There are no limits to what leaders and staff believe their pupils can dream and achieve. Progress School is a place of kindness, inclusion and support. Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful. Pupils say that they feel safe and happy. Leaders have high expectations. This is a school where pupils come first and adults make decisions in pupils’ best interests. Staff skilfully foster pupils’ self-confidence and self-esteem. They take the time, and the care, to get to know pupils and help them re-engage with learning. Pupils say that prejudice and discrimination have no place here. They trust staff to address any incidents of bullying quickly. When a pupil needs help to manage how they are feeling, staff know exactly what to do. Pupils learn how to take care of their mental health and well-being. They practise mindfulness, visit the gym and go on relaxing walks to the local park. For most pupils, this is the first time in their school career that they have had the opportunity to develop their interests and fulfil their potential. One pupil shared, ‘We are all equally important, no-one should make us feel scared or excluded for who we are.’