WELCOME

WELCOME

I. WELCOME NOTE FROM THE HEAD-TEACHER

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR SCHOOL. IT IS THE VIEWS OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR CARE AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS THAT COUNT MOST WITH US.

“STUDENTS REPORT THEY FEEL SAFE AND RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE IN THE SCHOOL. STAFF KNOW INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WELL AND TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT.” OFSTED 2010

“PARENTS AND CARERS HOLD EXTREMELY POSITIVE VIEWS ABOUT THE SCHOOL. AS ONE PARENT COMMENTED, ‘THIS IS THE FIRST SCHOOL MY SON HAS EVER ENJOYED AND WANTED TO ATTEND. I NOW HAVE A SON THAT IS POSITIVE ABOUT HIM-SELF AND ENJOYS HIS EDUCATION.’.” OFSTED 2010

MOST OF US ARE PARENTS TOO AND WE WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR OWN SO MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE SAFE AND HAPPY AND DEVELOPING INTO GOOD PEOPLE IS SOMETHING WE WORK VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE EVERY DAY BUT OF COURSE IT IS LEARNING THAT IS AT THE HEART OF ANY GOOD SCHOOL.

TEACHING IS GOOD HERE AND SOMETIMES OUTSTANDING AND WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL BY IMPROVING TEACHING: WE WANT ALL TEACHING TO BE OUTSTANDING ALL THE TIME. OUR EXAM RESULTS COMPARE VERY FAVOURABLY WITH SIMILAR SCHOOLS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE A WIDE RANGE OF GCSES AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING VOCATIONAL COURSES PLUS WE DO LOTS OF OTHER FUN STUFF TOO LIKE CANOEING AND ROCK CLIMBING, GO-KARTING , SEA-FISHING… WE HOPE OF COURSE TO ANSWER MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS BUT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR DEALING DIRECTLY WITH PARENTS AND CARERS SO PLEASE DO CONTACT ME OVER ANYTHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU AT MMACCOURT@BARLEYLANE.DEVON.SCH.UK OR ON 07848028341.

A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOL POLICIES AND GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST AND CAN BE ACCESSED ON THIS WEBSITE AND AT GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE DATA FOR BARLEY LANE AT HTTP://WWW.EDUCATION.GOV.UK/CGI-BIN/SCHOOLS/PERFORMANCE/SCHOOL.PL?URN=113636.

MICHAEL MACCOURT