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EDUCATION 057
Looking “GOOD” for Temple Grove
A Tunbridge Wells primary school has been rated “Good” by Ofsted in all areas of its recent inspection for the fi rst time in 14 years. Temple Grove Academy, which was formerly Sherwood Park, was recently inspected in fi ve key areas: Effectiveness of leadership and management; Quality of teaching, learning and assessment; Personal development, behaviour and welfare; Outcomes for pupils, and Early Years provision.
Following the previous Ofsted inspection back in April 2017, when the school was rated as “Requires Improvement”, a new leadership team has driven considerable change. The Ofsted report states: “Leaders are ambitious for their pupils. They work hard to provide a broad and engaging curriculum for everyone,” and “teachers
have high expectations and pupils value the interesting work they are given.” Mark Dugdale, chair of Temple
Grove Academy Trust, which operates the Academy, said: “This is an important milestone in the history of the Academy which has faced signifi cant social and demographic issues for a number of years. The result is testament to the hard work of all the staff and pupils at the Academy, particularly over the period since the last Ofsted inspection.” Paul Burton, Chair of Governors and
also a parent at the Academy, said: “Great progress has been made by the Senior Leadership Team on working with the parent body. Communication is excellent, there is a consistency of approach and an accessibility to the leaders which is welcomed by all parents.” • Visit
templegroveacademy.com
Climate Change fi rst for The Mead
Teachers at The Mead School, Tunbridge Wells, have become the fi rst teachers in the town and among some of the fi rst in the country to complete the eduCCate Global Climate Change Teacher Course accredited by the United Nations. Gemma Wilson and
Caroline Wilson, who teach at the prep school for children aged 3-11, will now be able to deliver up-to-date climate change lessons to pupils. Climate Change
Accredited Teachers, who are required to complete fi ve modules that give them UN accreditation as a climate change teacher, have access to
resources and training through the UN’s Climate Change Learn Programme that equips teachers with climate change and environmental knowledge to educate and empower the next generations. The Mead’s headmaster,
Andrew Webster, said: “The UN’s sustainable development goals are a central part of our curriculum at The Mead. The UN accreditation further enhances our ability as a school to teach children effectively on these important issues and we are immensely proud of Gemma and Caroline.” • Visit
themeadschool.co.uk
KENT GRAMMARS SET TO EXPAND Gravesend Grammar School is set to expand, with permission now granted for a multimillion-pound project that would see the Year 7 intake increase by 36 pupils. The expansion was given the go- ahead by Kent County Council, recognising that there is a growing demand for school places in the area of Gravesham and Longfi eld. More than 1,200 pupils study at the school, which was
recently rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted, and the expansion plans include a new teaching block, which is expected to cost up to £7.5 million, funded through the KCC committee’s capital budget. Meanwhile, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is considering opening a satellite site in Sevenoaks, 12 miles away from its main location. Kent County Council recently launched a consultation into the expansion onto the site occupied by the controversial Weald of Kent Grammar School “satellite”. Current laws prevent new grammar schools from being
created, but grammar “annexes” are a possibility, as happened at Weald of Kent Grammar School. The terms placed on satellite sites include the fact that they must be part of the existing school. This includes curriculum arrangements that see both pupils and staff moving between the sites. There are other strict guidelines and restrictions and accusations have been made that the Weald of Kent annexe is no longer “genuinely part of the original school”. Some MPs are now calling for an investigation to ensure that the satellite school is not operating as an “illegal grammar school”.
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