Two schools celebrate NACE Challenge Award accreditation

The National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) has named St Martin’s College the 467th school to be accredited with the NACE Challenge Award. The award is given in recognition of school-wide commitment to high-quality provision for more able learners. 

NACE has also accredited Chiswick School for the second time with the NACE Challenge Award. 

NACE CEO Rob Lightfoot said: “St Martin’s College has worked successfully to attain the NACE Challenge Award. It has shown itself to be committed to developing an environment in which all learners are both challenged and supported to be the best they can be.” 

The award is based on the NACE Challenge Framework, which sets out criteria for high-quality provision for more able learners within a wider ethos of challenge for all. 

The framework is available as part of the NACE Challenge Development Programme – a suite of resources developed by NACE to help schools evaluate and improve their provision for more able learners. 

NACE’s assessor reported: “The school’s core values – the 8 Cs of learning – are consistently demonstrated through all policies and reflected in the attitudes and behaviours of pupils, staff and leaders.