Deputy Headteacher

Rose Bridge Academy is a 11-16 mixed academy serving Ince and the wider community. We are located close to Wigan town centre with good transport links to the M6 and M61 motorways and Wigan’s two rail stations. We are within an hour’s commute from Preston, Liverpool and Manchester city centres. We have approximately 640 students on roll. This is rising with Years 7 and 8 being oversubscribed in 2017.  

At the heart of Rose Bridge Academy are our values of Respect, Believe and Achieve. These values underpin everything that we do.  

RESPECT ourselves, each other and our Academy.  

BELIEVE in ourselves, we can do it and we will never give up.  

ACHIEVE our very best in all that we do.   

At Rose Bridge Academy, we aim to:  

• develop well rounded individuals that demonstrate greater resilience, determination and strength of character.  

• equip students with the skills required to access increased opportunities and enhance their life chances.  

• insist on high expectations and challenge.  

• develop an aspirational academy that engages all parents and guardians   

Our vision is for every student to enjoy and succeed in the academy regardless of their starting point or background.  

Every student is valued and treated as an individual. We are proud of our caring, inclusive ethos were we set high standards and expectations and we encourage and support our students to achieve their very best.   

We have a culture in school that promotes student progress and an ethos that focuses on our values of Respect, Believe, Achieve.   

All students, regardless of their ability, deserve to be offered the opportunity to achieve their full potential and to this end we offer a curriculum that meets the needs of all. We are a fully inclusive academy, and are seen as a model of good practice for inclusion through the recognition we receive for our work with students with SEND within our Small Learning Community.   

All departments are well resourced and fully equipped with leading edge technology to provide staff with the tools to enhance teaching and learning and to ensure that the students’ experiences at school are varied, exciting and challenging.   

Primary transition to secondary school is second to none at Rose Bridge Academy. We ensure the smoothest of starts with meticulous attention to detail and close communication with local primary schools, students and parents. We offer opportunities for primary pupils to visit and experience life at Rose Bridge Academy. Learning Mentors and Heads of Year continue this high level of support once students commence their time here, ensuring that they are settled, happy and confident.   

We believe the secret of our success is that we are large enough to offer a rich and diverse curriculum, yet small enough so that every student is well known and cared for as an individual.   

We expect the highest standards of performance, behaviour and effort and students are expected to wear full school uniform at all times. We know that our students are well cared for in school. I am sure that you will get a feel for that when you visit or when you talk to our students who are very proud of their school.   

For further information about Rose Bridge Academy please visit our website at www.rosebridgeacademy.co.uk   

Rose Bridge Academy is part of Community First Academy Trust. Community First Academy Trust consists of like-minded individuals and educational establishments who want the best for all students, staff, families and communities that we serve. Delivering excellence is our overriding focus. Our family of academies, working together, will enable us to deliver the excellence in education that our communities deserve, through the sharing of best practice and the delivery of continuous and sustained improvement.  

Our mission is to ensure that every student develops as a confident and competent person with the highest aspirations to be the best they possibly can be.  

We hope that you will be inspired to join us on the next stage of our journey to create schools that we can all be proud of. For further information about Community First Academy Trust please visit our website at www.cfat.org.uk   

We are at the cutting edge of Teacher Training through Kingsbridge Teacher Training. Kingsbridge School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) has a proven track record of success. Our latest OFSTED report rated us as ‘Outstanding’. We work with 19 schools across the borough and beyond and offer an excellent route into the exciting and rewarding world of teaching at primary and secondary levels. This is a collaboration of 17 local primary and secondary schools. The trust’s Chief Executive is Chair of the Board of Directors, our Headteacher is vice Chair, and our Assistant Headteacher is employed as the secondary training manager. A large number of trust staff deliver training sessions to our trainee teachers. This provision has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We are also a strategic partner in the Westbridge Teaching School Alliance.   

As a member of Community First Academy Trust you will receive the following benefits: 

• Enrolment into a health plan paid for by the Trust in which you are entitled to reclaim up to £750.00 per annum towards the cost of your health care (dental, optical, prescriptions etc.)  

• Childcare voucher scheme available to all staff 

• Automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme / Local Government Pension Scheme 

• Staff attendance rewards / incentives 

• Continued Processional Development opportunities for all staff 

• Access to a range of Local, National and International career opportunities  

Should you have any queries or if you would like to see the academy in action, please contact us on 01942 510712 or via email at enquiries@rosebridgeacademy.co.uk     

Mrs D Wood  

Headteacher