Inclusion Quality Mark

We are delighted to have been awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark, demonstrating our commitment to inclusive practice in all aspects of school life. We have been recommended as a Centre of Excellence on our very first assessment.  We are very proud of our inclusive, Catholic community. Here are some quotes from the report:

Everything the school does is underpinned by strong relationships, within and beyond the building, and by a clear understanding of the needs of each person in that community.

A key strength of this setting is the close relationships between staff and their pupils and colleagues, pupils and their peers, and between the school and families. Every child and staff member I spoke to clearly feels heard, seen and known as an individual, and has their unique needs met as well as possible.

Parents spoke very movingly of their experiences in joining this school’s community and the feeling of being members of a family was mentioned time and again.

Children throughout the school articulated its inclusive ethos beautifully, using phrases such as, “Nobody is left alone,” and “Everyone treats everyone the way they want to be treated. It is so diverse and so equal.” They spoke of reaching out to new arrivals, giving peers extra time or space, and talked about their teachers and senior leaders’ modelling of inclusive language and approaches.

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) is committed to getting the best for every child and lead the staff in making accurate and timely use of both attainment data and qualitative information about children’s backgrounds, contexts and needs for support or challenge, or both. They are perpetually striving for improvement in their own practice and looking for opportunities to further develop, ensuring that changes are beneficial and do not
simply add to staff workload.

We will send the full report home to all our families. Well done everyone!