YP Letters: Outstanding people behind school's success

From: Coun Peter Gruen (Lab), Chair of Governors, Hillcrest Academy, Chapeltown, Leeds.
Hillcrest Academy is celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report.Hillcrest Academy is celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report.
Hillcrest Academy is celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report.

SOMETIMES a news story seems almost too good to be true. The times we live in demand that we look for something fishy.

However I would like to share with you the simply fantastic news that Hillcrest Academy in Chapeltown, Leeds, has been judged by Ofsted as being outstanding in all respects. No ifs, no buts – outstanding.

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As chair of governors over a long time, I can say that our journey has been a long one; there have been some highs, but also many low points. Yet now we are here.

The reason for sharing our news with you is to give inspiration, faith and aspiration to all our colleagues, who, like us, have seen tough times and persevered; got back up when disappointed and vowed to make that special difference.

We have climbed up that proverbial mountain taking the long, winding road.

If we can do it, then so can our friends and colleagues elsewhere.

Our children can wear 
their school name with 
pride and a sense of real belonging.

May I also thank everyone associated with Hillcrest Academy – together we have made a difference.

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