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HIGH-ACHIEVING LONDON PRIMARIES CHOOSE EDISON
FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
Design For School Improvement Chosen as Vehicle
for Building on Success
Colchester, UK: May 29th, 2005 Two successful
London primary schools have reached agreement with Edison
Schools UK to implement Edison's Design for School Improvement
in the quest for a continuing upward curve of achievement.
Galliard Primary School in Enfield and The Cathedral School
of St. Saviour and St. Mary Overie will begin work in partnership
with Edison ready for the new school year in September.
Both schools share a history of success and
achievement. Galliard School, with 660 pupils, is recognised
for its leadership and good systems, and is about to open
a new children¹s centre.
'We liked Edison's holistic approach,' said
Rosemarie Hopkins, Headteacher at Galliard Primary. 'The Design
addresses the whole school, not just a few individual parts
like the management or curriculum. At this school we've made
a lot of progress already; we're a full-service extended school,
pursuing the agenda of schools networking together. Our aim
is not to sit back though: we want to move from good to excellent.
One of our priorities is to revitalise the curriculum with
the core learning skills approach, to move on from the content-led
methods of the past and for that we needed Edison's
input. With Edison we have the benefits of an outside view,
a critical friend and the rigour of well-trained professionals
to make sure we're on track.'
With its exceptionally good profile, The Cathedral
School in Southwark is also seeking to maintain and enrich
its record of improvement. 'As a high-achieving school we
want to raise achievement even higher and feel that Edison
are best placed to help us do that and provide value for money
in doing so,' said Sylvia Morris, Headteacher at The Cathedral
School. 'Edison has been extremely professional in its approach.
We had a good look at Edison partner schools in Essex and
the staff who visited them came back absolutely convinced
that this was the right thing to do.'
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