Elliott improves

School inspectors have noted a major improvement in standards at Elliott School after a poor inspection last year put it on special measures.

It's really important that Elliott does well: it fought to remain true to its comprehensive values when the Council tried to turn all the borough's secondaries into selective schools; it serves a catchment area that covers the whole constituency and beyond - which makes it genuinely diverse - and it is a much-loved institution.

Importantly, a lot of the improvement has been led by the students themselves. Head Sharon Ferrell has introduced a leadership scheme where older pupils mentor and set an example for the younger ones.

You can read more about the improvements to Elliott in this week's Wandsworth Guardian.