The new headteacher has made impressive changes at Howden Junior School. Pupils think these changes have made it a better place to learn and all pupils can do well now. Teachers expect pupils to do their best. Behaviour has got better. Pupils want to learn. They promote the right to be safe, the right to learn and the right to be valued. Pupils look forward to special Friday lunch and enjoy it when their class achieves the lunchtime award. Pupils say that cyber-bullying has sometimes happened after school. They learn about acceptable behaviour online. They say that they understand what to do if cyber-bullying happens. There is a wide range of after-school clubs that many pupils attend. Pupils take part in local art and music events. This makes the school a big part of the community. Pupils know how to stay safe when they learn how to cross the road, ride a bicycle or use the internet. Parents and carers support the new headteacher and like the changes he has made. They say that their children learn more now and behave well. Teachers go out of their way to help their children to learn. Parents say, ‘there is a real buzz about the place.’