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Robert Barclay Academy
Teaching &
Learning
At the heart of everything we do is a desire to
ensure that our students receive the very highest
standards of teaching and learning. This is our
core purpose; we want to be leaders of learning
and inspire our students to have a love of learning.
We believe in developing students’ capacity to learn so
that they become more and more independent as they
progress through the school. Students who
understand how they learn and who are engaged in
their subjects, achieve higher levels of success.
Furthermore, we feel strongly that students learn more
powerfully when they lead their learning. This is why we
have invested in iPads for all students.
As part of our drive to develop leaders of learning,
students are given a wide range of opportunities to
deliver learning themselves and student participation in
lessons is a regular feature of our work.
We have a highly trained, well-motivated, dedicated
team of teachers. They devote a great deal of their
time to supporting and nurturing the students. They
incorporate a wide range of learning styles into their
teaching and undertake regular training to ensure they
consistently deliver lessons of the highest standard.
Most importantly, it is the strength of relationships
between staff and students that allows everyone at
Robert Barclay Academy to succeed in their learning.
We are relentless in our drive to develop high
standards of education. To this end, we regularly carry
out a programme of lesson observations, judging
ourselves to the same standards as an Ofsted
Inspection. Perhaps most importantly of all, we listen to
what our students and parents have to say and are
responsive to the suggestions they give us. As a result
we are constantly improving and will settle for nothing
less than the very best education we can provide.
