Breaking the cycle.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Documentary Educational Resources, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodlands Country Primary School.

Low-income students--Education.

Low-income students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (00:51:12)) : sound, colour

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Documentary Educational Resources, 2008.

Language Note:

Closed-captions in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In 1996, the state-funded Woodlands Country Primary School in Gillingham, Kent, UK was situated in one of the most socio-economically deprived areas outside the inner cities. Pupil places were under-subscribed: 160 out of a possible 240 capacity. Subjected to years of neglect through Council underinvestment, its underachieving students aged 4 - 11 years were destined to be filtered through into similarly poor secondary schools and a life of mediocrity. There was no magic wand. It took open minds to see the vision of new head Nic Fiddaman "to get it": commitment from staff, governors and parents, and guts to put children's emotional well-being above government targets and league tables. It also took years of chasing grants, subsidies and outside sponsorship to expand the school and its facilities, for which there were many more disappointments than successes. Every negative response became a springboard to seek another way. Failure was not acceptable, not when the children come first.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5297-3155-0

9781529731552

OCLC:

1144997122