On Wednesday 26th November a groups of Governors
joined us in school. They were
here to look at the work of the school, specifically in regard to the House
System and the quality of work in Students Books. They attended a House Assembly – with a presentation on the
important work of Young Carers in our society. They were impressed by the quality of the messages and the
very respectful behaviour of our students. They also went to a house tutor session and watched as
different age students worked together to answer questions and solve
problems. They liked the way the
students interacted and the way the activity prepared students for the day ahead. The Governors then went on to a training
session on how student exercise books can be used to find out how much progress
is being made by students. They
found this task very revealing as they looked at the books of 29 students in
year 8. In the best examples
students clearly showed progress as they corrected work in response to feedback
from their teachers.
We finished the day with a full Governing Body meeting where
we discussed the progress made by the school in its improvement planning.
The catering for the whole day was provided by KS4 students
as part of their coursework requirement.
They provided a lovely lunch and an afternoon tea that was enjoyed by a
large number of staff and governors.
Well done to them all.