusions is contained within our Behaviour Policy provided as a linked document. |
KS4 results
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 Data obtained from FFT | |
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| Attainment 8 score | 46 | |
| English and Maths (Basic) | 4+ 66% 5+ 37.2% | |
| EBACC | 3% | |
| Student Destinations | 83% |
KS5 results
| Average grade | B | |
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| Student retention | 92% retention, year 12 into 13. | |
| Student destinations | 83% continued in education. 17% went on to employment. Destinations click to download |
DfE Performance tables
| DfE Performance Tables | Follow the link, attached, to DFE school performance information. |
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Parents and other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum we offer by visiting our Curriculum page.
KS3
| The school's approach to the curriculum | Our curriculum follows National Curriculum guidelines and aims to provide a broad, balanced learning experience for all. | |
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| Curriculum content | At Key Stage 3, our three-year programme covers all the National Curriculum subjects. Students are taught in ability groups in the majority of subjects, ensuring that every child is taught at a level that matches their ability. For more detailed information please see adjacent link. | |
| Name of Curriculum Lead | For more information regarding any aspects of the curriculum please contact Mrs L Brett, Deputy Headteacher (lbrett@medenschool.co.uk) |
KS4
| GCSE Qualifications | There is a two-year programme for Key Stage 4. All students study a core consisting of English, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education and Personal/Social/Health Education. All students must study at least one subject from; French, History or Geography. This is supplemented by a wide range of optional subjects, including Performing Arts, Technology and ICT. For more information see adjacent link. | |
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| Name of Curriculum Lead | For more information regarding any aspects of the curriculum please contact Mrs L Brett, Deputy Headteacher (lbrett@medenschool.co.uk) |
KS5
| 16-19 Qualifications on offer | 16-19 Level 3 Qualifications on offer • A Level Business • A Level Criminology (New for 2022) • A Level English Literature • A Level Geography • A Level History • A Level Mathematics • A Level Sociology • A Level Psychology • A Level PE • A Level Media • A Level Biology • A Level Chemistry • A Level Physics A Level Criminology (new for 2022) We also have access to (delivered at Garibaldi College)) • A Level Computer Science • LIBf Diploma in Financial Studies • BTEC Level 3 Art and Design • BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts • Cambridge National Level 3 Sport and Physical Activity | |
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| How we meet the 16-19 study programme requirements | In addition to formal lessons students take part in the following: mentoring sessions, enrichment sessions, skills workshops to help with CV writing, UCAS applications, job or apprenticeship applications and work experience, Personal Development (previously me@meden), healthy lifestyle workshops and Growth Mindset sessions. Students are also expected to play a wider role in Meden School by the support they give to the younger members of the school as part of schemes such as Buddy reading. All Year 12 students are expected to complete work experience in year 12 as part of our work to support them post Meden College. |
| Behaviour Policy | The Behaviour Policy is available to download here. | |
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| Safeguarding/Child protection | The Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy is available to download here. | |
| Safeguarding: Remote Learning Policy | ||
| Safeguarding: Peer-on-Peer Abuse | ||
| Safeguarding: Covid-19 School Closure Arrangements for Safeguarding and Child Protection | ||
| Anti-bullying policy | The aim of our anti-bullying policy is to clarify for students and staff that bullying is always unacceptable. We wish to encourage an environment where independence is celebrated and individuals can flourish without fear. Every student has the right to be safe and happy, and to be protected when feeling vulnerable. Our anti-bullying policy is contained within our Behaviour Policy which can be downloaded via the link. | |
| Health and Safety policy | The Health and Safety Policy is available to download here. | |
| First Aid Policy | The First Aid Policy is available to download here. | |
| Complaints policy | The Complaints Policy is available to download here. | |
| Managing Serial and Unreasonable Complaints policy | ||
| Complaints received | Number of formal complaints registered during the preceding school year: 2 | |
| SEND Policy | The SEND Policy is available to download here. | |
| Freedom of Information Publication Scheme | The Trust Freedom of Information Publication Scheme available to download here. | |
| Charging and Remissions Policy | The Charging and Remissions Policy is available to download here. | |
| Whistleblowing Policy | The Trust Whistleblowing Policy is available to download here. |
| Details of how the pupil premium was spent in the previous academic year | ||
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| The impact of the previous year's expenditure | Part B: Meden School Statement 2021-22 | |
| Amount of pupil premium allocation for the current year | See funding overview of the Pupil Premium statement. | |
| A summary of the main barriers to achievement faced by eligible pupils in the school | Part A - Challenges of The Meden School Statement. | |
| How the grant will be spent to address those barriers and the reasoning behind that approach | Part A - Intent and Activities this year of The Meden School Statement. | |
| How the impact will be measured | Part A - Intended Outcomes of The Meden School Statement. | |
| Date of the next review of the pupil premium strategy | September 2022 |
| Year 7 Literacy/Numeracy Catch Up Funding Allocation | The Catch Up Premium is funding given to schools to provide additional support to Year 7 pupils that did not reach the ‘expected standard’ in Reading or Maths at the end of Year 6. Please see the documents attached for details of this funding for students at Meden how it will be spent and the impact of this expenditure. This was axed in June 2020 in favour of Covid Catch Up Funding as detailed below. | |
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| 16-19 Tuition Fund | Meden School receive extra funding to support students who attend Meden College who fit the criteria. The attached report details how this will be spent. | |
| Coronavirus (COVID-19) Catch-Up Premium | The government announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up lost time after school closure due to COVID 19. The attached report details how this money is used. | |
| Summer Schools Programme |
Special Education Needs (SEND) Report
| SEND report for the current academic year | Every school and academy must report on how they are delivering their statutory legal requirements, as outlined in the Department for Education's 'SEND Code of Practice 2015'. This document is called the SEN Information Report and can be downloaded by clicking on the Arrow Icon to the right of this text. For more information on this report please contact our SENDco (appointed May 22) Miss K Hickinbotham khickinbotham@medenschool.co.uk |
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Accessibility Plan for Disabled Pupils
| Accessibility Plan for Disabled Pupils | Our Accessibility plan can be downloaded by selecting the arrow icon on the top right hand side of this text. |
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Equality Objectives
| Equality Objectives | Meden values all students, members of staff and visitors and is committed to ensuring that individuals are treated fairly, with mutual respect and dignity, and that decisions are based solely on objective factors. The school recognises that all forms of discrimination are unacceptable and we are committed to a policy of equal opportunities and a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to discrimination. This approach applies to the way that students, staff and visitors behave towards each other. At Meden school we are committed to ensuring equality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff and all those receiving services from the school. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity where equality is actively promoted. The achievement of all pupils and students will be monitored and we will use this data to raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure that the school environment is as accessible as possible. At Meden we believe that diversity is a strength which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit here. Meden school will not discriminate against a pupil, member of staff, visitor or prospective pupil by treating them less favourably because of their: • sex • race • disability • religion or belief • sexual orientation • gender reassignment • pregnancy or maternity Meden School’s admissions policy is inclusive and will not discriminate against any of the above. Aims Meden aims to ensure that: • There is an awareness that a successful community relies on all its members and that we all depend on one another • Self-esteem is promoted • All individuals are respected and valued and able to fulfil their potential • All pupils have equal access to the curriculum • All staff are aware of the need for the curriculum both to reflect and where possible, to make use of diversity, and to prepare pupils for life in a pluralist society • An atmosphere is created which recognises the validity of all cultures, fostering positive attitudes towards all • Positive action is taken against all forms of inequality For full details of our current School Equality Action Plan please click on the link icon in the top right hand corner of this text box. |
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| School's Career Leader | Point of contact for Careers: Mrs L Brett (changed May 22) lbrett@medenschool.co.uk 01623843517 | |
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| Careers Programme Summary | All students on leaving Meden School and Meden College will have the Career Management Skills required for life. They will be able to self-evaluate their employability skills and be able to demonstrate these to an employer. They will be inspired to make the most of their life choices. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths careers will be promoted to all students. Students will follow the career path that best suits their individual needs and allows them to fulfil their true potential. All students in years 7 to 13 will be provided with independent, impartial careers advice from a variety of sources throughout their time at Meden School. The learning will be progressive throughout their time at Meden School and Meden College. How will we achieve this? Meden School and College will commit: • To deliver quality, effective, impartial CEIAG • To monitor and evaluate all aspects of provision • To engage with outside providers of education and training • To engage with local employers • To inform parents so they can support and help their children • To raise aspirations • To challenge stereotyping • To promote equality and diversity. • To ensure staff are sufficiently trained. • To embed CEIAG in the curriculum • To put the needs of the students first • To provide all students with an equal opportunity of progression and success. • To offer a personal programme for every individual student. • To deliver the programme through Careers Events, Tutorial system, PSHE Lessons/Days and during curriculum subject time. | |
| How we measure and assess the impact of the careers programme on pupils | Our success will be measured by the variety and quality of Post 18. Target is zero for NEET. Student feedback. Tracking of former student’s career paths via destinations Post 16 and an Alumni. Annual evaluation of the programme with staff, students and parent continuous improvement. | |
| Date of next review | September 2022 | |
| Careers Guidance and Access For Education and Training Providers Policy Statement | Careers Education Policy Meden School |
| Data Protection Policy | This document gives information about how the schools within the trust and the trust itself manages, processes and protects data. | |
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| Privacy Notice for Pupil Data | We use information that we gather in relation to our pupils for various purposes. Information that we hold in relation to a pupil is known as personal data. This will include data that we obtain from pupils directly and data which we obtain from other people and organisations. We might also need to continue to hold personal data for a period of time after pupils have left the school/trust. Anything that we do with this personal data is known as processing. The school/trust is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses personal data and to meeting its data protection obligations. Please see the attached document for full details. | |
| Privacy Notice for Parent/Carer Data | ||
| Privacy Notice for Trust Workforce Data |
School Governor Information
| Names of Governors, terms of office, date of appointments and who appointed them | Name Type of Governor Mr Colin Callaghan - Chair of Governors Mr Jim Smith - Head of School Mr Owen Davis - Community Governor Miss Kim Hickinbotham -Staff Governor Mrs Gemma O'Connor - Community Governor Mr Blake Hull -Community Governor Mr Matthew Wass - Parent Governor Mrs Emma Parnell - Community Governor Mrs Emma Shaw - Community Governor For more information on our governing body select the link in the top right of this text box. | |
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| Structure and responsibilities | Please find attached the Governance Scheme of Delegation. | |
| Attendance record at meetings over the last academic year | Attendance over the last year can be downloaded using the link in the top right hand corner. | |
| Pecuniary Interests of Governors (Previous Academic Year) | The Business & Financial Interests and Governance roles in other schools of the school's Local Governing Body for the previous academic year are available to download here. |
Trust Governance Team
| Names of Trustees, terms of office, date of appointments and who appointed them | Mr Richard Flewitt (Chair) Mrs Margaret Monckton (Vice Chair) Mrs Janice White Ms Lucy Burrow Mr Robert Dowling Mr A Stephenson Mr A Glover Mr Steve Crawford Mrs Natalie Gasson-McKinley Ms Karen Riley Ms Emily Fleming Please follow the link to the Nova Education Trust website for further details. | |
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| Names of Members of the Academy Trust | Mr Jonathan Sims Nicola Morrison Nichole Munro | |
| Chairs of Sub-Committees | Education Committee: Mr A Stephenson Remuneration Committee: Mrs Lucy Burrow Strategic, Finance & Operations Committee: Mr A McKee Audit Committee: Mrs M Monckton | |
| Chair of Meden School LGB Sub-Committee | Mr C Callaghan The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. |
Trust Governance Documents
| Members, Trustees, Accounting Officer and Executives Pecuniary Interests | Further information is provided on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
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| Governance structures | The Torch Academy Gateway Trust Governance Arrangements are available to download here. | |
| Trust annual audited accounts and report | Please follow the link to be taken to the latest Trust annual audited accounts and report. | |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
| Funding Agreement | A copy of the Funding Agreement for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. |
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