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Originally Posted by Zeph
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Good find, Zeph.
I liked the Ofsted inspectors' letter to the pupils at the end of the report -
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Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection
Thank you for being so welcoming and friendly to us when we visited your school. Your views are very important. We enjoyed meeting you, and we value very much the help you gave us.
There are many good things about your school. You get on well with each other and with your teachers, and you told us how much you appreciate the opportunities teachers give you to take part in a wide range of activities. Your attendance at school is particularly good, and this reflects the fact that most of you enjoy school. You welcome opportunities to have your say in the running of the school through the school council. Many of you told us that your new headteacher is involving you much more, and that lots of improvements are taking place. You are right. We believe that your headteacher is providing outstanding leadership for the school. She is supported very well by other senior teachers and all the staff of the school.
We are pleased about this because, despite many good things, much improvement is needed in the school. Many of you are not achieving as well as you should, and recent results have not been good enough.
We are asking the school to take steps to improve a number of things, but particularly these areas:
•Improve the progress you make significantly.
•Make sure that what you are taught is suitable for what you need.
•Increase the amount of good teaching in lessons.
•Make sure that the teachers who are in charge of subjects are all able to lead their subjects equally successfully.
We are encouraged by the improvements to all these areas that are already taking place, but there is still quite a long way to go. We believe you will want to play your part in helping the school to continue to improve by using your energy and talents to work hard and to do your best. I wish all of you good luck for the future.