My first role as a Future Leader was at Malcolm Arnold Academy in Northampton. The role was a new and temporary one and the principal, Philip Cantwell, was keen to use it to make sustainable impacts that would benefit the students’ achievement for years to come.
Philip had identified that a major stumbling block to progress was a poor attendance record which had become ingrained over many years.
He therefore tasked me with raising the school’s attendance in all key groups in the academic year 2011/12, with a view to raising attainment overall.
I quickly realised that a fundamental shift in both policy and attitude on the part of staff would be required in order to achieve sustainable improvements.
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