Principal

Montsaye Academy is located in the historic Northamptonshire market town of Rothwell, easily reached from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Bedfordshire. Northamptonshire was recently placed as third in the country in the Halifax Quality of Life Survey and is one of the greenest counties in in England; with 161 parks covering 1,600 acres.

Montsaye Academy has been through a turbulent last 18 months but is going through a process of rapid improvement. The school is on an upward trajectory and has a very exciting future ahead.

The academy is a member of Pathfinder Schools with eight primaries from who we draw the majority of our cohort each year. We have other very effective partnerships with local secondary schools that also enhance our curriculum and support our practice.

Montsaye Academy is heavily invested in its staff and is proud to offer access to the following;

· Cake Fridays where staff have the opportunity to bring in their bakes and catch up with colleagues

· A free membership for our onsite sports centre which boasts a pool and modern gym where staff can swim for free

· Free coffee and tea in staff room

· Free annual flu jab

· Free Healthcare plan

· Full program of CPD tailored to individual staff, enabling our teacher to develop their career and continuously build upon their potential

We are a research engaged school and our teaching and learning strategies are driven by the evidence for what works. We have a well developed CPD programme that gives teachers the opportunity to gain the following accredited qualifications:

• MA in Education

• National Professional Qualification for Middle Leaders

• National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders

• We are also supporting teachers to complete PhDs in Education

At Montsaye we offer a broad, balanced curriculum, enhanced by our extracurricular provision, through which we aim to support students to develop a keen interest in learning, enhancing their basic skills of communication and literacy as well as exploring particular strengths and interests. Our staff demonstrate every day their commitment to supporting young people as they explore the world around them and have an unswerving belief in the ability of our students.

Education in Partnership, the academy’s motto, means working closely with parents and carers to support students to make outstanding progress. It also means encouraging students to work together to support one another.

We provide an engaging curriculum, constantly develop our teaching workforce and create an atmosphere of mutual respect so that we are able to meet the individual needs of children. Our commitment is to making sure that students leaving Montsaye will be resilient, proactive, independent learners able to face the challenges of the adult world and to lead where others follow.