Date: March 18, 2008
Release: Immediate
CFBT EDUCATION TRUST'S INCLUDE CELEBRATES OFSTED REPORT
include, CfBT Education Trust’s charity
dedicated to supporting young people at risk of social exclusion,
is celebrating today after its Norwich-based centre received a
commendable inspection report from Ofsted. Seven areas of
inspection were officially rated ‘good’ including the standard of
education provided, leadership and management and pupil
progress.
Students are referred to include’s Norwich centre
by the local authority because they have either been permanently
excluded from mainstream or special schools or have exhibited
long-term non-attendance at school. Often they have experienced a
disrupted education and can present the include
team with challenging behavioural issues. The team works with two
groups; Year 10 and Year 11 and often with pupils who have some
level of special needs including autism.
The Ofsted inspection, carried out from February 4-5, 2008, praised
the standard of education provided to pupils and, in particular,
the quality of teaching delivered which enables pupils to develop a
range of skills to prepare them for the future. It also highlighted
the fact that rates of attendance for most students improve greatly
after admission and are consistently maintained, with the staff
providing ‘excellent pastoral welfare and student support’.
The ways in which include works to tailor the
curriculum to meet individual pupils’ needs was also commended in
the report, as well as the team’s continued efforts to provide a
range of activities designed to engage and promote the pupils’
learning.
Margaret Abbott, CfBT’s UK Services Director, said: “I am delighted
that the hard work of the team in Norwich has been recognised in
this report. They have done exceptionally well, and have worked
consistently to develop the students not only educationally but
personally and socially as well, giving each individual student the
best possible support in often challenging circumstances and
broadening their opportunities for the future. My thanks and
congratulations go to the whole team”.
For more information on include’s work click
here.
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Notes for Editors:
CfBT Education Trust is a leading education consultancy and
service organisation. Our object is to provide education for public
benefit both in the UK and internationally. Established 40 years
ago CfBT Education Trust now has an annual turnover exceeding £100
million and employs more than 2,000 staff worldwide who support
educational reform, teach, advise, research and train.
As a not-for-profit organisation we commit around £1million of our
surpluses every year for practice-based educational research.
For more information contact:
Gillian Goode
Marketing Communications Officer
CfBT Education Trust
60 Queens Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4BS
Tel: 0118 902 1221
Email: ggoode@cfbt.com