After an outstanding year of results for Parc Eglos School, staff have had some more good news.

The school has been awarded the status of National Teaching School, making it one of only 60 schools in England to have been granted this in the latest selection process.

To be given the title a school has to have an outstanding record. Within the 20,000 schools in the United Kingdom, only 548 had the status before the latest announcements.

Brett Dye, headteacher of Parc Eglos School, said: “We are delighted to have achieved Teaching School Status, as it not only recognises all the great work already achieved by our teaching staff, but will also enable us to be at the forefront in educational research and development.”

The purpose of the programme is to use schools that are recognised as leading establishments to improve the standards of other schools in the area.

They work with teachers to provide training and development throughout all stages of a person's career.

The programme gives the school the opportunity to selectively choose teachers from the local area who best fit the role and develop them thoroughly.

However, Mr Dye said this would not mean the school would be taking on more trainees or newly qualified teachers, and was in fact reducing these numbers.

He added: “This will greatly benefit the children of Parc Eglos School and a wide range of schools in the West Cornwall area.”

Introduced in 2011, the scheme aims to create a more hands on approach to teaching, where the people on the front line have more say in what can be done to improve the standards of teaching.

Charlie Taylor, chief executive of National College for Teaching and Leadership, one of the bodies that awarded Parc Eglos the title, said that the school should be “very proud” of its achievement, adding: “The school has been recognised as a centre of excellence in its area, with an outstanding performance and a track record of raising standards through supporting other schools.”

In case parents of children at Parc Eglos have any questions about how the changes will affect their child's education the school has arranged a meeting on Tuesday, November 18 between 6pm and 7.30pm. Local headteachers, governors and senior leaders within the school will be there to answer any questions.