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Yahoo
4 days ago
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School shares 'immense pride' after receiving positive Ofsted report
A secondary school in Brampton has shared its 'immense pride' after receiving a positive Ofsted. William Howard School was inspected by the education watchdog on Tuesday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 25. Although Ofsted no longer provided overall effectives judgements for state-funded schools, the report concluded that the Brampton school has taken 'effective action' to maintain the standards identified at its previous inspection. William Howard School was rated 'good' after its last full inspection in May 2019. In its final report, Ofsted praised the school's community and its high expectations for pupils. The report said: "Pupils quickly develop a strong feeling of belonging to this school. Despite coming from a wide geographic area and different backgrounds, they are united by their understanding of 'The William Howard Way'. "Pupils delight in contributing to the school community. For instance, students in the sixth form support younger pupils with their reading. "Pupils in the 'open spaces' group relish their roles caring for the school's animals." The report also acknowledged areas where the school can continue to improve, including the clarity of key knowledge in certain key stage three subject and the extension of reading support into key stage 4. In a letter to parents after the school received its latest Ofsted report, William Howard School's headteacher Kath Pigdon shared her delight at its findings. She said: "It is with immense pride that I share a report that captures the heart and soul of William Howard School, a place where pupils quickly develop a strong sense of belonging, underpinned by our shared values and the unifying strength of 'The William Howard Way'." "Despite our students coming from many different areas and backgrounds, the inspectors recognised what we see every day a community bound by mutual respect, aspiration, and a commitment to each other. "I would also like to thank you our wider school community for your continued support. We recognise the strength of this partnership is a vital part of our success. "This report is not just a reflection of a school inspection; it is a celebration of our young people and all that they achieve here."
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Grantham school plans to convert former pub into classrooms
An empty Grantham pub could be turned into a sixth-form centre by a nearby King's School has applied to convert the former Five Bells on Brook Street for use by its Year 12 and 13 its planning application, the boys' school said the revamped space would provide "teaching and study spaces specifically tailored to the needs of older students preparing for A-level examinations and university entrance".It would also be used for offices. Plans include removing the bar area, the cellars and the kitchen and converting them into smaller rooms. The application said "no significant external alterations are proposed" except possibly ramps and door widening to improve bid will be considered by South Kesteven District King's School's former pupils include Sir Isaac Newton and 18th Century Poet Laureate Colley to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here, to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here, to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
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School praised for 'nurturing, safe, and inclusive environment' in Estyn report
A school has been praised for its "nurturing, safe, and inclusive environment" in a recent Estyn inspection. Caerleon Comprehensive School, located on Cold Bath Road, was given the positive feedback following the inspection in February 2025. The secondary school has 1,468 pupils on roll, including 256 in the sixth form. Inspectors found that "most pupils make at least suitable progress" and "some achieve strong progress due to high challenge and skilled teaching." (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) The school was also praised for its "supportive, respectful, and well-managed" classrooms, and the "strong progress" made by pupils with additional learning needs. The inspection report highlighted the wide range of academic and vocational subjects offered by the school, particularly in Key Stage 4 and the sixth form. (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) The school was commended for its collaboration with other schools to broaden sixth form provision, and for promoting diversity and Welsh culture through initiatives such as Cynefin days and Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen. The report also praised the school's "strong safeguarding culture" and "effective pastoral care," as well as the "high engagement and maturity" shown by sixth formers, as well as spotlighting the contribution made by the school governors. (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) The headteacher, appointed in November 2022, was described as "strategic, compassionate, and impactful," with inspectors noting that her leadership has boosted staff morale and improved teaching quality. However, the report did identify some areas for improvement, such as persistent absenteeism, limited numeracy development, and a lack in the use of Welsh outside lessons. (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) There was also calls for improvement on the quality of feedback and number of pupils making writing errors due to lack of "expectation to self-correct" and "inconsistencies in marking". The school has been asked to improve the attendance of pupils eligible for free school meals, refine self-evaluation and improvement planning, and expand opportunities to develop numeracy and Welsh language skills across the curriculum. (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) Headteacher Lucy Purcell said: "I am very proud of all the students and staff at our school in relation to our very positive Estyn inspection report. "I am particularly proud of the lessons the Estyn team watched where they observed students making 'strong and brisk progress' and of the 'strong culture of safeguarding' they recognised at our school." (Image: Caerleon Comprehensive School) She continued: "Our dedicated and skilled governing body are also recognised through a 'spotlight' in the report and I am very grateful to those volunteers for all their hard work in supporting our school. "We know there is still more work to be done on our priorities to ensure we are the very best we can be and we will continue to work towards these priorities in order to maximise the potential of all young people in our care."
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Humberston Park Special School £6m sixth form development
A council has approved plans to buy back a former school in Grimsby and turn it into a special sixth East Lincolnshire Council sold Nunsthorpe School to Grimsby Institute in 2004 and it now operates as a technical and professional training authority plans to repurchase the school and invest £6m to transform it into a separate sixth form site for Humberston Park Special Margaret Cracknell said: "There's absolute demand for further premises in order to cope with the numbers of children that need this special education provision." Cracknell added Humberston Park Special School's existing location in St Thomas Close, Humberston, had very little capacity to expand. "We don't have any alternative but to support this expansion so that children are supported in a building that suits them," she said. Humberston Park Special School, which caters for pupils from age four to 19, is currently oversubscribed at approximately 140 students at its existing to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a recent capacity assessment found its maximum intake should be 106 pupils. A council document said the school can no longer offer a nursery and has indicated it will not be accepting new pupils until improving its capacity, fewer children with special needs will need to be sent out of the borough for their education, saving the council £31,000 a provisional funding for the refurbishment is made up of £4.5m from the council's general pupil place cash and £1.5m from the future Department for Education higher needs grant. Grimsby Institute is vacating the former Nunsthorpe school due to new facilities it has been developing to host its animal husbandry courses at its main campus. The move is expected to start from September. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
03-06-2025
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Guernsey sixth form centre ask the community for support
Islanders have been urged to consider ways they may be able to contribute to Guernsey's new sixth form States of Guernsey said the centre's move to its new temporary home at the La Mare de Carteret site will take place in September, before it moves to a campus at Les said the policy and resources committee approved £283,000 to ready the site for the sixth form, with £179,000 to fund equipment and bike form principal Kieran James said the vision was to create a "smart, professional" environment, adding: "We are asking Guernsey's incredible community to come together and contribute to this important project." Officials said the revamp work includes remodelling parts of the building's interior, as well as transforming the current sports hall into a university-style lecture theatre and multi-purpose study James said the centre would reach out to individuals and businesses who were keen to collaborate."This could include support through corporate social responsibility initiatives, from providing interior design advice or donating additional quality office furnishings, to offering mentoring support to our students or helping to fund motivational and inspirational graphic artwork to enhance the site," he James added: "The students who graduate from the Sixth Form Centre they become our future doctors and our lawyers and our teachers and our journalists."What we're asking is that the community therefore gives some input into the sixth form to be part of that journey."Nick Hynes, director of education, said the relocation work was "on track and in budget".
