The Eastwood Academy

Parents' Evenings
Year 11 – Monday 20th February 2012 Year 9 - Monday 5th March 2012 Key Stage 4 Curriculum Pathway Evening - Monday 30th April 2012 Year 10 - Monday 21st May 2012 Year 8 - Monday 18th June 2012 Year 7 - Monday 2nd July 2012
Open Evening
Monday 9th July
Staff Training
Friday 2nd September Monday 31st October Tuesday 3rd January Friday 30th March Friday 13th July
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2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013
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School Status :	Learning Gateway Status :

The hardest job of any Headteacher is the same as it has always been – ensuring that all pupils achieve their potential. This remains my fundamental aim, and is brought about by continually developing a stimulating curriculum supported by the highest standards of teaching and learning and a robust behaviour and discipline policy. The triple specialist status of Performing Arts, Sports, Maths and ICT allow considerable opportunities that pervade all curriculum areas, resulting in high levels of engagement and extensive extra-curricular uptake.

In line with the Government’s plans for a reformed system of strong, autonomous schools, Eastwood became an Academy on 17th August 2011, and is the highest performing non-selective school in the borough of Southend.

Exam Results	Learning Gateway
The 2011 results are undeniably impressive and affirm the historical peak of 2010. The School is conspicuously successful and operating at a very high level.	Learning Gateway User Guide It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to e-gateway. The principle aim of this facility is to provide parents with easily accessible, real-time information relating to their child. A range of academic and pastoral data is available which I hope will facilitate extended dialogue with the Academy.
Teacher Training	Ofsted
The Eastwood & Leigh Graduate Teacher Training Partnershipis a highly successful training consortium which offers an employment-based initial teacher training (EBITT) route into teaching. Trainees work in a school and follow an individual training programme designed to enable them to meet the Secretary of State's standards for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).	The Eastwood School was subject to an OFSTED Inspection on 3rd and 4th November 2010, following the normal 3-year review cycle. The School was graded as “good” which has provided a very attainable springboard towards “outstanding” in the next 18 months.

Specialisms	Parents' Association
The Academy has three specialist areas - Performing Arts, Sport and Mathematics and Computing. On a national level, this translates to Eastwood being only 1 of 46 schools with a triple specialist status and 1 of only 3 in Essex.	The next PTA meeting will take place on wednesday 9th May at 5pm at Miller & Carter, Rayleigh Road. The Chair Ms Gerry Cassidy is keen to recruit parents and can be contacted through gcassidy@eastwood.southend.sch.uk
Admissions	Attendance

Vacancies	Lettings
Current Vacancies: Teacher of Science For further details and an application pack, please follow the above link.	The Eastwood Academy welcomes the local community to use its high quality facilities for a wide variety of activities after the school day or at weekends.
Governance	Teaching and Learning
The Eastwood Academy is always keen to recruit and add to its current Governing Body. If you are interested in joining, please email the Clerk atSLynn@eastwood.southend.sch.uk. All Governors (Directors) belong to The National Governors’ Association (NGA) – for further details click here.	The Eastwood Academy’s Teaching and Learning Philosphy is pupil-centred with the focus on improving input, throughput and output.