Educational excellence in the Carr Manors....
Wednesday 21st July 2010 2:51 PM
I am passionately committed to education and fighting for our local schools. They are a vital part of our community and two recent events have shown what a valuable contribution and difference they make to everybody's lives.
Firstly, it was my great pleasure to visit Carr Manor High to present it with an award for its Breakfast Club. Teachers formed the club in response to concerns about pupils' tiredness and lack of focus. They were concerned, that especially in deprived areas, breakfast is rarely on offer. So, they seized the initiative and ever since the formation of the award-winning 'Kool Club' in 2003 there have been marked improvements in pupils' attendance and performance.
Secondly, Ofsted delivered its verdict on Carr Manor Primary in Meanwood. It judged it as 'outstanding' in all its judgement criteria; overall effectiveness, capacity for improvement, and outcomes for pupils. This is the product of an environment described as "enormously welcoming, stimulating and yet calm" by inspectors. Pupils told inspectors they simply didn't want to leave.
Both Carr Manor High and Carr Manor Primary are brilliant schools whose staff and pupils deserve the recognition they are getting. Congratulations to them both. They are an example to us all in how schools can achieve excellence by working as a real partnership between the staff, pupils and parents and show why it is essential we continue supporting our schools.
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