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About Bognor Regis Community College

Bognor Regis Community College is a secondary 11-18 school with specialist sports college status there are currently 1400 pupils on role.

BRCC is a split site school on a campus shared with a primary and infant school.  Years 7 and 8 are housed on the Pevensey Road site with all other Year groups on Westloats Lane site. BRCC is an open and inclusive comprehensive school that aims to achieve the best for every student.  This philosophy is reflected in the successful Sixth Form of 200+ students who are offered a broad range of academic and vocational programmes.  Around 50 BRCC students progress to Higher Education each year.

BRCC has a well qualified, dedicated supportive and enthusiastic staff team. There are 110 teachers and 86 support staff, all of whom are committed to providing the best possible education for students. As one of the biggest employers in Bognor Regis, we emphasise the learning of adults and young people. Staff are involved in further study, research projects and in the training of teachers in partnership with local universities.

The school boasts superb facilities in all subject areas.  Each teaching area has audio-video facilities and a range of ICT suites throughout the school provides access to specialist equipment.  All teachers have a laptop provided, to support teaching and administration.

The Professional Development of Staff at BRCC

The schools commitment is to thrive as a learning community. Learning must be a core feature of all those engaged at BRCC. To achieve this vision CPD must be evident and accessible for all stages and time and resources made available.

During the course of the current academic year we have:

• Strengthened the Wednesday after school CPD session to meet the specific needs of colleagues
• Introduced Performance Management for all support staff
• Developed a full induction day (in July) for NQTs and new staff
• Employed NQTs from 1 July wherever possible
• Responded to staff requests to run healthy living activities
• Worked in partnership with local schools to provide pertinent staff training
• Established a database of staff training needs

Our training programme includes:

• Small and large group training events
• Peer observation
• Access to appropriate external courses
• Use of our school based ASTs and Coaches to personalise learning
• Sharing models of best practice
• Thoughts, suggestions, web links through our weekly staff bulletin

The strength of our CPD programme is reflected by:

• Nine of the schools teaching assistants achieving HLTA status
• Three senior leaders holding the NPQH qualification
• Four members of staff holding Masters Degrees, with two others completing this post graduate qualification
• Forty three members of staff holding a First Aid qualification
• The appointment of one teacher as a Leading Practitioner in West Sussex and four as ASTs
• Staff taking advantage of courses run by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and the National College of School Leadership (NCSL)
• Visits to schools across the South of England
• Attendance at events and exhibitions across the UK, eg: BETT 2009
• Staff leading training both within BRCC and at other schools and HE institutions
• Promotion, both internal and external, to posts of responsibility and leadership positions 

The above illustrates the deep commitment of BRCC to continuing professional development for every member of staff. We aim to develop the programme as we prepare for the opening of our new school in 2010. The Governors and Senior Leadership Team recognise that investment in CPD enhances our learning mission and the success of the school as a whole.

We will start the new school year in September with a training event led by Ian Gilbert the founder of Independent Thinking.  Ian is nationally known for his work and is an inspirational speaker.

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