Staff at SMS Changing Lives are focused on supporting pupils to re-engage with education. Pupils have the support that they need to develop trusting and positive relationships with their peers and others who they encounter. Typically, pupils attend school more than previously. They enjoy coming to school and being a part of this small school community. Pupils enjoy the opportunity to have wider experiences, such as visiting theatres to watch performances of texts they study in class. The school has set out a broad curriculum offer, which includes national curriculum subjects and vocational courses. This reflects the school’s high expectations for pupils’ achievement. In some instances, the school implements these subject curriculums successfully. Typically, pupils achieve well in these subjects. However, some of the curriculums are not delivered as successfully. This impedes how well some pupils achieve across the curriculum. Pupils typically behave well. Underpinning the school’s approach to supporting pupils’ behaviour is developing positive relationships with them. This approach is effective. Staff and pupils have mutual respect. Pupils respond well to the encouragement and boundaries which staff put into place for them.