RISE Education Fortnight
Drapers' Maylands are pleased to announce that we have been chosen by the DfE to be a centre for Regional Improvements for Standards and Excellence (RISE).
As one of only 100 schools in London chosen to share effective practice linked to Ofsted priorities, this places the school in a leading role supporting improvement across the education system.
During the London RISE Education Fortnight, we are pleased to offer the following events:
What the Best Start Looks and Feels Like
There are two available sessions for this event:
Tuesday, 10th March 2026
Tuesday, 17th March 2026
This event is FREE to attend, but you must register your interest via the link below.
Join us at Drapers’ Maylands Primary School for an engaging talk, meet our practicioners and leaders and discover our inspiring learning environment where children thrive.
The 2-hour session will begin with a summary of our research-based systems and why we feel the Early Years is essential to lay the foundations of success in education. Visitors will spend time in Reception and Year 1 classrooms to see and feel the effective practice in our setting. There is also an opportunity to speak with practitioners and leaders to ask any questions. A review discussion will provide opportunities for discussion and to identify key programmes to help action and enable effective practice.
Key Takeaways:
- Handout to link the 7 areas of learning and National Curriculum
- NELI and Oracy information programme advice.
- Action plan for how to implement or transfer what you are looking for into your own setting.
Parking is available in the visitors’ car park on Settle Road, and we are a short journey by bus (route 496) from Harold Wood Station on the Elizabeth line.
We can't wait to welcome you to Drapers' Maylands!
Register for your free ticket here
What Real Inclusion Looks and Feels Like in a Primary School
There are two available sessions for this event:
Wednesday, 11th March 2026
Wednesday, 18th March 2026
This event is FREE to attend, but you must register your interest via the link below.
Join us at Drapers’ Maylands Primary School for an engaging talk and tour of our modern, purpose-built school, and discover our inspiring learning environment where children thrive.
The 2-hour session begins with a summary of the school systems and how they are consistent in all year groups to enable the most inclusive environment for all. Barriers to learning are addressed through classroom management, arrangements for curriculum and activities as well as some more specialist enhancement. After the short summary talk, tours of the school begin with stops in classrooms to feel and see what we mean by the 'universal offer'. A review discussion will provide opportunities for questions and behind the scenes monitoring to help embed and enable effective practice.
Key Takeaways:
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Handout of our universal offer and key strategies.
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Impact and Outcome meeting example proformas.
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Action plan for how to implement or transfer what you are looking for into your own setting.
Parking is available in the visitors’ car park on Settle Road, and we are a short journey by bus (route 496) from Harold Wood Station on the Elizabeth line.
We can't wait to welcome you to Drapers' Maylands!
