Vanguard School - Kenington, London

My son was exactly the same, bullied from day one and it just got worse and worse. He is very placid and would not hit any of the children, not even the ones who hit him. His last day was when he was beaten in the playground by 4 year 10’s all because he picked a paper aeroplane up of the floor and threw it in the air. All 4 of them attacked him, punching him around the back of the head. Surprise surprise not one of the staff saw a thing!! He started last September 22, he spent 19 school days there and was hit, kicked, punched, had water thrown over him after pushing him in the bushes……..the list goes on. I reported the school to Ofsted, The Department of Education, my MP, my local councillor for education, the chair of the governors for the school. A lot of the staff an incompetent there and don’t have a clue, so how they ever got a job looking after SEN children is beyond me. Some left before christmas after the failings i reported for my son. Not once when he was hit, attacked etc, did the school contact me and let me know, they knew nothing about what had happened to him until i called them and asked what was going on. This didn’t happen once it happened several times. He was afraid to go to the school, he got so bad he asked about suicide, he has had an awful time and was without a school for 7 months because the staff at Vanguard did not complete any paperwork for the local education department and the Deputy Head who left before Christmas didn’t pass his case on to anyone else to complete. When someone new started they couldn’t find the paperwork. Not one person from the safeguarding team at the school contacted me or him. He was given 2 pieces of homework in 7 months and was not supplied a one to one tutor which he should have had. There is no safeguarding there and when you contact the department they didn’t even know all the things that had gone on at the school. I personally think the staff are leaving because they know whats going on with the children……..they need a whistle blower to show parents the truth and stop whats going on there with these children. They need to be safeguarded there but its not happening. Please report anything that happens to your child to Ofsted etc. They should be looked after at the school not bullied or treated badly. I’m still waiting for my meeting with the Chair of The Governors over what happened to my son, my complaint is at stage 3 which it has been for a while. But I’m not letting it drop, so please anybody who feels their child is not being cared for or is being bullied at the school, REPORT IT, take it higher than the school otherwise somebody else’s child could be in danger there and it may not end well. If your child has any marks or bruises from the beating take pictures of them. Our children need to be safe at school and we have to make sure they are. We need to speak up for them.

Hi,
This school is unbelievable when my son first started he got bullied straight away knowing he had anger problems that he couldn't cope with they did nothing they just let him be out of control, I mean please tell me about this ofstead report was disgusting I'm sorry but they gave a waring for the school this needs to be shut down ASAP they are getting rid of staff that the pupils really trust and they don't see it well I'm reporting to ofstead today trust me the is ridiculous no child should feel unsafe of out of place!!😡

Be very careful, the Ofsted report is only the half of it. I thought i was doing the best thing for my son sending him there as it was ran by people who should know SEN children inside out. I went and viewed the school and thought it would be the making of my son, how wrong was i. Please be careful

Meant to be seeing it tomorrow. Am really concerned now. Please can people share comments with me please

Please think twice and look into the school before sending a child there. The ofsted report says it all. I had a child start the school on 5th September 2022 in year 7. He spent 11 days there out of the 20 he could have in September. He was very seriously bullied at the school, starting the first week he was there. I had several meetings each time he was bullied and nothing was done about it. It was physical bullying, so he was hit, kicked, punched from behind to name a few. The staff did nothing, despite the meetings i had and the promise of extra 1.1 care for him. He has been out of the school for 7 months and been at home. The school have supplied him with 2 pieces of homework during that time. They have failed to educate him and supply a tutor once a week. The safeguarding there is appalling. The deputy head left in December and nobody else could supply the LA with the paperwork to help him get a place at another school! It’s a shambles there, staff come and go like buses. Thankfully he started another school today, i had a meeting with the headmaster at Vanguard scheduled for weds 22nd March, but it has been cancelled because he is no longer on their register. They did nothing while he was on their register so i suppose why would they want to talk to me now that he has been taken off!! I am happy for anybody to contact me privately, i have nothing to hid

I am also trying to find a bit more about the school.

Hi Pamalova. I've sent you a private message on this subject. Just wanting to check you have received that. Thanks