Skills Builder

Academy 360 is in partnership with Skills Builder, a Universal Framework that breaks each of these essential skills down into small teachable steps with the aim to ensure every learner has opportunities to build eight essential skills to support them now and in the future.

Please see below more information regarding Skills Builder at Academy 360:

Skills Builder at Academy 360 (PDF)

Voice 21

The Voice 21 initiative supports our pupils to find their voices by placing speaking and listening at the centre of learning, helping children share ideas with confidence and respect. 

Through structured opportunities to talk, discuss and present across the curriculum, pupils are explicitly taught how to use language effectively, think critically and collaborate with their peers. This is promoted through providing high quality opportunities for children, in and outside of school and across the Laidlaw Schools Trust. Teachers model the use of sentence stemming and structures, in all subject and in enrichment activities to enhance the oracy development of the children and are supported by the Voice 21 initiative and resources.

This approach supports inclusion, strengthens understanding in all subjects and builds self-esteem, ensuring eveery child has a voice and is prepared for success both in school and beyond.