We were inspected by two of Her Majesty’s Inspectors from OFSTED in November 2004.
We are pleased to present their findings on the academic and behavioural standards at Tyndale Academy.
We are pleased to present their findings on the academic and behavioural standards at Tyndale Academy.
• The teaching is consistently good.
• Lessons proceed at a brisk pace.
• Very good use is made of the limited time available. Even play-times are given educational purpose, when teachers organise traditional playground games.
• Both teachers are skilful in the way that they differentiate, enabling appropriate support to be given to pupils across a wide range of age and attainment, in a way that includes them all and helps to build up their self- esteem.
• Relationships between teachers and pupils are good.
• The teachers are encouraging and make frequent use of praise and rewards.
• Acts of worship are well conducted and, together with Bible Study, make dear contributions to the pupils' knowledge, skills and understanding in other subjects, for example, English, music, geography and mathematics.
• Substantial amounts of homework are regularly set and are followed up in subsequent lessons, for example when pupils were required to give brief oral accounts of the reading they had done for homework the previous evening. On this, and other occasions, they offered each other constructive criticisms.
• The Academy fulfils its curricular aim, as set out in the prospectus, of providing "a thorough grounding in language (reading, writing and spoken English) and in mathematics", giving "priority.. .to Science" and "due weight... to other foundational subjects... History, Geography, Computer Studies, Art, Music and Physical Education".
• The two principal members of staff are qualified, experienced and effective teachers, and one has recently completed training in First Aid.
• Parents are pleased with the progress that their children are making and with the broad curriculum provided by the school.
• The extra activities that their children take part in are again well within the normal range of those undertaken by pupils attending independent and maintained schools that provide full-time education.
• Lessons proceed at a brisk pace.
• Very good use is made of the limited time available. Even play-
• The teachers are encouraging and make frequent use of praise and rewards.
• Acts of worship are well conducted and, together with Bible Study, make dear contributions to the pupils' knowledge, skills and understanding in other subjects, for example, English, music, geography and mathematics.
• Substantial amounts of homework are regularly set and are followed up in subsequent lessons, for example when pupils were required to give brief oral accounts of the reading they had done for homework the previous evening. On this, and other occasions, they offered each other constructive criticisms.
• The Academy fulfils its curricular aim, as set out in the prospectus, of providing "a thorough grounding in language (reading, writing and spoken English) and in mathematics", giving "priority.. .to Science" and "due weight... to other foundational subjects... History, Geography, Computer Studies, Art, Music and Physical Education".
• The two principal members of staff are qualified, experienced and effective teachers, and one has recently completed training in First Aid.
• Parents are pleased with the progress that their children are making and with the broad curriculum provided by the school.
• The extra activities that their children take part in are again well within the normal range of those undertaken by pupils attending independent and maintained schools that provide full-
OFSTED
19 November 2004
19 November 2004
OFSTED note to Department of Educational and Skills
