National Recognition

NEWS FROM OUR HEAD TEACHER

OFSTED Inspection Report 2008

A GOOD SCHOOL WITH OUTSTANDING FEATURES!

I am very pleased to be able to attach a copy of our recent OFSTED Inspection Report. As you will see it is a very good report which recognises Loughborough as a good school where our children make good progress and are safe and looked after very well. The report reflects how much our children enjoy coming to school, how well they learn, the excellent relationships in the school and the fantastic support our community provides to the school. Our school is one that we can all feel very proud of. We can look to the future with confidence in the knowledge that our children are very well supported and cared for, are learning well and are enjoying their education.

The report highlights a couple of areas that need to be further developed. These had already been identified by the school and the inspectors agreed with us that these should be priorities for the future.

I would like to take this opportunity to recognise all the very hard work of all the staff and children who have made the school such a success. It is their efforts every day, that make the difference and I would like to thank them for their continued dedication and commitment which makes Loughborough the successful school it is.

Lastly I would like to thank all our parents and carers for their great support over the years. The education of our children is a partnership between home and school. One of the key features of the school’s success is the close relationship between school and its community. A BIG THANK YOU to you all for your help. Your support is greatly appreciated by all our staff and of the greatest benefit to our children.

The full report can be read at:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=133584

R.S. Thornhill - June, 2008

Healthy Loughborough

More good news this week! Loughborough School achieved ‘Healthy Schools’ status. This involved a team of Inspectors spending half a day looking at all aspects of the school's activity to ensure that we are promoting healthy lifestyles for our children. I'm happy to report that they were really impressed and the school achieved the award with flying colours!

In fact, the team were so impressed that they want to use Loughborough School as an example of outstanding practice! I would like to recognise the huge efforts of Ms Reid, Ms Rose, Ms Russell and Lorna Simmons. It is this team, with the support of all the staff and children, who ensure that the school offers an excellent experience in this area. A big well done to all concerned.

This inspection, together with the high praise from OFSTED following their inspection of our Children's Centre, indicate that all at Loughborough School are striving to provide excellent services to our community and are, for the large part, succeeding. These successes are a team effort and all of the staff appreciate the fantastic support that parents and carers give to the school.

R.S. Thornhill - December, 2006

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OFSTED Praise Our Children's Centre

Great news from our Children’s Centre! An OFSTED inspector visited the Children’s Centre this week and was very impressed. In all areas of provision she thought that the Centre was good. She commented that to achieve this high praise in such a short time was outstanding.

I would like to thank all the staff associated with the Children Centre for their hard work, skill and commitment. It is due to their huge effort that our community enjoy such a wonderful Centre. The leadership of Mrs Eade, Ms Mauro and Nigel French should be recognised also. As you know there were many delays in getting the Centre open and they have had little time to develop the services before this inspection. So to get such high praise is a massive achievement so a big well done to all concerned.

I hope that all of our community will have the opportunity to use the Centre. I would suggest that you contact Nigel French, the Family Services Manager, and he will be more than happy to tell you all about the opportunities that are available.

R.S. Thornhill - December, 2006

National Recognition for Loughborough

I am very proud to report that our school has been given ‘National Leaders of Education’ Status. This is an award to those schools that have shown great improvement, high standards and are examples of excellent practice. This award recognises the effort of the whole community over the past few years in making Loughborough School an excellent school. The award has been given by the National College for School Leadership and the Department for Education and Skills.

Only 67 of these awards have been given and we were one of them. Everyone associated with the school should feel proud of their efforts and success. However we must not stop there. We should always seek to improve the education we offer our children and the services we provide for our community. I can assure you that everyone at the school will be trying hard to do exactly that. By working together we will improve the school further and enjoy greater success.

R.S. Thornhill - November, 2006

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