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Education for the needs of the child, rather than the exam
system at Bradon Forest says headteacher

Bradon Forest School headteacher Len Spiers believes his school deserves better than the satisfactory
verdict delivered by its recent OFSTED inspection, and that his school suffers in the league tables because
its attainment statistics are based on ‘pure’ GCSE results, rather than those inflated by GCSE equivalents.
The inspection found Languages and either His-
that Bradon Forest stu- tory or Geography.
dents feel safe, have But in these fraught
good attendance, are economic times perhaps
well-behaved and the most telling statistic VACANCY
aware of others’ needs. of all is that 100 per cent
It also acknowledged of Bradon Forest students COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER/
the good improvement went onto employment, ADMIN ASSISTANT
plans that are in place, education or further train-
with further progress to ing in 2011, with over 70 20 hours per week
be made in attainment, per cent moving on to Salary on application
sharing good practice study A/S and A level.
and giving written Reflecting on these fig- You will need:
feedback to students. ures, and on the dedica- Good communication,
In a letter to parents tion and support of the literacy and IT skills
Len Spiers with Bradon Forest headboy Olly Webb and Senior
Len Spiers wrote: “We school staff, Mr Spiers con- You will also be confident and
firmly believe that cur- Prefect responsible for Year 10 peer mentors Natalie Moseley cluded: “We are confident enthusiastic with good time
riculum decisions must serve the the government’s new English Bac- that Bradon Forest will continue to
interests of our students. We do calaureate, including A*to C passes develop and be even more success- management skills
use some alternatives to GCSE in English, Mathematics, Science, ful in the future.” To apply please contact
where these are deemed the most Kären Dixon on 01793 871303 or
appropriate learning vehicle for a Year 10 get behind island team e: [email protected]
particular student. However it is Every tutor group at Bradon Forest has been assigned a country to
worth noting that all our students support at the London 2012 Olympics and 10Y will be taking a special for an application pack
take a minimum of 8 GCSEs.” interest in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. No CVs accepted
Mr Spiers is pleased that this Last term Cherryll Birchwood Uzoruo, headteacher at Goodwood High CLOSING DATE: 29/2/2012
year for the first time national School on the Island of Tobago, and Peter Wheeler Thabiti, chair of the West Swindon Family Centre
league tables will be shown with school’s international partnership committee, visited Bradon Forest to find is committed to the safeguarding
and without GCSE equivalences, out about life at the school and discuss ways of working closely together.
and is confident that Bradon Forest This follows a visit by Martin Bray, head of Key Stage 4 at Bradon, and welfare of children
will be a top-performing school in last March. An equal opportunities employer

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