| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:I don't belieeeeeeve it! | |
| Posted by: | Thomas Barry | |
| Date/Time: | 08/08/14 09:35:00 |
| "Rubbish - the reason parents don't want their children to go to SOME state schools is because discipline and manners are totally lacking" I'm sure you'll provide a list of local ones to help us, based on your recent extensive experience, Trudie. Meanwhile, I'll provide one, from its recent (January) Ofsted report: "The behaviour of pupils requires improvement. Behaviour is not good because school records show that there have been incidents of a serious nature that were not followed up robustly. Normally, pupils move around school and during their lessons calmly. They listen respectfully and try hard to understand what is expected, even if they find it difficult to comprehend English. Pupils said that they know whom to tell if they are bullied. They believe that bullying will be dealt with effectively. They understand what to do if contacted online by a stranger because a school project on e-safety has improved their awareness of the dangers when using the internet. The school’s work to keep pupils safe and secure is inadequate. Records for behaviour, safeguarding and absence are disorganised and poorly managed. Incidents relating to child protection and contacts with external agencies are not logged systematically. These incidents are not always reported to the local governing body, indicating that monitoring by governors of safeguarding and behaviour incidents is poor. Pupils’ attendance is low and leaders have been unable to demonstrate any significant improvement. On the first day of the inspection, one in 10 pupils was absent from school. In all year groups, there are examples of pupils missing education for over three days every week. This exceptionally poor trend is compounded by inadequate systems for monitoring attendance. Failure to make contact with a child’s parents on the first day of absence is not followed up. On average, every day, the whereabouts of at least one child is unknown by the school. This means the school cannot be sure that those pupils are safe." You're not going to choose a school like that, are you, Trudie? Yet that's a London Free School, opened a couple of years ago, and I challenge anyone to find a state school in Hounslow with a recent Ofsted report anywhere near as bad. |