Flying high for Emmanuel
2012年12月28日A VERWOOD school is celebrating a double achievement after getting a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted and finally raising the 14,000 needed for special equipment.
Emmanuel Middle School was one of the first to be inspected under the new, more rigorous Ofsted guidelines.
While the school received an ‘outstanding’ grade last time it was inspected in 2009, staff are thrilled with the good grade because it comes after a much more stringent framework was introduced in which schools are judged.
The school was visited by inspectors in the first full week of the autumn term and was judged to be ‘Good’ in every area.
Headteacher Jill Watson said she was particularly pleased inspectors said: “Warm and trusting relationships are the hallmark of the school’s ethos and the climate for learning is highly supportive. The consideration that pupils extend to each other is often exemplary.”
The report also said pupils “make good progress in their time at school to secure attainment that is consistently above average at the end of Year 8” and “pupils with disabilities and those with special educational needs are making good progress and the school takes care to match additional support to pupils’ needs and to evaluate its impact thoroughly”.
Mrs Watson said: “We are extremely pleased with the report.
“It is a testament to all the hard work by staff, pupils and governors. The new framework has much higher expectations than before so we are very proud of what we have achieved.”
Inspectors also said: “Pupils are extremely well cared for. They feel secure and appreciated as individuals. The values of mutual respect and consideration are ingrained in a supportive learning environment where most|flourish.
“Pupils’ behaviour is typically good and sometimes outstanding.”
They said an outstanding grade would be achieved when all teachers were up to the same high standard, saying: “There is variation in the quality of teaching and some lessons where teachers do not challenge pupils appropriately.”
The news came as Verwood mayor Simon Gibson officially presented a laser cutter to the school from the PTFA (Parents, Teachers and Friends Association).
The cutter will be used by all the pupils during their design and technology lessons and will enable the students to come up with design ideas for the 21st century.
These designs are created on a computer and can then be cut out precisely from a variety of materials including plastic, cardboard, acrylic, wood and cloth.
The cost of the laser cutter was nearly 14,000 and the money for it was raised by the PTFA over the last two years with a variety of fundraising events.
The last 3,000 was raised in March with a sponsored abseil from the top of Poole Water Tower, in which teachers, parents and children took part.
Sophie Trim, chairman of the PTFA, said: “This was a wonderful event with fantastic support from parents, friends, staff and the children.”
A plaque has been made using the laser cutter to show that it was presented by the PTFA, and this has been attached to the machine.
Emmanuel Middle School was one of the first to be inspected under the new, more rigorous Ofsted guidelines.
While the school received an ‘outstanding’ grade last time it was inspected in 2009, staff are thrilled with the good grade because it comes after a much more stringent framework was introduced in which schools are judged.
The school was visited by inspectors in the first full week of the autumn term and was judged to be ‘Good’ in every area.
Headteacher Jill Watson said she was particularly pleased inspectors said: “Warm and trusting relationships are the hallmark of the school’s ethos and the climate for learning is highly supportive. The consideration that pupils extend to each other is often exemplary.”
The report also said pupils “make good progress in their time at school to secure attainment that is consistently above average at the end of Year 8” and “pupils with disabilities and those with special educational needs are making good progress and the school takes care to match additional support to pupils’ needs and to evaluate its impact thoroughly”.
Mrs Watson said: “We are extremely pleased with the report.
“It is a testament to all the hard work by staff, pupils and governors. The new framework has much higher expectations than before so we are very proud of what we have achieved.”
Inspectors also said: “Pupils are extremely well cared for. They feel secure and appreciated as individuals. The values of mutual respect and consideration are ingrained in a supportive learning environment where most|flourish.
“Pupils’ behaviour is typically good and sometimes outstanding.”
They said an outstanding grade would be achieved when all teachers were up to the same high standard, saying: “There is variation in the quality of teaching and some lessons where teachers do not challenge pupils appropriately.”
The news came as Verwood mayor Simon Gibson officially presented a laser cutter to the school from the PTFA (Parents, Teachers and Friends Association).
The cutter will be used by all the pupils during their design and technology lessons and will enable the students to come up with design ideas for the 21st century.
These designs are created on a computer and can then be cut out precisely from a variety of materials including plastic, cardboard, acrylic, wood and cloth.
The cost of the laser cutter was nearly 14,000 and the money for it was raised by the PTFA over the last two years with a variety of fundraising events.
The last 3,000 was raised in March with a sponsored abseil from the top of Poole Water Tower, in which teachers, parents and children took part.
Sophie Trim, chairman of the PTFA, said: “This was a wonderful event with fantastic support from parents, friends, staff and the children.”
A plaque has been made using the laser cutter to show that it was presented by the PTFA, and this has been attached to the machine.
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