Values and Ethos
The Academy ethos is built around the iconic sculpture REACH, a statue that welcomes students, staff, parents, carers, and visitors to Brompton Academy.
The bespoke sculpture was created in 2013 and was part of the creative and innovative joined up venture between the University of Kent, Brompton Academy and partner organisations such as the Military Services and local primary schools.
The word REACH stands for Resilience, Equality, Aspiration, Community and Happiness. These individual words underpin our core values which ebb and flow throughout the life force of the Academy community, instilling a sense of self belief, purpose and belonging which makes up the core foundations of our excellent Mini School system.
CORE VALUES
• Resilience
Students overcome challenges and have determination, purpose and the desire to want to achieve and be the best version of themselves.
• Equality
Students feel accepted, they feel that they belong and are part of a diverse and rich community that celebrates differences and encourages freedom of expression.
• Aspiration
Students are motivated and passionate about reaching their individual goals and have a clear direction about their personal educational pathways and career plans for the future.
• Community
A community where all our students, staff, parents and carers experience a sense of belonging and feel excited, encouraged and supported to expand their horizons through learning.
• Happiness
We encourage and foster an ethos of joy and happiness. We foster a spirit of praise, kindness, courage and positive wellbeing throughout our Academy family.
On entry to the Academy, students enter one of the five Mini Schools; Darwin, Turing, Rutherford, Woolf or Keynes where they remain for five years. Each Mini School has a real sense of identity, belonging and healthy competition and students and staff are proud to be part of their Mini Schools and work hard to secure Epraise points that can be gained when one or more of the core values have been achieved.
We understand that educational success ultimately depends upon the desire to learn, and we have adopted a highly innovative approach to curriculum design actively supported by our Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent.
By enhancing the quality of their learning experiences, all students will develop higher order thinking and personal skills, and be prepared for life and work in the 21st century. The Academy continually looks outwards to forge strong partnerships and build networks with the local, national and international community to enhance the curriculum experience for all students.
The Academy has an embedded ethos of high expectations for all students and celebrates and promotes reward and praise as achievement is central to all that we do and this is running through the life and blood of the Mini Schools that all students are part of. The Academy staff are highly skilled professionals who develop and nurture students’ self-esteem and self-confidence so that they feel valued as individuals and as members of the wider community. The Academy provides opportunities for all students, not only during term time but also during holidays.
We actively encourage and promote British values at Brompton Academy and firmly believe that all students should embrace and outwardly demonstrate the values of honesty, loyalty, integrity, respect and democracy, regardless of their nationality, culture or religious belief and have tolerance of others. Through our bespoke Personal and Professional Development Programme, Ethics, Assemblies and Tutor time we immerse and offer our students access to learning about spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.
We strongly believe students should not merely be taught British values but that they are embedded into Academy life and are the foundations for how we interact, learn, communicate and work together as a wider community. Our innovative approach ensures that British values are core to the Academy’s ethos of inclusivity and is accessible to all students at Brompton Academy.
We understand the value of engaging the wider community and offer a range of learning opportunities to our parents/carers and local community to encourage access to quality Family and Community Learning programmes in partnership with our Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent.
