our awards
ICT Mark
Following an extensive external assessment Wood Green Academy has been awarded the prestigious ICT Mark.
The award recognises the school’s success in developing the strategic use of technology in both administration and across the curriculum. Parents will have proof that their children are attending a school at the forefront of modern technology.
QiSS
The aim of QiSS is to support schools, LEAs and other educational organisations in raising students’ achievement, motivation and self esteem.
The QiSS Recognition Scheme is an integral part of the drive to promote quality in study support. It provides public recognition that the standards embodied in the Codes of Practice are being met. We base our approach to quality assurance on self-evaluation and peer scrutiny, using key indicators set out in the Codes of Practice for Study Support.
Sports Colleges
Forging partnerships with the local community, schools and sports institutions, our school has won Specialist Sports Status. Sports Colleges support the work of local schools (both primary and secondary) in physical education and sport.
They act as local centres of sports development and are able to disseminate good practice.
Youth Sport Trust
Sports Colleges are part of the Government’s specialist schools programme. As well as improving PE and sport for all their pupils, Sports Colleges are playing a major role in developing sporting opportunities within their local communities.
See the Youth Sport Trust Website for more information.
Investor in People
Investors in People is a national quality standard which sets a level of good practice for improving an organisation’s performance through its people.
See the Investor in People website for more information.
National Tutoring Programme Award
Wood Green Academy has been awarded funding to become an approved Tuition Partner as part of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) in England.
The scheme is part of the Government’s coronavirus catch-up plan, allowing schools to access high-quality tutoring from an approved list of providers, who have passed a set of quality, safeguarding and evaluation standards.
The National Tutoring Programme aims to re-engage and rebuild pupils’ confidence in core curriculum subjects by working with a PhD subject expert tutor.
Specialist Schools Trust
Specialist schools work within a “family of schools” for the benefit of pupils beyond their own school boundaries and other groups of people in the wider community.
See the Specialist Schools Trust website for further information.
Sandwell Well-being Charter Mark Award
Following an external Audit, Wood Green Academy has been awarded the Sandwell Well-being Charter Mark Award.
The Sandwell Well-being Charter Mark has been co-developed by Inclusion Support’s Educational Psychologists and Sandwell Council’s Public Health Department as a way to recognise the promotion of positive mental health and well-being in schools. The project addresses the well-being and mental health of all those in the school community by gathering the views of parents, staff, and pupils. It is an Action Research Project, using qualitative data, listening to the views of pupils, parents and staff to celebrate a school’s current achievements and further develop the work that they are already involved in.
Teaching Awards
The Teaching Awards Trust’s mission is to celebrate excellence and promote best practice in education.
For more details see the Teaching Awards website.
Sandwell Healthy Schools Scheme (SHSS)
Sandwell Healthy Schools Scheme (SHSS) is an award scheme that aims to improve attainment within schools through focusing on health improvement of the whole school community. The scheme requires a team approach in schools which involves members of the Senior Management Team, teachers, non-teaching staff, pupils, parents, Governors and the wider community.
See Sandwell Healthy Schools Website.
Schools Sports Co-Ordinator
SGO based in school sport and physical activity networks specifically supporting the delivery of School Games and Change 4 Life in schools across the country. The School Games Organisers (SGO) initiative is a joint national programme developed and implemented by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the New Opportunities Fund (NOF), Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. See the Youth Sport Trust website for more information.
Partnership Development Schools
SGO based in school sport and physical activity networks specifically supporting the delivery of School Games and Change 4 Life in schools across the country. The School Games Organisers (SGO) initiative is a joint national programme developed and implemented by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the New Opportunities Fund (NOF), Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. See the Youth Sport Trust website for more information.
NAACE Advancing Education in ICT
SGO based in school sport and physical activity networks specifically supporting the delivery of School Games and Change 4 Life in schools across the country. The School Games Organisers (SGO) initiative is a joint national programme developed and implemented by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the New Opportunities Fund (NOF), Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. See the Youth Sport Trust website for more information.
National Literacy Trust
Reading Connects is a DfES-funded National Reading Campaign initiative that supports schools in using reading for pleasure to enhance achievement. It offers a free web-based support network to help get the whole school reading by connecting families, children and all members of the school community to a culture where reading is accessible and acceptable to all.