In an area of high unemployment, crime and deprivation, Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy plays a crucial role in raising the aspirations of the local community.
Sixty-five percent of students are on free school meals and a third are looked after children. High-quality teaching and learning is absolutely vital if the school is to engage students with the opportunities education offers them and prepare them for a successful life after school.
Therefore, I felt a huge sense of responsibility in my role as assistant headteacher for teaching and learning as we aspired to raise standards by pushing the percentage of good or outstanding teaching from 65 to more than 80 per cent.
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