40 NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2008
Apple of
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KELLY College, founded by Ad- ST JOHN’S College in Southsea
miral Kelly in 1877, is proud of its
PIPPA Harris-Burland, headmistress at Rookesbury Park School
has been judged ‘outstanding’ by
130 years of service to the Royal
in Wickham, writes: “In my experience one of the most important,
Ofsted, the offi cial body for the
Navy.
demanding and fulfilling roles in a school is that of a form tutor… if
inspection of UK schools, follow-
Kelly offers a co-educational
you do the job properly!
ing a thorough inspection of the
full and weekly boarding, and day
“The role of tutor means you may be required to be: counsellor,
school’s boarding provision.
education for pupils aged 11–18.
mother, father, friend, confidante, or Devil’s advocate. If a child is
The report rated the popu-
It is a school of 370 students of
not happy, he will not learn – it’s simple. So let’s KISS and Keep It
lar school’s boarding service as
whom half are boarders. Kelly
Sweetly Simple!
‘exceptionally high quality’. In the
offers all the facilities of a larger
“In my school we have tutor periods at the beginning and end of
inspection, the Ofsted team found
school, while retaining the advan-
each day. The start of the day is crucial to how the rest of the day
St John’s ‘provides outstanding
tages in the individual care and
unfolds. If you haven’t done your homework, or the dog ate it, you
care to the boarders it accom-
class size of a smaller school.
need to tell someone.
modates’.
The Preparatory School is co-
“This is a time to ensure the children in your class have everything
Areas of particular strength
educational and has a further 200
they need for the day ahead, from exercise books to pencils. We
identified were; ‘excellent relation-
pupils. The Prep School shares
always keep a supply of rulers in the teacher’s desk. Give them out
ships between staff and pupils’,
many of the facilities of the senior
when they are needed. Every child has the right to learn.
‘the young people are treated
school including boarding from
“The end of the day is just as important. With a little help even
with respect and warmth’ and
Year 5.
the most disorganised child can keep their homework diary (most
described the boarders as ‘confi-
Kelly provides a high-quality,
important book in the school bag) in the zipped top pocket.
dent, polite and outgoing’.
well-balanced education with a
“I ask the children to lay out their books on their desk, before
Also praised were the ‘strong
strong commitment to a whole
transferring them into the bag. A laminated check list stuck on the
leadership’ of the headmaster and
range of extracurricular activities.
front of the desk can work wonders. Ask the child to colour it in big
senior staff; the ‘excellent’ poli-
The staff are fully involved seven bold colours, so he is involved in the process.
cies, procedures and systems; the
days a week, 24 hours a day. “One of the most important sharing activities is that of setting
high standard of accommodation;
The sporting record of the personal targets.
and the large range of activities
school is very strong; Kelly has a “When I asked my last Year 4 tutor group what they wanted to
on offer.
national reputation in swimming, achieve, one came up with: ‘Tie my shoe laces.’ Another said: ‘Get
Headmaster of St John’s College,
rugby and athletics, while hockey my spellings right every week.’
Nigel Thorne was delighted with
and netball teams have achieved “These are great targets, but are worthless without a measurable
the report and said: “We are all
county and regional success. and specific time set.
very proud with the outcome of
At the same time, Kelly is par- “Establish short and long term targets. And most importantly
the inspection.
ticularly proud of its music and celebrate successes, in your assemblies, with parents, in the home-
“We work very hard to give
drama and delighted to be taking work diary.
every child a thoroughly reward-
advantage of the new Performing “We all love to hear something good. A phone call or a quick word
ing, exciting, challenging and safe
Arts Centre which opened in July at the end of the day means the world to a parent.
experience. The excellent report
last year. “Above all enjoy and have fun with them.”
is a fine tribute to the enthusi-
asm and commitment of everyone
involved – staff and pupils alike.”
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