Talk:The King's Academy, Middlesbrough

message: I recently added some "" tags (which appear on the page as superscript "[citation needed]") next to statements that are making certain claims such as about exam results. This is requesting that editors who add such information demonstrate the statements' claims with evidence from sources.
For instance "increased its GCSE pass rate from... to..." is simply a set of words. How do I, the outside reader, know that the claim is actually true?  (It might be, it might not be: the important thing is that the words alone don't either make it true or allow me to assess its veracity.) But supplementing it with a footnote to the actual report from an authoritative source (not the school's own website, by the way), turns it from mere words to a reliable statement: you will have pointed me the actual facts and figures, from a source that we can all trust.
For Wikipedia, references to online versions of authoritative sources (OFSTED's own pages, BBC news, etc.) would be good.  If you are unsure about how to format them in the article, then copy the URLs ("http://...") somewhere below here and I or someone else can format them up for you. Thanks.
Feline Hymnic (talk) 10:42, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Further to the comments below, all requested references have been added - from authoritative sources, of course! I would be grateful if you would "format them up for me" as I don't yet know how.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.35.75 (talk • contribs) 
I've done a few of them, to get the process started. Feline Hymnic (talk) 21:17, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References, facts, citations 

message: "Students are involved in a wide range of music and drama activities throughout the year. Students are encouraged to practice a musical instrument and to take graded exams, and to participate in showcase events such as the Performing Arts Festival"
I attended this school for five years, and can strongly say that this is not the case.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.22.36.54 (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Those claims are not mentioned in the school website or Prospectus either, so I have removed them. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:50, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  False 

message: There's a strong smell of promotion to this article. I note that a former student has made reference to false claims (now removed). However while the Ofsted reports are consistent, there's a strong element from the USA with Christian Evangelists apparently being invited to attend from time to time. There's no question that when it was opened, the idea of Creationism being taught was a foregone conclusion and it was only the backlash from parents and others in the secular community that made sure that would never happen. Even while Nigel McQuoid was there and he was very pro-Creationism. I know this from speaking to the guy and I was worse than upset that an apparently intelligent and charming man could hold such ideas in a modern world.
One of my children attended this school for the full five years and while the quality of teaching has been broadly good, there are other areas which fall well below an acceptable standard. I am in fact, currently writing a letter of complaint (and not the first) about something that's happened recently which is how I landed on this page. So it really needs a re-work from someone who is neutral and not involved. I certainly am NOT neutral so I won't do it. 81.97.100.208 (talk) 11:21, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV?