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Transforming Passmores Academy: Challenges, Solutions, and Successes

Explore the journey of Passmores Academy in a co-operative setting, overcoming challenges of deprivation, unemployment, and educational disparities. Learn how strategic changes, staff alignment, and specialist programs are shaping a brighter future for students. Discover the impact on the community, teacher recruitment, and ongoing benefits. Uncover the school's commitment to empowering young people and creating a positive learning environment.

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Transforming Passmores Academy: Challenges, Solutions, and Successes

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  1. Big Society - Pah You’ve all been doing it for years

  2. Passmores Academy Our School Context • Our Challenges: • Deprivation – 3rd • Separated/divorced – 8th • Lone parents – 1st • Unemployed – 3rd • Never worked – 1st (7%) • Council Housing – 1st (32%) • 1/4 of adults have recognised literacy & numeracy issues

  3. Passmores Academy A Co-operative Academy

  4. Surroundings Menu Customers Staff Simplifies the menu Changes the layout & décor in the restaurant Get the correct people for each job What do they want? Student Curriculum Local Businesses Students Specialist Teachers Environment What do they require? Courses Provided Need for a multi-purpose environment Sharing specialist staff Do they suit our students? Where are there gaps in the local workforce?

  5. CVA no longer relevant Why not? Why on earth did governors say yes?

  6. The first 48 hours! Radio Times - Educating Essex: a different class The DM - What sort of example is this to set our children? Teachers call pupils 'scumbags' and the head flicks V-signs at his deputy in school praised as 'outstanding‘ The Sun - Headteacher flicks a V-sign and a teacher calls the kids ‘scumbags’... welcome to the school PRAISED by Ofsted

  7. The Turning Tide • Reader response to the DM • 25000 emails – 4 negative! • Twitter and the ‘Drew’ factor. • The Grauniad

  8. Passmores Public Property • Expectation that we wanted to go on TV all the time!

  9. Ongoing Opportunities and Benefits • Positive impact on students • Teacher Recruitment • More over-subscribed • Very Important Visitors • Mr Drew got a headship

  10. My journey with governors We all have a choice

  11. Ensuring the success of our most precious gifts - our young people Passmores Academy

  12. What do we want from our students? Passmores Academy

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  14. Passmores Academy We can all make a difference *

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