About the School
Progress Carlisle provides a huge range of learning spaces for groups of no more than eight to work with a teacher and learning support mentor. The creative curriculum focuses on the acquisition of qualifications to support a successful Year 11 Progression. We support students in making their applications for a college placement with visits to learn about available courses. We continue to support students once they have left us should they require further support with their next step. We work closely to support our students' interpersonal skills so that they can break down learning barriers and develop the skills to be good citizens.
Statement of qualifications: Progress Schools offer a variety of qualifications to students. In academic year 2023/2024, all year 11 students at Progress Schools â Carlisle studied and were entered for GCSE Maths, English and Science. All students that sat the exams achieved a GCSE in English and Maths. The curriculum also offers a variety of unaccredited programmes that students engage with throughout the year including enrichment projects. Please see curriculum pages for further information on courses studied.
Number of complaints within last academic year â 2023/2024 â 0 complaints.
Philippa Skate
Head of School
School Curriculum
At Progress Schools, students primarily study Functional Skills in English, Mathematics, and ICT. A wide range of other qualifications are also studied. These include Science, PE, Careers, Internet Safety, well-being, mental health awareness, and many more.
We are an alternative education provider serving students who have either struggled to engage with, or been removed from, mainstream education. Our teachers operate on a Primary model, to reflect the size of our provision, teaching across a range of subjects and are supported by a centralised, prescribed curriculum that is written by subject experts.
We believe all pupils should have the right, and the opportunity to sit qualifications in line with their peers, that are expected nationally and will provide a stepping stone to their further and future education. We support pupils who have demonstrated that they need additional accreditation and qualifications to support their progression but will never remove an opportunity for pupils to sit the Y11 terminal exams.
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How to Find Us
7 Victoria Place, Carlisle CA1 1EJ
info@progress-schools.co.uk
01228 586004
Latest News
Progress Schoolsâ former student shines
Recently we received a call from Carol Edwards, grandparent of a former student who will be referred to as Leah for confidentiality, who wanted to show her support for Alternative Provision and offer an update on her granddaughterâs progress since leaving Progress Schools, Tees Valley. Â Â Â Â Â