Welcome to The Chalk Hills Academy, one of our Advantage Schools.

At The Chalk Hills Academy, we never forget that parents entrust us with one of the most important and rewarding jobs in the world, the education of their children. For us, that means unlocking the potential within every child in ways that ultimately make them happy, confident and competent young adults. 

"The very essence of leadership is that you have a vision. It’s got to be a vision that you can articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet."

Theodore Hesburgh

Our philosophy of working in close partnership with parents ensures that students have a successful path to an exciting and fulfilling future. Students at Chalk Hills from ages 11-18 benefit from world-class facilities, talented and knowledgeable staff and innovative learning experiences.

By placing our academy at the heart of our local communities, we ensure our students are given the opportunity to benefit from, and contribute to, the work of local businesses, sporting and community organisations.  We recruit the highest calibre staff, who want to work within our school community.

Our values:

INTEGRITY AMBITION EXCELLENCE

We are a unique family of schools, sharing our practice and beliefs to enable young people to achieve the very highest standards. At Advantage Schools, we provide exceptional opportunities for all to be knowledgeable with experiences that broaden horizons. We ensure our children, students and adults cultivate a strong self-belief so that they can flourish and develop into successful, well- rounded, self-respecting people.  Our commitment to this vision can be demonstrated by our values.

INTEGRITY

We:  provide a caring, nurturing environment where children and young adults feel happy, healthy and supported. Our academies will be places of safety, enabling pupils to develop courage, strong ambition and be the best that they can be act honestly and transparently, advocating for pupils even when this causes difficulties work together to share innovative practice and to provide a wealth of opportunities for all pupils and staff focus on the development of all our colleagues through quality recruitment and retention, with excellent opportunities for clear and dynamic career progression.

AMBITION

We:  provide exceptional lessons enabling our pupils to be highly successful. We share the most impactful approaches to teaching, curriculum and assessment, ensuring an interesting, inclusive and challenging education is on offer in each of our schools.  Our aim is to guarantee excellent 2-19 provision, with clear progression routes for all. You can expect excellent behaviour and conduct at all times, allowing all to make progress and achieve.

EXCELLENCE

We:  enable all of our pupils to develop and flourish, through close working and regular communication with our families and local community.  Our Cross-Trust focus is to ensure children are supported to meet ambitious targets and to provide exciting opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom.

 About The Chalk Hills Academy

Providing the very best education for all our students is the simple goal for The Chalk Hills Academy.  Whilst firmly rooted in traditional values, we have made our Academy a vibrant and exciting place with a positive ethos that runs throughout the Academy.  We want our children to flourish and develop into decent, disciplined, well-educated and employable adults.   We have an innovative curriculum, which makes the transition from primary to secondary education an enriching and enjoyable experience and enables students to follow a personalised route to success.  Our students are achieving the highest standards in the classroom, on the sports field and among the community.  Our state of the art building offers cutting edge facilities that are benefiting students even further.  Our hardworking and motivated staff are providing outstanding lessons and are given the best possible support.  We work closely with parents and carers, encouraging their children to achieve and ensuring that excellent progress is made.  With the rigorous use of data, constant assessment of student progress and quality assurance methods, together, we are achieving more than we ever thought possible.  We instantly respond if students experience difficulties.  Dialogue with teachers is encouraged as a framework for students to develop ideas, ask questions think about their learning.  If you want to lead in a highly effective team, contribute to raising standards and aspirations of young people then Chalk Hills is the place for you! 

The Teaching Trust Teacher training based at The Chalk Hills Academy and is offered to all our colleagues should they be successful.

Our Schools are supported in their work by our Teaching School, based at The Chalk Hills Academy.  The structure of our family of schools means that we can be with a child every step of the way, from teaching them to tie their shoe laces right through to congratulating them on their university place or their first job.  Our Trust is vibrant and friendly, supported by 3 state-of-the-art buildings.  It is a learning environment where all students have the opportunity to be high achievers, make good friends, contribute to their community and take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. 

 CPD and Training: Our Teaching Trust - WE INVEST IN YOU! 

We are a part of our Teaching Trust.  We aim to offer exception teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new and experienced staff to support them in excelling in their career. Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders, who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students.  We are able to cater for specific requests and can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and aspects of Leadership and Management.  We currently offer 'The National Award for Middle Leaders', 'The Outstanding Teacher Programme', 'The Improving Teacher Programme' and 'The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership'. 

As Chalk Hills Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, there are fantastic opportunities to climb the career ladder.  We are a firm believer in helping all staff reach their full potential and developing their career within our Academies.  If you are willing and wanting, we will do all we can to put you on the relevant courses and give you the right opportunities so you can keep achieving more in your career.  If there isn't a current opportunity at The Chalk Hills Academy for promotion, there will be opportunities to move to one of our partner Academies.  

 Facilities

The Sports Zone: 

• 2 Football Pitches (floodlit, FA approved, full size and 3G Astro Turf) 
• Large Outdoor Hard Court
• Four Tennis Courts
• Three Netball Courts
• Full Size Basketball Court
• Full Size Netball Court
• Four Badminton Court
• Large Indoor Football Pitch

The Performance Plaza:

• Theatre (tiered seating, professional lighting and sound system, curtains and backstage changing facilities) 
• Dance and Fitness Studio (sprung floors, dances barres, floor to ceiling mirrors, full PA and music systems)

Classroom Facilities:

• Projectors 
• Smart Boards 
• Laptops 

 Why work for The Chalk Hills Academy?

If you're not convinced by what you have just read, here are some more benefits for working at The Chalk Hills Academy!

• £30 million state of the art building with well-equipped classrooms and equipment to match the level of courses offered
• You’ll be working alongside a collaborative, forward thinking Principal and Senior Leadership Team who are here to support and develop you
• Unparalleled CPD opportunities with free courses every Thursday catered to your developmental needs 
• All teaching staff receive a laptop 
• Freshly brewed coffee for staff on arrival to the academy every morning 
• Employee of the month scheme winning shopping vouchers
• Local subsided gym membership
• Free parcel collection and drop off 
• Dry-cleaning collection and drop off 
• Free sight test 
• Free car parking