About
Nine Maidens academy mainly supports the students from the Camborne, Redruth area and the Lizard peninsula. It is based near the village of Four Lanes and surrounded by rolling countryside. Nine Maidens is split into a secondary department and a primary department. Each pupil's programme is individualised and work is set at appropriate levels enabling all pupils to access the curriculum. It is one of the few academies in the country to be awarded the Dyslexia Friendly Schools Quality Mark and takes pride in the intervention programmes offered. Outdoor Learning is another unique strength of the academy which gives the pupils opportunities to learn in a creative manner away from the classroom. Pupils consider Nine Maidens to be a safe place to learn and that every day is a fresh start.
Cornwall's Local Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Offer:
https://www.supportincornwall.org.uk/kb5/cornwall/directory/service.page?id=g67svBoGVq0&newlocalofferchannel=0
Careers information:
Careers Advice - Wave MAT
Staff
Jonathan Stocker
Senior Principal
Jonathan has worked at Nine Maidens since 2003. During his teaching career he has worked in a number of local schools initially as a SENCO and then as a Deputy Head. He was born in Hayle and considers it a privilege to be able to give something back to his local community by working at Nine Maidens. Jonathan has 4 children, 2 dogs and in his spare time enjoys surfing, windsurfing and mountainbiking.
Mick Brooks
Vice Principal
Michael has worked at Nine Maidens since 2007. Before this he spent 8 years in pupil referral units in Nottinghamshire working with children across all key stages. He is a secondary trained teacher in Design and Technology delivering electronics, resistant materials and food technology up to GCSE level with 4 years mainstream experience. In his spare time he enjoys motor cycling spending quality time with his family and walking his dog.
Lorna Cobbin
Family Support Manager & SENCO
Lorna graduated from Plymouth University in 2009 and following this taught in local primary schools for a number of years. More recently Lorna has been working for a local youth charity supporting at risk young people and their families in the community before starting at Nine Maidens in 2017. Lorna believes that supporting vulnerable students and their families will improve their educational attainment and emotional wellbeing. In her spare time Lorna enjoys walking her dog along the beach and spending time with her family.
Our Curriculum at Nine Maidens
Our curriculum enables pupils to gain a rich variety of learning experiences. Underpinned by our Trust values, we aim to develop pupils' confidence, self belief and level of attainment. Each student's programme is individualised and work is set at appropriate levels enabling all students to access the curriculum. On entry, phase and subject specialist staff use their expertise to ascertain prior learning, any gaps in learning, and plan accordingly. In primary, pupils follow the National Curriculum for English, Maths and the International Primary Curriculum. We use the RWIncand Freshstart SSP programmes to support pupils to learn to read successfully and with fluency, as literacy and communication are a high priority. Nine Maidens is one of the few academies in the country to be awarded the Dyslexia Friendly Schools Quality Mark and takes pride in the intervention programmes offered.
Our curriculum throughout the school supports our pupils to re engage with education; understand themselves as well as the world in which they live. Please take a look at our Twitter feed to see examples of the rich and diverse learning opportunities and outcomes of student work undertaken in our vibrant classrooms. Pupils access to Outdoor Learning is another unique strength of the academy which gives the students opportunities to learn in a creative manner away from the classroom. We aim, within the context of our small school, still to enable students to undertake Vocational learning, and to access a suite of qualifications. More details below.
Primary
In primary, pupils broadly follow the KS1 and 2 National Curriculum objectives for English and Maths, RHE and the International Primary Curriculum , giving them access to broad learning experiences in a wide variety of subject areas. We use the RWInc and Freshstart SSP programmes to support pupils to learn to read successfully and with fluency, as literacy and communication are a high priority.
Key Stage 3
In Key Stage 3, here is a sample of a typical academic taught curriculum our students may receive - see PDF below. For more information, please contact us.
Key Stage 4
Here are the qualifications we teach at Nine Maidens, as well as our enriched and PSHE/RSE programme of study and Careers guidance. For more details, please contact us.
We also offer Functional Skills qualifications in English and Maths, as well as Step Up/Entry Level. We are looking to set up Duke of Edinburgh opportunity during 2022.
Students consider Nine Maidens to be a safe place to learn and that every day is a fresh start.
Documents
Latest News
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Exciting partnership creates new 'chill room' for Nine Maidens pupils
3 November 2021
An exciting new partnership between Nine Maidens, the CHAOS Group and the Duchy Health Charity will see a new positive wellbeing room created at Wave’s Alternative Provision Academy...
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Nine Maidens pupil's 'meet' street artists who are inspiring their work
Two of the country’s leading street artists have been communicating with staff and pupils from Nine Maidens Academy in Cornwall after hearing their work had inspired the pupils’ GCSE coursework.
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WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST SECURES LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP
Long term partnership secures the future for vulnerable children in Cornwall.
9 September 2020
A new long-term partnership between Together for Families, part of Cornwall Council, and the Wave Trust...
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Guide for leaders in alternative provision (AP)
22nd May 2020
Attached is a guide for leaders in alternative provision (AP) which has been written by a number of us who lead trusts, provisions and networks across the country. We hoped it might be ...
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) - Academy Opening Update
18th May 2020
Last week the Government announced that the next phase of school reopening will begin from June 1st 2020 provided that it’s key tests are met. This marks a first tentative staging poi...
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