Welcome to Clifton: A Community Arts School

- a caring, creative community of lifelong learners with high aspirations.

At Clifton: A Community Arts School our core purpose and values centre on learning and it is our shared commitment to ensure that all of our students receive a learning experience that meets their individual needs and potential.

School calendar

View the 2011-12 school calendar

Calendar acronym glossary:

ABC Acceptable Behaviour Contract
AIP Area Improvement Plan
CAPA Clifton Academy of Performing Arts
CATs Cognitive Ability Tests
EAZ Education Action Zone
LA Local Authority
NCG National Challenge Group
NFER National Federation for Educational Research
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
NSAP Non School Attendance Panel
PM Performance Management NSAP
RCAT Rotherham College of Arts & Technology
RoA Record of Achievement
SATs Standard Assessment Tests
SDP School Development Plan
SEF School Evaluation Form
SLT Senior Leadership Team
WRL Work Related Learning
YAP Young Apprenticeship Programme
YTL Year Team Leaders

Development Groups are: Area Team Leaders, Pastoral Team Leaders, Thematic Studies Team, Lifelong Learning Team, AND other R & D groups (e.g. ICT Steering group and L & T Group).

If any colleague is not part of any of these groups then this time should be used for development as directed by Area Team Leader