Landsker Education

Overview

Landsker Education is an independent school providing in-house education for children in residential care who cannot access mainstream schooling. The report highlights that pupils make “very strong progress” in their learning and wellbeing, supported by “highly effective leadership” and close collaboration between education, residential, and therapeutic staff. The school meets all regulatory requirements and is praised for its positive ethos and structured environment.

Strengths

• Pupils make “exceptional progress” in improving their attitudes to learning and developing self-perception as successful learners.
• The quality of teaching is “very high,” with a structured environment that encourages pupils to build confidence and take “calculated risks.”
• Arrangements for promoting wider skills development are a “notable strength,” including well-planned therapeutic interventions and independent living skills.
• Pupils show “exemplary standards of behaviour” and attend school regularly, with attendance levels described as “exceptionally high.”
• Strong progress is made in core literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills, with many pupils achieving relevant qualifications.

Areas to improve

• Curriculum planning must identify clearly what pupils learn as they move through the school, particularly at key stage 3.
• The quality of improvement planning needs strengthening.
• Planning for the progressive development of pupils’ creative and physical skills is currently underdeveloped.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s arrangements for safeguarding “meet requirements and give no cause for concern.”