It is something the government would like to see in all schools. The school has also used part of its budget to buy in support staff. In a typical week there will be 10 non-teaching assistants to help out, with every infant class getting help each morning in tackling the literacy hour and daily maths lesson. The school also maintains good links with Sunderland University, taking students on teaching practice. This has paid off in terms of recruitment.
Parents are supportive.
They help with the homework, they come in when there's a problem, we contact them and they do want their children to do well. The governors are the same. They don't work against us they work with us. It's just the whole team really.