Markington CE Primary and Nursery School

Things to celebrate:

• really strong advocacy of the standards of education, quality of teaching & diversity of curriculum
• exceptional levels of thoughtfulness, consideration, care, compassion and balanced thinking that speaks of both our Christian vision and the way in which school has helped to support the personal development of pupils and their ability to contribute to society
• Extremely strong relationships between pupils and teachers - and the  benefits this brings including an appreciation of how school has treated them as individuals and helped them to target areas for improvement

Jenny Candy is Co-Chair of Governors.  She says...

'I spent time with every Y6 pupil in groups of 2 or 3 to discuss their perspective on school; preparation for secondary school; the best bits of school; and areas for improvement.

The pupils spoke without exception of their preparation for the education they have received at Markington.  They detailed their very strong, positive relationships with teachers, their appreciation for a wide and diverse set of subjects and the effort that goes into making learning fun, interesting and engaging: 'teachers make every lesson as exciting as possible', 'a fantastic education', 'we have learnt so many different things', 'there are always new things for us to try.'

Many children spoke of the way in which they felt school had prepared them for future life, 'school has worked to help me to become more confident', 'sharing during collective worship has helped me to prepare to talk to new people'.                                                       

Minutes of Meetings are available on request by contacting Mrs Lewis or Mrs Lyman in the school office by emailing admin@markington.n-yorks.sch.uk or telephoning school: 01765 677442