The Grove Shore (1).pptx

Please select an image

The Grove Shore

Environment

A true ‘school within a school’ held in our beautiful Georgian manor house. Students have their own Common Room, featuring canteen serving area, table tennis and relaxation spaces. The Shore library is for Year 7 students only, is run by the students and informed by choices from the ‘book worms’ club. Roughly 60-70% of curriculum is taught at Grove House, in form rooms, which students have made their own. All display boards are backed with hessian, to meet SEN needs and create a calm environment. Games, sports equipment, etc. are all student owned and managed during breaktimes. Dinner and selected specialist subjects delivered on the main Grove School site, to ease integration

Environment

A protected, shared space for belonging, placed right in the centre of our building. It is the home of assemblies, observances, music lessons and the drama lessons which are delivered by the Birmingham Rep.

The ‘Heart Space’

Please select an image

The Grove Shore

How we make sure all children feel we understand their learning needs better than anyone.

A personalised provision like no other

The Grove Shore provides a unique approach to a student’s provision, ensuring all students have the chance to discover the ‘real them’, to grow and to truly belong. Intervention starts before students arrive, with CAT4 testing, reading data and KS2 all used to inform meetings, school visits and support strategies shared with tutors, all before children start in September. A clear strategy to support SEND students immediately.

Personalised provision

The student offer includes:

• Forest school in our own woods.
• A reading provision like no other.
• Lexonik intervention provided through three dedicated Shore specialists, to ensure that every child will finish Year 7 at their chronological reading age.
• The Scholars Club, featuring ‘Book Worms’.
• Dedicated Shore teachers who are expected to model TLAC excellence in every lesson.
• Every student learns an instrument for free.

Personalised provision

Confident Reading

Complexity of plot

Modern classic

Complex / unreliable narrator

Resistant text

Classic, archaic language

An evidence-based class reading programme which addresses Lemov’s ‘five plagues of the developing reader’, as well as immersing students in essential modern classics.

Non-linear narrative

The Grove Canon – Year 7

And it continues for the rest of their schooling …

Highest ability readers and aspiring high-level readers were given a list of hand-picked books at a Year 8+ reading ability level by the librarian. Students then chose their own book and The Shore bought it as a gift. Students meet weekly to share their love of reading.

Book Worms

Please select an image

The Grove Shore

How we make sure all children experience the best transition in Shropshire.

Soft landings

Students thrive through structured challenge: students perform at the Birmingham Rep, engage in public speaking in front of the whole year group and take leadership roles on behalf of the year group, all within the first term.

Students experience a significantly reduced number of teachers to what is typically experienced, with all form tutors also delivering Year 7 curriculum, to build relationships and understanding.

Every feeder school has their own dedicated Prefect in The Shore, who acts as a link and an Ambassador.

Transition starts early, with students visiting the Shore several times before they arrive: ‘taster days’ in Year 5, ‘move up days’ in Year 6 and link events with Primary Schools, such as festive concerts and sports events.

Soft landings

A dedicated onsite KS2 teacher, sharing KS2 approaches with staff (to ‘soften’ children’s experiences), deliver Lexonik and provide other support during lessons.

Please select an image

The Grove Shore

How we make sure all children feel this is where they belong.

Belonging

Students are given the tools and skills to speak up.

‘Team photos’ are in every room. Students choose the name of their tutor room themselves.

Our 280-week plan means every child plants a tree to create the Year 7 forest, learns a classical instrument and contributes to the ‘Welcome to The Shore’ handover guide.

Students become link ambassadors to every feeder primary school, where they speak about Team Grove.

Students Prefects selected after the first half-term.

Belonging

• A ‘speaking frame’ for students.
• Teachers direct students to them for each oracy activity, with specific expectations.
• The teacher practices ‘active listening’.
• Part of group discussions and class feedback: pairs, groups, full class.

Oracy cogs

How children grow beyond their learning

The community are an active part of the school. Local Primary Schools perform with us, community groups share our spaces and local traders take part in our markets. Local businesses sponsor events and resources at The Shore and The Grove.

Links with local community

“Thank you for creating a safe and happy environment for our children to learn in; it really is great.”

“It has been a very successful idea, The Shore, and I hope it will be a opportunity for many more Year 7s to come.”

“The Shore is a fantastic idea/place; so glad my son has got to experience this way in starting high school.”

“Massive improvement overall … well done for the progress being made.”

What our parents say …

Please select an image

The Grove Shore