Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 9
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 9
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'1 .l herefordtimescom School ‘must imp A SECONDARY school headteacher said staff will continue to work hard to ensure pupils achieve the best grades after a disap- pointing Ofsted report. Lady Hawkins’ High School in Kington received an overall rating of ‘re- quires improvement’ fol- lowing its latest inspection. The school was rated in, five sections and received ‘good’ in three and ‘re- quires improvement’ in the other two. Acting headteacher, Jeff Kay, who has been there since September said, al- though disappointed by the overall grade, he is ’pleased with the positive comments and the recog- nised improvements made since the last report in 2013, which also resulted in a rating of ‘requires im- provement.’ Mr Kay said: “Our aim now is to continue to work By Rebecca Cain 01432845883 rcatéiherefordtimescom Twitter @HTNewsroom hard to ensure that every student achieves the very best grades that they are capable of, while enjoying school and developing the social and personal skills to help them become suc- cessful adults. “Lady Hawkins’ School staff and students are to be congratulated on all their hard work and commit- ment.” The report said effective- ness of leadership and management needed im- provement, but inspectors did recognise the strengths and improvements. The new leadership from September has renewed the focus on improving the documentation and struc- tures of governance and leadership discussed in the Ofsted report. as well as working with staff to fur ther improve outcomes for some groups of students. It said the most able made good progress but disad- vantaged, disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs only made expected progress, although achievement was rising. It also said teachers do not always use the infor— mation gathered on pupils’ progress and attainment to adapt the work in lessons in line with their ability levels; and senior leaders’ systems for monitoring teachers’ performance are not sufficiently rigorous. But the school, which has 330 pupils, achieved a judgement of ‘good’ in quality of teaching, learn- ing and assessment; per— rove ’ sonal development, be- haviour and welfare of students; and 16 to 19 study programmes (sixth form). Mr Kay added: “We are delighted that the inspec- tion has highlighted so many of the things that are good about Lady Hawkins” School, particularly given that the framework is so much more demanding than previous ones. “The main result, the number of students achiev- ing five GCSEs or more, including English and maths, at grade C or above continues to be above the national average." This figure amounted to 58 percent of pupils in 2015 ~ while the UK average is 57.1 per cent. He said 41 percent of stu: dents also gained the Eng- lish Baccalaureate, which is significantly above the national average of 24.3 per cent. Thursday, January 28 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 9 ‘1 T l), '1' l‘, ,,’.‘ . Hill-.lilliicllil I” iiii WI” resume painting on March lst, 2016 For all bookings or enquiries call Peter on 07787 373418 or 01926 853728 Women called to unite 1n faith By Rebecca Cain 01432 845883 rca@heref0rdtimes.com Twitter @HTNewsroom A SENIOR Buddhist nun has organised an event to encourage women from dif- ferent faiths and countries to talk to each other. Venerable Tenzin Choe- sang, along with the Here- fordshire Interfaith Group, ' is launching a Faith 2 Faith Women 2 Women’s project on March 5 to celebrate In- ternational Women’s Day Venerable Choesang, a nun within the Tibetan tradition who lives in Her- efordshire, said the inten- tion is to provide a platform for a better understanding of different cultures in order to enable women of diverse faiths to help, sup- port, guide and encourage other women. She said: “It is out of friendship and love — there is no political slant.” Venerable Choesang would particularly like to invite women from around the world who have made their homes in Hereford- shire. . She said: ”Through these links we plan to make con— tact with their relatives and friends left behind in their home countries, in order that we may start to understand their cultures and what forms the basis of their understanding of faith. It is envisaged that in this way a web will spread out to many cultures throughout the world. ” On March 5 at the Kindle Centre, next to Asda in Hereford, from 9.30am to 4.30pm there will be a re- laxed day of sharing food and interests and mak- ing cards and gifts to send abroad. Women only. For details e-mail june@ the-hermit—online.co.uk . ”is? 7...)va fig: g sigh sq, he Ross On Wye°HR9 GLN" 01989 730 430 Venerable f‘h- ,, a ' B “"- ‘nun. ism- ”an event for International Women' e Day at the Kindle Centre In Hereford on March 5. 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