What does the school need to do to improve further?
Strengthen the leadership and management of senior leaders and governors through improving the effectiveness of the college’s monitoring, evaluation and forward-planning by ensuring that:
there is closer attention to detail in the way that senior leaders and governors check the college’s work
the provision for disabled students and those who have special educational needs is more carefully monitored and their progress tracked more rigorously
the participation and achievement of disadvantaged students is analysed so that what the college does so successfully is developed more widely
the implementation of necessary developments is timely, well planned and clearly communicated to key stakeholders.
What does the college need to do to improve further?
By January 2013, raise the quality of all teaching and learning to that seen in the best subjects by:
ensuring that all teachers plan and deliver teaching that is carefully matched to the differing learning needs of students, so that those who find a subject difficult make accelerated progress and catch up with their peers
giving students in all classes substantial opportunities to develop and practice the skills of independent learning and discussion
devising and implementing systems to share the very best practice between faculties and disciplines, thereby ensuring that the expertise of those staff with post-compulsory and compulsory education backgrounds is disseminated widely.