Academic Review Evening 28th February 2023 – Some comments from parents and carers
” I was apprehensive to send my son to a PRU but it is beyond mine and my husbands expectations. Meeting the class teachers and looking at their work, we had no idea how much effort he has put into his education”. Thank you.
“Thank you for making a difference in my child’s life. He has come a long way from being in mainstream school and I can’t thank FB enough”.
“My mum doesn’t really care about what I do and she wont bother coming”. His mother was one of the first parents onsite speaking to all the teachers and collecting all the revision work.
In 2018 a pupil wrote:
Parents have said:
My child has a very good settlement and found friends easily but would still separate herself. She enjoys the PRU and the staff are very helpful and supportive of her and her needs (March 2017)
My child has experienced …. huge improvement, enjoys the relaxed atmosphere, this has helped her complete her GCSEs (March 2017)
My child felt supported and respected by teaching staff at the PRU and although pleased to return to a mainstream school was disappointed he would no longer be taught by staff he had built good relationships with (March 2017)
Pupils have said:
My time at the PRU has helped me reflect on my past (March 2015)
In a recent survey, 100% of pupils felt they were safe at Francis Barber (Dec 2015)
In a survey about bullying (Spring 2016) found that 75% of pupils said they felt very safe or fairly safe, this compares well with other schools in the local area.
Ofsted July 2013 said:
“The behaviour and safety of students are outstanding.”
Staff place a “high focus on improving and developing reading skills across the unit, making sure that students read regularly and develop effective reading for meaning skills. ”
“Effective teaching and excellent support for their emotional, social and physical well-being ensure that for all students progress is good and in terms of their personal and social development, it is excellent”
“In outstanding lessons students benefit from very thought-provoking activities which constantly challenge their thinking and understanding”