At Macmillan Academy we seek to develop the 'whole' child by providing a broad education that goes beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. We believe in an inclusive education that supports students from a wide range of backgrounds as we want all young people to develop key characteristics as they progress and mature into impressive young adults.


Our central aim is to make all young people well rounded with a variety of interests and experiences. We want them to be positive in outlook, optimistic about their futures and to feel that they can make a difference to the world that they will grow up in. Ideally, they will be active members of society who help others in their local community. We want our students to be confident in their abilities and have courage and conviction in their ideas and beliefs. They will need to be resilient in the 21st century to adapt to the modern world and cope with a myriad of changes that will happen during their lifetimes. Naturally, we want them to be employable, to achieve well and leave school with high levels of literacy and numeracy so that they develop a range of skills that are adaptable to the wider world. Most importantly we want them to develop their characters so that they are engaged and enthusiastic people who a pleasure to spend time with.

Bearing this in mind, we will provide a range of opportunities for all young people that attend Macmillan Academy which will fall under the following headings.

  1. Principled curriculum
  2. Extended curriculum
  3. Career opportunities
  4. Physical health
  5. Mental health
  6. Personal, social and health curriculum
  7. Social, moral, spiritual and cultural opportunities
  8. Informed citizenship
Students at Macmillan Academy get an excellent experience of 'personal development' as we provide a range of unique experiences that help our provision to stand out. Students watch a weekly news broadcast that develops their wider cultural awareness. The academy runs a bespoke course in Key Stage 3 (Global Perspectives) which has been designed to broaden the cultural capital of our students. We have a very strong outdoor learning programme with all students in Year 9 following a Duke of Edinburgh programme that leads to high levels of take up on the main award at Key Stage 4 and 5. This is in addition to everything that we do on a daily basis to provide the best education possible for the young people that attend our academy.

For more information please see our Personal Development Booklet
Macmillan Academy - Personal Development