The grant, which has been matched by the Montessori St Nicholas charity, is aimed at improving pupil attainment at the 350-pupil Gorton Mount Primary School in the Foundation Stage and at Key Stages 1 and 2. Until recently, the school was in 'special measures'. It had had seven headteachers in six years and a poor discipline record, and only 18 per cent of pupils could read at the level expected.
Philip Bujak, the charity's chief executive, said that the project could result in the production of a 'manual for change' for other state schools wanting to embrace the Montessori method. Tiger Aspect, an independent television company, may also make a documentary about the initiative.
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