Southcraig Campus

Overview

Inspectors found that Southcraig School has successfully embedded its core values, resulting in a culture defined by "warm, caring and nurturing relationships." The report highlights that children and young people are developing confidence and independence while receiving "sensitive, compassionate support" from dedicated staff.

Strengths

• The school culture is built on "warm, caring and nurturing relationships" driven by well-embedded values of happiness, respect, and inclusion.
• Learners are "proud of their extensive and varied range of achievements" and are effectively developing their confidence and communication skills.
• Staff provide "high levels of sensitive, compassionate support" and are "highly attuned to the needs of learners."
• Successful approaches ensure children "progress well in their learning," with a strong commitment to promoting equality and celebrating diversity.

Areas to improve

• Teachers should continue to adapt learning and teaching approaches to ensure lessons are set at the "right level of difficulty" to accelerate progress.
• Senior leaders should strengthen approaches to using data and information to verify that children are making progress.
• Staff should continue to expand the range of learning pathways available for all children and young people.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff are "dedicated to upholding children’s rights" and provide "sensitive, compassionate support" to learners.