Important information

The Learning Community Trust is undertaking a major programme of IT systems upgrades and improvements between 30 July and 7 August. These essential works will help improve the security, reliability and resilience of Trust systems and communications services. 

During this time, there will be no web forms active on any of our website, and our phone systems may be unavailable.

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Education

At Kickstart we are unwavering in our determination to deliver the best possible education to our students, ensuring they grow into happy, successful individuals who are fully equipped with the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes to be positive members of their community.

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Kickstart

A curriculum that offers academic reward and builds cultural capital; a curriculum that prepares our students for whatever career they choose, at the highest level they choose; a curriculum which will allow them to be informed global citizens; a curriculum that brings students in to participation and appreciation of the most beautiful, fascinating and exciting areas of culture and human endeavour; a curriculum to empower.

We believe that all students deserve to learn the very best of what has been thought and said in the subject disciplines and we are committed to making that happen. Our teaching and learning approach, informed by cognitive science and a commitment to high expectations, along with our retrieval practice, means that all students can and will access this ambitious curriculum.

Our curriculum offers a wide selection of subjects to study including:

  • Maths
  • English
  • Science
  • Art
  • Home cooking
  • Construction
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • First aid

Students will have the opportunity to take functional skills, GCSE qualifications, Btec qualifications, AQA awards and online certificates. These vary from Entry Level up to Level 2 qualifications.

There are also of extra-curricular activities such as sports and art.

Our approach to implementation is centred around current evidence-based research. This has been used to create our teaching and learning strategy at Kickstart Academy which focuses on 6 key areas to ensure that lessons are of high quality.

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Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)