A Nottinghamshire principal has shared plans for the upcoming year as students continue to thrive despite concerns over the cost of living crisis. Kerrie Henton, principal of Stone Soup Academy, is proud of the school's pupils who have overcome obstacle after obstacle and revealed plans to continue supporting students with a new pastoral sixth form.
Kerrie said: "After two years of Covid the fact that our Year 11s sat their actual exams for the first time in the summer and 93 per cent of our young people achieved a GCSE in English and Maths, is just amazing given the amount of challenges that Covid had given them.
"We had 75 per cent of our young people get 8+ qualifications, including English and Maths, which was a huge thing for us. We have faced challenges for the last few years in terms of Covid, but it is the work we did through Covid and the relationships we maintained throughout that period with our students and with their families that has enabled us to travel through that period and still maintain a high standard of educational delivery."
