At The Redhill Academy, we have four principles that guide everything we do: 1. High expectations of all students 2. Valuing and celebrating academic achievement 3. Outstanding teaching for all students 4. Widening students’ experiences through a range of extra-curricular activities, including sports and the performing arts Redhill was the first secondary school in Nottinghamshire to gain an “outstanding” Ofsted rating for the quality of teaching, an accomplishment we have now achieved twice in succession. At our most recent inspection (2013), Ofsted judged that “teaching is outstanding” and that “during the inspection … the teaching observed was consistently effective in capturing students’ interest and engagement”. In addition, inspectors noted that “students are proud of their academy”, which illustrates what we try and do here at Redhill.