A national accolade for quality has been awarded to Hemington Primary School for its work in improving the well-being, resilience and self-esteem of its pupils, who are “vulnerable to underachievement.”

The Quality Mark Award recognises the impressive work being done by the school to improve progress in reading, writing and maths for all pupils, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities.

The award has been developed by leading education charity, Achievement for All, (AfA), which offers support programmes to schools and settings to help them improve outcomes in the lowest-achieving twenty per cent.

Hemington Primary School has been working in partnership with Achievement for All since 2014, and has seen a marked improvement in many aspects, including working with parents and carers to improve children’s outcomes as part of the AfA framework.

Naomi de Chastelain, Hemington Primary School Headteacher, said: “We are so proud to accept the Achievement for All Quality Mark in recognition of all the hard work by staff, parents and children. We have received

invaluable support from our AfA coach, Sally Arthur, who has enabled us to enrich the future lives of all children attending our school.”

Achievement for All works closely with parents, carers, teachers and the individual child to secure the best outcome and attainment for their students through personalised and specific targets. The unique programmes are delivered directly to schools and settings via a highly-skilled and trained team of expert coaches and specialist online support tool called ‘The Bubble’.

The Quality Mark Award focuses on a variety of categories, such as strategic planning, quality of teaching and learning, effective use of interventions, pupil progress and community relationships.

Mike Donovan, Deputy Regional Lead at Achievement for All, said: “We are thrilled to present Hemington Primary School with this much-deserved award.

“They have shown a high quality of leadership and teamwork, and most importantly, the target groups have made more than expected progress and are closing the gap with their peers. Our programmes are designed to be a whole school improvement tool, and Hemington Primary School has shown a continued commitment and success in improving outcomes for their children.

“Achievement for All believes that every child can progress, and through our programmes, we hope to enable every child to be the best that they can be, regardless of background, challenge, or need.

“Huge congratulations to teachers, parents, carers and children at Hemington Primary School for all their hard work.”