An amazing week at Meadow last week that demonstrated all the strengths of our school.  

Monday saw our Peer Review where a team of Special School Leaders spent the day with us reviewing our curriculum, standards of teaching, behaviour and supporting our planning towards ‘One School, Two Sites’ from September 2026.  They gave us some amazing feedback about our school community as well as a couple of work ons.  I have outlined them all below.

Peer Review Positives:

• Our curriculum is well adapted for learners.
• Relationships, behaviour and expectations of all students are high.
• The school is ambitious for all students to do well and succeed.
• The School Council and student body have a strong voice in school improvement.
• The school facilities are excellent, and our students do not want for anything 

Even better if:

• Students are stretched and challenged in all lessons, both in terms of how they learn, the activities they undertake and the outcomes they are working towards.
• When we mark students' work, we need to provide them with tips on how to improve.

This feedback will be central to our plans for next September.

The Lion King

On Wednesday, I was fortunate to join 25 students from Pathway 1 & 2 on a trip to The Lyceum Theatre to see a performance of the Lion King.  The students were truly engaged in this great show and demonstrated their independence and social and communication skills, interacting with other audience members, the theatre staff and, in some cases, the performers who emerged through the crowd.

Children In Need

On Friday, we also showed our community spirit and social awareness as we entered into fundraising for Children in Need.  The students and staff, dressed in pyjamas and produced cakes to sell in a bake sale.  As a result of our efforts, we raised £85 for this great cause.  

Pupil Safety

Finally, for this week, please can I remind all parents that they are not to use the turning circle to drop students off before school and at pick up.  Every day we have to manoeuvre 3 coaches, 10 minibuses and numerous taxis around our site to ensure that over 300 students leave safely.  This week we have had two near-misses where staff or students have nearly been hit by parent vehicles ignoring staff advice not to enter the site during drop off and pick-up.  If there is a specific reason why your child needs to be dropped off in the turning circle, please contact either Miss Willis (Pathway 1) or Miss Taylor (Pathway 2) so an appropriate plan of support can be put into place and staff made aware.  I thank you in advance for your support in keeping our students safe.

Have a great week.

Mr G Cunningham
Headteacher