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Academy Aims

Parkwood Academy will:

  • Strive for high educational standards
  • Nurture greater integration and community cohesion
  • Reflect a culturally inclusive ethos
  • Actively seek to collaborate and establish partnerships with organisations that will contribute to the development of such an ethos
  • Work with and involve key stakeholders, partners and communities
  • Ensure that key stakeholder groups, including parents, staff and the local authority, are represented on boards of governors
  • Ensure that all staff, community mentors and champions are positive role models for the students
  • Provide a programme of high quality continuing professional development and training for all staff to underpin and sustain improvements in teaching and learning
  • Emphasise in students the traditional values of self discipline, responsibility, respect, trust and cooperation.
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