Your form tutor will be the member of staff that you will see consistently at the start of every single day. The intention at Landau Forte Academy Amington is for you to keep the same Personal Tutor wherever possible.  This allows both students and parents/carers to build a positive relationship with the Personal Tutor and for all to have a consistent point of contact for any issues.  Only if they are unable to deal with any issues will it be passed to the Head of Year.  Each tutor group in our academy will be part of one of our academy houses.

Here at Landau Amington, we have four houses that students belong to. We have Everest (red), Kilimanjaro (green), Denali (yellow) and Elbrus (blue). We have an assembly in our houses every fortnight and will represent our houses on Sports Day. Your academy tie will reflect the house you belong to.

Miss Henshaw is the Head of Year for Year 7 from August.  At the academy, it is her job to work with Year 7 throughout the year to make sure you are settled, happy and learning.

In our academy, you will have different classes for different subjects. This means that the students that are in your English class, may not the same as in your Maths class. This enables all students to be able to focus on their learning efficiently and to be able to socialise with a variety of students. For some subjects (like technology), you will be in class with your form group.

It is likely that there will be between 25–28 students in your tutor group.  Class sizes will vary slightly depending on subject and groups being taught at that time.

We understand the importance of retrieving and consolidating the knowledge that you learn at school. Therefore, tasks set to do at home are to support the consolidation of the skills and knowledge learnt in lessons. More information on this can be found under our Homework Policy.

Each subject and year group follows a homework timetable.  Your homework will be completed on online platforms that we will show you how to use when you begin at our academy. We also run a homework club after school where you can complete your homework in our computer suites with staff to help you. Most of your homework will be set on the Bromcom Student App or Sparx.

The academy operates a cashless catering system. Your parents and carers can give permission for your fingerprints to be taken which you will then scan at the till when you want to buy food. If your parent/carer doesn’t give permission for this, you can state your name at the till and our canteen staff will charge your account that way instead. Your parents/carers can top up your account using MyChildAtSchool.

No, students can bring their own lunch in from home and eat this in the canteen with other students. All rubbish must be disposed of in the bins provided.

We offer a free breakfast club to students from 8:10am where students can sit with their friends and have toast and a drink. All students need to be at the academy for 8:35am, ready for form time to begin at 8:40am. The day will include a 20 minute break and 35 minute lunch for students.

The academy has five lessons in a day.

There are many different clubs run by our dedicated staff members after school. These clubs range from different sporting teams to create writing and art clubs. There are always posters placed around the academy building informing you of the options available to you and the details of the clubs that you will need.

Our uniform list is on our website and available for you to see, with pictures as an example. Our PE uniform is also on our website for you to see.

You will need: a black or blue pen, a green pen, a ruler, a pencil and a scientific calculator. 

During your first few days at our academy, you will be given a tour by your form tutor to show you around our school building. All the corridors are labelled explicitly with a letter and all classrooms are explicitly labelled with numbers. For example: E02.

All of our staff and students are very helpful and are willing to help Year 7 students.

As our academy is one building, it will not take you long to find your way around successfully! 

Routine medical and dental appointments should be arranged outside of academy hours. However, if this is not possible, then parents/carers will need to inform the academy of the time of appointment and the time you will return. An appointment card or letter may be required to authorise the absence. When it is time for you to be collected, our admin team will call your classroom and ask you to come to reception to be signed out. 

Please bring your pencil case, a reading book and a bottle of water in your school bag. If you choose to have a packed lunch from home, please bring that in your bag as well. It is also a good idea to wear a coat (dependent on the weather). You will not need your PE kit on the first day. 

Mrs Poole, Mrs Perry and I will have spoken to all the Year 6 primary school teachers regarding students moving to the academy for the new academic year.  The primary school has suggested friendship groups and we aim to keep these students together (where possible) in form times. When a student transitions from a primary school alone, they will be buddied with students in a similar position or with those from another small school.  Their form tutor will be told in advance, so they can check on students throughout the first few weeks of the year. Our very first day of Year 7 is also a ‘team building’ day where we focus on strengthening those new, tentative friendships and so all students feel part of the community of our year group.