DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL INSPECTORS CALL
The Independent School Inspectorate ( ISI ) inspectors visited the Pocklington School Foundation in October 2021 and were fulsome in their praise for both the day and boarding provision at the School deeming the Foundation fully compliant in all required standards .
Inspectors judged that our pupils ’ personal development was excellent . They found that “ pupils ’ social development is excellent and relationships between pupils were very positive ”. They noted that their “ moral understanding is highly-developed and they show an empathetic understanding and respect for other cultures ”.
Inspectors were also full of praise for pupils ’ achievements , which they judged as good . They learnt that our pupils are “ confident and highly articulate speakers who listen and respond maturely ... and write fluently in a range of styles ”. They wrote that they are “ hardworking ... resilient ; they have positive attitudes to learning and work effectively both collaboratively and independently ”.
All ISI reports include recommendations for improvement and inspectors have advised that the Foundation should :
• Develop pupils ’ thinking further in the Lower and Middle School by providing more opportunities for independent thought , analysis and synthesis of ideas
• Enable pupils to take increased leadership of their learning , through use of more intellectually stimulating tasks and increased opportunity for individual research .
Toby Seth commented : “ The major reason for our recent change of working week , timetable and curriculum was to encourage independent thinking , increase the time to reflect and consider problems in more depth as well as offer increased opportunity to discuss and debate more complex ideas . These goals very much reflect the inspectors ’ recommendations and as such offer additional external confirmation that our changes will help support further improvements to pupils ’ progress .”
He concluded : “ I would like to offer my thanks to pupils , parents and colleagues for their support in achieving this very positive outcome for the Foundation .”
The full report is on the Pocklington School website here : https :// www . pocklingtonschool . com / about-us / independent-schools-inspectorate-report
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