WELCOME TO MILLBAY ACADEMY

A welcome from the Head of Transition, Y7

Kimberley Underdown

We are thrilled to welcome you and your child to Millbay Academy. We are excited to get to know your child and to support them on the exciting journey ahead! The transition process is comprehensive and we offer support every step of the way. Please do get in touch if you have any questions.

Email: kunderdown@millbayacademy.org

Meet the Transition Team

Get to Know Our Staff

Jo Ware

Executive Headteacher

Kimberley Underdown

Head of Transition

Justine Hardie

Senior Deputy Headteacher

Matthew Bisco

Senior Deputy Headteacher

Anna Norman

Deputy Headteacher

Joanne Anning

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Alex Boyce

Head of Year 8 and 9

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Courage
  • Curiosity
  • Creativity
  • Respect
  • Resilience

The Millbay Way

Millbay Academy is a place where everybody matters and every moment counts.

We have a relentless drive for improvement, equity and social justice.

We believe in an excellent education for all.

We do whatever it takes for all children to achieve their full potential.

SUGGESTED READING LIST

Here are some of the texts we recommend our soon to be year 7s read over the summer.

WE ARE A PHONE FREE SCHOOL

Phones will be handed in and locked away all day and parents will need to confirm if their child doesn't bring a phone to school.

Why?

• To support mental health
• To escape the stress of the social media world
• To minimise online bullying

BEHAVIOUR, RESET AND CORRECTIONS

It is vital that students are taught that there are consequences for being unprofessional and not following expectations. Our aim is to support students to be the best version of themselves as well as train them for the expectations of university, apprenticeships and the workplace. Our mission is to drive a culture of inclusion to support individual student needs, particularly for the most vulnerable and those with SEND.

Therefore, if a student is disruptive, they may be removed

from class and placed in our RESET room for the remainder of that lesson to reRect on their conduct and complete the lesson's work before returning back into their next lesson. If a student is sent to RESET they will receive a same day detention.