Introducing 11B411 

11 Before 11 is our promise to all children across the REAch2 family: 11 exceptional experiences that will inspire and challenge our children. Everything we do is about helping children develop the character traits that will help them thrive as they graduate from Primary School and move on to the next phase of their education. We want every child to leave us with the ability to engage fully with the challenges of a secondary school life; both the curriculum but also the day-to-day reality of growing up and starting to discover who they are, what they are passionate about and what they are capable of.

The Rationale

It is essential that our children can read, write and add up to the level that you would expect for their age, but at Racemeadow Primary Academy, school always has been about so much more. 

Think back – what do you remember about your primary school days? Was it phonics lessons or learning how to do long division? Or was it a brilliant school trip where you camped under the stars? Or built a raft and crossed a lake? Or built and launched rockets from the playground?

These types of great opportunity- the memorable experiences that cement themselves into your psyche- happen in every school. What's different for us is that we consciously codify it into a set of promises so that it becomes something that EVERY child is entitles to. 
And “11 Before 11” is the way we do this; it’s a set of promises that help our children to be in the driving seat in their own lives. We are ambitious for our children to have broad horizons in life and high aspirations for themselves. We want our children to be inspired and challenges so that each one can develop their unique potential to the full. 

11 Before 11 takes our children beyond the usual, to open opportunities in life and inspire them to move forward in their own life’s adventure. We are incredibly proud of “11 Before 11”. We know the impact that it has had so far, and strongly believe that it's importance has only grown because of COVID-19 and the impact that the pandemic has had on society, on our communities, and on our families. We will continue to invest in delivering it, so that every child's experience of school with us is exceptional and memorable for all the right reasons.  Each year group will achieve one or more promises each year.

10 good deeds

Thinking behind the promise: This promise supports children in putting citizenship into practise, through engaging directly with their local community and beyond. They discover how they can make a positive impact through thoughtful planning, effective communication and action, they become agents of change through acts of giving and service. They dare to be different with a focus on responsibility and service.

Make or break a REAch2 record

Thinking behind the promise: “Do something different, somewhere different.” REAch2 are compiling their own  of Records’ to showcase the amazing individuals, and groups of children who attend our schools. Those who explore mind-blowing feats and record-breaking wonders. It is a fun and engaging opportunity to work with charities and the local community. The early records set the benchmarks for others to break! So far as a school we have taken part in a boogie bounce record, a colour run and a whole school bird watch.

Below, you will see some of our past experiences and promises carried out at Racemeadow. Enjoy!