Harmeny Education Trust

Overview

Inspectors found that staff create a "calm and responsive learning environment" that supports engagement and emotional regulation. The report evaluates both "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" as "good", noting strong progress in establishing the senior phase.

Strengths

• Staff create a "calm and responsive learning environment" with classrooms "thoughtfully arranged to meet sensory needs and support emotional regulation".
• Staff "know the children and young people very well" and use "sensitive approaches that help learners participate and make progress".
• Senior leaders have made "strong progress in establishing the senior phase", with the S4 cohort benefiting from subjects reflecting their interests.
• Learners benefit from "enriching experiences" and celebrations of success that help them "grow in confidence and develop important life skills".

Areas to improve

• Teachers should improve how they "track and monitor children and young people’s progress over time" and ensure assessment is "fairly and consistently" applied.
• Staff should "continue to raise their expectations of what children and young people can achieve" to ensure learning is at the "right level of difficulty".

Safeguarding

The report does not contain a specific statement regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.