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Fernwood School
Gymnasium · Academy UK · Nottingham
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Terrible school
Terrible school my son has been excluded 7 time now unfortunately reason being unfairness because my son had some issues with a girl he was taken out however the girl was not he was going to be placed in isolation while the girl was out in lesson so they excluded him for saying no to going in isolaiton another reason was a stupid boy had accused my son of having a knife when they reviewed cctv they saw nothing the boy said he hit it out of his hand but nothing was hit out of my sons hand and he swore at the boy for getting in trouble he was bag searched twice and I as a parent also searched his entire room we fount nothing so he swore at the boy who accused him and they said he had to go in isolation he refused because the boy had lied a lot about him and he had received no punishment so my son said I’m not going in isolation and they excluded him again by the way there all external and my son had got into a fight because a group of kids were fat shaming him and they pushed him he pushed them then they got in his face and pushed him again so my son punched him in the face and they both received the same punishment in internal exclusion but my son had only done self defence? So what I’m trying to say is, not a great school even though all the reviews the kids especially mine have not been treated right
Bog Standard
This is a good school although I feel that the discipline for it is a bit too far. I felt that when I did something on accident I would get a detention I feel maybe they should understand the students feelings as well. When I did my gsce mocks I struggled a lot, maybe improve on getting us ready for them quicker and more efficiently.
Review
Discipline is very harsh and similar to a boarding school so very strict. Need to prepare kids for school exams or gsce better than they already are. High bullying rate.
fernwood
A lot of the teachers (mainly Mrs Thorpe) touch pupils skirts to pull them down who need to be fired. Unnecessary discipline for the most random of things. Teachers also are super strict, overload on homework and make students feel uncomfortable in an environment that is supposedly safe. They falsely advertise their school as excellent but DO NOT GO. IT IS LIKE A JAIL.
fernwood
teachers overload homework make people uncomfortable short holidays don't care about anything but dresscode starts super early most teachers really really strict. fernwood drain people . Harsh punishments for little things its like a jail you will be trapped.
Improvement areas
Greatest teachers in the country! Their kindness also comes with discipline! But please could they prepare year 7-9 for GCSEs too. For example with exam questions and flash card making to prepare for year 10/11. I remember not bothering much about GCSEs in year 7-9 because the school didn’t promote it enough so when it came to year 10, I struggled ALOT and I’m sure many students can relate! Also allow students to pick specific subjects for GCSEs along with the standard compulsory maths, English and science instead of setting a certain number of subjects and limiting them with certain areas they don’t want to go into. This will help them keep motivated and invest in subjects they care about.
High Achievement
The school has very high achievement, with care and discipline for all
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