ALEC Hunter Humanities College in Braintree has been branded 'inadequate' by OFSTED.
In a report released this week, the schools watchdog gave the school the lowest grades for the quality of teaching and achievement of pupils.
"This is a school that has serious weaknesses," the report read.
The report stated:
- The quality of teaching is inadequate. There has been too much weak teaching over time leading to groups of students underachieving. Some teachers do not match work to the learning needs of students and this prevents students from making good progress.
- Some groups of students make consistently less progress than expected in English, mathematics and science.
- Students underachieve particularly in mathematics. This is because teaching in mathematics is weak and students are not given the opportunity to think and develop the skills they need to solve problems.
- The quality of marking is too variable and, as a result, students do not always know how to improve their work.
- The school has made changes to the way that subjects are planned and taught. However, it is too early to see the impact of these changes on the achievement and progress of students.
- School leaders monitor teaching and have started to challenge underperformance more forcefully, but their efforts have not yet secured enough improvement to teaching and learning.
- The governing body is not asking questions that probe and challenge leaders and staff sufficiently about students' underachievement and weaknesses in teaching.
The report represents a slip for the 1,000-strong school, who were graded 'satisfactory' two years ago.
Read the full story in next Thursday's Essex Chronicle.
In a report released this week, the schools watchdog gave the school the lowest grades for the quality of teaching and achievement of pupils.
"This is a school that has serious weaknesses," the report read.
The report stated:
- The quality of teaching is inadequate. There has been too much weak teaching over time leading to groups of students underachieving. Some teachers do not match work to the learning needs of students and this prevents students from making good progress.
- Some groups of students make consistently less progress than expected in English, mathematics and science.
- Students underachieve particularly in mathematics. This is because teaching in mathematics is weak and students are not given the opportunity to think and develop the skills they need to solve problems.
- The quality of marking is too variable and, as a result, students do not always know how to improve their work.
- The school has made changes to the way that subjects are planned and taught. However, it is too early to see the impact of these changes on the achievement and progress of students.
- School leaders monitor teaching and have started to challenge underperformance more forcefully, but their efforts have not yet secured enough improvement to teaching and learning.
- The governing body is not asking questions that probe and challenge leaders and staff sufficiently about students' underachievement and weaknesses in teaching.
The report represents a slip for the 1,000-strong school, who were graded 'satisfactory' two years ago.
Read the full story in next Thursday's Essex Chronicle.