All Hallows RC

All Hallows R.C.
Business, Enterprise and Sports College
Prospectus 2011 - 2012
Ofsted OUTSTANDING
Achievements and Standards OUTSTANDING
our least able pupils as much as our most able. External examination
GCSE 5 A*- C RESULTS 96%
Including English and Maths 50%.
Dear Parents and Carers,
results continue to go from strength to strength, with 96% 5 A*-C and
50% A*-C including English and Mathematics. We are a high performing
specialist school, specialising in Business, Enterprise and Sports. We have
gained many external recognitions and awards for our high quality
including, in 2010-11, ‘Success in Adding Value’ (SSAT), ‘Most improved
school’ (SSAT), ‘Quality in Study Support’ at ‘Established’ level, ‘Enhanced
I am delighted to welcome you to All Hallows RC Business, Enterprise and
Healthy Schools status’, ‘Get Set Network status’ and the ‘Leading Parent
Sports College. We all know that moving on to high school is a key turning
Partnership Award’.
point in every child’s education and it is important that you and your child
have every opportunity to make an informed decision about your choice of
school. I hope that this prospectus will give you and your child a picture of
the qualities of All Hallows RC that make it so special and distinctive. I am
confident that All Hallows will prove to be an excellent choice of school for
your child.
Learning is, of course, at the heart of what we do. At All Hallows Roman
Catholic Business, Enterprise and Sports College we provide an innovative
curriculum that offers excellent academic, vocational and extra-curricular
opportunities for all our pupils. Our aim is to offer tailor-made, bespoke
opportunities that maximise the potential of all to personalise the learning
experience in our school. Indeed, it is fundamental to our enterprising
This is a Catholic school, not only in name but also in character and ethos,
culture that we develop the transferable skills of all our pupils to make
and we believe that you will sense this in all of your contacts with people
cross-curricular learning links that prepare each pupil for adult life.
here. It is a caring school. Our small size and our excellent pastoral system
of care allow us to get to know and support our pupils very well, and to
ensure that any problems do not go unnoticed or unattended. We maintain
strong connections with pupils from our feeder primary schools, ensuring
excellent transition links through the work of our transitions mentor, Mrs
Dickerson, and the Year 7 Pupil Progress Leader, to care for all new pupils
ALL HALLOWS R .C. - Ofsted OUTSTANDING
even before they have formally joined us. This system of care continues
throughout your child’s time at All Hallows via the form system, peer
mentors and the caring classroom environment.
We are also proud of our ever expanding opportunities for enrichment and
extra-curricular activities. In addition to the usual range of activities,
interesting events this year have included a ski trip to Italy for 30 pupils,
200 pupils participating in weekend residential trips to various outdoor
pursuit centres, visits to the House of Commons, the theatre and to
universities and more recently 6 pupils have been involved in sailing a ship
around the British Isles for one week. Visits to school have included the
support of many local employers to facilitate group work during Enterprise
Days whilst theatre groups have performed for our pupils. We were
We are an inclusive comprehensive school offering a catholic education for
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honoured to welcome Sir Steve Redgrave who met our year 8 and 9 pupils
pupils of catholic faith, other faiths and no faith. We also accept pupils of all
when he came to All Hallows to launch the ‘Matalan Sporting Promise’
abilities and needs. Our mission is to offer the best possible Catholic
programme. Our students excel
Education for all our pupils, in an environment where Gospel Values are
in the annual school production
central to teaching and learning, and in which the unique value of each
where exceptionally talented
person is recognised and respected. Our visitors frequently comment on
young people sing and perform
the spontaneous friendliness and politeness of our pupils and their smart
dance routines, supported by
appearance, on the good relationships evident between adults and children,
students working backstage,
and on the orderly, learning-orientated atmosphere in school.
front of house or providing
Pupil achievement at All Hallows is high and the progress that children
make during their time here is outstanding – and this success encompasses
hospitality. Similarly, excellent
sporting prowess was evident at
our second Annual Sports Award evening held at Manchester United
International Suite.
A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
As always we are grateful to the partners who support us in our mission.
Our Catholic mission is central to our ethos. This manifests itself in
The Arcadia Group and Salford Foundation not only provide important
the special, caring atmosphere evident to all who enter our school
sponsorship but also offer an invaluable link to the world of business and
community and provides the backdrop to learning.
many learning opportunities for our pupils. As stated, we continue to have
strong links with our associate primary schools and have further enhanced
our collaboration through staff teaching visits to these schools and Year 5
and 6 visits to us. Moreover, our partners extend far and wide. We
At All Hallows we wish to be a Catholic community to which
children wish to come to learn, to which parents wish to send their
children, and where teachers wish to teach.
continue to offer long-standing support to the Imibala project in South
Our Mission is to offer a high quality Catholic Education for all, in an
Africa and have recently established a sporting partnership with SMJK Shing
environment where Gospel Values are central to teaching and
Chung School in Malaysia that will see both schools exchange expertise
learning, and in which the unique value of each person is recognised
and cultural experiences long into the future.
and respected.
We see learning as a partnership between home and school. As such, you
We have a whole-school approach to prayer, worship and liturgy
will always be welcome in school should you wish to discuss issues
and expect all members of the school community to play an active
regarding the progress or welfare of your child.
role in developing Christian growth. Our liturgical life is evidenced
in; our voluntary mass each Thursday morning, daily form prayer,
At All Hallows we aim to provide a broad and balanced education for all
regular assemblies, celebration of key dates in the church calendar,
our pupils, resulting in the highest possible academic achievement, a full
celebration of our school feast day, fundraising for charities and
awareness of personal and social responsibility and a commitment to
work within the Education Improvement Partnership. In addition,
Gospel values through the teachings of the Catholic church.
we celebrate a Year 7 ‘Welcome Mass’ as a key part in the
Please take this opportunity to read through our prospectus. Detailed
policy and results information can be found in the inserts at the back. If
recognition of and pastoral welcome afforded to the newest
members of our community.
there is anything else you would like to discuss about the opportunities on
offer at All Hallows please contact us; you are always welcome.
Yours faithfully,
A Cavanagh
Headteacher (Acting)
Salford Lourdes Children
and Families Group
sponsored cycle from
All Hallows to Lourdes
LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT AND AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM
LEARNING
ACHIEVEMENT
At All Hallows we aim to offer an outstanding, personalised and
At All Hallows ‘Achievement and Standards’ are recognised as
inclusive learning experience for all our pupils. We aim to ensure that
outstanding. We have high expectations of our teachers and our
our pupils are at the heart of the learning experience playing an active
pupils. We continually strive to set high aspirations, to motivate pupils
role in learning that is explicit, exciting and innovative. It is our
and to ensure that we offer a curriculum and learning experience
intention that after five years in our care, our pupils have developed
designed to get the best from all our pupils.
transferable skill sets that allow them to continue to learn through life
and empower them to achieve.
INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM
At All Hallows we offer a curriculum that is innovative and bespoke.
A full range of National Curriculum subjects are offered at Key Stage 3
with additional options being made available in Year 9 offering greater
choice to learners.
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CONSTRUCTION
HORTICULTURE
At Key Stage 4 the options for students increase greatly as pupils are
able to select from a diverse range of traditional academic disciplines and
an ever- growing range of business, sport and vocational qualifications.
Our commitment to offering the best possible learning experience
for all All Hallows Pupils, and our successful collaboration with the
Salford Sixth Form Colleges, means that we are able to offer college
placements and learning experiences tailor made to your child’s
needs and interests.
ENTERPRISE COMPETENCIES
At All Hallows an enterprise culture permeates all that we do.
Our enterprise curriculum allows us to develop identified personal,
INNOVATIVE TEACHING
learning and thinking skills across all subjects. This ensures that our
pupils can see links between the different subject disciplines, develop
transferable skills essential to their future economic and social
well-being and encourages a ‘can-do’ attitude.
“I am really
happy with
the option c
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I have made
…”
FOCUSED UPON LEARNING
Rhia
ALL HALLOWS – A COLLEGE OF SPECIALIST STATUS
BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE.
BUSINESS
We are a business and enterprise specialist college. This status has enabled
us to provide an extensive range of both curricular and extra curricular
activities for pupils across all year groups. Pupils gain an experience of the
world of work culminating in Year 10 work experience, visits to a diverse
range of workplaces, the partaking in business competitions and pupil
involvement in a variety of social enterprise projects to support those
in need. We are grateful for the collaboration of the partners who make
this possible.
ENTERPRISE
The ‘can-do’ approach we encourage in our pupils, together with the
development of enterprise skills is central to all the learning enjoyed
by All Hallows’ pupils. Our pupils regularly partake in Enterprise Days
where whole year groups are brought together in a non-classroom
environment in order to collaborate with guests from industry in a
variety of themed learning experiences. These specific days help to
provide a ‘real-world’ context to the teaching and learning of
enterprise at All Hallows ensuring that ‘those who can – do!’
ALL HALLOWS – A COLLEGE OF SPECIALIST STATUS
SPORT
As a specialist Sports College we ensure that all pupils have access to a
wide and diverse range of core and extra curricular sporting activities.
Sport plays an intergral part of student life at All Hallows and 2011 has
marked an exciting year in the sporting life of our school with All
Hallows pupils having achieved great amounts of sporting success,
becoming Salford Schools 7 a side Champions in Rugby for years 7 and
8, 11 a side Football Champions in year 8 and 6 a side Football
Champions in year 9. We also celebrated becoming Salford Street
Dance Champions back in March as well as many individual successes at
the Annual Salford Schools Athletics Championships.
Through core lessons at KS4 and BTEC courses pupils have the
opportunity to develop skills through outdoor and adventurous activities
such as kayaking, rock climbing, raft building, hiking, gorge walking and
camping. Over 60 All Hallows Pupils have had the opportunity to
undertake Skiing Lessons over the past 18 months which has resulted in
the establisment of an annual Ski Trip to Italy, where pupils experience
an exhilorating sport in spectacular surroundings whilst emerging
themselves in the Italian culture.
A Hub site for School Sports Partnerships in Salford All Hallows are
already involved with sporting activity in over 50 schools and will be
leading the School Games initiative in Salford in the build up the London
2012 Olympics.
Many of our pupils are becoming involved in Leadership programmes in
PE and Sport, undertaking training courses and hosting primary school
competitions here at All
Hallows, and as a result of
these and other innovative
initiatives All Hallows
pupils were invited to take
part in a round britain
sailing event. An
experience none of them
will ever forget.
of sports
“The variety
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is incredible
YEAR 11 PUPIL LEADERS – HELPING TO WELCOME YOUR CHILD TO OUR SCHOOL.
ALL HALLOWS R.C. BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE & SPORTS COLLEGE,
Weaste Lane, Salford, M5 5JH TELEPHONE: 0161 736 4117 Fax: 0161 737 2066 www.allhallowsbuscoll.com
Ofsted OUTSTANDING