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Better Together
We constantly seek to answer these questions in our work together:
1. Do we really believe we are maximising the achievement of every child?
2. Do we think that Highfurlong is doing as well as it could?
3. Does the school have an infinite capacity for improvement?
4. Can the improvement we have seen in school standards over the past decade be extended and enhanced?
5. Can we carry on doing what we have been doing and still manage to meet the needs of those young people who are achieving the least within the current system?
6. Where can we see future practice in the present – what are people doing together to change practice?
Our community initiatives make a number of critical contributions to the school's improvement. This works best where the school and the community are working together in a constantly improving relationship and context.
These can:
• Improve the social context so children come to school better able to learn
• Foster parental and community participation
• Work to transform the predominant culture of the school to one of achievement and equity and hold the school accountable for gains
• Help build political constituency for better support for schools with disabled pupilsl.
In other words, we engage with parents and communities help to improve equality.
Partnership
Staff are highly trained and strong interdisciplinary team work enables pupils and the Blackpool Community to benefit from this expertise.
We have an excellent tradition of support and parental
partnership. The school endeavours to work with parents on all aspects of the child’s and family welfare to provide comprehensive support.
Much of this work covers housing, inter-agency co-operation, transition, respite care and involvement of charity and voluntary organisation.
Highfurlong staff are trained to provide counselling for parents. Parents/carers are involved
in all aspects of their son or daughter’s education. In addition to Annual Review meetings there is a parent’s support group and discussion forum. Pupils and students
keep home-school diaries and there are monthly school newsletters.
Parents and carers are welcome to the school’s special events and open days. You, your friends and family can visit the school at any time. We encourage communication and contact between home and school.
Highfurlong staff and parents are actively involved in a range of local, regional and national charities and projects that benefi t the pupils, the family, the community and the school.