Activemark 2007
Activemark 2007 rewards exceptional dlivery of the National School Sport Strategy.
ArtsMark
This is awarded to schools who show a commitment to the full range of arts - music, dance, drama and art & design. It is a national award scheme and is managed by Arts Council, England. We achieved the highest award – the Gold Award.
Creative Partnerships
The school is proud of its links with this national organisation. With their support we are able to offer our pupils opportunities to work with their mainstream peers on projects with a broad range of creative artists.
Enhanced Quality Award
The award was an evidence based award matching the criteria given by CfBT (Careers for British Teachers) in 5 areas. We had to demonstrate quality of provision in the following: Careers Education: Careers Information: Work experience: Records of Achievement: Industry and community. We gained the enhanced award as we were able to demonstrate an appropriate interpretation of career: 'A pathway through life', which enabled us to deliver the subject in the junior and senior and post 16 departments.
Healthy Schools
This evidenced based award reflects the commitment the school has to meet the every child matters agenda. Pupils are proud of their healthy and safe lifestyle.
ICT Register
We belong to the ICT Register which is a selection of schools willing to offer expertise to other schools in the area of ICT.
Inclusion Quality Mark
Extract from report November 2009
Assessor: Colin Troy
Findings confirmed by Inclusion Quality Mark Ltd:
Joe McCann MBA NPQH
Director of Inclusion Quality Mark
In my opinion the school provides a fully inclusive educational programme which is extended to week day evenings and weekly residential on a flexible individually assessed basis. The staff work as a team to provide a positive and creative environment where realistic success and achievement are recognised and celebrated. The school builds on a very thorough assessment programme with a flexible teaching approach with clear step by step goals that students share and assess. The students are valued and made to feel safe due to the professional practice and skill of the staff team. Successes are celebrated,... Read More
Investors In People
An award given to organizations which have proven they manage the training and development of staff to meet the overall objectives of that organization; managers are effective, people are valued, and staff take ownership and are involved in decision making.
LPS
About the Leadership Partner School programme
The Leadership Partner School programme is a strategic initiative jointly developed by the National College for School Leadership and the Youth Sport Trust (YST) in response to current leadership and succession planning opportunities and challenges.
Schools, with any specialism, that meet the 'high performing specialist school' (HPSS) criteria can become a Leadership Partner School and focus their second specialism on leadership.
Leadership Partner Schools will become national hubs for the development of outstanding leadership development and succession planning strategies.
Quality Mark (primary)
We were awarded on 17 June 2008 for the second time the Basic Skill Agency Quality Mark for Primary Schools.
The Elements of the Quality Mark are:
A whole school strategy, including an action plan, to improve performance in basic skills
An assessment of pupil performance in basic skills in the school
A target for the improvement of the schools performance in basic skills
Basic skills improvement plans for pupils underattaining in the school
Regular review of the progress made by each pupil underattaining in basic skills
A committment to improving the skills of staff in the school to teach and extend basic skills
The use of a range of teaching styles to improve basic skills
The use of appropriate teaching and learning material to improve basic skills
The involvement of parents in deveoping their childrens basic skills
An effective procedure for monitoring the action plan and assessing improvement in performance... Read More
Quality Mark (secondary)
We were awarded on 17 June 2008 for the second time the Basic Skill Agency Quality Mark for Secondary Schools.
The Elements of the Quality Mark are:
A whole school action plan, to improve performance in basic skills
An objective assessment of the need for help with basic skills in the school
A target for the continuous improvement of the schools performance in basic skills
An individual plan for improvement for each pupil receiving help with basic skills
Regular objective assessment of the progress made by each pupil receiving help with basic skills
Access to nationally recognised accreditation of these skills for each pupil receiving help with basic skills
Access to training for staff involved in teaching or supporting basic skills
The use of appropriate teaching and learning approaches and material to improve basic skills
The involvement of parents in developing their children's... Read More
Reading Connects
We have been approved as a Reading Connect school. Reading Connects is a National Reading Campaign initiative. You can learn more via their website at: www.readingconnects.org.uk
Schools Curriculum Award
The Schools Curriculum Award celebrates ‘curriculum design and teaching'. With an emphasis on the achievements of the individual school, it aims to put 'the school at the heart of the community' and 'to identify and celebrate schools which have established a broad and balanced curriculum enriched from the local community and environment'.
Sense
SENSE Centres are schools that are accredited by the Cambridge Institute of Technology (INTEC), in conjunction with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and Pearson Information, to run important development programmes with their own staff and staff from other local schools. Learn more by clicking here
Sport England - Activemark Gold
An accreditation scheme for primary schools which reward schools for their commitment to promoting the benefits of physical activity and physical activity provision. We achieved the highest award, the ‘Gold Award’.
Sports College
Part of the specialist schools programme run by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), we attained Sports College status in 2001 and we re-designated in 2005.
Sportsmark 2007
Sportsmark 2007 rewards exceptional delivery of the National School Sport Strategy. Our school has receive the mark because at least 90% of pupils across the school were going at least 2 hours high quality PE and school sport a week.
SportsMark Award
An accreditation scheme for secondary schools which reward schools for their commitment to promoting the benefits of physical activity and physical activity provision. We achieved the highest award, the ‘Gold Award’.