I haven't had a great time here. Staff are bad at communicating with each other and either don't care or simply don't know how to deal with bullying seeing as how they always ignore it. The teaching isn't terrible but I'd say it's pretty 'aggressive' so if you aren't a particularly academic learner who's good at self study, like most of us, then it's tougher to deal with. Because their communication is poor if you've got two teachers for the same lesson you'll probably cover the same thing for 5 weeks and then be blamed for not learning all the material. Some teachers will spend 45 minutes on the starter whilst others won't let you leave until you finish the essay they gave you 5 minutes before the end (actually these can both happen in the same lesson, the time management isn't great) but some teachers have great lesson plans - though I have yet to meet one that supplys can understand. Help isn't easy to get but it's there if you really search for it, though it might not do exactly what you want.
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People say it's a bad school based on past ofsted reviews but I personally believe that this school is a great place. The teachers are nice and you do get the odd one or two teachers that you don't like as much but that happens in any school. Bullying isn't really an issue anymore since the school tightened it's rules and sanctions and the quality of education is very good. The teachers actually care about the students and provide strong support to aid students in their learning and try to motivate students who aren't doing their work. The system for discipline needs a little bit of an update but overall very effective. The food in the canteen is good but it is a little pricey in my opinion. The rewards shop is also filled with things that students enjoy such as gift vouchers. The school listens to the students E.g the ks4 boys toilets used to be an absolute mess but now it looks fantastic. My overall opinion about this school is that it is an awesome school
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