News@Kimberley
Founded 1925
Feb 2015 Issue 42#
A record of the life of the school,
its duties and pleasure, its work and play;
a chronicle of endeavour
and achievement
Head’s Lines
Department for Education
visit The Kimberley School
We have been working hard since the summer
to ensure the exam results for our current year
eleven cohort are good and reflect the ability
and work ethic of our fantastic students. I was
delighted, therefore, to have the opportunity to
showcase the work we are doing to two
“Inspectors” from the DfE.
They spent a day in school, talking to students,
staff and Governors about the quality of teaching
and the wider experience the school offers. They
were keen to point out that they recognised the
work that has been done and the progress we
have made towards ensuring all GCSE results
are back on track next year.
We were all delighted by the positive feedback
they gave us at the end of the day, referring to the
Year 11 student panel as open, polite and helpful –
marvellous ambassadors. The students were
Newdigate Street
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clear that their time at the school has heightened
their aspirations.
They observed that there is good leadership at
all levels, seeking to improve the school. The
Governing Body was identified as being clearly
ambitious, experienced and insightful. In particular, they said how much they had enjoyed the visit
and how welcoming the school had been. They
saw harmonious relationships between students
and staff, and students that were engaged in their
work in the classrooms visited.
In conclusion, they said, “it is evident that it is
a hard-working, committed school intent on
improvement.” The leader of the team added,
“I can see why the community here want to use
your school and like coming here.”
Kimberley • Nottingham • NG16 2NJ
www.kimberleyschool.co.uk
Chris Teal - Headteacher
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0115 938 7000