HECC

Hartcliffe Engineering Community College

Ofsted May 2007

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  • "Achievements and standards, and the personal development and well-being of students, show significant and sustained improvements"
  • "The College is setting increasingly ambitious targets for future attainment"
  • "There have been significant improvements in students' attendance, attitudes to learning and behaviour"
  • "A noticeable feature is the pride both students and staff now have in the College community"
  • "The majority of students are supportive and are proud of the school. They enjoy many of their lessons and the range of enrichment activities"
  • "Students feel safe in College and appreciate that staff are approachable if they have a problem."
  • "Good attention is given to safety provision in practical subjects and physical education"
  • "There is a broad and balanced curriculum at both key stages, which is being increasingly tailored to a wider range of learning needs of students"
  • "Students benefit from good relationships with adults and believe that staff are supportive"
  • "The College places a great deal of emphasis on the individual target-setting process"
  • "Students value their discussions with those teachers and tutors who help them to improve their progress and achievement"
  • "The senior leadership provide good direction and support for their colleagues"
  • "The governing body provides satisfactory support for the principal and senior leadership team, and holds them to account through regular reporting and monitoring"
  • "There are many stories of the very positive benefits for individual students"
  • "The College engages in a wide range of partnerships to the clear benefit of many individual and groups of students. It actively seeks partnerships to respond to individual needs"