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Notre Dame RC School
Secondary · Academy · Plymouth
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Bully!!
Louise Skingle is a teacher and she is a bully at notre dame she picks on everyone
Read this!
This school is not suitable at all for children who actually need/want a good education, the teachers are always away from lesson and they are always giving the students substitute teachers who don’t really know what they are doing in lesson time and in the most respectful way possible, they are all foreign and my daughter told me she doesn’t understand anything they say.
Don’t send your children here
Notre dame is an awful school my daughter used to go there until some stupid girls came around being rude to her and spreading false information and thinking the only way to solve it was to put you in a room with her and talk it you which was the WORST decision ever since it got worse after that the only thing notre dame cares about is there student’s reputation not there mental health which is just ridiculous
Teacher concern
Teachers twist the story to parents if U have done something wrong like bro let's not exaggerate here pal and it leaves me unable to lock in food alr ig tho
terrible school
As a former student, this school left a lasting negative impact on me. Instead of feeling supported or encouraged, I often felt talked down to and disrespected by teachers who seemed more interested in authority than actually helping students succeed. Asking for help felt embarrassing and pointless, because it was usually met with sarcasm, impatience, or being brushed off entirely. Over time, this made school feel stressful and isolating rather than a place to learn and grow. The overall environment was cold and unwelcoming, and it felt like students’ feelings and struggles were constantly ignored. I wouldn’t wish this experience on anyone who deserves to be treated with basic respect.
extermley unsuitable
As a parent, I am extremely disappointed with this school. The way teachers speak to students is unacceptable—many of them talk down to kids instead of encouraging or supporting them. When students struggle, they are often brushed off rather than helped, which is incredibly frustrating and disheartening to see. School should be a place where children feel safe asking questions and learning, not a place where they feel belittled or ignored. Overall, the staff comes across as rude and unapproachable, and communication with parents is poor. I would not recommend this school to any family who values respect, support, and a positive learning environment for their child.
dont send your kids here at all
This school is incredibly disappointing. Many of the teachers consistently talk down to students instead of treating them with basic respect. Asking for help often results in sarcasm, dismissive comments, or being made to feel stupid for not already understanding the material.
Support is basically nonexistent. When students struggle, they’re blamed instead of helped. Teachers seem more interested in asserting authority than actually teaching or encouraging learning. This kind of environment makes students feel discouraged, anxious, and unmotivated.
A school should be a place where students feel supported and respected, but that is absolutely not the case here. I would not recommend this school to anyone who values a positive and supportive learning environment.
Support is basically nonexistent. When students struggle, they’re blamed instead of helped. Teachers seem more interested in asserting authority than actually teaching or encouraging learning. This kind of environment makes students feel discouraged, anxious, and unmotivated.
A school should be a place where students feel supported and respected, but that is absolutely not the case here. I would not recommend this school to anyone who values a positive and supportive learning environment.
Notre dame school
As a student that goes to notre dame the school system is horrible they single out children from the SEN department or constantly picking on them .
If your are sick they are more likely to say come back at lunch
I don’t recommend sending your children
If your are sick they are more likely to say come back at lunch
I don’t recommend sending your children
Teachers dont do anything
Worst school ever bc everyone gets bullied and they don't do anything about it
Rubbish
It is the worst school ever I sent my daughter there and she came back with rabies on her first day :(
I dont suggest going here
I first joined in year 7 and had a good time obviously still hated it because it was school until year 8 happened and I was getting picked on by this one girl. The school did nothing about it and just wrote a report about the girl but I felt unsafe in school. Everything notre dame says about safety and how they don’t condone bullying is a lie.
notre dame rc school
rubbish school mate they only care about your attendance and uniform and they dont take parent concerns seriously
Bad school
Such a bad school, no-one cares about the students wellbeing
Disappointed
The teachers at this school are incredibly disrespectful to students, and the situation is even worse for those with special needs. Instead of offering support or understanding, they often treat these students unfairly and with little patience. Mental health is completely ignored; it’s as if it doesn’t matter at all. The only things the staff seem to care about are behavior and attendance, and they focus on punishing students rather than helping them work through their challenges. This creates a stressful and unwelcoming environment where students feel undervalued and unsupported. It’s clear that the school prioritizes appearances and discipline over the actual well-being and mental health of its students, which is deeply disappointing.
please dont send your kids here
during my stay at notre dame as a student i have never felt more unwelcomed, they never supported my mental health correctly and i am rarely allowed to leave lesson due to ‘safeguarding’ even if its to go see a teacher for support, as of recently they too have believed a group of students that have a accused me falsely on many accounts and still claim they were just concerned friends. Notre dame only cares about their reputation not their students.
Horrible school
Please don't come here it's a horrible school and literally none of the teachers will be nice to you, they care more about how you look than your wellbeing and health and even education! If you or your parent was thinking of sending you here, trust me when I say please don't! It genuinely brings your happiness and your self confidence down!
bad school
i have felt unsafe in school many times due to the actions of teachers they do not help or support you they just call your parents twist the story and suspend you do not send your child here unless you want a broken child
Notre dame rc
I would not recommend Notre Dame RC School in Plymouth based on our experience. Safeguarding and student welfare did not feel like a priority, and concerns raised by parents were not taken seriously or followed up properly. Communication from the school was poor, and issues around supervision and behaviour management were handled inadequately. Overall, I did not feel confident that the school provided a safe, supportive environment for children.There are a lot of female/male teachers that are sexual offenders.
do not send kids here this needs to be shut down
the teachers are really disrepectful to students and its even worse for those with a special needs they don't seem to care about metal heath at all their only focus is on behavior and attendance instead of supporting students especially those who need extra help they just punish and ignore the real issues it feels like the school cares more about rules then actually helping kids feel safe and understood
Horrible school
Very terrible school I have been failed by the school and they don't meet my needs and don't send your children here they try phoning up your parents for every reason and just overall bad school miss skingle picks on everyone they say speak to a teacher at the school but they don't do anything about it they just tell you to get out their office horrible school makes everyone's mental health bad will drain you out so bad don't send your kids here ever
terrible school
the teachers don't care about students they are rude and disrespectfull and don't know how to speak to students with respect.they dont care about saftety of there students
this school is terrible
the teachers are bullies they care more about behaviour then metal health. they don't treat people with ADHD /autism ect like they are not human they only care about children with good behaviour
do not send your children here
The teachers exhibit unprofessional behavior by distorting students' accounts, often portraying them as at fault. They frequently speak to students in a condescending manner, undermining their self-worth. Furthermore, they fail to provide adequate support for mental health, which exacerbates students' distress, all while assuring parents that they are making efforts to help.
terrible school.
if you are thinking about sending your child here do NOT this school is extremely bad and the teachers don't care about a child's mental heath, also making it worse with no support or help they also speak disrespectfully to students. i do not recommend
Notre dame honest review
I still currently attend notre dame and I get bullied by the head of behaviour miss skingle I have also tried to tell the school about my mental health issues and they brush it off I’m off school right now because the school won’t follow the equality act of 2010 and make miss skingle stay away from me they are also liars 10 20 would not recommend notre dame if you don’t want your child to kill themself
Worst school in Devon
The teachers are bullies, they don't listen. My daughter left with bruses and a scar.
They made up things to punish her and tried to kick her out for having additional needs.
NONE of her needs were met at all on any level.
Would put no stars if I could, the school needs to be closed down.
They made up things to punish her and tried to kick her out for having additional needs.
NONE of her needs were met at all on any level.
Would put no stars if I could, the school needs to be closed down.
Notre Dame
Absolutely gone downhill since I started in 2017. My mental health took a turn for the worst many of times because of bullying that was not being dealt with, lack of faith the school had in me because of my disability. The school changes rules without telling us and vaping and smoking has took a turn for the worst. There is not a single teacher that I would say i trust there and if there was a problem, I would rather suffer than be told it was in my head and my life cannot be like that. However, the kaleidoscope team are brilliant there, cannot fault them.
Notre Dame RC school
I have recently joined and think that its a really good school. At least that is my personal opinion as i have been treated with respect by the classmates and teachers as well. Students are really nice and i quite like the fact that i havent noticed bullying which i was afraid of as ive heard things from other schools. Generally a good school with good teachers, i would recommend it.
Terrible school
This school is terrible please do not send your kids there unless you want them to end up being sad low life twats
avoid at all costs
The school has gone down hill, do not bother with this school. There are better.
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