We are extremely proud that our school has been accredited with the Rotherham Charter Gold status from Genuine Partnerships and Rotherham Charter for the third time.
Since first starting to work with Genuine Partnerships and Rotherham Charter back in 2015, we have been working hard to provide an exceptional SEN offer, and a safe space for us to work in close partnership with children and their families.
We were first awarded Charter status in 2018 and later re-accredited in 2021. This was an excellent achievement but the work didn’t stop there! Since our last re-accreditation a few years ago, we have achieved some wonderful things together including phase-opening our brand new alternative provision, The Orchard – a 20 place provision for students across Rotherham with communication and interaction needs.
As well as this, we are now also an asthma-friendly school, which means we have the knowledge and skills to support children with asthma and meet a set of required standards.
Genuine Partnerships and Rotherham Charter said: “The school has been long committed to working in true partnership with children and their families and this shone through on our visit. Parents came in to meet the Charter team and were eager to share their stories with us, with many having had painful school experiences elsewhere.
“Whitehill attracts families not just from its local catchment but typically parent carers with children who have additional needs travel across town so that their children can attend the school, having heard the reputation for being inclusive and its excellent SEN offer.
“The level of trust parents place in school can’t be underestimated. Without hesitation, parents trust the staff to look after their children and hold them precious, and the word we heard repeated more than any other from the children was that school makes them feel ‘safe’.”
Mrs Oxborough, Headteacher at Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School, added: “We’re super proud to be accredited for the third time with the Rotherham Charter Gold Award. It’s a recognition of our partnership work with parents and the school community, and our dedication to improving and adapting our inclusive practice.”
At Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School, we have high standards and high aspirations – we’re looking forward to continuing our fantastic SEN offer, working to become an ADHD-friendly school, and further developing The Orchard.
Thank you to Genuine Partnerships and Rotherham Charter for this award, but most of all thank you to all of our school community – staff, students and families – for helping us aim high and reach our goals.
