Don Valley Academy

Why does a fee have to be paid to look at reviews for this school absolutely disgusting. Things need to be sorted out at this school. Disgusting

Very average, some good teachers but a lot of bad students that distrust learning, teachers cannot really control them. They try improve and have a good students voice programme but there has been times where I have and other students have been given detention for no valid reason.

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Mrs. Callaghan was an incredibly well-respected teacher. Kawker of a right foot too, legend says she taught English to Giroud when he moved to England because she spoke French so fluently.

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As a former student from there I can list of some negatives that did impact my ability to actually learn within the classroom; After the school opened back up after covid of course safety measurements were put in place, ie; distance, desks being shifted around etc The students would participate in what only I can describe as “class wars” the reason I describe it like this is because glue sticks were lobbed around the room aswell as scissors etc the teacher didn’t do anything to stop this as it would happen after they had left and in the time waiting for the next one to arrive -students weren’t allowed to switch classrooms as it would mean colliding with several other year groups at once- Another instance is that my class was being so disruptive that it made teachers frustrated; to the point that they would then angrily shout of course this would be a natural reaction but the disruptive people weren’t moved out the class but rather kept in, to the point I had to sit next to one of them ?‍♀️ for context, I’m the type of student to just want to do work rather than piss about, and my teacher decided to sit me next to one of the most disruptive people in the class and wouldn’t do not say shit to him when he was being annoying. Overall my year group was full of knob heads Moving onto teachers however; Most were exceedingly nice, however the odd one or two that were rather strange, but have left I recon The lessons provided are actually okay they do in fact provide good information; the PowerPoints are well structured and taught well. Some teachers actually help you to achieve you goals if you give them respect and listen to what they say and to those who don’t or didn’t in my case, we’ll they didn’t do as well as they could’ve. The building itself is quite easy to grasp once your in it, rooms may be hard to find at first but overtime you get used to it From Year 7 onwards you find out what lessons you actually like as they give you all of them on timetable so when it comes to the end of Year 9 you can choose your “options” this consists of three subjects you choose aside from English, Maths and Combined Science as they are the core ones that are made mandatory to do; Now moving onto the rules; Some of the rules I will admit were a bit whack; by this I mean you weren’t allowed piercings, had to be all delta uniform, which isn’t cheap, you weren’t allowed chewing gum etc I have to admit I agree with the chewing gum ban as plenty of times I have found it under a desk and to me that is disgusting seeing as it has been in someone else’s mouth; as for the uniform I think they should allow families to purchase shirts and skirts/ trousers from normal local shops as they are much cheaper and will still look as smart especially for families who can’t necessarily afford it. Another issue I encountered was the late rule: If you so happen to be late you receive detention, I was at least one minute late keep in mind it isn’t a quick journey to the main building via the back entrance oh no it is a walk of at least 5 minutes and received detention The conduct system is fairly simple to understand C1 C2 C3 and C4 you get three tries and then your out C5 is isolation though, you’re put into a room for a full day or half day and then have detention afterwards I hope this helped

as a student myself i would highly recommend any parents concidering sending their children here to rethink. they care more about making a profit, with the extreemly overpriced uniform that children are forced to wear, if teachers dont think that things such as your shoes are acceptable you could get punishments as severe as a c5. for poorer familys getting this uniform is a challenge, meaning that in uniform inspections their child may be singled out. teachers make empty promises, saying they will speak to children struggling with their mental health only to never do this. some teachers cannot control classrooms, with students screaming, throwing things and being overall disruptive. don valley has also hired substitute teachers that are also not fit to teach, one of which making many female students uncomfortable with his lack of boundaries and comments. some teachers even humiliate students infront of the whole class, calling them names and doing things such as pinching their ears and hitting their heads with paper, no teacher should ever put their hands on a child unless they are attempting to help them and not to inflict pain. classrooms lack supplies, having to share a singular gluestick around a class of 30+ kids is something im not new to. ofcourse expecting children to bring the bare necessities is not too big of an ask, however accidents happen and students may forget things and a teacher not being able to supply them with this may impact their learning greatly. toilets are constantly covered in graffiti including mean things regarding other and sexual imagery. this is not just limited to the toilets, the entire school feels unclean, many a time i have felt chewing gum under the table. not letting students go to the toilet during lessons is irritating for me and multiple other people. not letting a child go to the toilet will distract them more from their work as they are trying to hold it in, rather than letting them go and loosing a few minuets of a lesson. many of the students are openly homophobic, transphobic, abelist, racist etc not a verry nice environment to work in. i could go on and on regarding the negatives of this school

They care more about the attendance and uniform then the actual students itself. Don't get me started on the teachers- yeah there are some good teachers but there are some weird ones. I had this teacher in history he kept coming close to people's faces and saying some creepy things so we reported him nothing happened obviously but the 5-6 peeps reported him and he left(finally thank god). They do nothing when you have a problem they say they will speak to you but they never do they just wonder off. They have massive field area but we can't go on it at break and lunch like what is the point-

i hate they shout at you for the most random things having ear rings in having the wrong shoes they give detetions out for being two mins late they give you and exlusen for being on your phone its lie a fucking prison i hate it so much they let this girl in the year below wear gloves cause she has false nails on and nrs thorton said it was cause her dad works in RAF and shes black they have given me depression before delta came i was happy but i dread going to school