St James the Great R.C (V.A) Primary & Nursery School

NAACE Award

St James the Great RC Primary School is one of the first schools in Croydon to have received national recognition for its teaching of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) described in our recent Ofsted inspection report as “excellent and a strength of the school”.

On Wednesday 7th January Stephen Beck, and ICT Co-ordinator, Terry Cefai, were presented with the NAACEmark award in London at the BETT exhibition at Earls Court by Tim Scratcherd Chair of the Naace Board of Management

 

Stephen Beck commented that obtaining this accreditation was indeed the icing on the cake. We were confident ICT was going well and being well taught. The demands of the accreditation process, whilst heavy, gave us the impetus to re-examine and record the progress we had made to date and to take stock of the future direction of this subject in our school to enable us to keep at the forefront of ICT developments as appropriate for a Primary School. The visit by the external assessor, whilst daunting, served to provide an outside view and validation of our work. The achievement is a credit to Terry and all the staff and pupils of St James the Great for their commitment to constantly strive to do even better. The use of our facilities by parents and members of the wider community also reflects the community nature of our school. It will be interesting to see where we have reached when accreditation renewal falls due in three years’ time.