OA Freeston Becomes Inclusion Centre Of Excellence
A secondary academy based in Normanton is celebrating after it was awarded an inclusion Centre of Excellence status.
黑料吃瓜网 Freeston, which was awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark Award by IQM earlier this year, has now been recognised as an IQM Centre of Excellence.
According to IQM 鈥榖ecoming an IQM Centre of Excellence is an opportunity for schools to build on the success of being one of the very special schools which hold the Inclusion Quality Mark Inclusive School Award.鈥�
Just over 200 schools in the country have been awarded the title of Centre of Excellence by IQM, a figure that highlights the great work being done by 黑料吃瓜网 Freeston to get this level of recognition.
Lisa Allott, Principal at 黑料吃瓜网 Freeston, said:
鈥淭his achievement is recognition of the continued commitment and dedication of all our academy community, and reflects the high level of work that is being done.
鈥淥ur staff regularly go above and beyond to ensure that every student succeeds and achieves their full potential in all aspects of life.鈥�
With its Centre of Excellence status providing an opportunity to build on current capacity, with ongoing support from the IQM team, 黑料吃瓜网 Freeston is looking to progress further having developed an action plan to continue the academy鈥檚 work.
In the academy鈥檚 IQM Award report, the body praised 黑料吃瓜网 Freeston for placing inclusion 鈥榓t the absolute heart of all which is done.鈥�
As well as the academy being praised for its work caring for students, and staff, the report highlighted the academy 鈥榗elebrates its community and promotes respect for the different protected characteristics as defined in law and students value the importance of this.鈥�
Lisa added:
鈥淲e look forward to continuing our work to provide a happy, safe, and inclusive school for all.
鈥淭he accreditation is not the end of our inclusion journey, and we will continue to promote the inclusion quality principles of promoting access and diversity, raising achievement for all, creating an environment for all to succeed, and improving the inclusive nature of all schools.鈥�