Comments from Diocese and OFSTED Reports

Our Section 48 Report by the Diocese states:  “Leadership of the school is good. The Head leads by example and has a strong presence in the school. She has a clear vision for Virgo Fidelis as a Catholic school, a vision that is shared with and supported by the governors”.

“The monitoring, by the SLT, of teaching and learning in RE is good, as is the monitoring of the quality of prayer and worship”.

“Relationships within the school are very good and the school has a very positive inclusive culture within which all pupils are welcomed and accepted. There is good support for new staff. The Ethos Development Plan promotes well the Catholicity of the school”.

“The quality of the Catholic life of the school is good, with some outstanding features. There are numerous and very effective religious artefacts and images around the school which give witness to the distinctive Catholic nature of the school. Relationships are good”.

Our OfSTED Report in 2006 states:

“The quality of care and guidance provided for students is good and there are effective systems to support their personal development”.

“Teachers have good knowledge of their subjects and students appreciate the “The girls feel safe and confident that there is someone they can approach and that problems they raise will be dealt with effectively. They contribute to decisions in the school through form, year and school councils. The school uses regular surveys of students and parents to inform their decisions. Students know about adopting safe practices, for example, through personal safety lessons for Year

7. Students’ commitment to and work in the wider community is good and they also support a wide variety of charities. Students develop good workplace skills, enhanced by the recent introduction of business enterprise across the curriculum”.

“There is a very high level of respect for others, their differences and the surroundings”.

“Support and guidance for students is good”.

“Students are well informed about future opportunities for further education and careers”.

"Excellent relationships in class"

iNet (International Networking for Educational Transformation) is the international arm of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) that supports international affiliates in achieving excellent educational outcomes for all students.

It facilitates the sharing of ideas, Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School experience and best practice as well has Devamatha School as its link as helping to develop partnerships school in India and was responsible for with other schools around negotiating iNET status for Devamatha. the globe. Sister Bernadette took the iNET flag to Devamatha School as the iNET iNet has existing networks in Australia, delegate. Two teachers Rose and Sajitha Chile, South Africa and The USA, and came from India to Virgo Fidelis for one is creating new networks in China, month. Two of our teachers will be going Holland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland to Devamatha in February. and Wales. It holds a major international conference each year. 

We are very proud to announce that Devamatha Public School is the second iNET school in the whole of India and the first iNET school in the south of India.

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