Y8 have been researching professional rugby players & choosing one to make a "player profile" for them. Peter & Atash chose Tom Bristol & Martin Johnson - great choices!🏉 #Rugby #creativity https://t.co/REGA5rHDPS
19th January 2021
Important notice:Parent Governor Vacancy As mentioned in the Headteacher's Update on 15 January, we have a vacancy for a new Parent Governor. The post is open to parents, guardians, carers or relatives of a child at the school. No specific skills or experience required! If you would like more information, you are welcome to call Nicola Lunn, P.A to the Headteacher, on the school number. All nominations should be sent via email to Nicola Lunn, nicola.lunn@elawnswood.co.uk, by 12 noon on Wednesday 27 January.
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Key Information
Ofsted inspectors visited our school on Tuesday 1 May. As is the process with short inspections, the outcome of the inspection is reported to us in a letter from the Lead Inspector. We were delighted that the inspection confirmed that the school continues to provide a good education for its students.
Below you will see some extracts from the letter and a link to the full letter for your information.
I am proud to be the Headteacher of Lawnswood School and, along with all my colleagues in school, feel privileged to work with our students on a daily basis.
Feedback from the inspection acknowledged that the school has made significant progress in the last few years and that this is now evidenced in the students’ academic outcomes throughout the school. The inspectors were particularly impressed with sixth form progress; students are making nearly half a grade more progress than students nationally. They recognised that this means we are the best performing sixth form in Leeds (in terms of progress and attainment) and that this puts us in the top performing 20% of sixth forms nationally.
Above all, I am pleased for the students; they can continue to hold their heads high and to be proud of their school and their achievements.
Please do take a moment to read the report; it describes the school well and celebrates our many strengths.
“The school is an inclusive, diverse community. You welcome pupils from a wide range of backgrounds and pride yourself on the pastoral support you give to each and every one of them.”
“Strong and determined leadership has ensured that the school has built on the successes outlined in the previous inspection report.”
“There is a clear ethos about the school that sets the safety of pupils as a high priority.”
“You expect high standards as regards behaviour.”
“Rigorous quality assurance has been central to the improved examination results in 2017 and the strong progress made by current pupils.”
“The much improved 2017 results give proof of the impact of your work. Pupils, overall, made progress just above what was expected nationally. Progress for disadvantaged pupils was also just above the national figure.”
“In 2017, A level students made significantly better progress than the national figure. Indeed, their performance was ranked in the top 20% of schools nationally.”
“You show no complacency and are determined to build on the much improved GCSE results.”
“You are determined that teachers provide suitably challenging work right from Year 7.”
Current pupils, across key stages 3 and 4, are now making strong progress across many subjects.”
“As a result of strong guidance and improved attainment, every pupil who left the school at the end of Year 11 in 2017 moved on to appropriate further education, employment or training.”
“Governance is now a strength of the school.”
Y8 have been researching professional rugby players & choosing one to make a "player profile" for them. Peter & Atash chose Tom Bristol & Martin Johnson - great choices!🏉 #Rugby #creativity https://t.co/REGA5rHDPS
19th January 2021
Lots of talks from people working in many different industries - take a look & you will find one to help with decisions about your future #FOYF #curiosity https://t.co/YK44HWnpCZ
19th January 2021
There's still time to read this week's free online book: 'The Story of Tracey Beaker'. Let your English teacher know if you enjoy it 😀📚 #LawnswoodLovesReading #WORDS #readingforpleasure #communication https://t.co/rr6xULHqCN
19th January 2021
Mrs Thorpe has taken on the #PEChallenge with a walk around Eccup Reservoir of 7km #racearoundtheworld #commitment https://t.co/JmKbmpuk5l
19th January 2021
Rose Spellman in 7C1 has produced some great work in history. She has been investigating & developing source skills to create a summary table in order to analyse how Harold really died at the Battle of Hastings. Pretty gruesome! #HistoryMatters #curiosity https://t.co/eGKyVw6Pyn
18th January 2021
'Just Like Us' want to hear directly from young people about their experiences of effective LGBT+ education & what makes the most positive difference @JustLikeUsUK #communication https://t.co/c8uYFcPCbt
18th January 2021
Ritaj in Y13 has been out running again - & is getting faster! 🏃🏾♀️🌏 #racearoundtheworld #PEChallenge #commimtment https://t.co/9ZczzzdMWS
18th January 2021
A great opportunity to ask STEM related questions - there are so many different careers in this area 🚀👩🚀👨🚀 #FOYF #curiosity https://t.co/RhJQz8wLsX
18th January 2021
Y9 students will be choosing options this term. We will fully support all students as they prepare to make their choices - the important dates are shown below & are in last week's HT update. Please check your child can log in to their school email for this process #commitment https://t.co/PKsF7Bendn
18th January 2021
Look out for this on the local news tonight @LeedsMind #multicolouredmonday #confidence https://t.co/NePzuN4V6C
18th January 2021
Ms Nicholson took on the #PEChallenge yesterday with a 10 min, high-intensity exercise-bike ride #physicalhealth #mentalhealth #commitment https://t.co/juHt56Sh1e
18th January 2021
Let’s help to flood social media & meetings with colour & help make mental health everyone’s business! #multicolouredmonday #MentalHealthAwareness #commitment https://t.co/Bn3h2f3Foh
18th January 2021
The #BigGardenBirdWatch is on 29th & 30th Jan. What can you do to support birds in your area? #curiosity https://t.co/fkoIbSJWVI
17th January 2021
Lots of entry-level opportunities from a new employer in our city - Channel 4 🎥 📺 #curiosity https://t.co/UqPTREm6GZ
17th January 2021
Exciting news: a book a week to read for free online. This week's book is 'The Story of Tracey Beaker' by Jacqueline Wilson. Each week there will be a new book - can't wait to see what's coming up!😃📚 @FansofJWilson #LawnswoodLovesReading #communication https://t.co/0Wfm0UZWTM
17th January 2021