Glencryan School

Overview

The inspection team found that Glencryan School provides a supportive environment where children and young people are respected and valued. Staff develop purposeful, positive relationships that help pupils settle and participate in learning, while also fostering an inclusive culture. The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• Children and young people’s views are “valued highly by staff” and they help make “positive changes that improve school life”.
• Leaders and staff build “purposeful, positive and nurturing relationships” that support pupils in settling and participating in learning.
• The school has created an “inclusive and equitable school culture” where pupils are respected, supporting their wellbeing.
• Pupils are developing important skills that help them “prepare for changes and life after school”.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should “develop further their approaches to improvement planning” to better identify and measure progress in attainment.
• Staff should ensure a “consistency of approach to teaching, learning and assessment” so learning is better matched to individual needs.
• Leaders must ensure “formalised meetings within appropriate timescales” for all families to support full-time learning and regular plan updates.

Safeguarding

The report states that senior leaders and staff support children and young people to improve their wellbeing within an “inclusive and equitable school culture where children and young people are respected and valued.”