Eastbury Community School

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Eastbury is a wonderful school in which to learn and work. At Eastbury, we want every pupil to be happy and part of our success story. We do our best to ensure all pupils are healthy, feel safe, and are extremely well educated. We, therefore, have high expectations and ambitions for every pupil. Our mission statement is 'Getting the best from and for all our learners'.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is a curriculum for children from birth to five. We follow the curriculum in Nursery and Reception. Each child learns skills, acquires new knowledge, and demonstrates their understanding through seven areas of learning and development.
The total time spent on teaching each day is 5 hours (excluding break, lunchtime, and registration times), totaling 25 hours per week. Each Year Group is sub-divided into groups of 25 - 30 or less for teaching purposes. Students are grouped according to the needs of the individual subject with setting by ability predominating. The placement of each student is regularly reviewed and is changed when appropriate.
Eastbury Sixth Form provides a supportive environment in which students feel valued, grow in confidence and fulfill their academic, moral and social potential by combining high expectations with a powerful support network. Our Sixth form results for both academic and vocational courses are amongst the very best in Barking and Dagenham and many of our students go on to attend the country’s most competitive Universities and Apprenticeships.
By joining Eastbury Sixth Form you are choosing to become part of a thriving community with an ever-growing reputation for academic excellence, a comprehensive enrichment program, and post-18 support to ensure every student leaves on an aspirational and well-matched progression route. We place a high emphasis on not just the academic attainment of our students, but also their moral and social development. We offer a wide range of trips, events, and workshops to ensure all our students leave as confidant, independent, and responsible young adults with an appetite to continue their learning with vigor and enthusiasm.
Supporting and caring for Students is a key priority. Every student can succeed with the right support and encouragement from home and school. We work closely and develop a partnership with parents to support their child at Eastbury. Parents receive a detailed report of their child's progress once a year. This contains an assessment of current attainment and suggestions for improvement. Throughout the year, progress reports and regular contact keeps parents informed if we have cause for celebration or concern. We encourage all parents to attend our regular Parents' Evenings and Open Days, where there is a valuable opportunity to discuss in greater detail the progress of their child and agree on strategies to help reach the highest possible standards.
Our fortnightly newsletters and primary newsletters ensure that parents are kept up-to-date with school events and how to support their child academically. Also, we have a full-time Parent Support Advisor who can make home visits and meet families when needed.
Learning Support Specialists and assistants identify students who need support and work closely with them across the curriculum to provide extra help with their learning. A range of additional 'Booster' classes enables learners to succeed in the core subjects of English and Mathematics. We also provide additional lessons and reading schemes to boost students' literacy levels.
Our highly regarded Hearing Impaired Centre has well-equipped rooms that cater to the needs of learners with hearing loss. A team of specialist teachers and communicators provides support in small groups and the classroom. Highly experienced Learning Mentors and Youth Workers support the emotional needs of our students and help develop a positive attitude to learning. They work closely with students who are experiencing anxieties about school, have problems in their lives outside of school, or who need help with forming friendship groups.
For those students who do not have English as their first Language, our Bilingual Assistants provide support in accessing the curriculum, and specialist teachers provide additional English Classes. As well as developing proficiency in English, we encourage students to be literate in their first language and study a GCSE in their home language.
Working at Eastbury Community School provides an excellent opportunity to develop your career as a teacher or associate (support) member of staff. We are a successful, well-ordered, and inclusive school serving a diverse community. Our number one priority is to improve teaching and learning, and we pride ourselves in being a school where teachers can teach, and aspirational children want to learn.
As a mixed community school in Barking, East London we are at the forefront of innovation and development. The school is proud of the excellent progress of students and outstanding provision of care & guidance, support for, and collaboration with other schools and teachers, and our plans to extend this further in the future is a key priority for the school.
.Well-being and high-quality professional development for all staff are at the heart of what we believe is important. As a member of staff, you will work in a supportive environment where staff contributions are valued. Many of our staff want to develop their career at Eastbury and we are proud that many people gain promotion both within and beyond the school. Above all we want our students and staff to be happy, successful, and healthy.

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