Canterbury Nursery School

Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families, rated outstanding by Ofsted, has achieved the Inclusion Quality Mark ‘Centre of Excellence’ status and travelled to London this week (25.9.18) to receive their award from Joe McCann, Managing director of IQM.

Joe McCann and Stephanie Robinson, IQM Assessor and Ambassador praised the school saying “Everyone works tremendously hard to good effect, to enable all the children to achieve the best outcomes. Canterbury are quite rightly proud of the outcomes achieved for their pupils within a fully inclusive learning environment.”

Jackie Bracewell, Head of School said “This award recognises the fabulous work of the children, parents and staff in ensuring all barriers to learning are removed so everyone is able to access the best education.”
The report highlighted the high quality of the stimulating learning experiences the school provides for all its children, its clear commitment to inclusive practice and the clarity with which the child’s voice is heard.
Parents cannot speak highly enough about the care and family values that the school shows towards them.

Duncan Jacques, Executive Head Teacher said ‘We are delighted to have been awarded as an IQM ‘Centre of Excellence’. The award recognises the School’s clear ethos and values around the area of inclusion. It recognises the commitment and hard work of all our staff to create a setting that the school community can be extremely proud of and it is a positive addition for Bradford as a city’.