Head of English

About Us

Our aim at Rushden Academy is for every single student to leave us at the end of their school career ‘Ready to be their best’. We place great emphasis on the individual and believe that every child who enters the Academy should be given opportunities and encouragement in the many different aspects of School life whether that be Academic, Sporting, Artistic, Leadership or Technology. We expect many of our students will complete their journey towards higher education or employment in our thriving Sixth Form which offers a wide variety of courses as well as the opportunity to work alongside teachers and students from other local schools.

We are committed to ensuring our students can thrive in a safe and well organised environment, both during lessons and unstructured time. We expect our students to be well presented at all times and place great emphasis on teaching them to take pride in both their written and oral communication. We are a community school and expect our community to be able to be proud of us.

Our Academy & Values

Our Values set out the key principles whereby Team Rushden will Achieve, Explore and Succeed.

Smart

• Making smart decisions
• Wearing our uniform with pride
• Keeping the school environment smart
• Smart work, smart presentation and being fully prepared for learning

Respectful

• Diversity and difference
• Respecting each others' opinions
• Treating others how we want to be treated
• Good manners as they cost nothing

Hard Working and Resilient

• The opportunities given to us
• Independence and working out problems ourselves
• Challenge to enable change
• Never giving up

Team Players

• Others and what they can offer
• Working together and encouraging everyone's contribution in order to achieve our aims
• Co-operation and collaboration
• Supporting and encouraging each other to do well

Rushden Academy is a truly special place to work. Recognised as a ‘Good’ school in all five areas by Ofsted, Team Rushden comprises of a supportive, dedicated and committed body of staff, as well as an incredible group of students who are extremely grateful for the education they receive.  We are proud of the community we serve and the sky is the limit for the students within our care.

Our latest Ofsted report recognised the strength of our team stating “All members of this school community are a part of what is commonly known as ‘Team Rushden’. This team encompasses a caring ethos, shared values and high expectations, which exude throughout the school. Pupils feel safe and happy in this environment.”

Please come and judge for yourself by visiting the Academy in action, myself or a senior leader would be happy to answer any questions and walk you through our school so that you can witness first-hand what we are doing to transform our school.

Jonathan Firth

Principal

We are part of Tove Learning Trust, a highly successful, and growing, multi-academy trust. As an employer, they offer:

Support and well-being - In joining Tove Learning you will become part of a family who really look out for one another. Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling and advice for you and your close family and access to lots of well being support.

Professional development - Join a trust where your performance review is truly targeted around you and your development. We want you to be the best you can be which in turn will enhance your performance and lead to outstanding outcomes for all.

Excellent pension schemes - Both pension schemes are defined benefit schemes where you build up your pension based on a fixed formula to provide a guaranteed income at retirement. You have the opportunity to see what your actual pension will be.