This month we held a Pupil and Curriculum review. We spent a significant time reviewing and discussing the school performance with our Link advisor. This was most informative and in all areas positive. We followed this with a review of progress and attainment and again the overall picture is very positive. Areas for continued focus were identified.
The survey results have been collated and were available for us to review. The responses were reasonable in number and we are glad to report that they were positive. A number of the parent responses specifically asked for a Mathematics evening. We believe this is partly as a result of the positive feedback from the recent reading evening. One shall be arranged so please keep an eye out for the invitation. The results from the children’s survey was a delight to read and very positive. The children shall receive their feedback directly from Mrs Webster and you all should have received a summary letter that was sent home with the children by now.
If you have an issue to discuss with your child’s teacher you do not have to wait until parents’ consultation. If you have a concern please contact school and they will arrange a meeting as soon as possible. In a similar way teachers will inform parents if they have a concern.
Every Governing Body has a statutory responsibility to establish and monitor its school’s policies and evaluate the effectiveness of the school and its curriculum. Governors are also held to account for their own school’s performance. The Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED) assumes that Governors know the strengths and weaknesses of the school, and will test that assumption during a school inspection. One of the best and most effective ways in which a Governor can get to know about their school is to visit during the school day and see it at work, talking to staff and pupils and finding out what happens in the school and the classrooms. We have tentatively agreed the plan for this academic year.
Lastly, many of you may have noticed that there have been some changes to class 1. If you have not seen the alterations to the building I do recommend you take a look. As you enter from the stairs you will find the toilet has been moved into the right hand corner. The corner which used to house the toilet is now substantially glass. This is primarily designed to allow complete visibility of the children who choose to be outside under the new covered area. I think you will agree that it also brings much more light into the room.
Please feel free to leave me any comments below.
Regards Paul Cotton
