Pupils are at the heart.
Years after leaving Haberdashers’ Adams a chance meeting occurs between two individuals who become aware that they were both previously pupils at the school. Upon discovering this information, the next question is guaranteed: “What House are you in?” Note that the tense of the question refers to the present, rather than the past, despite the participants of the conversation having left the school many years ago.
This question, and its’ tense in particular, encapsulates pupil welfare at Haberdashers’ Adams. While it is our goal to ensure that when young people leave the school they do so ready to take the next steps in their life, it is also our goal that they feel they never truly leave the school behind. Indeed, many new pupils often report that they feel more of an affinity to our school within months of joining than they did to a previous one they had been a part of for years.
Outreach
Haberdashers’ Adams has a role to play not just as a school but as a key part of our community. That is not just our geographical community of Newport and the surrounding area, but also as part of the Haberdashers community including our trust partner Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby Academy.
SEN
Haberdashers’ Adams believes that all teachers are teachers of pupils with Special Educational Needs and have a responsibility to meet those needs with the advice and support of the SENCo and Heads of House. Pupils with Special Educational Needs are fully integrated into the life of the school, enabling them to maximise their potential as learners and experience and contribute to the social and cultural activities of the school.
Pupil Premium
Haberdashers’ Adams prides itself on supporting all pupils and one of its key aims is to boost social mobility in the local area. One of the ways we do this is through our strategy for children in receipt of Pupil and Service Premium.