The academy has made satisfactory progress towards raising standards. Priorities for further improvement By September 2012 ensure that teachers: use assessment information to plan activities that always take account of ■ students’ differing levels of ability provide more opportunities for students to be active participants in lessons and ■ take responsibility for their own learning use questioning techniques effectively to challenge students and extend ■ thinking improve the consistency and quality of marking and provide written feedback ■ that always explains to students what they need to do next to improve work further. I am copying this letter to the Secretary of State for Education, the Chair of the Governing Body and the Academies Advisers Unit at the Department for Education. This letter will be posted on the Ofsted website. Yours sincerely Ripley Her Majesty’s Inspector
The academy has made satisfactory progress towards raising standards. Priorities for further improvement By September 2012 ensure that teachers: ■ use assessment information to plan activities that always take account of students’ differing levels of ability ■ provide more opportunities for students to be active participants in lessons and take responsibility for their own learning ■ use questioning techniques effectively to challenge students and extend thinking ■ improve the consistency and quality of marking and provide written feedback that always explains to students what they need to do next to improve work further. I am copying this letter to the Secretary of State for Education, the Chair of the Governing Body and the Academies Advisers Unit at the Department for Education. This letter will be posted on the Ofsted website. Yours sincerely Ripley Her Majesty’s Inspector
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