Academy Wins Quality Accolade

The Academy has won a quality award for its excellent work in two fields: helping children from primary schools settle into their new environment, and helping the local community in literacy and numeracy.

The Extended Services Award is part of the Quality Mark for schools scheme. It recognises the success of the Academy’s ECM (Every Child Matters) procedure for transfers from primary school, and also for its valuable local educational work carried out beyond the school gates.

The presentation was at Oakwood House, Maidstone on 21st September 2011. Victoria Boorman and Sam Davies added to the occasion by addressing the audience impressively on the work the Academy has done since it opened in 2009. Fiona Trigwell, who leads the Academy’s ECM team, accompanied the students.

September’s award was for excellence at Emerging level. The Academy is now working towards reaching the next stage, Established level, for extended school provision.