Norton College Tewkesbury provides a calm and safe place for pupils to learn. This was summed up in the following comment received by inspectors: ‘The service you provide is so important to so many young people, enabling them to be included in a learning environment which can greatly improve their futures.’ Pupils recognise the help and support they get from staff. They are beginning to understand the importance of education and to enjoy their learning. However, at times, pupils have too much freedom in their learning. This is slowing their achievement. Pupils feel safe and staff keep them safe. Pupils know that they can talk to an adult about their worries and anxieties. They say bullying is rare, but they are confident that this would be sorted out quickly and effectively if it were to happen. Pupils talk about the many ways staff help them to regulate their emotions and behave well. Teachers are developing the curriculum. They acknowledge that there is much more work to do in some subjects. Expectations for pupils’ learning vary across subjects. There is still a number of subjects that do not build on what pupils already know and can do. When this is weaker, pupils do not achieve as well.