St George's Church of England Primary School - a fantastic success story - and the sharing of it...
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:02 pm
The video footage embedded into John Walker's blog posting is truly a 'must watch'. If anyone is in the need for inspiration in the field of 'teaching and learning', this is a great piece to read and footage to watch. It is also an example of the growing internationalism that we need to applaud - where educators from different parts of the world are visiting one another and sharing their findings - their secrets of HUGE success!
Please find the 20 minutes you need to watch the video here - and, by the way, congratulations to very single person - young or old - involved in both the school, St. George's, and the international connections to visit and spread the word....
http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016 ... imary.html
Please find the 20 minutes you need to watch the video here - and, by the way, congratulations to very single person - young or old - involved in both the school, St. George's, and the international connections to visit and spread the word....
http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016 ... imary.html
St George's Church of England Primary School: from crisis to calm
St George's - from crisis to calm is the story of a school that twelve years ago was failing, and failing so badly it was in special measures. What that failure meant was that a good number children moving on to secondary school were unequipped to cope with the demands of the secondary curriculum. A huge proportion of the children were classified as having special needs and they were failing in the two subjects most necessary to underpin any sort of quality education: maths and basic literacy.
Since that time, and with a considerable amount of hard work on the part of all the staff involved under the leadership of Ms Janet Hilary, a National Leader of Education, the school has been transformed into an oasis of learning and of calm. Situated in an area of ‘severe deprivation’ in the heart of London, the school now finds itself in the top 2% of schools in England and head teachers from all over the country are visiting to discover the secrets of its success.