Youth Works Community College

Overview: Youth Works Community College provides a safe and welcoming environment where pupils enjoy learning and develop strong working relationships with staff. The school's values of being person-centred, responsive, nurturing, and empowering are evident, and pupils are overwhelmingly positive about their experiences.

Strengths:

• Pupils develop strong working relationships with staff and are motivated to learn.

• Staff skilfully help pupils make positive choices and manage their emotions and feelings successfully.

• Pupils are re-engaged with learning and have clear plans for their next steps.

• The curriculum prepares pupils well for their next steps, and most pupils secure an appropriate education, employment, or training placement when they leave school.

• Personal development is a fundamental part of the school's provision, with opportunities for pupils to build their confidence and self-esteem.

Areas to improve:

• Not all subject curriculums are as ambitious as they should be, with staff in the process of identifying what pupils need to know and when in some subjects.

• Some pupils with SEND are not supported as well as they could be, with staff not having sufficient information to provide effective support.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.