Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover)

Attleborough Academy Norfolk (AAN) is an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who come in to visit.

The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values use the word CARE as an acronym. 

They are:

• Commitment
• Acknowledgement
• Respect
• Excellence

CARE has a genuine meaning within our community as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.

Our students are our greatest asset. We have mixed age tutor groups and there are student leaders within each form who take a prominent role in the leadership of the Academy. Our team of Senior Prefects and Sixth Form Presidents provide good examples of behaviour and learning to our younger students.

Our vision is simple:

• To be the best we can be
• To have happy and successful students
• To have happy and successful staff

For a student to be ‘successful’ though, we believe it is far more than just attaining results. Whilst we recognise the great importance of qualifications, we are not just a ‘results’ factory. We take our roles as educators very seriously and so it is our aim to assist parents and carers to educate the ‘whole child’ into a thoroughly decent human being – such that when they leave us, they are able to compete in what we predict will be, for them, a globally competitive and challenging world but also that they are an admirable person and a conscientious citizen.

Our expectations are quite traditional. We expect students to be punctual, well mannered and well presented. We expect excellent behaviour and attitudes in lessons and we support this through our Student and Family Enrichment ‘SAFE’ Team who work closely with students and their teachers in achieving a positive and effective working environment. The SAFE Team form an important link with parents and carers and the whole community as we recognise that home and the Academy have to work together in a productive and genuine relationship of harmony and trust in order for our students to flourish.

“It takes a whole village to develop a child” (Old African Proverb)

Student ability levels on intake are average compared to other schools nationally and students make good progress from a variety of starting points.

We were the first school in the Eastern region to achieve a nationally recognised award for our work with Gifted and Talented students and the only school to have been re-accredited.

We were also recognised as a specialist college for Mathematics and Computing in September 2004 and re-designated in 2008.

Even though Specialisms are no longer in vogue, the legacy of our Specialism has impacted positively across the Academy.
Our ICT facilities are rated amongst the best in the county and are continually developing. All of our teachers are provided with laptops and all classrooms have data projectors which allow us to deliver exciting lessons which appeal to a variety of learning styles. Our award winning Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) allows an innovative and challenging approach to teaching and learning throughout the Academy. We also achieve high levels of success at area, county and national levels in sporting activities.
The Academy was originally built for 250 students and we are now approaching 1000 students. Our student roll has risen significantly over recent years and we have worked creatively with our buildings to develop high quality teaching areas to accommodate this growth. We have ten impressive ICT suites, large playing fields, a recently renovated gym and assembly hall along with a large sports hall which we share with the community.

Attleborough, as a town, is proposed to grow by a further 4000 houses over the next ten years and we therefore have exciting and innovative draft plans in place to provide even better facilities for educational, technical, sporting and community facilities on our site.
In January 2014, we chose to convert to Academy status sponsored by the TEN Group. This group are locally based and have a genuine ambition to improve education for Norfolk children. Their expertise, influence and ambition will provide outstanding support to our community to ensure that our all inclusive agenda is greatly enhanced as we move into the next phase of our development.

City College Norwich and the new University Technical College (UTC) in Norwich are part of the TEN Group and so we will share in their ambition to foster ‘KS1 to degree’ pathways for all our students.

Our Sixth Form have a base in a purpose built study centre but are also integrated into the main Academy. We operate a course linking arrangement with Wymondham College and as a result, are able to offer approximately thirty six different Advanced Level or BTEC Level 3 courses to prospective students. Our future will, therefore, offer strong opportunities for all students whether they wish to take a traditionally academic, a technical or a vocational route.

Attleborough Academy Norfolk is an Academy with ambition. We are committed to continuous improvement and we have an outstanding teaching and support staff who genuinely care for the education and progress of all our students. The growth of the Academy and the challenges and opportunities that will go with it make Attleborough Academy Norfolk a very exciting place to work and learn.

Mr Neil McShane
Principal