Imedia School

Overview: Imedia School provides education for pupils in Years 10 and 11 who are at risk of exclusion from school. The school has a strong moral purpose where pupils can overcome difficulties and achieve. Pupils are well supported to understand the school's high expectations for their attendance, behaviour and learning.

Strengths:

• Pupils come to the school because of difficulties managing their behaviour in other schools, but they settle in and re-engage with education effectively.
• The school teaches pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour, with a firm and fair approach that helps them understand the impact of negative behaviour on themselves and others.
• Classrooms are calm places where pupils feel safe and content, with teaching that is clear and effective.
• The school gives pupils a new direction and the tools they need to plan for their futures, boosting their self-esteem, sense of purpose and aspirations.
• The school's work to improve pupils' attendance and behaviour is exemplary, with high expectations and careful records.

Areas to improve:

• The physical and creative education curriculums are not as well developed as other subjects, with pupils' experiences and progress through these areas of learning not as strong as they could be.
• The range of enrichment activities beyond the taught curriculum is quite narrow, with pupils not broadening their interests as well as they might.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.