Get in Touch
- Academy Type: Special Academy
- Principal & Main Contact: TBC
- Senior Administrator: TBC
- Careers Leader: TBC
- Address: Main Street, Ash, Martock, TA12 6GD
- Phone: TBC
- Email: hillview@waveedu.org
- Opening Times: TBC
About
Wave Multi Academy Trust were successful in our application to work closely with the Department for Education and Somerset County Council to develop a Special Free School in South Somerset for pupils with an Education Health and Care plan (EHCp). These pupils primary needs will be Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) or Speech Language and Communication (SLCN). Our new school will provide 120 places for girls and boys from Key Stage 1 (primary) to Key Stage 4 (secondary) aged from 5 to 16 years old. Our school will offer either an SEMH or SLCN specific pathway depending on pupil need.
Wave have a statutory duty to consult when opening a new school, our consultation survey ran from 6th April 2022 to 22nd June 2022 the results of which will be shared with the Department of Education.
Hill View Academy was previously referred to as Martock-Ash Academy, the name has changed to better reflect the local surroundings.
Academy Info
Wave Multi Academy Trust were successful in our application to work closely with the Department for Education and Somerset County Council to develop a Special Free School in South Somerset for pupils with an Education Health and Care plan (EHCp). These pupils primary needs will be Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) or Speech Language and Communication (SLCN). Our new school will provide 120 places for girls and boys from Key Stage 1 (primary) to Key Stage 4 (secondary) aged from 5 to 16 years old. Our school will offer either an SEMH or SLCN specific pathway depending on pupil need.
We will be a trauma informed school, use the family school approach developed by the Anna Freud Centre and be communication friendly.
Appropriate qualifications will be available at Key Stage 4 including GSCEs and vocational options.
At both primary and secondary phase there will be lots of outdoor learning opportunities and experience based learning to promote engagement and social and emotional skills. We will work closely with our families and the community in order to provide opportunities for our pupils to develop communication skills, a positive sense of self, self-esteem and learn about activities that promote good mental health. Enrichment will be a crucial part of our school; working with animals, horticulture and cultural opportunities will be embraced. Pupils will take part in off-site visits which will enrich and engage, including accessing adventurous sports such as surfing, sailing, climbing etc. There will be opportunities to take part in Ten Tors and the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Our curriculum also includes specific therapies and interventions that each pupil needs. Pupils will be supported by the schools high staff to pupil ratios, our staff’s specialist knowledge and training, an Autism and communication friendly school, thematic curriculum approach at primary and Key Stage 3, engagement activities including those that promote active movement such as accessing gym equipment, play therapy and emotional logic and specialist facilities including sensory rooms.
Our academy will be purpose designed and built with the needs of our pupils at the centre of the design. Our building will support the age range of pupils with appropriate separation and areas of the school to encourage pupil access to play places where they can self-regulate. For more information on our building design and public consultation related to planning visit Development | Martock-Ash Academy | England (martockashacademy.co.uk) Hill View Academy was previously known as Martock-Ash Academy, the name was changed to better reflect the local surroundings.
Wave Multi Academy Trust are proud to be able to work with Somerset County Council and look forward to working with local schools, community groups and families in order to develop our new provision that meets the children and young people’s need in the area and plays an active part in the community. We will aim to be a great benefit to the local community, both with the work we do and the employment opportunities that will be available.
Our Curriculum at Hill View
Curriculum Overview
Our individualised curriculum will be designed to enable pupils to develop a sense of personal responsibility towards learning in collaboration with their teachers and support staff. Progress will be monitored carefully and targets will be designed to challenge and provide opportunity for progression.
Primary
Our pupils will access the International Primary Curriculum with the addition of maths, English, horticulture and animal husbandry. There will also be a lot of opportunity to learn outside the classroom in natural environments and through play particularly to help develop their social skills. We will use regular assessments to track and monitor individual and cohort progress. The pupils will have regular access to social and emotion based interventions as well as SaLT interventions and Sensory opportunities as needed. We plan to work closely with the pupil's families through our family support workers to ensure that we are supporting the whole child.
Reading will be taught through the Read Write Inc Systematic Synthetic Phonics validated programme
Key Stage 3 (KS3)
In KS3 pupils will have access to The International Middle Years Curriculum; this ensures a cohesive and sequenced approach to their learning and ensures connections between subjects are evident. Alongside this there is a pertinent English and Maths curriculum and opportunities to learn outside of the classroom.; which will include Horticulture and Animal Husbandry. Targeted pupils will also have access to 1:1 or small group intervention sessions including Emotional Literacy, SaLT and other specific therapies.
Key Stage 4 (KS4)
Pupils in KS4 will be progressing towards various qualifications which may include:
- GCSE Mathematics
- GCSE English Language
- GCSE English Literature
- AQA Level 2 Award / Certificate in Personal and Social Education
- BTEC Level 1 in Applied Science
- BTEC Level 1 Award for IT Users
- BTEC Level 1 Vocational Studies
- BTEC Level 2 Award in Home Cooking Skills
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
- British Canoeing: Paddle Start, Paddle Discover and Paddle Explore Awards
- St Johns First Aid Award
- Angling Trust Cast Award
- Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
- John Muir Award
The curriculum at KS4 is often highly individualised and is enriched with life skills/PSHE and a variety of PE opportunities.
Documents
Student Data
Hill View Academy is in pre-opening stage, please visit these web pages again as more information will be available soon.
Referrals
All pupils who attend the school will have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), places will be commissioned by Somerset County Council and parents will need to name the school as their preferred choice. As Hill View Academy is not yet built or a registered school with the Department for Education, the Somerset Statutory SEND Team are not yet able to name or formally consult the academy on places.
To view Wave's admission's policy click here
Hill View Academy's Admissions Statement can be found below.
Referral Forms
School Site & Building
Intelligent design allows the school to be organised by age (separate primary and secondary schools), primary needs (SLCN or SEMH) and stage broadly based on ability rather than discrete years groups. The building is able to flex to accommodate varying cohort sizes throughout each academic year. Considerable design time spent looking at adjacencies to ensure operational needs of the school are met. It also includes a zone which could potentially be let out for community use, outside of school hours (subject to further development by the Trust).
The proposed design has been developed to ensure key connectivity between building, landscape, and surrounding context.
