Pupils in Teenage Works School know that staff care about them. They told us that they feel happy, safe and respected for who they are. Pupils know exactly what racism, sexism and homophobic bullying are and insist that discrimination never happens in school. Parents, carers and social workers describe pupils as being transformed at the school, with greatly improved behaviour and attendance and positive attitudes to learning. Most staff have high expectations of pupils and make the curriculum engaging. Pupils enjoy boxing, football, swimming and martial arts. They also enjoy taking small animals into local care homes as part of their animal therapy studies. Pupils enjoy talking with the elderly. However, in some subjects it is not clear what pupils need to learn and how they will build up their knowledge. Pupils have great empathy for those less fortunate than themselves. During the inspection, pupils were very excited when the headteacher revealed how much they had raised for children in need through cake sales and raffles. Pupils love music. They produce thoughtful, personal scripts which they skilfully sing and rap to alongside the beats and music which they create. However, opportunities are somewhat limited for pupils to develop what they learn during work-based activities and gain qualifications for their work.