Our departments received the Mark in recognition of their achievement across the four key development areas which place subject at the heart of teaching.

Headmaster Dr Pyle said: “We are delighted to have been awarded The PTI Mark for our Design and Technology and Modern Foreign Languages department’s innovative work, and will be proud to carry the Mark as evidence of our commitment to inspirational teaching.”

The PTI’s Department Development Programme is open to all state secondary schools in England. To become members, school departments must demonstrate their commitment to increasing teachers’ subject knowledge, and to furthering their students’ understanding of and enthusiasm for the subject, regardless of their background or ability. To achieve The PTI Subject Mark, departments have to demonstrate that they have increased the challenge within their subject curriculum, developed their staff’s specialist subject knowledge, developed subject-based links outside school and enthused their pupils through subject-based activities beyond the curriculum. After three years of Department Development Programme membership, departments may choose to conduct a Department Development Project by devising an advanced multi-year programme in one of these areas.

To find out more about the Department Development Programme, visit www.ptieducation.org.