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Submitted by adamreid on April 10, 2007
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What makes a good school?
The school I have attended for the second placement, is a improving school, it has been put in the list of the top 100 most improved schools of the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6250633.stm
I believe when looking at national averages, it is important to remember that there are a lot of factors that can influence results for pupils. That is why I have decided to look more closely into comparison to schools in the local area. Royston is among the top three schools of the local LEA with 39% attaining 5 GCSE's A* - C (including English and Math).
One thing I have found about league tables, is that there is a lot of pressure to hit targets, although this has obvious advantages, keeping teachers motivated, making sure the school keeps up high standards, a target for each new year to achieve etc.. It also has its downfalls I have found that in school X the teachers are far more committed to making sure the pupils that can achieve 5 A-C grades get them than helping pupils that try just as hard achieve their grades below A*-C. This leaves a large number of pupils not getting the support or care from a teacher as the other pupils, for example there are 5 year eleven girls that have been evicted from their maths class to work on their own as they are not going to get a good grade, OK the pupils aren't exactly putting their all into each lesson but I think that could be a knock on effect from the way they have been treated in the past.
This is why I personally pay more attention to the Valued Added Tables, if the school was doing reasonable for the local area then I would much rather send my child to a school that I know is going to put their all into each and every pupil no matter what standard they are at.
The advantage school X has is that it is achieving well in both tables, so I may be over exaggerating but it is a point in which I feel strongly...
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