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Monk's Walk School
Secondary · Academy · Welwyn Garden City
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My son goes here and he disapproves of mr grenya apology’s if I spelt that wrong he has been bullied for a long time and nothing had happened even when they was notified about it. The food is good he said what is on the bright side. I would like to say some of the students said a rude comment about his face I have reported this before but I would like to bring it up again on this report. Thank you by Mia frost
Monks walk school
Racist School
It's has just been confirmed (leaked footage) that a member of staff has been racist to children.
This school is absolutely disgusting
The school uniforms are too strict. Skirts 1cm over the knee ,and you’ll get told off, this could be why this school has a bad reputation, and bad bullying policy.
As someone who went to this school, and experienced bullying 1st hand, I can say the school didn’t do anything about it.
All they care about is they how much they get paid. The school food prices are outrageous!! Some people won’t have enough money in their family to last the day, if you’re apart of the pupil premium program, they only give you £2.80 a day, that can’t get you much!
The pastoral care is led by one member, that member can’t handle everything at one time, the team needs to be bigger.
The school has definitely helped with some parts, for example, helping me make friends, who I still talk to now. But one last thing I wanted to touch up on was the school trips. I get it they’re abroad, but it’s still quite expensive for families that dint have that kind of money, to go to France.
The headteacher is extremely helpful but at sometimes can be a little judgemental, especially when it comes to students attendance. One of my friends was struggling with really bad mental health issues which meant she wouldn’t be in sometimes, the headteacher made several attempts to get her in, none of which made her mental health better. UNIFORM. tell me why all of the girls I’ve spoken to about this topic tell me that they’re scared, to walk home in the winter, without a jumper, they say this is due to poor uniform quality, the prices are quite high, my mum could barely afford the school uniform and when she could it would always be outrageous, the policy on school bags were so ridiculous because in my opinion, I would always see my friends with school handbags, which should be allowed because they’re no different from a normal bag, school, handbags can sometimes be more spacious and comfortable than a normal bag.
The last thing is achievements and staff members, there’s always an assembly at the end of the term, where the students that don’t get anything are made to feel ashamed about theirselves which doesn’t seem fair.
The staff members are a little touch and go, given my time at monks walk, there have been my fair share of lovely teachers, but male teachers, doing female physical education classes, especially swimming. The school doesn’t do much about educational needs, they only punish you for it. This is the end of my rant and I do not expect to offend anymore.
As someone who went to this school, and experienced bullying 1st hand, I can say the school didn’t do anything about it.
All they care about is they how much they get paid. The school food prices are outrageous!! Some people won’t have enough money in their family to last the day, if you’re apart of the pupil premium program, they only give you £2.80 a day, that can’t get you much!
The pastoral care is led by one member, that member can’t handle everything at one time, the team needs to be bigger.
The school has definitely helped with some parts, for example, helping me make friends, who I still talk to now. But one last thing I wanted to touch up on was the school trips. I get it they’re abroad, but it’s still quite expensive for families that dint have that kind of money, to go to France.
The headteacher is extremely helpful but at sometimes can be a little judgemental, especially when it comes to students attendance. One of my friends was struggling with really bad mental health issues which meant she wouldn’t be in sometimes, the headteacher made several attempts to get her in, none of which made her mental health better. UNIFORM. tell me why all of the girls I’ve spoken to about this topic tell me that they’re scared, to walk home in the winter, without a jumper, they say this is due to poor uniform quality, the prices are quite high, my mum could barely afford the school uniform and when she could it would always be outrageous, the policy on school bags were so ridiculous because in my opinion, I would always see my friends with school handbags, which should be allowed because they’re no different from a normal bag, school, handbags can sometimes be more spacious and comfortable than a normal bag.
The last thing is achievements and staff members, there’s always an assembly at the end of the term, where the students that don’t get anything are made to feel ashamed about theirselves which doesn’t seem fair.
The staff members are a little touch and go, given my time at monks walk, there have been my fair share of lovely teachers, but male teachers, doing female physical education classes, especially swimming. The school doesn’t do much about educational needs, they only punish you for it. This is the end of my rant and I do not expect to offend anymore.
Monks Walk
During my time at Monks Walk, I witnessed sever bullying with little to no action taken once the school has been made aware. However, the school does have some members of staff do seem to genuinely care about students wellbeing and mental health. Even though many teachers don't have much time with their workload, if parents have a conversation to the school about issues their child is having and the teacher says that something will be done, you can not expect anything to be mentioned again during a reasonable time period.
Another thing I would like to mention, is the schools unrealistic expectations of students. Many students that attend the school have different educational needs, however the school chooses to punish them instead of giving them the support they need.
Another thing I would like to mention, is the schools unrealistic expectations of students. Many students that attend the school have different educational needs, however the school chooses to punish them instead of giving them the support they need.
A Level
Hope things have changed
Certain teachers & the Principal of the time can be rather racist to say the least. My children were subjected to racist comments about their ethnicity. Often asked would they be moving or staying in one place , how many caravans did we own . From one particular teacher in particular I’m delighted to say my daughter excelled in his class . The school found it funny to give out end of year awards .The principal sanctioned one for the Most aggressive Irish drunk ,for my Son . She obviously didn’t care the effect this would have on his well being and mental health as it was totally untrue . I truly hope things have changed for the better .
monkswalk
in all honesty,I hate monkswalk. as a student who has been through some tough things, when the teachers found out that I self harmed, they forced me into telling my parents, (which was alredy difficult enough as we aren’t close and the school know that) and then after that whole ordeal, the don’t even offer me a mentor or a card to go to student support, and because of this me and many other students have learnt to mask our feelings because we know the school won’t do anything
uniform > literally everything else
monks cares more about students uniforms than overall health or wellbeing. They also claim to be so inclusive and accepting yet let racist, homophobic and mysoginistic jokes slide and expect the students to report it even if a teacher has heard it with their own ears,they never call it out, and even if actions like these are reported the worst they will get is a detention or a day in ace which does nothing to educate the students why what they did was wrong leading to them repeating the actions which are offensive and harmful to many students at monks, they use these punishments just because looks good to parents outside of the school. There are many sweet and helpful teachers at monks but they're out weighed by teachers that care more about your skirt length or blazer than you having a breakdown, it makes it really difficult to trust a teacher with helping you if you are struggling because they form their views of you based on pretty much just your uniform. With recent events the school has been paying extra attention to uniform and jewellery to try and cover up the fact that they're lacking in many other areas, this has been especially bad for girls or people that wear the girls uniform as the shirts of the uniform are see through and are embarrasing to wear without a jumper over the top (to be clear I am not blaming the school for the poor quality of uniform), but they are still told they have to wear a blazer on top of that even in this heat or you will be given a c2 which is a sanction put on the system and if you are caught taking it off twice then it's a c3, a detention, this makes no sense and makes it difficult to concentrate and causes girls lots of uncomfort. If you went to the deputy head or a head of year with these reviews they would gaslight and manipulate you into feeling bad for the school and blame everything on the students (hence why im writing anonymously)
Monk’s walk school
This school prides themselves on their traditionalistic (but usually outdated) values such as consistently and unnecessarily commenting on uniform, the technology use within the school grounds and having barely adequate mental health support. I also feel they prioritise grades and academic performance over the wellbeing of the student body- especially implemented by the more senior members of staff. With that being said, some members of staff really contribute to the school with their enthusiasm, kindness and patience which would be greatly missed.
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