News

Kathleen Casey
SENCO

SENCO- Mrs Kathleen Casey Kathleen.casey@gaa.org.uk

Asenco Miss Sara Al-Ghailani Sara.Al-Ghailani@gaa.org.uk

Asenco Mrs Dawn Whalley dawn.whalley@gaa.org.uk

0161 241 9555

Accessibility Plan

GAA SEND information report Sept 2020

SEND@GAA What to Expect

GAET SEND Policy

Independent Parental Special Education Advice

https://www.ipsea.org.uk/

Mental Health Services for young people

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/

SENDIASS (formerly Parent Partnership Service)

https://www.tameside.gov.uk/sendiass

SEND PUPIL HELPLINE DURING COVID-19

The SEND Pupil Support Service is now offering a Parent Helpline. The service is for the parents/carers of children with EHCPs, currently not in school. The service will offer support and guidance to parents who have SEND children at home, and who are currently struggling to support, engage and/or manage their SEND needs. The SEND team may be able to suggest strategies to help parents and carers to engage their child with work set by school. The helpline will be available to parents from Monday 30th March 2020, and will operate between the hours of 9am-1pm.

Helpline details as follows: Monday - Friday:
9am to 11am: 0161-3438381        11am to 1pm: 07971132375

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

Ofsted inspects and regulates to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

Ofsted Inspection Documents

Ofsted Report March 2017

Section 8 Monitoring Visit October 2017

Section 8 Monitoring Visit February 2018

Section 8 Monitoring visit October 2018

Section 8 Monitoring Visit January 2019

Outcomes Information

Outcomes 2018 and historic.docx                              

Detailed Performance Information

School Performance Tables

Pupil Premium

PP Planning 2020-21

Pupil Premium Statement 2017-18

GAA Year 7 Catch Up 2018-19

AIP April 2019

SEF For Summer 2019

It is my great privilege to welcome you to Great Academy Ashton. It is my absolute privilege to serve our community as the Head Teacher of our great school. A school filled with over 1300 inspirational young people and 200 highly talented, highly dedicated, expert staff. Our school, and the schools within our trust, are truly great schools, full of inspirational young people and exceptionally talented staff. As Head Teacher I am proud to have such a supportive, expert and engaged staff team and I hope that you will be equally inspired by our learning community.

Great Academy Ashton is a large 11 – 16 school that serves the communities in and around Ashton-under-Lyne and the surrounding areas of Tameside, Oldham and Manchester. Our school is the beating heart of our community and we pride ourselves in our vision of a school which serves our community and work in partnership as part of a community based, values focussed, cross phased multi-academy trust.

We have approximately 1300 students in Years 7 to 11 and offer a full academically inclusive curriculum with exceptionally high expectations over the knowledge, the skills and the experiences all of our students will gain during their time with us. We strive to deliver the best results with our enthusiastic and talented team of staff who see it as their job to help every one of our students to achieve their individual potential. We have a wide and engaging curriculum with English, mathematics, science, humanities and modern foreign languages at its core. Alongside, welfare education, performing arts, expressive arts and physical education and community programmes, we also develop our students’ wider personal skills and help to equip them for a successful future in our changing world.

We have an exceptional £43 million building and as you would expect, we are able to offer one of the most stimulating learning environments in the North West of England, with cutting edge facilities in each department. Outstanding sports, art, drama and music facilities are available to all students and are regularly used by our community too. GAA prepares students for their futures by educating minds and developing character. Our students are GREAT - Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Achievement, Together. I am very proud of all of them, and very proud to be part of the Ashton and Tameside communities. We are proud of the high academic and vocational standards our students achieve, but equally proud of the way in which they grow up to be responsible, hardworking and healthy adults who contribute fully to their community. I hope our website gives you a taste of our vibrant and successful learning community.

Please do not hesitate to contact us in school if you need more information or perhaps consider following us on twitter through @GaaPrincipal and @GAAshton_news.

Mr David Waugh –  Principal