Portland College - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)
Portland College
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Portland College
- 16 Plus (Sixth Form)
- Ashfield NG18 4TJ
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| The quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Provision for learners with high needs | Outstanding |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
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Career Advice and Guidance: Staff know learners well, including their aspirations, and support them and their parents to explore future options effectively.
Policies and Procedures: Leaders have comprehensive policies and procedures to safeguard students, updated in a timely manner for relevance.
Training of Safeguarding Leads: Designated safeguarding leads are suitably trained, ensuring a strong focus on keeping learners safe.
Types of Extracurricular Activities: A vast range of activities including martial arts, rock climbing, dance workshops, and Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Work Experience/Internships: Learners participate in highly relevant and meaningful work experiences and internships.
Support for Sports/Arts: State-of-the-art facilities like a sports hall and theatre support students interested in sports and the arts.
Community Service/Volunteer Opportunities: Learners become active citizens through numerous community service opportunities.
Academic Performance: Learners benefit from a highly personalized and ambitious curriculum, making excellent progress.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Tutors set highly ambitious and personalized targets, providing frequent opportunities to develop necessary skills.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Learners feel safe and demonstrate high levels of respect and confidence.
Mix of A,Levels and Vocational Courses: The curriculum includes various pathways such as land-based industries, design technology, and retail industries.
Teacher Engagement: Staff are deeply committed to the strategic ambitions of the college.
Impact of Teaching on Progress: Staff use their knowledge and skills to teach a logically planned and sequenced curriculum, achieving excellent progress.
Strengths/Challenges: Tutors and job coaches ensure learners gain valuable employability skills through work experiences.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Comprehensive training in moving and handling, sign language, and autism awareness enhances teaching quality.
STEM Facilities: High-quality environments with state-of-the-art facilities support learners’ digital and technical skill development.
Study Areas/Libraries: High-quality learning environments with voice-controlled lighting and other advanced features.
School Culture and Ethos: A calm, nurturing, and exciting place to learn with strong inclusivity and support.
Class Size: Teaching involves highly personalized attention in high-quality environments.
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Portland College is a 16 Plus (Sixth Form), Co-Ed college located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
from age 16-99 yr.
This school rated Outstanding by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Portland College is a thriving institution of higher learning open to students with a variety of disabilities. Further Education, Employment Support, and Personal Care are all offered at Portland College. We work to use a specialised programme to unlock every learner's untapped potential. Such a curriculum may incorporate work experience and volunteer work for students at the Portland College campus in Sherwood Forest. The personal curriculum is underpinned by a broad range of accredited qualifications in independence, literacy, numeracy, sport, arts, business studies, computing, small animal care and horticulture. For students with more complicated requirements, we provide a specialised sensory curriculum. Additionally, Portland College is committed to collaborating with employers to support the creation of a more inclusive hiring process and approach to workforce development. The same high standards of support and programme personalization will be provided to those people who we support at work or in other settings.
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 30th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 29th Jul 2025 |