Cranford Review 2019
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year. It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students. Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year.
It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students.
Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
“Ruth Painting, Senior Teacher, spent time explaining<br />
the work that <strong>Cranford</strong> does in supporting other<br />
schools. She explained that this involves working with<br />
local schools on Ofsted readiness as well as specific<br />
school improvement areas. <strong>Cranford</strong> sends expert staff<br />
into schools with specific areas of need. They also work<br />
in schools in ‘Opportunity Areas’. The Executive Head,<br />
Kevin Prunty, is a National Leader of Education and<br />
provides leadership support to schools across the country.<br />
Ruth described to us the comprehensive staff development<br />
programme in place at <strong>Cranford</strong>, supporting the needs of all<br />
teachers and available to the <strong>Cranford</strong> Alliance schools. The<br />
school also offers the National Professional Qualification<br />
in Middle and Senior Leadership which many middle and<br />
senior leaders have completed or are in the process of<br />
ccompleting. During our visit, we met with 9 students aged<br />
16 - 18. The students presented their roles and missions.<br />
They help to develop the school’s culture and environment.<br />
‘Whatever our cultural or religious background: we belong<br />
to the <strong>Cranford</strong> family’ they said”.<br />
Magali Gallais (France)<br />
“During lunch we met with a large number of trainee<br />
teachers and teachers who had actually attended <strong>Cranford</strong><br />
as students. This is a particular theme of the school - to<br />
recruit teachers who are from the local community and<br />
therefore have a better understanding of the challenges<br />
that exist in this area. As well as teacher training, the<br />
school focuses heavily on teacher development and career<br />
development. There are many opportunities to develop: you<br />
could become a Head of Department or Year Team Leader<br />
or even a Senior Leader in the future.<br />
After lunch we went to Berkeley Academy which is<br />
the primary partner school for <strong>Cranford</strong> Community<br />
College. Whilst there we attended a whole school assembly<br />
on ‘World Book Day’ and saw the excellent way that the<br />
school rewards pupils. After the assembly, we met with<br />
some of the Somali parents and community members. They<br />
told us that education is an essential lever for finding your<br />
place in society. Parents trust the school. Through the<br />
school, parents are mobilised. They become aware that<br />
knowledge of the English language is the first vector of<br />
integration. Communication is essential: taking English<br />
language classes is key in order to understand teachers<br />
and help their children in their schooling.<br />
15 teachers from <strong>Cranford</strong> and Berkeley visited the<br />
University of Minnesota for a teacher development<br />
programme in October 2017 and a group of these teachers<br />
met with us to talk about their experience. The schools also<br />
deliver the National Professional Qualifications in Middle<br />
and Senior Leadership and other teachers talked with us<br />
about their experiences doing these programmes. The<br />
teachers who went to Minneapolis took full advantage of<br />
this study tour.<br />
Exchanges of practices and sharing of projects make it<br />
possible to better support migrants and refugees. The Somali<br />
community has been at the heart of discussions between<br />
Americans and English people. <strong>Cranford</strong> offers Berkeley<br />
teachers Qualifications in Middle/Senior Leadership:<br />
Professional training enables teachers or managers to<br />
develop skills in the management and leadership of an<br />
institution and its teams”.<br />
Cyril Norbec (France)<br />
75