Year 9
Our Year Group Chant:
We are Strong.
We are Smart.
We are Kind.
Together we are Unstoppable.
At Cecil Jones Academy, we believe that all students should be able to achieve their potential. As Year 9 students, you are expected to maintain the highest standards of engagement, behaviour, homework and presentation to help you progress towards this goal.
The Year 9 Team have a strong belief that every student is able to extraordinary things and that as a collective we need to work together to support these goals.
Along with academic achievements, we would also like our Year 9 students to become valuable members of the school and wider community. This can be done by:
- always being courteous towards others
- being respectful of staff and students
- valuing others for their individuality
- taking responsibility for your actions
Year 9 is an important year for all students as they embark on the final year of Key Stage 3, and choose their options subjects for their GCSE exams. This year is crucial for laying the foundations that will help you build towards the Year 11 examinations. All students in Year 9 are seen as young adults, and will be treated as such, with the expectation that they are capable of making their own decisions about learning and the choices that they make. All students are expected to follow the school Code of Conduct and must ‘be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing’. Letters, certificates and prizes are given for outstanding work; however, sanctions are also used when students do not meet our high standards.
We expect students to maintain high attendance to school. Students with high attendance rates are more likely to achieve higher grades and each day missed will impact their ability to learn and make progress.
As Achievement Team Leader, I am responsible for the learning and achievement of all students within the year group, and will be working to support them in achieving their academic goals as well as guiding them towards areas of improvement and future aspirations. Mrs Wardle, our Year Care Team, and Form Tutors are there to support and guide your child through daily life.
Please do contact the school if there are any issues or concerns that you may have.
Myself and Mrs Wardle, Year Care Team, look forward to a very successful year with lots to celebrate and lots of effort from every member of Year 9.
Together we are unstoppable.
Miss Green Achievement Team Leader
Mrs Wardle Year Care Team
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
― Benjamin Franklin
