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Anyone know Ibstock Place?

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refusetobeasheep · 11/05/2021 21:56

In Roehampton? Considering it for my daughter but I don't know anyone who has kids there. So any info / thoughts welcome!

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lamplightnow · 15/05/2021 22:57

"New Head was previously the Deputy Head - it might have been better to bring in someone new with fresh ideas to bring IPS into the modern age."

Agree.

zebra15 · 15/05/2021 14:28

Hello, I'm an Ibstock Place School parent w a DC in Y8. I have very mixed views about the school. I know many other IPS parents do too. Generally the culture of the school is very rigid, old-fashioned with a fixed mindset. The issues are: 1) Lack of pastoral support; 2) Very strict, punitive approach - detention, detention, detention. A lot of stick no carrots; 3) Poor communications - very long, formal, dense written letters; 4) No parent engagement or community. e.g. PTA finds it difficult to organise a used-uniform sale. Very limited parent access. 5) Limited technology integration. Clunky online learning and limited innovation or future-thinking. New Head was previously the Deputy Head - it might have been better to bring in someone new with fresh ideas to bring IPS into the modern age.

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