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24/07/23

This online safety poster can help young people to stay safer online over summer by (among other things) recognising fake news, sharing/uplifting content and thinking before they post. pic.twitter.com/pXYmyrUNEv

13/07/23

Bonjour! Students from 7S have been busy putting what they have learned in French lessons to use by writing teacher appreciation messages and creating calligrams to describe their school uniform. pic.twitter.com/aAfQ06EkUj

13/07/23

Thank you to the brilliant students for their sponsored sleep out!🙌 https://t.co/qiPlMD7Awt

13/07/23

Congratulations to Parks House for winning our first ever Sports Day this week with 306 points! pic.twitter.com/70kWCiXHQp

13/07/23

Thank you to the brilliant students for their sponsored sleep out!🙌 https://t.co/qiPlMD7Awt

11/07/23

Y7 students have taken part in their first ‘Big Sleepout’ for Porchlight. Having been lucky enough to participate in a workshop run by they made their own shelters for the night. Please do support them by donating at https://t.co/lrSGzoqjaJ Every penny counts! pic.twitter.com/1WiRp95T5y

07/07/23

Students & staff are raising money for by completing a sponsored sleepout. There's a GoFundMe Page to make a donation to support the students in changing lives within Canterbury. All money donated goes directly to Porchlight. Thank you. https://t.co/AqPI17Jdlh pic.twitter.com/xQdwYCppRS

05/07/23

We are looking for a fantastic Lead Teaching Assistant to start in September. If you or someone you know may be interested please click here for more details:https://t.co/1CG05046gt

22/06/23

Yesterday was and our Y7 were Djembe drumming and learning a piece of West African Music called the Aconcon rhythm pic.twitter.com/vckuTwCPg4

21/06/23

“How are you today?” 🤖 AI chatbots are among the most talked-about digital developments of recent times, but how safe are they for young people? Our guide assesses these ‘virtual friends’ from an perspective 🔎Download >> https://t.co/hucWh31or2 pic.twitter.com/SRi7T8TAeO

21/06/23

“How are you today?” 🤖 AI chatbots are among the most talked-about digital developments of recent times, but how safe are they for young people? Our guide assesses these ‘virtual friends’ from an perspective 🔎Download >> https://t.co/hucWh31or2 pic.twitter.com/SRi7T8TAeO

20/06/23

It's Drowning Prevent Week and here are some shocking statistics from Drowning is preventable! pic.twitter.com/cElbLM7ao2

20/06/23

It's Drowning Prevent Week and here are some shocking statistics from Drowning is preventable! pic.twitter.com/cElbLM7ao2

19/06/23

In celebration of Refugee Week, KRAN (Kent Refugee Action Network) & two student refugees from Syria and Afghanistan shared their inspiring stories of hope & compassion. pic.twitter.com/vNmOPfVSoq

14/06/23

Look we've installed a scale model of the Earth & Moon!If Earth was the size of our model, the moon would be the same size & distance away as our model is from the Earth. Everyone's fascinated by the installation. Bring on Space Day at the end of term. pic.twitter.com/u7w24FlXlr

08/06/23

Under the influence? 📱📢 For many young people, social media influencers are ‘the new rock stars’ – but how much of these emerging celebrities’ content can really be trusted? Our highlights potential risks 👀Download >> https://t.co/FBEZ1lcdq6 pic.twitter.com/dqtrEZqi4j

07/06/23

Good luck to our Y7 students who have embarked on their End of Year exams, sitting their first two today in History and English. They've all showed great maturity and concentration in a true exam set up. Keep up the hard work Y7! pic.twitter.com/dHvjjuuylD

07/06/23

Well done to all those who participated in last month's Junior Maths Challenge and particularly students who received Silver & Bronze Awards. pic.twitter.com/QMuthUVW1i

24/05/23

Under the influence? 📱📢 For many young people, social media influencers are ‘the new rock stars’ – but how much of these emerging celebrities’ content can really be trusted? Our highlights potential risks 👀Download >> https://t.co/FBEZ1lcdq6 pic.twitter.com/dqtrEZqi4j

18/05/23

Well done Myeisha for participating in the 100m & in the joint relay with BM/BCGS. Congrats also to the rounders team playing 3 games last night, winning against The Whitstable School &especially to Rahimah whose quick thinking let the last batter win an extra half a rounder. pic.twitter.com/gzPzQ4oRwq

10/05/23

Trip to see Six the Musical in Tunbridge Wells last week for Tudor History - absolutely brilliant! pic.twitter.com/XJesGEXmDP

09/05/23

Some of our Y7 students travelled to The University of Essex to graduate from The Brilliant Club last week. Having worked extremely hard they were very proud to receive their certificates, followed by a tour of the University & a chat to current University students. pic.twitter.com/I7n3RQtZmd

05/05/23

We've been enjoying Coronation Cupcakes today at lunchtime! # cakes pic.twitter.com/WmRXHxsBDQ

27/04/23

Check out the safety guide on the networking app, Wizz. It highlights the potential risks such as catfishing and explicit content, as well as offering useful advice to parents & carers. As always if you have any concerns, please contact a member of our safeguarding team. pic.twitter.com/djkVmRPxxQ

03/04/23

We raised over £135 for Red Nose Day this year! Well done everyone. pic.twitter.com/n2JJ8r1EGA

BCAT Free School - Press Release

Posted on: 08/07/2020

Barton Manor School, BCAT’s new Free School to open in Canterbury in September 2022


Barton Manor School, Barton Court Academy Trust’s Free School is due to open in September 2022. The demolition of the current site, the former Chaucer Technology School, is underway and the building of the new school is soon to commence. The Trust will take possession of the building in the second quarter of 2022 to provide time for the School to be made ready for opening to Year 7 students in September 2022.


The school build, a partnership between KCC, DfE and Barton Court Academy Trust has been subject to a number of delays, more recently due to COVID-19, and we are now delighted to announce the opening date of September 2022.


The construction of a 1,050-pupil facility set across a split level two and three storey building will take approximately 20 months to build.


Ms Cardus, Executive Headteacher of Barton Court Academy Trust. “The Free School is a truly exciting project for Barton Court Academy Trust and the local community. It has been an amazing opportunity to design a school from inception which can deliver our vision for excellence, collaborative learning and creativity”.


“The Trust have named the new school Barton Manor School and it will provide Canterbury and the local area with much needed secondary school places. Barton Manor School will be a 5 form, 11-18, non-selective school and as it will be located close to Barton Court Grammar School, an outstanding selective school, both schools will be able to work closely together to provide an outstanding standard of education for all students, harnessing the academic track record of Barton Court Grammar with the state-of-the-art facilities and innovative curriculum provided by Barton Manor School”.


Barton Manor School will be a centre of excellence for applied studies with specialist facilities and in partnership with Barton Court Grammar School, together they will provide a rich and successful joint post-16 provision. This will create a unique opportunity for the local area with a new free school built on a strong foundation of success coupled with brand new modern facilities to complement high standards and achievement.


“We are delighted we can provide a wonderful school building with modern facilities to suit the needs of students so they can learn and develop new skills for their future lives and careers.” Dr Bill Speed, Chair of Barton Court Academy Trust.


The new school will feature 7,200m2 of teaching space, with both traditional teaching spaces and modern vocational training studios for subjects including Catering, Resistant Materials, Hair and Beauty Therapy, Performing Arts, ICT, Business and Health and Social Care. These facilities will give our students “industry standard” resources and a 21st century working environment to develop career based skills, including advanced modern apprenticeships. This coupled with a cutting edge curriculum designed to prepare our young people for the world of work in the 21st century whilst also catering for academic excellence will ensure Barton Manor School will successfully serve the young people of Canterbury and the local area from its opening and for generations to come.


We are passionate about our vision for cognitive education. As an advanced Thinking School with Exeter University we have seen the benefits to our students when they are given opportunities to discover how they think and learn not just what they learn. Our approach to develop independent learning, resilience and mental well-being has also been considered in the building design with flexible learning spaces, access to mobile technology and “cognitive therapy spaces” so young people have both social areas and places they can relax and collaborate. We also want our young people to explore their creativity. The new school will also feature an outdoor performance area for drama, dance and music which works together with the School’s flexible learning spaces that inspire creativity and nurture talent.


Alongside the main school building, a 1,200m2 multi use sports facility will be constructed that will feature a sports block, multi-use games area and grass sports pitches which members of the local community will be able to utilize outside of school hours.


Richard Long, Kent County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said:


“I am very pleased that work will be starting soon on Barton Court Academy Trust’s new free school Barton Manor School. Kent County Council has worked closely with BCAT and the Department for Education to ensure this much-needed secondary school can be delivered for the young people of Canterbury, and I very much look forward to visiting the School when it opens in September 2022.”

 

Ends
07.07.2020

Contact:

Roberta Light
01227 464600
rlight@bartoncourt.org