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From: @ofsted.gov.uk
Sent: 04 June 2018 11:56
Cc: NOTIFICATIONS, School; [email protected];
[email protected]; EASTNELONDON, RSC; [email protected];
@ofsted.gov.uk
Subject:Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School on 05 June 2018
Attachments: Letter to parents.docx; Letter to governors.docx; 10048533 Provider Notification
Letter - William Torbitt Primary School.docx; School inspections - a guide for parents.docx
Dear Mrs Patricia Hinds
Please find attached your inspection notification documents.
Work Telephone:
Inspection Support Team
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04 June 2018
Dear parent or carer
Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School by Ofsted
We have just told your child's school that we will inspect it on 05 June 2018. The lead inspector will be Nick
Turvey. We are writing to you because we would like to know what you think about the school. Please take a
few minutes to read the leaflet which came with this letter. It explains why we inspect schools, and what
happens during an inspection.
Your views about the school are important to us
If you are a registered parent or carer of a pupil at the school (including pupils on sick leave or who are
temporarily excluded), you can tell us your views about the school by completing Ofsted's online survey,
Parent View, at: www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk.
Parent View asks for your opinion on 12 aspects of your child's school, including the progress made by your
child, the quality of teaching, how the school deals with bullying and poor behaviour. It also provides a free-
text box for you to make additional comments, if you wish. The inspectors will use the online survey responses
when inspecting your child's school. Written comments can also be sent to the school in a sealed envelope,
marked confidential and addressed to the inspection team.
To register your views, you will need to provide your email address, which will be held securely. It will not be
used for any purpose other than providing access to the online survey. Neither schools nor Ofsted will have
access to any email addresses.
Please complete the online survey by noon on 05 June 2018 as this will give the inspection team more time to
consider your views. However, we will consider all online responses that are completed during the inspection,
although the free-text box facility will not be available after noon on 05 June 2018.
Speaking to an inspector
If you are unable to complete the online survey, it may be possible to speak to an inspector during the
inspection, for instance at the start of the school day, or to pass on messages to the inspectors if you are
unable to speak to them in person. Inspection administrators will be happy to make the necessary
arrangements. If concerns are raised about child protection, we may have to pass the information we receive
to social services or the police. You can contact the administrators on 03000130100. Inspectors will be pleased
to receive your comments, but cannot deal with complaints about individual pupils or settle disputes between
you and the school.
Privacy notice
During the inspection of your child's school, the inspectors will collect information about children at the school
by looking at school records, reviewing responses to the pupil survey and observing the everyday life of the
school. No names will be recorded but some of the information may make it possible to identify a particular
child. Ofsted uses this information to prepare its report and for the purposes set out in its privacy policy.
Ofsted will not publish any information that identifies a child in the report.
More information is available in Ofsted privacy notice:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-privacy-notices/schools-ofsted-privacy-notice#parent-school.
The contact details for Ofsted's Data Protection Officer are as follows.
Email:
Post:
Information management team
Ofsted
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the online survey.
Yours faithfully
04 June 2018
Mr Stuart Phillips
Eastern Avenue
Newbury Park
Ilford
Essex
IG2 7SS
Dear governors
Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School
I am writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills
(HMCI) to confirm that William Torbitt Primary School will be inspected, under section 8 of the
Education Act 2005 (as amended). This short inspection will take place on 05 June 2018.
I will be leading the inspection and will be accompanied by one inspector.
Inspectors always seek to meet those responsible for governance during inspection. This includes
governors of maintained schools, proprietors, academy trustees and members of the school's local
board. I would like to meet the chair of the governing body and as many governors as possible
during the inspection and invite all governors to be present at the final feedback meeting. I have
spoken to the headteacher about making these arrangements. In addition, I want to invite those
responsible for governance to contact me directly, either in person or by telephone, if there is
anything about the school or the work of governors that you would like to discuss during the
inspection.
As with the meetings between inspectors and pupils, parents and staff, any meetings with those
responsible for governance will take place without the headteacher or senior staff present, except
the final feedback meeting.
Privacy notice
During the inspection of your school, the inspectors will collect information about staff and children
at the school by looking at school records, responses to the pupil survey and responses to the staff
survey and observing the everyday life of the school. No names will be recorded but some of the
information may make it possible to identify a particular individual. Ofsted uses this information to
prepare its report and for the purposes set out in its privacy policy. Ofsted will not publish any
information that identifies an individual in the report but may name the headteacher and the chair
of the appropriate authority.
More information is available in Ofsted privacy notice:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-privacy-notices/schools-ofsted-privacy-notice#work-
school.
The contact details for Ofsted's Data Protection Officer are as follows.
Email:
Post:
Information management team
Ofsted
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Yours sincerely
Nick Turvey
Ofsted Inspector
04 June 2018
Mrs Patricia Hinds
William Torbitt Primary School
Eastern Avenue
Newbury Park
Ilford
Essex
IG2 7SS
Dear Mrs Patricia Hinds
Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School on 05 June 2018
Following our telephone call today, I am writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of
Education, Children's Services and Skills (HMCI) to confirm that William Torbitt Primary School will
be inspected, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005 (as amended). This Maintained Academy
and School Short inspection will take place on 05 June 2018.
I am formally writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and
Skills (HMCI) to confirm that your school will be inspected under section 8 of the Education Act 2005
(as amended) tomorrow, 05 June 2018.
This inspection will be undertaken in accordance with the school inspection handbook - section 8
Your inspection will be led by Nick Turvey, who will be accompanied during the inspection by one
inspector.
During the inspection we will use the provider portal which is available here to send you documents
relating to your inspection including the draft inspection report. We will send you your username
and password for the portal separately.
I enclose a letter and a leaflet https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inspecting-schools-
leaflet-for-schools which we would like you to distribute to all registered parents (and carers) of
registered pupils at the school, including those who are currently on sick leave or who have been
temporarily excluded. The letter advises parents of the date of the inspection, and invites them to
inform Ofsted of their views about the school via Ofsted's online survey site Parent View.
I also enclose a letter which we would like you to distribute to those responsible for governance and
the proprietor. The letter notifies those responsible for governance and the proprietor of the
inspection and informs them how to contribute their views to the inspection.
Seeking the views of staff and pupils
We would like to invite all registered pupils and all staff who work at the school to complete an
online questionnaire. These questionnaires are confidential and complement evidence inspectors
gather from talking to pupils and staff. Please find below links to the respective questionnaire for
pupils and staff, and wording for you to share. There may also be a final question that will not be
seen by the inspection team, but that we ask to inform Ofsted's wider research. On the very rare
occasion that schools are unable to access the questionnaires, the inspection team will ensure that
the views of staff and pupils are gathered as part of the usual inspection activities. Please note that
the online questionnaire facility will close at 11am on the day of the inspection.
Recommended text to staff
Ofsted is inspecting your school and would welcome your contribution. You can do this by
completing an online staff questionnaire at the following link:
https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Staff/10048533
Your views are important to us, and will help inspectors understand your experiences of the school
and how well you support your pupils to ensure the best possible outcomes. The questionnaire will
close at 11am on 05 June 2018, to give the inspector time to look at the results. The questionnaires
work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 11, and on mobiles and tablets when you copy
and paste the link into the browser.
We do not ask for your name, unless you are raising a child protection concern, and therefore all
responses will remain anonymous.
Recommended text to pupils
Ofsted is inspecting your school, and would like to hear your views. You can do this by completing an
online pupil questionnaire at the following link: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Pupil/10048533
Your views are really important to us, and will help inspectors understand your experience of school.
The questionnaire will close at 11am on 05 June 2018, to give the inspector time to look at the
results. The questionnaires work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 11, and on mobiles
and tablets when you copy and paste the link into the browser.
We do not ask for your name, so you will not be identified from the responses you make.
Privacy notice
During the inspection of your school, the inspectors will collect information about staff and children
at the school by looking at school records, responses to the pupil survey and responses to the staff
survey and observing the everyday life of the school. No names will be recorded but some of the
information may make it possible to identify a particular individual. Ofsted uses this information to
prepare its report and for the purposes set out in its privacy policy. Ofsted will not publish any
information that identifies an individual in the report but may name the headteacher and the chair
of the appropriate authority.
More information is available in Ofsted privacy notice:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-privacy-notices/schools-ofsted-privacy-
notice#maintained-schools-and-academies.
The contact details for Ofsted's Data Protection Officer are as follows.
Email:
Post:
Information management team
Ofsted
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
I hope this letter answers your immediate questions about the inspection but if you have any further
queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Inspection Support Administrator
04 June 2018
Mrs Patricia Hinds
William Torbitt Primary School
Eastern Avenue
Newbury Park
Ilford
Essex
IG2 7SS
Dear Mrs Patricia Hinds
Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School on 05 June 2018
Following our telephone call today, I am writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of
Education, Children's Services and Skills (HMCI) to confirm that William Torbitt Primary School will
be inspected, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005 (as amended). This Maintained Academy
and School Short inspection will take place on 05 June 2018.
I am formally writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and
Skills (HMCI) to confirm that your school will be inspected under section 8 of the Education Act 2005
(as amended) tomorrow, 05 June 2018.
This inspection will be undertaken in accordance with the school inspection handbook - section 8
Your inspection will be led by Nick Turvey, who will be accompanied during the inspection by one
inspector.
During the inspection we will use the provider portal which is available here to send you documents
relating to your inspection including the draft inspection report. We will send you your username
and password for the portal separately.
I enclose a letter and a leaflet https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inspecting-schools-
leaflet-for-schools which we would like you to distribute to all registered parents (and carers) of
registered pupils at the school, including those who are currently on sick leave or who have been
temporarily excluded. The letter advises parents of the date of the inspection, and invites them to
inform Ofsted of their views about the school via Ofsted's online survey site Parent View.
I also enclose a letter which we would like you to distribute to those responsible for governance and
the proprietor. The letter notifies those responsible for governance and the proprietor of the
inspection and informs them how to contribute their views to the inspection.
Seeking the views of staff and pupils
We would like to invite all registered pupils and all staff who work at the school to complete an
online questionnaire. These questionnaires are confidential and complement evidence inspectors
gather from talking to pupils and staff. Please find below links to the respective questionnaire for
pupils and staff, and wording for you to share. There may also be a final question that will not be
seen by the inspection team, but that we ask to inform Ofsted's wider research. On the very rare
occasion that schools are unable to access the questionnaires, the inspection team will ensure that
the views of staff and pupils are gathered as part of the usual inspection activities. Please note that
the online questionnaire facility will close at 11am on the day of the inspection.
Recommended text to staff
Ofsted is inspecting your school and would welcome your contribution. You can do this by
completing an online staff questionnaire at the following link:
https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Staff/10048533
Your views are important to us, and will help inspectors understand your experiences of the school
and how well you support your pupils to ensure the best possible outcomes. The questionnaire will
close at 11am on 05 June 2018, to give the inspector time to look at the results. The questionnaires
work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 11, and on mobiles and tablets when you copy
and paste the link into the browser.
We do not ask for your name, unless you are raising a child protection concern, and therefore all
responses will remain anonymous.
Recommended text to pupils
Ofsted is inspecting your school, and would like to hear your views. You can do this by completing an
online pupil questionnaire at the following link: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Pupil/10048533
Your views are really important to us, and will help inspectors understand your experience of school.
The questionnaire will close at 11am on 05 June 2018, to give the inspector time to look at the
results. The questionnaires work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 11, and on mobiles
and tablets when you copy and paste the link into the browser.
We do not ask for your name, so you will not be identified from the responses you make.
Privacy notice
During the inspection of your school, the inspectors will collect information about staff and children
at the school by looking at school records, responses to the pupil survey and responses to the staff
survey and observing the everyday life of the school. No names will be recorded but some of the
information may make it possible to identify a particular individual. Ofsted uses this information to
prepare its report and for the purposes set out in its privacy policy. Ofsted will not publish any
information that identifies an individual in the report but may name the headteacher and the chair
of the appropriate authority.
More information is available in Ofsted privacy notice:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-privacy-notices/schools-ofsted-privacy-
notice#maintained-schools-and-academies.
The contact details for Ofsted's Data Protection Officer are as follows.
Email:
Post:
Information management team
Ofsted
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
I hope this letter answers your immediate questions about the inspection but if you have any further
queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Inspection Support Administrator
3 September 2018
S Phillips
Chair of Governors
William Torbitt Primary School
Eastern Avenue
Newbury Park
Ilford
Essex
IG2 7SS
Dear Mr Phillips
Notification of moderated judgement
William Torbitt Primary School: serious weaknesses
I am writing to inform you that the judgement that your school has serious weaknesses and requires
significant improvement has been moderated and confirmed.
I am satisfied that all the comments made by the school as part of the moderation process have been
considered fully by the lead inspector and the moderating Senior HMI. We have provided the lead
inspectors’ response to these comments through the inspection portal. As a result of the lead
inspector’s reflections and the moderation process, the following changes have been made.
The lead inspector amended the titles of the phase leaders to assistant headteachers and leaders.
The wording describing how pupils were sanctioned if they behaved inappropriately has been
amended. The description of parental concern about leaders’ actions to stem bullying has been
amended. The sentence regarding record keeping has been altered. Some of the paragraphs relating
to the quality of teaching, learning and assessment have been adjusted to reflect the typicality of the
better teaching. The sentence describing punctuality has been removed. The headteacher
questioned the description ‘special visitors’, this has been removed from the sentence about
inspectors speaking with pupils in the playground. The number on roll has been corrected.
The report will be subject to a final technical edit before publication. Ofsted will provide a final copy
of the report that will be published on the Ofsted website. It is for the governing body as the
appropriate authority to meet the terms of section 14 of the Education Act 2005, which requires the
school to take all practicable steps to ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report within five
working days of the school's receipt of it.
If you are dissatisfied with this report, it is open to you to make a formal complaint through the
Ofsted complaints procedure.
I am copying this letter to the headteacher, the Director of Children's Services for Redbridge, the
Regional Schools Commissioner and the lead inspector.
Yours sincerely
Michael Sheridan HMI
Regional Director, London
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: 19 June 2018 09:29
To: NOTIFICATIONS, School <[email protected]>;
Cc: @ofsted.gov.uk
Subject: SI/SW_AM_102820_Redbridge_William_Torbitt_Primary_School
Inspection Number:
Inspection Date:
Provider URN:
Provider Name:
10048533-2
12 June 18
102820
William Torbitt Primary School
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached Form 2 for the above inspection, indicating the team's provisional judgement
that the provider requires significant improvement (serious weaknesses).. This is a provisional
judgement and not the opinion of HMCI and should therefore not be acted upon unless confirmed.
Yours sincerely,
Work Telephone:
Inspection Support Team
To - DFE
(for the Secretary of State)
Cc Redbridge
From Regional Director
No. of Pages 1
SCHOOL NAME: William Torbitt Primary School
PHASE: Primary
URN: 102820
TOWN/VILLAGE: Ilford
TYPE: Community School DIOCESE:
LA: Redbridge
DATE OF INSPECTION: 12 June 2018
PROVISIONAL JUDGEMENT
This school has been provisionally judged to have serious weaknesses. Please note that this judgement is
subject to moderation by a Senior HMI. This provisional judgement is not the opinion of Her Majesty's
Chief Inspector and should not, therefore, be acted upon unless it is confirmed. The provisional
judgement has been communicated to the school in confidence and must, therefore, remain
confidential.
The school's overall effectiveness at its previous inspection was judged to be good
Safeguarding concerns
The inspection has identified the following safeguarding concerns:
1. Leaders do not take all referrals seriously. Not all cases, even very serious ones are referred to the appropriate agencies.
2. Incidents of physical injuries (with disclosures made), allegations of sexual contact between pupils and allegations of domestic violence were either not referred or referred several weeks/months
later.
3. If the DSL is off site (on school journey), referrals are kept until her return, irrespective of the seriousness of the concern.
4. Roles and responsibilities are unclear with regard to all aspects of safeguarding. For example there was little clarity about off-rolling children. There are missing records with regard to CME.
5. Staff are not routinely vigilant in keeping children safe. During the inspection, a cupboard in the early years provision containing chemical cleaners was left unlocked.
6. There were gaps identified in training for staff. The DSL did not have a clear overview of staff’s
needs in terms of safeguarding. 7. Governors check that the Single Central Record is compliant but do not check any other aspects
of the school’s work to keep children safe. As a result, the findings of the inspection were ‘a shock’ to governors
8. Bullying logs are incomplete. Not all incidents are recorded. Pupil and parent feedback shows that there are many cases of physical bullying, sometimes over time, which have not been dealt with.
Incidents are not recorded in any consistent way until the headteacher has investigated them.
Pupils and parents say that there is bullying in the school.
Mike Sheridan
Regional Director
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: 11 September 2018 13:36
To: NOTIFICATIONS, School <[email protected]>;
Cc: @ofsted.gov.uk
Subject: SW_102820_Redbridge_LA_William Torbitt Primary School_Form_7_20180712
Inspection Number:
Inspection Date:
Provider URN:
Provider Name:
10048533-2
12 June 18
102820
William Torbitt Primary School
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached Form 7 for the above inspection, confirming the team's judgement that the
provider requires significant improvement (serious weaknesses).
Yours sincerely,
Work Telephone:
Inspection Support Team
Date 10 August 2018
To - DFE
(for the Secretary of State)
Cc Redbridge
From Regional Director
No. of Pages 1
William Torbitt Primary School, Redbridge , London
URN: 102820
Date of Inspection: 12 June 2018: serious weaknesses
1. The judgement that the above school requires has serious weaknesses and requires significant
improvement has been moderated and agreed.
2. The report will be published as soon as possible.
Regional Director
From: [email protected]
Sent: 11 September 2018 15:21
Cc: [email protected]; EASTNELONDON, RSC;
[email protected]; @ofsted.gov.uk
Subject:OFFICIAL - Final Inspection Report
Attachments: 10048533-2 Final Inspection Report Cover Letter - William Torbitt Primar.docx;
William Torbitt Primary School 10048533 PDF Final.pdf
Dear Mrs Patricia Hinds,
Please find attached the final version of your inspection report along with a covering letter.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Work Telephone:
Inspection Support Team
From: @ofsted.gov.uk
Sent: 07 January 2019 12:38
Cc: NOTIFICATIONS, School; otmail.com; [email protected];
EASTNELONDON, RSC; [email protected]; @ofsted.gov.uk
Subject:Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School on 09 January 2019
Attachments: Provider Notification Letter Schools 10087193.docx
Dear Clare Pike
Please find attached your inspection notification documents.
Work Telephone:
Inspection Support Team
Clare Pike
William Torbitt Primary School
Eastern Avenue
Newbury Park
Ilford
Essex
IG2 7SS
Dear Clare Pike
Inspection of William Torbitt Primary School on 09 January 2019
Following our telephone call today, I am writing on behalf of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of
Education, Children's Services and Skills (HMCI) to confirm that William Torbitt Primary School will
be inspected, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005 (as amended). This Schools with Serious
Weaknesses Visit 1 will take place on 09 January 2019.
Your inspection will be led by Jean Thwaites, HMI, who will be accompanied during the inspection by
one inspector.
During the inspection we will use the provider portal which is available here to send you documents
relating to your inspection including the draft inspection report. We will send you your username
and password for the portal separately.
Privacy notice
During the inspection of your school, the inspectors will collect information about staff and children
at the school by looking at school records, responses to the pupil survey and responses to the staff
survey where appropriate, and observing the everyday life of the school. No names will be recorded
but some of the information may make it possible to identify a particular individual. Ofsted uses this
information to prepare its report and for the purposes set out in its privacy policy. Ofsted will not
publish any information that identifies an individual in the report but may name the headteacher
and the chair of the appropriate authority.
More information is available in Ofsted privacy notice:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-privacy-notices/schools-ofsted-privacy-
notice#maintained-schools-and-academies.
The contact details for Ofsted's Data Protection Officer are as follows.
Email:
Post:
Information management team
Ofsted
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
I hope this letter answers your immediate questions about the inspection but if you have any further
queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Inspection Support Administrator
From: NOTIFICATIONS, School
Sent: 15 January 2019 16:45
To:
Subject:FW: 102820 -Redbridge- William Torbitt Primary School
Hi
Please see email below from Ofsted.
Many thanks
From: @ofsted.gov.uk> On Behalf Of IST.Piccadilly.Gate
Sent: 15 January 2019 15:50
To: NOTIFICATIONS, School <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: 102820 -Redbridge- William Torbitt Primary School
Dear
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
I can confirm that the provisional outcome was Good, obviously the report is still going through QA
and
cannot be officially confirmed until publication.
Kind regards
| Inspection Support Supervisor (London)
6th Floor | Piccadilly Gate | Store Street | Manchester | M1 2WD
T: | E @ofsted.gov.uk
From: NOTIFICATIONS, School [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 14 January 2019 10:49
To: @ofsted.gov.uk>; IST.Piccadilly.Gate
Subject: 102820 -Redbridge- William Torbitt Primary School
Morning
We have been told that William Torbitt Primary School has had a monitoring visit to on
Wednesday, 09/01/2018, but this turned into a section 5 visit and the inadequate judgement
has been overturned. Would you be able to let us know the outcome of this visit.
Many thanks
Data and Insight Unit
Academies & Regional Delivery Directorate
Early Years and Schools Group.
Department for Education
Level 3
Sanctuary Buildings
20 Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
Tel
e-mail: @education.gov.uk
http://www.education.gov.uk/
From: EASTNELONDON, RSC
Sent: 05 December 2018 11:44
To: MINISTERS
Cc: ; MYCOCK, Claire
Subject:LOG AS TO FW: academy order for William Torbitt Primary
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
Good morning
Please log this email on IRIS as a TO. Please allocate this case to of ARDG East of
England and North East London team.
Many thanks
Programme Management Business Administration Team
Early Years and Schools Group
Department for Education
Tel:
Shared Office Email: [email protected]
Please note that my working days are: Tuesday (pm), Wednesday, Thursday (pm)
and Friday.
From: @hotmail.com>
Sent: 04 December 2018 22:56
To: EASTNELONDON, RSC <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: academy order for William Torbitt Primary
Dear RSC,
I realise that upu are following orders to academise ofted Failing Schools but you need to
consider the fact that some school can recover very quickly after such an inspection. William
Torbitt is such a school. I am discusted by the fact that you have issued and academy order
without even giving the school a chance to improve. Even criminals are given chances to
rehabilitate. Thos that rehabilitate are given parole and even integrated back into society.
Please conside what i am saying and give William Torbitts Leadership a chance to show they
have made serious headway in improving jn thier failings. I challenge you to send Ofsted back
in to do a monitoring visit ( by the way they havent done one to show since to show any
progress/findings)
Regards
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Sent: 05 December 2018 11:44
To: MINISTERS
Cc: ; MYCOCK, Claire;
Subject:LOG AS TO FW: William Torbitt Primary School
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
Good morning
Please log this email on IRIS as a TO. Please allocate this case to of ARDG East of
England and North East London team.
Many thanks
Programme Management Business Administration Team Early Years and Schools Group Department
for
Education
Tel:
Shared Office Email: [email protected]
Please note that my working days are: Tuesday (pm), Wednesday, Thursday (pm) and Friday.
-----Original Message-----
From: @btinternet.com>
Sent: 05 December 2018 10:40
To: EASTNELONDON, RSC <[email protected]>
Subject: William Torbitt Primary School
Hello there,
I am writing to inform you that as a parent at William Torbitt Primary School, I am totally against it
becoming an Academy. Many parents feel the same way and will be fighting against the order.
Our school has made changes since the Ofsted report and has improved immensely. We do not need
it
to be an Academy as our local authority are able to manage the schools successfully. Redbridge have
a
good reputation with their schools, they are able to maintain their schools.
Please leave our school in the hands of the local authority, we welcome Ofsted to come and see the
changes.
Kind regards
Sent from my iPhone
From: EASTNELONDON, RSC
Sent: 05 December 2018 11:51
To: MINISTERS
Cc: ; MYCOCK, Claire;
Subject:LOG AS TO FW: William Torbitt Primary School Academy Order
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
Good morning
Please log this email on IRIS as a TO. Please allocate this case to of ARDG East of
England and North East London team.
Many thanks
Programme Management Business Administration Team
Early Years and Schools Group
Department for Education
Tel:
Shared Office Email: [email protected]
Please note that my working days are: Tuesday (pm), Wednesday, Thursday (pm)
and Friday.
From: @hotmail.com>
Sent: 05 December 2018 11:41
To: EASTNELONDON, RSC <[email protected]>
Subject: William Torbitt Primary School Academy Order
Dear Ms Sue Baldwin
I am writing as a parent and parent governor of William Torbitt Primary School in regards to the
academy order placed upon us after the Ofsted inspections in June 3018.
We are currently protesting this order to the very end and our protest is supported by all
parents/carers, staff, governing board and local community. We make it very clear any academy
approaching our school will be unwelcome and for a very good reason, we have changed
dramatically as a school since our inspection in June 2018 and this has been done by sheer hard
work from all staff members. We wish to ask and object as to why we need an academy to take
over our school with the false pretence of ‘improvement’ when we have done all of this by
ourselves. I know you will no doubt mention it’s legislation but many a school has come back
from this position, I guess I won’t need to name these schools.
The future of our children’s education rest on unrealistic and unwelcome legislation that does not
take into account reality that a school can improve. The governments intent and approach of
forcing academies on schools is unrealistic and so far no statistic shows an academy has
improved a school. Ultimately, an academy is a business with a business model of making
money and we have seen academies run in this fashion with complete disregard for the children’s
education where profits are put first. I wish to mention those academies within our very own
borough that are failing and Local Authority actually stepping in to clear up the academies
mess!
I shall be grateful if you could kindly come and see our school in person and see the changes we
have implemented before sealing our faith.
We have an online petition which at time of writing stands at 866 (link below) and growing
every day, we have a protest scheduled within couple of weeks and I am in the process of
seeking legal advice with the intent of legal action over the academy order.
In the meantime please don’t hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or
wish to discuss the matter.
Kind regards
https://www.change.org/p/department-of-education-stop-william-torbitt-primary-school-
becoming-an-academy/u/23717154
From: NOTIFICATIONS, School
Sent: 15 January 2019 09:28
To:
Subject:RE: William Torbitt
Morning
I emailed Ofsted yesterday morning, I have not had a response yet.
Many thanks
Data and Insight Unit
Academies & Regional Delivery Directorate
Early Years and Schools Group.
Department for Education
Level 3
Sanctuary Buildings
20 Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
Tel
e-mail: @education.gov.uk
http://www.education.gov.uk/
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Sent: 14 January 2019 15:11
To: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: William Torbitt
Hi
I IM’d on Friday in regards to William Torbitt Primary School (102820), as Ofsted went into the
school last week for a monitoring visit and we had heard that it had turned into a section 5 visit
and the inadequate judgement had been overturned. Did you hear back from Ofsted as to
whether this is confirmed or not by any chance?
Many thanks for following up
Project Lead, East England & North East London
Early Years and Schools Group (EYSG)
Tel:
Web: www.gov.uk/dfe
Twitter : @RSC_EENEL
Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationgovuk
From:
Sent: 17 January 2019 16:44
To:
Cc:
Subject:RE: William Torbitt School
Great, thanks
Just copying in who will be leading on the sub to Lord A re revoking the DAO.
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 17 January 2019 16:37
To: @education.gov.uk>
Cc: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Subject: William Torbitt School
Hi
Thanks for the chat just now. It would be great if you could keep us in the look with the school and
the
DAO please. As well as any others that you have concerns about, my team are always happy to have
a
chat with you, senior schools leaders or Councils if the Unions are getting a bit too troublesome.
I said I’d send you our local action report (attached) – do let us know if there are any others in your
patch that we should be aware of.
Thanks!
Schools Stakeholders Team
DfE
Tel:
From: EASTNELONDON, RSC
Sent: 10 December 2018 15:04
To: MAILBOX, MPCD
Cc: , Ian; MYCOCK, Claire
Subject:Sue Baldwin RSC - William Torbitt Primary - LOG AS TO
Importance: High
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
Good afternoon
Please log this email on IRIS as a TO. Please allocate this case to of ARDG
East of England and North East London team.
Many thanks
From: @hotmail.com>
Sent: 10 December 2018 12:37
To: EASTNELONDON, RSC <[email protected]>
Subject: FAO: Sue Baldwin RSC
Importance: High
Dear Ms Baldwin,
RE: Oppositon to Academy Order - William Torbitt Primary School, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2
7SS.
We are writing to you regarding the recent Academy Order you issued to William Torbitt Primary
School
after Ofsted deemed it “Inadequate” in June this year.
We are shocked that the school has received such an order and do not agree with it.
and the Ofsted report was
shocking, we personally have not experienced any of the negative issues raised by their visit.
She is extremely happy at the school as are most of the children.
Nevertheless, changes have already been made at the school. All staff members have worked very
hard
to make significant improvements. Therefore we, along with most of the other parents, governors
and
all staff do not believe for one moment that Academisation is required to improve the school.
Redbridge
has some of the best schools in the country and the Local Education Authority is perfectly capable of
bringing it up to standard as it has done already and certainly doesn’t need an Academy Trust to
improve it.
It is very worrying that Academisastion is being rushed through and why it is that Ofsted have not
been
back for another visit to check the progress of the school. I have written to Ofsted regarding this but
perhaps you could also explain why?
The school does not have a history of failing so it seems very extreme to order it to covert to an
Academy just because this time Ofsted rated it Inadequate. It should be given a chance to prove that
it is
is now a very good school again. We would also like you to come and visit the school, we cannot
understand how such Orders can be given if you do not know the school yourself.
We hope that you can consider revoking the Academy order and also get Ofsted to return for
another
visit immediately which will then prove that the school is no longer Inadequate.
Yours sincerely.
Parents of a very happy & safe child at William Torbitt Primary School
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QUESTIONER Wes Streeting
CONSTITUENCY Ilford North
QUESTION
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his
Department has had with the London Borough of Redbridge on the
proposed academisation of William Torbitt primary school in Ilford North
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QUESTIONER Wes Streeting
CONSTITUENCY Ilford North
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment
he has made of the potential merits of the planned academisation of
William Torbitt primary school in Ilford North constituency. 211266
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PQ NUMBER 211268
QUESTIONER Wes Streeting
CONSTITUENCY Ilford North
QUESTION
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow William
Torbitt primary school in Ilford North to remain as a local authority
school because of its recent increases in standards. 211268
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From:
Sent: 16 January 2019 09:25
To: BALDWIN, Sue; MYCOCK, Claire; PARNUM, Alan
Subject:FW: William Torbitt Primary School - letter from Kevin Courtney
Attachments: 20181221115250360.pdf
Importance: High
Sorry if this hadn’t come to you before – I thought Jonathan had forwarded on,
Senior Private Secretary to Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State for Education
Tel:
From: PS, Sec-OF-STATE
Sent: 21 December 2018 16:18
To: PO, CorrespondenceTeam <[email protected]>
Cc: @education.gov.uk>; DUFF, Jonathan
<[email protected]>; DAWES, Maria <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>; @education.gov.uk>
Subject: FW: William Torbitt Primary School - letter from Kevin Courtney
Importance: High
For IRIS please,
Thanks,
Senior Private Secretary to Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State for Education
Tel:
Please check the intranet for November and Christmas box dates.
From: PS, Sec-OF-STATE
Sent: 25 January 2019 16:58
To: PO, CorrespondenceTeam
Cc: ; MYCOCK, Claire
Subject:William Torbitt Primary School - letter from Kevin Courtney
Attachments: Sec_of_State_Hinds_WilliamTorbittSchool25Jan2019.docx
Importance: High
IRIS please
Links to 2018-0049979
/ Cabinet Committee Correspondence Officer |
Rt Hon Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education /
From:
Sent: 06 December 2018 16:29
To: MYCOCK, Claire; BALDWIN, Sue
Subject:RE: Media Query - William Torbitt PS
Hello All
The below line has been cleared and I will issue to the journalist this evening unless there are any
issues.
Thanks
LINES TO TAKE
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William Torbitt
Primary School is being converted to academy status because it was rated inadequate by Ofsted.
“Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is, and always should
be,
the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
Further information:
* The consultation about the plan to convert William Torbitt Primary School to an academy
will be
formally ran once an academy sponsor has been confirmed.
* As of March 2018, over half a million children are studying in sponsored primary and
secondary
academies that are now rated good or outstanding which typically replaced underperforming
schools.
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 06 December 2018 15:51
To: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>; MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>; BALDWIN,
Sue
Cc: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: Media Query - William Torbitt PS
Hi
I’ve updated the lines a bit so it reflects that William Torbitt is an academy converter and so it
doesn’t
mention Eko Trust as this hasn’t been confirmed as of yet. I’ve also provided some background info
for
internal use only as asked on William Torbitt, the timeline for conversion and a bit about
consultations
to answer the specific questions.
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William Torbitt
Primary School is being converted to academy status because it was rated inadequate.
Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is and always should
be
the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
Further information: (only for internal purposes)
William Torbitt Primary School that was judged Ofsted Inadequate in June 2018 largely due to
Safeguarding issues. It was previously judged Good on 1 October 2013. In the recent report, Ofsted
noted that the performance at the school is generally strong but not consistent. The safeguarding is
ineffective, concerns around pupils safety included poor behaviour and poor responses to behaviour
at
lunchtimes. Governance was not effective in holding leadership to account on the safety and the
well-
being of pupils.
The LA have seconded an experienced Headteacher and deputy Headteacher to the school to
provide
strategic and operational leadership to address the key issues at the school. We received a letter
from
the LA informing us of their concerns and opposition as they had felt the LA and Governing Body
have
taken action that they believe has changed systems, approaches, practises and culture at the school
and
are confident the key issues are already being addressed.
In regards to the timeframe for converting, to meet the 9 month conversion target to meet ministers
priorities we are aiming for a 1 April or 1 May 2019 conversion date. Also the consultation about the
plan to convert the school to academy status will be ran formally once an academy sponsor has been
confirmed. It must include anyone who is thought to have an interest in the school changing its
status,
this will usually be staff members and parents but should also involve the wider community. There is
no
legal specification for how long the consultation must be ran for but interested parties will have a
reasonable opportunity to respond.
Hope this is helpful!
Kind regards
Project Lead, East England & North East London
Early Years and Schools Group (EYSG)
Tel
Web: www.gov.uk/dfe
Twitter : @RSC_EENEL
Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationgovuk
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 06 December 2018 15:04
To: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>; MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>
Cc: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: Media Query - William Torbitt PS
Hello All
Do you have any comments on the below query we have received on William Torbitt school? Does
the
proposed line look okay with you?
Thanks
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 06 December 2018 14:00
To: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Cc: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>; @education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: Media Query - William Torbitt PS
Apologies, I had the wrong cc’ed on this chain.
will be taking this forward.
Best,
Media Officer – Newsdesk
Communications Group
Tel:
Read our media blog here.
Web: www.gov.uk/dfe
Follow us on Twitter: @educationgovuk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationgovuk
From:
Sent: 06 December 2018 13:21
To: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Cc: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>; @education.gov.uk>
Subject: Media Query - William Torbitt PS
Hi all,
Hope this finds you well, we’ve taken a call on the newsdesk about a primary school in Redbridge,
the
William Torbitt PS.
Journalist from the Ilford Recorder has got in touch requesting comments to a
story
he is writing on the school which is in line to become an academy. He understands that the school
received an “Inadequate” rating in June
2018: http://williamtorbitt.org.uk/app/uploads/2018/09/William-Torbitt-Primary-School-10048533-
PDF-Final.pdf and form this we have issued an academisation order.
The reporter says that staff, parents, governors believe that significant progress has been made in
addressing the issues in the Ofsted report and do not want the school to become an academy. He
has
sent a presentation outlining improvements made since the last inspection:
http://williamtorbitt.org.uk/app/uploads/2018/09/powerpoint-for-parents-ofsted-final-PH.pdf
The reporter outlines that the staff, parents and governors don’t believe academisation is the
solution
to the school’s problems and the council is better placed to help the school than the EKO trust, lined
up
to take control of it. They cite concerns of misuse of funds by multi-academy trust by Silverbirch,
who
were managed Winston Way Primary in nearby Ilford.
They have started a petition with more than 900 signatures against it:
https://www.change.org/p/department-of-education-stop-william-torbitt-primary-school-becoming-
an-
academy and will also be protesting outside the school on December 19.
I’m sure a lot of this is on your radar at the moment but if you could give me some background to
this
particular issue, that would be much appreciated. Also – to note I am out of the office this
afternoon so
my colleagues Peter and Jacob will be able to take this forward.
The reporter also asks the following specific questions:
1/ What is the time-frame for converting the school into an academy?
2/ What consultation will be held with parents/staff/the council?
3/ How would academisation help the school?
I imagine we will use our standard lines along the lines of:
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William Torbitt
Primary School is being rebrokered because it was rated inadequate.
“Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is and always should
be
the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils. EKO Trust has a strong reputation for improving
schools in Essex and we believe they can deliver the progress needed at this school.”
Further information:
Media Officer – Newsdesk
Communications Group
Tel:
Read our media blog here.
Web: www.gov.uk/dfe
Follow us on Twitter: @educationgovuk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationgovuk
From:
Sent: 20 December 2018 15:14
To: BALDWIN, Sue
Cc: MYCOCK, Claire;
Subject:RE: MEDIA ENQUIRY: Ilford Recorder on William Torbitt Primary School
Hi Sue,
That’s fine, and sorry the line on a consultation wound its way into the further info, we’ll remove it.
We’ll send the actual quote and leave it at that, thanks
Best,
From: BALDWIN, Sue <[email protected]>
Sent: 20 December 2018 15:13
To: @education.gov.uk>
Cc: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: MEDIA ENQUIRY: Ilford Recorder on William Torbitt Primary School
Hi
There is no consultation – this is not right I’m afraid and needs to be changed.
As to Ofsted – you need to get a line from Ofsted on what they will and will not do, it is not within
our
gift.
Thanks
Sue
Sue Baldwin
Regional Schools Commissioner, East of England and North-East London
Mobile:
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 20 December 2018 15:10
To: BALDWIN, Sue <[email protected]>
Cc: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Subject: MEDIA ENQUIRY: Ilford Recorder on William Torbitt Primary School
Hi Sue,
Just spoke to Ian but to flag to you, we have taken a call from the Ilford recorder (below) on William
Torbitt primary. They were in touch a few weeks ago on parents protesting academisation, and we
provided this statement:
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William
Torbitt Primary School is being converted to academy status because it was rated inadequate by
Ofsted.
“Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is, and always
should be, the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
Further information:
* The consultation about the plan to convert William Torbitt Primary School to an
academy will be formally ran once an academy sponsor has been confirmed.
* As of March 2018, over half a million children are studying in sponsored primary and
secondary academies that are now rated good or outstanding which typically replaced
underperforming schools.
They are now writing a follow up saying an organiser has invited you and someone from Ofsted to
come
re-inspect the school to see improvement.
We’re not planning to issue anything new, just the same statement as before, but wanted to put on
your
radar as the new piece will focus on inviting you to the school. If you have any info on whether you
are
planning to go to the school, let me know, otherwise we’ll just issue this before 5pm.
Thanks,
| Media Officer – Newsdesk | Communications Group | Tel:
@education.gov.uk
From:
Sent: 18 January 2019 16:41
To: MYCOCK, Claire;
Subject:RE: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Thanks Claire, will send for clearance, thanks
From: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>
Sent: 18 January 2019 16:12
To: @education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Hi
Sorry for the delay. I think we will go with your suggestion rather than mention parental views at this
point
Claire
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 18 January 2019 14:18
To: @education.gov.uk>; MYCOCK, Claire
Subject: RE: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Sorry to chase, but is the line below ok to use in response?
I think we’d want to edit to the below if possible:
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William Torbitt
Primary School was issued an academy order because it was rated inadequate by Ofsted – our
priority is,
and always should be, the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
“We understand Ofsted undertook a monitoring visit on 9 January 2019 to assess progress, which
was
converted into a full inspection, and we await the outcome of this visit.”
From @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 18 January 2019 12:17
To: MYCOCK, Claire <[email protected]>
Cc: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: FW: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Importance: High
Hi Claire
There’s a new story being published today about William Torbitt, they’ve asked for an update on our
previous lines, so I’ve updated our previous comment. Can you review if there’s anything you think
we
should include and provide clearance ASAP please as they would like our response today.
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William Torbitt
Primary School was issued an academy order because it was rated inadequate by Ofsted.
“Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is, and always should
be,
the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
“We understand Ofsted undertook a monitoring visit on 9 January 2019 to assess progress, which
was
converted into a full inspection, and we await the outcome of this visit.
Many thanks
Project Lead, East England & North East London
Early Years and Schools Group (EYSG)
Tel:
Web: www.gov.uk/dfe
Twitter : @RSC_EENEL
Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationgovuk
From: @education.gov.uk>
Sent: 18 January 2019 11:36
To: @education.gov.uk>
Cc: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: Fwd: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Hi
Im out at the mo so could you pick this up with
Being as the Ofsted outcome isnt moderated or in the public domain we cant refer to it -
other than possibly that we know ofsted have visited the school and we await the
outcome...
Sue is in colchester at a meeting but Claire is available for clearance.
Ta
-------- Original message --------
From: @education.gov.uk>
Date: 18/01/2019 10:45 (GMT+00:00)
To: @education.gov.uk>
Subject: DfE Statement: William Torbitt Primary School. Please respond 18/01/18
Hi
Another story has come up on William Torbitt primary school.
We provided the below statement before, can I check if it is still up to date or if we’d want to
say anything else in reference to this new development?
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“When we see issues of underperformance we will not hesitate to take swift action. William
Torbitt Primary School is being converted to academy status because it was rated inadequate by
Ofsted.
“Whilst we are always keen to hear the views of parents and staff, our priority is, and always
should be, the wellbeing, safeguarding and education of pupils.”
Further information:
* The consultation about the plan to convert William Torbitt Primary School to an
academy will be formally ran once an academy sponsor has been confirmed.
* As of March 2018, over half a million children are studying in sponsored primary and
secondary academies that are now rated good or outstanding which typically replaced
underperforming schools.
Thanks,
From: JACOBS, Ian
Sent: 23 January 2019 15:36
To: PQ, Written
Cc: BALDWIN, Sue; MYCOCK, Claire;
Subject:RE: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Attachments: Written PQ Template - IJ (Final).docx
Hi
Attached is our response to these three PQs, which have been grouped. The answer and briefing has
been cleared at DD level by Claire Mycock and with relevant policy colleagues.
Please let me or know if you need anything else.
From: PQ, Written <[email protected]>
Sent: 23 January 2019 09:53
To: @education.gov.uk>; PQ, Written <[email protected]>
Cc: PQ, Written <[email protected]>;
@education.gov.uk>;
@education.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Hi
I have attached it. Are we able to allocate to your team on IRIS, as I am unsure whether RSC teams
use
it?
For information, all 3 PQs are due at 4pm today.
Thanks,
From 7 January 2019 there is a new PQ template. It will be included in your IRIS
allocation email. Please contact the Parliamentary Questions team if you need a copy.
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Sent: 23 January 2019 09:50
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Hi – yeah, could you send me the template?
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Subject: RE: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Hi
has pointed us in the direction of your RSC team. Are you able to answer the PQs listed
below?
Thanks,
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Subject: RE: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Hi
This will be for the regional RSC team to respond- are listed on the project template.
BTW can you please remove from these emails as she is no longer in the unit.
Thanks
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Subject: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Hello all,
Please see below the following PQs for your group, I would be grateful if you can
confirm which team/individual is best placed to draft the response by 10:30am.
Please could you also use the attached written PQ template when drafting a response.
This template is new as of 07/01/19.
Named Day PQ – response due by 4pm today.
1. $22012019|17|N|28012019|Wes Streeting|Ilford North|To ask the Secretary of
State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits
of the planned academisation of William Torbitt primary school in Ilford North
constituency. 211266
2. $22012019|18|N|28012019|Wes Streeting|Ilford North|To ask the Secretary of
State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with the London
Borough of Redbridge on the proposed academisation of William Torbitt primary
school in Ilford North constituency. 211267
3. $22012019|19|N|28012019|Wes Streeting|Ilford North|To ask the Secretary of
State for Education, if he will allow William Torbitt primary school in Ilford North to
remain as a local authority school because of its recent increases in standards.
211268
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Have we referred to this being a ‘safeguarding only’ outcome before? It is a strong feature of the
report
but other aspects weren’t great either.
Is the reinspection going to say (based on what you’ve picked up) – that safeguarding is sorted so
now
good? Presumably it will also need to refer to improvements – even though Quality of Teaching and
Outcomes were both RI?
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Hi
In terms of the dAO revocation you could use the highlighted line below:-
Schools that have an academy order because of being judged inadequate by Ofsted and
before opening as an academy:
(i) are judged good or outstanding,
(ii) are inspected again and placed back in their former category as the inadequate
Ofsted judgement was solely because of a technical safeguarding issue that has
been quickly rectified and Ofsted has no wider concerns, or
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Subject: FW: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Importance: High
Hi both,
Could you check that you’re happy with the attached response (around the revoking of an AO)
please?
Could you get back to Ian by 2.30 at the latest so he can clear it with the RSC please?
Thanks
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Subject: RE: Allocation of PQs 230119 [TA]
Hi
This will be for the regional RSC team to respond- are listed on the project template.
BTW can you please remove from these emails as she is no longer in the unit.
Thanks