Standards

At the beginning of what has been an extremely successful start to the school year with our “year 12” students achieving a record 90% 5A*-C GCSE grades, of which 47% also passed English and Mathematics (our second best set of results ever) and where our new curriculum has started incredibly well, I felt I should clarify a few points with regards to standards around the school.  

Regular assemblies take place in school to clarify and reinforce the high standards we expect of all students at school with regard to uniform, behaviour and other important rules. The information presented at these assemblies is then shared with parents in a variety of forms such as newsletters, text messages and full details of these standards are on the school website. 

Why do we have these clear standards?

· So that we can clearly focus on learning
·         So everyone knows what is expected of them
·         To stop any confusion/arguments
·         To prepare students for the future in a society full of expectations and rules

These standards and expectations have been agreed by the governing body and as such as a member of Failsworth School it is expected that you fulfil all our expectations

There are opportunities for parents and student to offer their opinion on these matters through direct contact or via, in the case of students, the student’s council and parents via the parent’s voice meetings. For instance, last year after representations made by the student council we changed the rules around the use of mobile phones in school.

I do hope and expect you will continue to support the position taken by the school with regards to the application of consistent standards, but also appreciate the responses made to reasonable request to review and amend these policies. The school will improve further if parents, students and staff work in partnership together.

J Meagher
Head Teacher
(September 2011)