The Victory Academy

The Victory Academy
Type Academy
Trust Thinking Schools Academy Trust
CEO Mr S Gardner
Principal Ms Amanda Gage
Location Magpie Hall Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 5JB
England
51°22′04″N 0°31′53″E / 51.3677°N 0.5314°E / 51.3677; 0.5314Coordinates: 51°22′04″N 0°31′53″E / 51.3677°N 0.5314°E / 51.3677; 0.5314
DfE URN 136108 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 846 as of January 2015
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Former School Names Medway Community College, Chatham South School, Bishop of Rochester's Academy[1]
Website thevictoryacademy.org.uk/
Bishop of Rochester Academy

The Victory Academy (formerly Bishop of Rochester Academy and Medway Community College) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Chatham in the English county of Kent.[2]

Governance

Medway Community College was a community school directly controlled by Medway Council. The school converted into a Church of England academy in September 2010,[3] and was renamed Bishop of Rochester Academy. The school, designed by Nicholas Hare Architects, was sponsored by the Diocese of Rochester, Canterbury Christ Church University and Medway Council.[4][5] In 2015 the academy changed its name due to severing ties with the Church of England,[1] and is now sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Philosophy

The thinking schools approach stemmed from the work of Professor Bob Burden, a researcher on cognitive education. The school is validated by the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter.[6]

‘An educational community in which all members share a common commitment to giving regular careful thought to everything that takes place. This will involve both students and staff learning how to think reflectively, critically and creatively, and to employing these skills and techniques in the co-construction of a meaningful curriculum and associated activities. Successful outcomes will be reflected in student’s across a wide range of abilities demonstrating independent and co-operative learning skills, high levels of achievement and both enjoyment and satisfaction in learning. Benefits will be shown in ways in which all members of the community interact with and show consideration for each other and in the positive psychological well-being of both students and staff.’ [7]

Curriculum

The Victory Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[8] The school also operates a grammar school stream for academically gifted pupils.[9]

Associated Schools

These schools are all in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust:[10]

Secondary
Primary
  • All Faiths Children's Academy, Strood
  • Cedar Children's Academy
  • The Gordon Children's Academy, Strood
  • Isambard Brunel Junior School
  • Meon Junior School
  • Moorings Way Infant School
  • New Horizons Children's Academy
  • Newbridge Junior School
Other
  • New Horizons Teaching School Alliance
  • Thinking Fitness[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Jordan, Nicola (20 July 2015). "Bishop of Rochester Academy changes name to The Victory Academy after severing ties with Church of England". Kent Online. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bishop of Rochester Academy". Boracademy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Boracademy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Section 8 inspection 2011" (PDF). ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sponsors". Boracademy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Debbie. "University of Exeter". socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. ↑ (Burden, 2006)
  8. ↑ "Curriculum Offer". Boracademy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  9. ↑ "Key Features". Boracademy.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  10. 1 2 Thinking Schools Academy Trust. "Our Academies · Thinking Schools Academy Trust". www.tsatrust.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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