Aspire Act Achieve

Aspire – Act - Achieve

An innovative and forward thinking school of 1750 students, Brookfield has the resources and breadth of opportunity of a large school, combined with the warmth and friendly atmosphere of a much smaller one.
At Brookfield, we offer our students the strong foundations of support and challenge that achievements are built on. Our aim is to:

• inspire dreams and aspiration
• instil self-belief and personal resilience
• nurture a ‘can do’ culture, where students and staff alike can achieve more than they might have thought possible

Brookfield is a school at which young people enjoy their learning, where there is a strong sense of belonging and where every student is valued, where we actively seek out and nurture every child’s talents and help them to develop the personal qualities and inner strengths required in a demanding and ever changing world.

Happiness, success and personal fulfilment, to be the best that they can be: these are the things that we all want for our children and these are the things that are at the heart of Brookfield, where we help our students every single day to aspire, act and achieve.

Welcome to our school.

Mrs R Allan, Headteacher

“A school that offers something very special for its students.” OFSTED 2016

Community Development Art Project - July 2018 - Park Gate Primary School

Ellie, Brookfield Community School

Feedback from Park Gate Primary School

Cansin, Park Gate, Year 6 student

Chloe, Park Gate, Year 6 student

Kyna, Park Gate, year 5 student

Kira, Park Gate, Year 6 student

Kira, Park Gate, Year 6 student

Community Development Art Project - 21st June 2018 - St Anthonys and Sarisbury Juniors

Our Community Development students worked really well with year 5 students from St Anthony's and Sarisbury Junior Schools in June.

Here are some photos of the students' creations. Great work everyone!

Feedback from St Anthonys and Sarisbury Primary schools

Annie – St Anthony’s year 6

Ellen H – Sarisbury Juniors

Emily E – Sarisbury Juniors

Edwards – Sarisbury

John – St Anthony’s

Seb – Sarisbury

Brookfield student completes single-handed sail

Heather sailed her 15ft Laser dingy sixty miles around the Isle of Wight to raise money for her visit to Africa.

"The 15-year-old started her journey at Yarmouth where she was carried by the tide to the Needles at the most western part of the island.

Following this, Heather was challenged with increasing winds and big waves as she sailed against the wind in her longest leg of the journey to the most southern point, St Catherine’s Lighthouse.

From then onwards, the schoolgirl was able to relax and enjoy the last length of her journey, crossing the finish line back in Yarmouth with a time of 11 hours and 5 minutes.

Heather said: “Sailing in two-metre waves when your boat is only four metres is tough and it was like that for the longest stretch around the island.

“My support crew followed until they thought the conditions were getting too rough then Dad took the lead directing me to flatter water.

“I was sailing out at sea rather than hugging the coastline because if I sailed to close to the land I’d be at risk of being pushed onto cliffs by the wind and tide so I was out in the elements.”

Heather is part of a group of volunteers from Brookfield Community School and she and her friends need to raise £2,850 to travel to Africa next summer where she will be working with a World Challenge on a local community project in Swaziland.

She added: “Sailing from sunrise then getting back to Warsash Sailing Club just as the sun was setting - that was incredible.

“I want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported and sponsored me.

“When I crossed the finishing line at Yarmouth there was a brilliant crowd of people cheering me and in and it really made the difference.”

If you would like to help Heather achieve her goal, please donate via her JustGiving page

With thanks to the Daily Echo for the article

Times Table Rockstars

On Tuesday 26th June, Brookfield School held their annual Times Table Rockstars assembly to celebrate students’ achievements in the times tables programme during the year. A school rock band played and certificates were given for the ‘most improved’, ‘fastest’ and ‘highest earning’ students in year 7. There was a live times tables competition to find the student who had the fastest recall, and the winners then competed against a group of teachers. It was a terrific event, with a draw between two students in the first competition - Harry Padgham and Thomas Finch . Unfortunately Mr Ablitt (Learning Leader: PE) won again, retaining his title for three years running.

Congratulations go to the most improved students in year 7, and the students with the highest earnings on the Times Table Rockstars website: Ellie, Daniel, Samaya, Freya, Millie & Isobel.

And we are delighted to congratulate the fastest students in year 7 at times table recall: Thomas, Sanjay, Olivia, Isabella, Callum, B Oliver, Callum G, Ellie, Max & Harry

Many thanks to the teachers who took part: Mr Little, Mr Ablitt, Mr Browne, Mr Fenlon, Miss F Burrows, Mr Charlesworth, Mr Webb & Mr Snell.

"Bridges Through Time" Enrichment

Our penultimate year 7 Enrichment Day was led by Miss Ingram, Mr Dunkley and Miss Thomas. Students were investigating 'Bridges Through Time' and studied their historical importance and construction before designing and building their own.

The day began with an historical exploration of ancient bridges and their developments through time, linking in with changes in society and culture. Students were then tasked with researching, designing and creating their own bridge, accompanied by a pitch to highlight its importance and significance. With enthusiasm and throughout the day, students were engaged and enjoyed the range of investigative, creative and practical skills, as well as being able to develop their teamwork and leadership skills.

Overall, it was a successful day with the judgement of the winning bridges – overseen by Mrs Allan and Mr Parkes - being placed on display in Reception.

Community Development Art Project - Thursday 3rd May - Locks Heath Junior School

Our Community Development students worked really well with year 5 students from Locks Heath Juniors to continue painting murals of Jane Austen (English) and Alan Turing (Maths). The murals are not quite finished yet and will need to have the details added with the quotes by one of our other feeder schools when they visit Brookfield over the Summer term. Here are some photos of the students creation at the end of the second day of painting. Huge well done to students from Locks Heath Juniors – great work everyone!

By Bronwyn, Phoebe and Hannah

Jess

Feedback from Locks Heath Juniors Year 5 - Community Art Murals – 3rd May

Sophie, Year 5, Locks Heath Juniors.

Tess, Year 5, Locks Heath Juniors.

Rhys, Year 5, Locks Heath Juniors.

Paulo, Year 5, Locks Heath Juniors.

Debates on Topical Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Issues

A regular part of our Personal Development time is the “SMSC Spotlight” curated by Mr Webb – this gives our students a chance to investigate and debate topical social, moral, spiritual and cultural issues. The following are the results of the school-wide vote on each matter.

September: Following the 200 year anniversary since the invention of the first bicycle, we discussed whether city-planning should be more eco-friendly

October: Looking at preparations for the Qatar World Cup, and with reports indicating there is ‘modern slavery and trafficking in every UK town and city’ – we questioned whether people would always try to enslave others

November: With the Scottish Parliament proposing a ban on the use of “justifiable assault” on children, we considered whether England should also ban parents from smacking children

December: With a rise in users, competitions and professionalism in online-gaming – many figures have called for “eSports” to be included in the Olympic games

January: As highlighted by Blue Planet II, our oceans are becoming swamped by waste and single-use plastic – we questioned whether the benefits of plastic outweighed the costs

February: The UK appointed a government minister to tackle the “epidemic” blighting millions of lives, loneliness – we discussed whether in 2018 the world really was a lonely place

March: In the aftermath of another school shooting in the USA, and growing anger at the guns laws – we investigated whether America were likely to tighten up the legislation

April: With growing concern about Russia’s alleged involvement in spy-poisoning, Syria and influencing fake news – we considered whether the England football team should really go to this summer’s World Cup

May 1: Following on from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, students considered what information we share online – knowingly and unknowingly, and whether that is too much to maintain our privacy and security

May 2: Developments in technology and AI mean that robots are becoming increasingly advanced, but even if they appear human, could they be considered to be? Is it therefore morally wrong to cause them harm?

June: Cartoon characters should be banned from fast food.

July: Organisations ignoring bad actions is worse than the individual committing them.

Year 7 Enrichment Day - 'Day of the Dead'

Beliefs & Values/Modern Foreign Languages

Recently, a selected group of over 40 year 7 students engaged in an Enrichment Day where they explored the Mexican custom of 'Dia de los Muertos' or 'The Day of the Dead'. This was planned and delivered by both Mr Webb and Miss Wiltshire and housed in our new Minerva suite.

For our new year 7s, the day began with an exploration of the customs and traditions involved in the Mexican festival, followed by an introduction to the beauty of the Spanish language. Students then experimented with the creation of their own 'ofrendas' and completed the day with presentations and reflections on this learning experience.

Overall, it proved to be a thoroughly enjoyable and informative enrichment event for all concerned.

Mr Chance

Teaching & Leadership Positions

Current Vacancies

If you are an aspirational professional who shares our core values and wants to make a positive difference to the lives of the young people at Brookfield, then please complete the appropriate forms. (If you are unable to complete online, please print and complete and send to the school address (Brookfield Community School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 7DU), for the attention of C.Bagley).

Before applying, why not visit us during the working day: Please contact Carole Bagley at c.bagley@brookfield.hants.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

You are advised to read the guidelines for completing the application form for teaching staff.

Useful Teaching Vacancy Downloads/Links

Teaching Forms to Complete

Forms should be submitted via email to recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk (please remember to identify which vacancy you are applying for).

When completing an application form in relation to an Upper Pay Range role for teachers, the relevant definitions for the purposes of the school’s pay policy are:

• ‘Highly competent’ – there is evidence to show a minimum of 4 good/outstanding lesson observations including data which shows students’ good/better progress over time. The teacher is able to demonstrate in students’ performance data that he/she has contributed to the improved practice of colleagues effectively fulfilling a mentoring or coaching role and thereby contributing to whole school improvement.
• ‘Substantial’ – the teacher is able to demonstrate, through the evidence available, that he/she has played a critical role in the life of the school by providing a role model for teaching and learning and/or making a distinctive contribution to the raising of students’ standards and/or taking advantage of professional development and uses the outcomes effectively as evidence in an improvement in students’ learning.

Brookfield Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All posts are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Brookfield Community School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Support Positions

Current Vacancies

If you are an aspirational professional who shares our core values and wants to make a positive difference to the lives of the young people at Brookfield, then please complete the appropriate forms. (If you are unable to complete online, please print and complete and send to the school address (Brookfield Community School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 7DU), for the attention of C.Bagley).

Before applying, why not visit us during the working day: Please contact Carole Bagley at c.bagley@brookfield.hants.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

You are advised to read the guidelines for completing the application form for teaching staff.

Useful Support Vacancy Downloads/Links

Support Forms to Complete

Forms should be submitted via email to recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk (please remember to identify which vacancy you are applying for).

Brookfield Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All posts are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Brookfield Community School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.