Basic Skills Quality Mark

We are delighted and proud to announce that The Weatheralls School has gained national recognition for the high quality of our work in the teaching and learning of reading, writing, spelling and numberwork.

Following a thorough assessment by the Basic Skills Agency we have been awarded the Basic Skills Quality Mark. The Quality Mark says that our school:

• has a strategy and an action plan to improve children's reading, writing and numberwork;
• assesses children to find out if they need extra help;
• has a target for improving basic skills throughout the school;
• makes sure that children have plans to improve their reading, writing and numberwork;
• reviews the progress made by all of the children;
• provides training for staff so that they can teach better;
• uses different ways of teaching based on what each child needs;
• has good books and other material to help children improve;
• encourages parens to help their children with reading, writing and numberwork;
• monitors whether they are becoming better at teaching basic skills.

We have a special plaque to display in school and stickers, badges and bookmarks for the children.

With the support of our governing body and parents, all the staff and children have worked hard to achieve this high standard in our work on basic skills. Well done everyone!

To find out more about The Basic Skills Agency use this link to their website www.basic-skills.co.uk