Inspection report: South Craven School, 12 – 13 March 2013 2 of 9
Information about this inspection
• Inspectors observed 45 lessons or part-lessons, taught by 43 teachers.
• They held meetings with four groups of students in the main school and with one group of sixthformers. They held discussions with members of the governing body, heads of academic departments, pastoral leaders, the special educational needs co-ordinator, and members of the senior leadership team.
• Inspectors took account of the 85 responses to the on-line questionnaire( Parent View) and of two letters received from parents. They also scrutinised the 35 responses to the staff questionnaire.
• Inspectors observed the school at work and considered a range of documentation, including internal and external student progress and attainment data, work in students’ books and files, school development planning and the school’ s procedures to enable it to gain an accurate view of how well it is doing.
• They also scrutinised minutes of governing body meetings and documentation in relation to performance management arrangements and staff training opportunities. In addition, they looked at a variety of documentation in relation to safeguarding, child protection, attendance and behaviour.
Inspection team
James Kidd, Lead inspector Barbara Waugh Mark Shenton Paul Edmondson Stephen Rodchester
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