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Elliott Durham
Elliott Durham school is a school on the way up. Teaching is good. Staff work well together. Planning systems enable and drive the school’s development. Consistent application of policies and use of new technology maximises attendance, punctuality and good behaviour. The campus is one of the most attractive in the city. And we’ve added a new sports hall. We seek out and take advantage of the many development opportunities offered by Nottingham City Council. CMCD. Excellence in Cities. Small Education Action Zone. IQEA. Transforming Secondary Education. We are making a difference. It was recognised by the 2003 Ofsted inspection. And at the latest specialist inspection on Science. Plans are now being made for Elliott Durham to become part of the new Eastern Academy to serve Mapperley, St.Ann's, Sneinton & Bakersfield. Good quality of teaching and learning
The school has 2 Advanced Skills Teachers.
The school consistently scores highly for its focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning.
It's able to do this through - - strong leadership, - a collective apprach to discipline; - planning and use of quality assurance, and - a stable and united staff who can take on new ideas.
The school is meeting its targets and can assure parents and carers that given a pupil's the aptitude and attitude, their grades can be guaranteed and that there is a high degree of access to the school to discuss a pupil's progress.
Invest and Reform
The school's progress is made within the context general progress for Nottingham schools, which have benefited from a combination of extra investment and reform.
The budget of the school has more than doubled from (£1.2m) in 1998 to £2.5m in 2004/05. The average spend per pupil is up due to increases in the budget from the Government and the City Council, Standards Fund where the Gov't matches what the Council can allocate, Excellence in Cities and other miscellaneous development funds. This supports special projects such as extra help for the gifted and talented.
Other developments The new school day means - - school now starts at 8:45 a.m. and children have four lessons before lunchtime. The result has been quieter, more focused learning in the mornings; - registration for each class is conducted electronically; - to support the long mornings, kids can now buy a mid-morning breakfast. Lunch time is shorter. There are optional extra courses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in subjects like IT, arts and sport which give kids extra chances to get more GCSE passes. The are many initiatives such as the new alternative energy centre and new courses in vocational education with New College, Nottingham.
The school now has a Police Officer dedicated to it, to improve the Force's work in the community.
Launched in January 2001, the Action Zone brings the school and its 'family' of primary, junior and infant schools together. The family includes Walter Halls, St.Anns Junior and Infants, Elms, Bluebell Hill, Sycamore and Huntington. A ceremony to celebrate the achievement of children in local schools has just been held. Many of these schools have benefited from investment and refurbishment in recent years.
The school is to have a new £1 million sports centre, which will be available for community use. The sports centre will be sited next to and below the swimming baths. The City Council may change the way it works to enable the swimming baths to be run by the school.
School is doing well Inspections have always found good things to say about the school; recent visits include - 2003, May - OfStEd inspection 2002, Nov. - HMI inspection, focusing on attainment; 2001, Oct. - HMI inspection 2000, Oct. - OfStEd inspection Previous stories Wednesday, 13 June 2001 School Registers on a lap-top. Thursday, 1 March 2001 Wind turbine & solar panel installed at Elliott Durham. Friday, 16 February 2001 Adopt-a-School wins national recognition. (Last updated 2004-12-30.)
The January Mapperley Forum included the launch of the Elliott Durham Small Education Action Zone.
£250,000 is being provided to Elliott Durham and its family of primary schools, to work together - to enrich the curriculum (especially music), to provide more mentors, technicians & assistants and to improve attendance. There is an opportunity for parents and carers to work with youngsters and obtain an NVQ.
As part of the launch, pupils from the school sang two popular songs. The music teacher announced a plan to produce a “Requiem for September 11th”, for which a CD will be produced and delivered to the Mayor of New York.
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