Our school has a catchment which includes two areas of significant social deprivation. We have a very high rate of children on FSM and a high % of children of lower academic ability. The school is currently working hard on getting kids to revise- generally speaking they engage well in class and behaviour is mostly excellent- but homework and revision is a real problem. The school runs revision sessions both after school and in the holidays but the take up is low and usually the kids who need it least. I think that one of the problems is the school's communication- and I am thinking of offering to try rewriting some of the letters we send out to see if it helps (I'm a governor, by the way, not just a random busy body!) Anyway, I attach the last letter I got as a parent- am I right in thinking that it is a) pretty crap generally and b) pretty incomprehensible and intimidation if you were someone who struggled with literacy or with the idea of school in general. I would love to hear your thoughts
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BertrandRussell · 17/06/2016 09:38
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