Take 1 Learning Centre

Overview:

Pupils are known and valued as individuals at this welcoming school, where staff greet pupils warmly and have time to check on their well-being. The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve and staff want pupils to see the value of education and to see themselves as successful learners. Pupils behave well and benefit from enrichment opportunities.

Strengths:

• Pupils are known and valued as individuals at this welcoming school.
• The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve.
• Pupils benefit from enrichment opportunities, including visits to the library and sporting competitions against other schools.
• The school prepares pupils well for life beyond school, with a comprehensive careers programme and opportunities for work experience and careers mentoring.
• The school organises events which enable pupils to develop important skills and foster a sense of community.

Areas to improve:

• In a small number of subjects, the important knowledge that pupils should learn has not been clearly set out, making it difficult for staff to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.