Our Awards

• Early Years Quality Mark
  Early Years Quality Mark

  Tribal's Quality Mark is an internationally acknowledged accreditation supporting and recognising improving standards in the provision, practice and performance of English and mathematics, and providing evidence of high-quality education.

  Quality Mark complements and supports national and international visions of a dynamic sector that delivers high quality education for all. The process of reflection and self-evaluation is integral to the Quality Mark and is key to the process. As leaders and practitioners gather evidence of their provision and practice, they engage in robust self-evaluation, identify strengths and areas for improvement and set and implement targeted actions to support further improvement.
  
  The accreditation is relevant to a range of settings, from Early Years to Further Education, and is tailored to reflect settings' latest inspection outcomes.

• Eco Schools Award
  Eco Schools Award

• Flying Start Award
  Flying Start Award

  The Flying Start Gold Award for Transition focuses on best practice guidelines for childcare settings and schools. The aim is to effectively support a family to prepare their child for the new chapter in their education and assist the child to make the journey into their new environment as seamlessly as possible.

• Green Tree Award
  Green Tree Award

  Our Green Tree Schools Award encourages outdoor learning and inspires pupils about trees, woods and wildlife.

  Through our award, your school can take part in fun, practical projects while helping the environment and improving your grounds. It's completely free and we provide resources and support to help you get the most out of it.

  Your pupils can also earn certificates in recognition of their achievements and a special plaque to display in your school.

• Healthy Smiles Plus Award
  Healthy Smiles Plus Award

  The Healthy Smiles award is a public health programme which supports services working with young children to adopt tooth friendly practices.

• LPPA Leading Parent Partnership Award
  LPPA Leading Parent Partnership Award

  What is the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA)?

  The Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) is a nationally recognised award achievable by schools who work closely with families of its pupils. It makes our work with families better, improves communication and builds more activities for families in school.  The assessment is made by an external advisor. 

  What does the school have to do to achieve the award?
  
  The school has had to work towards meeting the nine evidence-based objectives below to achieve the award.

  • Demonstrate a commitment to work towards achieving the LPPA
  • Make and implement effective plans to achieve and maintain the LPPA
  • Show the school is a welcoming, communicative and friendly place for parents
  • Promote the awareness and participation of all groups of parents/carers in supporting their children's learning and developing their own learning. In addition, the school holds and actively promotes a programme of opportunities and events for joint parent and child participation
  • Provide a good induction for all new parents/carers
  • Provide parents/carers with relevant and user-friendly guidance and information to help them to support their children's learning
  • Produce and implement parent-friendly policies to establish effective home-school links and to improve children's attendance, punctuality, progress and positive participation in school
  • Provide good support for all parents as their children move through or leave the school
  • Summarise our achievements against the LPPA objectives and outlines our future plans

  Each term, the LPPA working party had to meet to work through each of the nine objectives and collate evidence for the school portfolio.

  Research shows that when parents/carer are involved, children do better and achieve more.  Parents, carers and family members are by far the most important influences on their child's lives. By becoming involved in the life of your child's school you can show your child that their education is important to you.

  What difference does it make to the work with families we already do at The Ferrars Academy?

  It will get better!  We are always striving to improve at the academy and by working towards this award will help us develop the things we already do.
  
  The benefits for children are:

  • It is easier for children to learn when they get encouragement at home.
  • They will do better and achieve more when their parents are involved.
  • Their concerns can be sorted out quicker when their parents have a positive relationship with school staff.
  • They are happy when their parents are enjoying events in the school.

   
  When children see their parents or other family members getting involved in the school, it:

  • Shows them you are interested in what the school is doing.
  • Allows them to see that you value what they are learning.
  • Gives them a sense of security.
  • Helps them to learn about good citizenship from your example.

  The benefits for parents are:                 

  • Their children do better when they are involved.
  • They are better able to help and encourage their children.
  • They have more information about their child's education.
  • Parents can build their own confidence and skills.
  • When there is a positive relationship between parents and their child's school, the benefits are all-round.
  • Parents get reassurance that their children are receiving a good education.

   Parents will also:

  • Get to know the teachers and other parents.
  • Gain a better understanding of how the school works.
  • See how their child relates to other children and teachers.
  • Be setting a good example to young people.
  • Have the satisfaction of knowing that they are making a contribution to the school and to their and other children's learning.

  The benefits for school are:

  • Parents bring skills which complement teachers' skills and expertise.
  • Parents contribute their time, so together parents and teachers are able to do more activities with pupils than teachers can do on their own.
  • Pupils' attainment and behaviour improves.
  • Parents have ideas about how the school can best support their children.
  • Staff have people with whom they can talk over ideas and get help when developing plans for the school.
  • Parents can give advice and help to reach other parents.
  • The school will develop a better understanding of parents and the community.

   

• Mode Shift Stars Silver Award
  Mode Shift Stars Silver Award

• Ofsted - Good Award
  Ofsted - Good Award

  OFSTED rank schools based on information gathered in inspections which they undertake. OFSTED ratings are the means by which OFSTED inspectors indicate the quality of an institution following an inspection.

  A good school provides well for the needs of its pupils and prepares them effectively for the next stage of their education or employment. Schools rated as 'good' receive a one-day short inspection every three years, or a full inspection if the school's performance has changed dramatically.

• PSQM Primary Science Quality Mark
  PSQM Primary Science Quality Mark

  Primary Science Quality Mark is not like other quality marks: it is a year-long CPD programme that helps schools to achieve a quality mark, whether science within the school has been a low profile for a while or the school wants to improve the provision further. It focuses on developing effective, confident science leadership for whole school impact on science teaching and learning.

• IQM Inclusion Quality Mark
  IQM Inclusion Quality Mark

  The Inclusion Quality Mark Award provides UK schools with a nationally recognised validation of their inclusive practice and ongoing commitment to developing educational inclusion.

• School Games Mark
  School Games Mark

  The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress.

• WAP West Area Partnership
  WAP West Area Partnership

  The West Area Partnership schools educate children from 0-18 yrs.  It is a group of 14 school working together due to their geographical proximity.  Joint work focuses on improving outcomes, sharing good practice and resources in order to benefit all.  We have developed strong links between our schools and work together to organise events for our students, which help promote friendships and shared values and training opportunities for our staff teams.  Teachers are supported through induction programmes for NQTs, training for all teaching staff and networking groups for subject leaders and senior staff. 

• Artsmark Gold Award
  Artsmark Gold Award

  The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England.

  We support settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education for all children and young people.

  Our flexible framework helps embed arts, culture and creativity to support a broad and ambitious curriculum, strengthen pupil voice and support personal progression.

  Why Artsmark?

  • Support the health and wellbeing of pupils with arts, culture and creativity 
  • Ensure every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education 
  • Engage, motivate and upskill teaching staff using Artsmark’s CPD and whole school collaboration 
  • Access professional support, advice and resources to strengthen your arts provision