Safe and Secure

The Hadley Learning Community, a new state-of-the-art extended school, has been built to incorporate a very modern security system.

Scores of CCTV cameras, some of which feature face and number plate recognition systems, scan the interior and exterior of the school buildings.

But principal Gill Eatough is keen to ensure that the school maintains a welcoming atmosphere; something she feels is essential for a school with a major community facility on site.

This programme also follows the leadership team as they design a behaviour policy for the HLC.

Staff and pupils will be supported by a student services department that aims to give unhappy students the time they need to discuss problems they might have.

The department will also enable teachers to focus on delivering lessons rather than tending to pupils' emotional needs.