Reviews of London Academy of Excellence Stratford. (University) in London (London).

London Academy of Excellence Stratford

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Sixth form college

322 High St, London E15 1AJ, United Kingdom

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H. E.

This school is amazing for anyone who has an academic goal and needs the tools to achieve it. They have wonderful staff who are truly passionate and well informed about their subject, and it is the small details like this one, which sets LAE apart from other sixth forms. Students are constantly given countless opportunities such as workshops, sports and work experience which gives you no excuse to not be learning and gaining new experiences every day. You are allowed to be independent, but surrounded by teachers who will support your decisions and give you the best advice, should you seek it, that they can give.

A. B.

I am currently in year 13. This has been the most stressful academic year to date but with the help and support of my teachers, I feel genuinely confident for these upcoming exams. The teachers have provided emotional and academic support in so many different ways that I am not burnt out at all, despite the hours of hardcore revision. I would recommend LAE to anyone who wants to do well.

L. G.

LAE has helped me in numerous ways, the teaching is always to a high standard and the teachers are genuinely passionate about their subjects which makes the lessons engaging and fun. The welfare team care about each and every student and it is reassuring to know that help is never far away. I’ve built close friendships with people who are also ambitious and inquisitive.

A. P.

My time at LAE was one of the best times of my life. I was constantly challenged academically in all subjects. It was refreshing being taught by teachers who were genuinely passionate about their subjects and thus could offer more detailed explanations. The welfare team at LAE are superb at their job, help was never far away and they often above and beyond to make sure that you were okay. I formed many close friendships with students who were like minded but could also challenge my views. I recommend LAE to those who want academic success because LAE really does equip you for Russell Group universities. Although, the extra-curricular side may seem like an extra burden; it improves time management skills and offers a release from the pressures of academia. I am glad that I chose LAE and would have not gone anywhere else.

M. A.

I believe that LAE has given me the right skill set to become successful at everything I do. The teachers listen to what you hope to achieve and act accordingly. For example, my form tutor would send me finance based opportunities as she knew that was what i wanted to go into. Everything at that school is designed to ensure that you grow not only as an academic but as a well rounded person. The PRE department was exceptionally good as the teacher were always available and went out of their way to ensure that you had all the resources necessary to reach the top grades. I cannot recommend LAE enough and I am forever grateful for the opportunities it gave me

H. A.

In this review I hope to address all the negative points that people have made below. 1) LAE only has good results due to selectivity An easy response. LAE has a ridiculously high value added (+0.56). Typically it is easier to add value to lower attaining students. This shows that LAE accepts top attainers and pushes them further beyond where they normally end up. 2) Food Many reviews mention poor food quality, and some terrifying stories of hair/poo. LAE has addressed this by cancelling their deal with the old food provider and hiring their own chef. Last year student survey reviews of the food under the old provider were extremely poor. However, feedback this year is overwhelmingly positive. Westfield and Stratford Centre are both within walking distance if you would rather eat elsewhere. 3) Kicking out those without CCC at the end of Y12 A great issue facing the academic system as a whole is the kicking out of lower grade students. This is highly common, in fact many other top private schools require BBB to continue. Hence this is not an LAE specific issue, but a wider one. But why does LAE follow suit, requiring a CCC? Firstly let us consider what leads a student to perform below that already low standard. One cause could be family issues, traumatic events, injuries and illnesses, or just having a bad day in the exams. LAE DOESN'T JUST KICK OUT STUDENTS WITHOUT DISCUSSING IT AND ALL OPTIONS AVAILABLE, UNLIKE HOW THESE REVIEWS DEPICT SOME EVIL MASS CULLING OF STUDENTS. Students who have faced serious issues are given the chance to continue even with poor grades, given that teachers felt their exam performance was unrepresentative of their school performance. Some get to retake the year if it was seriously disrupted. Another reason for failure is laziness or not have the academic capability LAE is looking for. LAE is a school designed to help smart, hardworking students from the wrong end of London make it to top universities. While they support students taking gap years and raise awareness of all the great apprenticeships available, if you aren't of a certain caliber in terms of effort or potential, you shouldn't be in LAE. All the staff at LAE work tirelessly to provide opportunities to cover confusing content in their dropin sessions and welcome questions from students via Email and otherwise. Failing means you are too lazy to use these resources, or mentally incapable. The concept of a private school is simply to separate people into blocks of interest, and then to specialise in providing for that group. LAE specialises in getting us to go to top universities. If you are the type of student who looks unable to make it there (with poor predicted grades) you would do better in another local sixth form. On a similar note, a review complained about missing her requirements by a grade and not being accepted. My response would be to see what happens if you miss your university requirements by one grade. 4) Safeguarding LAE has as incredibly strong support network for students which has only got stronger. By simply emailing the Safeguarding team (whose names and emails are at the back of our student cards) you can immediately arrange a meeting regarding any issue. I seriously doubt any teacher threw a students shoes out of the window but if he did, it would explain why he currently is not a teacher at LAE. 5) Prayer Room, Racism and White Supremacy LAE doesn't provide a prayer room, making some Muslims feel oppressed, even though there are facilities to pray at Westfield, which is only 10 minutes away by walk. You could fairly reasonably go to Westfield, pray, eat and make it back to lessons on time. However, not having a mosque or praying facilities within a stone's throw is suddenly white supremacy and racial bigotry. LAE is so over subscribed, lessons are packed and teachers all work incredibly hard in helping us to get to top universities. Why should LAE burden themselves further? How far is your local mosque to your home? If it's more than 10 minutes (as is for me), why not campaign for that instead?

J. S.

In terms of the academics at LAE I can only speak on the subjects I picked. I studied Economics, Maths, Further maths and PRE. The economics department in my opinion was the best. It was extremely organised for most of the time I was at LAE and the teachers were incredibly supportive. My economics teachers boosted my confidence massively and never made me feel bad for not knowing something. I was not always doing amazingly well in economics yet my teachers still had faith in me.The teaching was really good and we learned things beyond the syllabus that made me genuinely love the subject. Nothing I learned was irrelevant. The maths department was a very mixed bag. A lot of teachers are quite young at LAE and it seems that teaching is often a stepping stone career for them rather than a lifelong dream. This is sort of understandable. I had some great maths teachers while I was at LAE although I didn’t always feel supported. This could have been because I did further maths and perhaps was held to a higher standard but regardless, it’s safe to say some teachers made me feel like maybe I shouldn’t have picked it. This might have been unintentional though. In lessons we were always pushed to stretch ourselves and take on challenging questions but in my opinion this was often done prematurely. In maths it was clear that the stronger students were more favoured than the weaker ones. That being said, it is not representative of the whole department and you kind of have to get lucky with whatever teachers you get. The PRE department was one of the smaller departments at LAE. One half of the department was extremely organised whereas the other was totally all over the place. We were given a lot of resources in PRE but some of it was not very useful. This might have also been because we were the first year to do the new spec. Luckily, PRE is the kind of subject that allows you to be more independent than usual. With some vigorous research and a class that pooled our resources I was able to do very well in it which I’m grateful for. I would only recommend PRE to a student who loves the subject enough to explore it themselves and is willing to persevere. In terms of extracurricular stuff such as sports, I would not recommend LAE to a student who is very athletic or enthusiastic about sports. The LAE timetable is very intense and it’s extremely difficult to find the time to keep up with sports outside of school especially if you don’t live close by. However, if you enjoy playing sports once a week then LAE is great for that. They also offer a range of different socieities which I personally enjoyed. A lot of the societies and groups tend to be interesting to join but are not very proactive. It’s often the case that particular groups project a progressive message to a body of students who already believe in the same thing. LAE can feel like a bubble sometimes. I understand that this is vague. In terms of my social life at LAE, I made a handful of incredible friends that I’ll hang onto for life. But I also didn’t always get on with everyone. But that’s life. If you want to go to a top uni then LAE is a microcosm of that in terms of the people around you. Maybe 4 stars is generous but I went to LAE in hopes to go and get good grades and go to a top univeristy afterwards and I’m doing just that, so I can’t complain too much.

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