DEAR TIME
During DEAR time, our lower school pupils work on their literacy levels. Below is a selection of resources in use during DEAR time:
The school is exceptionally well led and managed by an outstanding and tireless headteacher and a particularly strong senior team. There is a shared sense of purpose that focuses on learning and students. Roles and responsibilities are well-defined and professional development opportunities have further enhanced the effectiveness of managers and teachers at all levels. School self-evaluation is accurate, inclusive and rigorous, resulting in ambitious target setting and improvement planning. Middle leaders throughout the school understand their roles in improving the school's performance; consequently, standards have continued to rise over the past three years, and in some aspects, the rate of improvement has been rapid. For example, the Key Stage 3 results, particularly in science, have substantially improved over the last two years. Leaders and managers know where further improvements need to be made; the whole-school focus on raising literacy levels through various strategies is having a positive impact and the continued and successful drive towards improving attendance has resulted in attendance rates rising year by year.
