felpham community college
Felpham Community College is a community school which means that it is run by
the local authority, which employs the staff, owns the land and buildings and
decides which ‘admissions criteria’ to use, (these are used to allocate places
if the school has more applicants than places). Its International Schools Award
provides recognition that an international ethos is embedded throughout the
school and that a majority of students within the school are involved in
international work. The Healthy Schools Award and Sport England Award
demonstrate the school’s commitment to encouraging its students to make
healthier life-style choices and to participate in sport above and beyond the
school sports curriculum. As one of only 39 personal finance centres of
excellence, the school has been recognised and rewarded for taking big steps
forward in bringing personal finance education to all our students in the school
in order develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to money to
equip them for life. Commitment to supporting students with special educational
needs is recognised by the Dyslexia Friendly Schools and Autism Aware awards.
With these awards teaching and other support staff are able to identify and
respond to unexpected difficulties that students may face. In the summer of
2017, the school was awarded Level 2 / Gold Award as a UNICEF Rights Respecting
School. The Award recognises the school’s achievement in putting the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school
and beyond. As one of only 22 secondary schools with the award initially, the
Level 2 Rights Respecting Schools Award is the highest level of the Award and is
granted by UNICEF UK to schools that have fully embedded children’s rights
throughout the school in its policies, practice and ethos. Governors and staff
employed at Felpham Community College are committed and work hard to create an
exciting and engaging curriculum for all students. The school believes in
getting the basics right; so it has focused on developing a safe, calm and
purposeful learning environment with excellent student behaviour and a smart
school uniform. The core values of Achievement, Care & Equality underpin the
work of the school and reflected in the culture and ethos.
