“Nothing but Praise” for Whitstone School During Pandemic

The latest Whitstone School survey shows that parents are delighted with the way the School is performing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The survey was sent to all of our students’ parents, asking their opinions of how the School is performing with delivering online learning, school to home communication and student safety. 

Headteacher, Mr Swallow says: “Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond - we have had some very supportive replies from parents, which is a huge boost to the teaching and support staff here, who are all working extremely hard to deliver the highest standard of education to our students, whilst also keeping them safe. The response from parents has been overwhelmingly positive”

One parent wrote: “(We have) nothing but praise for an amazing school and equally amazing staff who has made my sons first few months so good. Stay safe and thanks so much to each and every one of you for your hard work.”

Another says: “Excellent teachers who provide great quality teaching who have been there for the children and the parents throughout this difficult time.”

When asked specifically to rate the quality of online learning provision, 9/10 parents rated it either very good or excellent.

One parent says: “We couldn't be more pleased with how excited and interested our child is in his learning.”

Parents also seem very happy with the quality of communication from the school, with 9/10 rating the School’s communication during the pandemic as at least ‘very good’.

Whitstone School’s safety measures also scored very highly, with 100% of parents saying they feel their child is kept safe by staff at school.

In response to feedback to the survey we have decided to investigate ways to make some of our lessons even more creative and practical.  We are also looking at ways of providing more feedback to parents and students about the work being submitted.  We will update parents on this as soon as we are able to.

The survey responses were full of praise.  More of the positive comments from parents include:

 “We are more than happy with the education our children are receiving at Whitstone.  They are both doing really well there so far, despite the disruption of the pandemic. Well done Whitstone!!”

Mr Swallow comments: “We are very fortunate to have such a supportive school community.  Parents and carers are doing a brilliant job at home, helping their children with their studies.  Still, we are very much looking forward to having the students back in school as soon as it is safe to do so, so that we can continue to give them the best quality education that they deserve.”