New-Bridge Integrated College

Overview

New-Bridge Integrated College is described as a school where the integrated ethos is “embedded fully” in its culture, fostering an environment where pupils feel “cherished and valued.” The report highlights a “highly effective approach to staff professional learning” and strong collaborative networks that positively impact pupil development. While the school demonstrates significant strengths in inclusivity and pupil well-being, it identifies specific areas regarding teaching consistency and curriculum access that require further development.

Strengths

• The school’s vision is “well understood by the school community” and drives “highly effective relationships between the pupils and the staff.”
• Pupils demonstrate a “strong understanding of and commitment to inclusivity,” with successful initiatives like the ‘Joy of Learning Together’ project.
• There is “clear evidence” that targeted interventions and restorative practice strategies are having a “significant impact on the learning and development of the pupils.”
• The school benefits from an “extensive and dynamic collaborative network,” including shared education partnerships that broaden pupil experiences.
• Staff engage in “research informed” professional learning, with effective use of data to inform “bespoke, timely and targeted intervention programmes.”

Areas to improve

• The report notes “variability in the quality of the teachers’ marking for improvement” and a need for more consistent feedback.
• In some lessons, there was “over-direction by the teacher” and “insufficient adaptive teaching strategies” to meet the needs of all pupils.
• The school must address gaps in curriculum access, specifically that some pupils do not have “full access to swimming” or statutory physical education.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for child and adult protection align to the current statutory guidance.”