As a CIT School we adopt and follow all the Trust Values of:
• Honesty and Integrity
• Aspiration
• Professionalism
• Inclusivity
Alongside these we have our own school values that work within the community we serve:
At Woodlands Academy our vision is to ensure our pupils are prepared academically, emotionally and socially for their future both within Post-16 education, and within the world of work. We want our pupils to develop their resilience, mental wellbeing, social skills and academic knowledge required to be active and worthwhile members of their local community and wider society.
To ensure we achieve our vision, we provide the following:
Academic
• A curriculum that supports the engagement of pupils and enables them to achieve their potential through the range of qualifications available.
• Support towards GCSE outcomes across a range of subjects with accreditation and vocational qualifications including Entry Level through to Level 2.
• Targeted interventions in Literacy and Numeracy to assist pupils to access the entire curriculum offer available at Woodlands Academy.
• Teaching staff use their enthusiasm and detailed subject knowledge, as well as a range of teaching strategies to motivate and engage pupils in learning.
• Teaching staff foster positive relationships with pupils and foster a supportive ‘can do’ learning environment.
• Dedicated curriculum areas such as the library, intervention spaces and the ‘Brew and Book’ room.
• Five options available in Key Stage 4 taking into account the local labour market information and a wide offer of accessing the arts, vocational subjects and GCSE’s. Pupils have the opportunity to leave with up to 9 GCSE’s.
Emotional and Social
• Staff are available to support pupils and to communicate frequently with home.
• Opportunities to take part in group activities; inside and outside of school through different subject areas, for example: school football team, reward trips, specialist music interventions and outdoor education.
• Access to a school counsellor, art and music therapy.
• Small school community; staff know pupils well and are able to build positive and personalised relationships in order to support pupils’ individual needs.
• Bespoke Thrive and SPOT interventions as well as EHCP interventions.
• All staff are trauma informed and have regular training in restorive practice such as emotion coaching.
• Class pets for all classes in Key Stage 3.
• House and Award Assemblies each week with regular chances to acheive.
• School council led tuck shop each week.
Mental Wellbeing
• Woodlands Academy is a positive school; we look to celebrate pupils’ achievements and support pupils to build their own self-confidence.
• Staff know pupils extremely well; they can recognise when pupils require additional support and ensure they receive this immediately.
• Our Learning for Life Curriculum provides information for pupils to access mental health support from outside agencies if required in the future.
• We have links with a number of outside agencies, and provide our own counselling within school, to help support pupils’ mental wellbeing.
• Specialist reactive support by our safeguarding and interventions team such as bereavement box support.
Working in the Community
• We encourage pupils to contribute to the local community for example, volunteering through Duke of Edinburgh at Spilsby New Life Centre, supporting with local projects such as volunteering at Snipe Dales as part of Land-based studies.
• Running a community Farm Shop every week as well as running a stall at Spilsby Market every week.
• Pupils are given opportunities to raise money for local and national charities, for example, Children in Need, MacMillan Bake sale and genes for genes day.
• Yearly pantomime for all pupils at Christmas.
• Opportunities to take part in local events; Light up Spilsby project and planters of Spilsby.
