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GOVERNORS’ REPORT TO PARENTS AND CARERS
2016-2017
Chair of Governors Mr Mark Evans
Vice Chair
Ms Sharon Auld
MEMBERSHIP OF THE GOVERNING BODY Chair Mr M Evans Clerk Miss L Evans
Contact Address: c/o Ysgol Treffynnon, Pen Y Maes Road, Holywell, Flintshire CH8 7EN
Vice-Chair Ms S Auld
GOVERNORS and term of office expiry date
Headteacher/Governor Mr J P Weir Local Authority Mr P Alton February 2020 Cllr P Curtis January 2021 Ms S Jones February 2019 Mrs M Martin July 2019 Prof R Moore January 2018 Teacher Governor Mrs E De Pasquale October 2021 Mr G M Roberts June 2020 Staff Governor Mr B McGauty July 2019 Community Governors Mr I Austerberry October 2021 Mr P Bryant December 2018 Mr J Mills September 2019 Dr S Sandham July 2019 Prof N Winterton October 2019 Parent Governors Ms S Auld November 2018 Mr J Davies November 2019 Mr M Evans November 2018 Mrs R Jones May 2020 Mr D J Richards November 2019 Mrs C Williams December 2020
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THE CURRICULUM The school continues to consult students in determining the most appropriate curriculum offer to meet their needs. At a time when there is considerable change to the quality of GCSE provision in Wales, the school is committed to seeking ever more creative approaches to curriculum development to ensure excellence in provision for all students of all abilities.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS The Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator (ALNCo) and the Learning Support Team provide excellent support for students with Additional Learning Needs. The Additional Learning Needs Faculty provides support for pupils in mainstream lessons as well as small group and one-to-one provision. It caters for a wide variety of additional needs ranging from medical, learning, speech and language, ASD, emotional and social difficulties. The school works closely with other professionals such as the Educational Psychologist, Behaviour Support, Speech Therapists and the School Nurse to ensure that the individual needs of the pupils are met. Regular review meetings are held, involving all parties concerned, to assess, monitor progress and establish new targets and individual plans. The Additional Learning Needs Faculty has excellent links with partner Primary Schools. This ensures a smooth and successful transition for ALN pupils from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3. M Jones (ALNCo)
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES School policies and procedures are reviewed annually. Full details of all policies and procedures are available from the school on request.
ESTYN INSPECTION AND SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN In January 2016, the school was inspected and placed into the category of special measures (copies of the report are available from www.estyn.gov.uk). Since this inspection there have been considerable changes and improvements. There is a new leadership team, a new teaching and non-teaching staffing structure and the school now occupies a new state of the art school building. In response to the recommendations from the inspection, the school has produced a detailed improvement plan agreed with Estyn and is recognised as making progress in all recommendations, particularly in the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom.
LINKS WITH THE COMMUNITY Ysgol Treffynnon is a Community Focused School. There is a programme of community learning opportunities, activities and events. The Police Liaison Officer works closely with the school to deliver aspects of personal and social education sessions.
CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL PROSPECTUS The School Prospectus was revised in September 2017. It includes essential information about the running of the school, including the correct school uniform, the Complaints Procedure and Health and Safety advice. Copies are available from the School Office and on the school website.
VISITS TO THE SCHOOL Parents, Carers and others are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school at any time. We welcome questions and the opportunity to share information about our work with pupils.
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT The school moved in to a new state-of-the-art school building in September 2016 with the final phase of the development nearing its completion.
STUDENTS’ DESTINATIONS: September 2017 Students aged 15 at the start of the school year be-ginning in September 2016
Destination Number %
Further Education 54 96%
Unknown 2 4%
TOTAL 56 100%
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FINANCIAL REPORT 2016-2017
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2012-2013
Actual
2013-2014
Actual
2014-2015
Actual
2015-2016
Actual
2016-2017
Actual
Unauthorised
Absence
1.50%
1.20%
2.0%
1.4%
3.6%
Authorised
Absence
8.80%
8.80%
5.9%
5.3%
5.8%
Total
Attendance
89.60%
90.10%
92.1%
93.3%
90.6%
BUDGET HEADING
ACTUAL EXPENDITURE (2016-17)
BUDGET £2,052,039
Balance c/f -£320,311
Total Budget £1,731,728
EXPENDITURE
Teachers £1,498,423
Other Staff Costs £697,543
Premises £222,332
Transport £2,285
Supplies £168,544
Consortium Charges £13,411
Services Level Agreements £79,525
Prudential Borrowing £7,507
INCOME
Total Income -£687,598
Total Expenditure £2,001,972
Balance Carried Forward -£270,244
TERM DATES 2017-2018
SESSION TIMES
LANGUAGE POLICY Teaching and learning are through the medium of English at Ysgol Treffynnon. Pupils have opportunities to learn French as a modern foreign language in Key Stages 3 and 4. All pupils in Years 7 to 11 learn Welsh as a second language in accordance with the statutory requirements and from September 2017 all students follow the Welsh Sec-ond Language GCSE as part of the core curriculum. They are encouraged to use Welsh on an incidental basis both inside and outside the classroom.
2017 - 2018 Holiday Dates for Students
TERM TERM BEGINS TERM ENDS HALF TERM HOLIDAY
Begins Ends
AUTUMN 2017
Tuesday
5th September
Monday
30th October
Friday
3rd November
Friday
22nd December
SPRING 2018
Tuesday
9th January
Monday
12th February
Friday
16th February
Thursday
22nd March
SUMMER 2018
Monday
9th April
Monday
28th May
Friday
1st June Friday
20th July
School is closed for Staff Training on:
Friday 1st September 2017 Monday 4th September 2017
Friday 27th October 2017 Monday 8th January 2018
Friday 23rd March 2018
The School Day
8.40am Bell signal for staff and students
8.45am Registration/Assembly
9.00am Lesson 1
10.00am Lesson 2
11.00am Break
11.20am Lesson 3
12.20pm Lunch
1.10pm Lesson 4
2.10pm Lesson 5
3.10pm End of School Day for Students
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The regulations came into force in 2013. The following two sections are pertinent to the School:
Section 2 Duty on the governing bodies of maintained schools in Wales to include in the governors’ reports information on the action taken to promote healthy eating and drinking by pupils of the school. Section 5 Duty on a local authority to ensure that drinking water is available, free of charge, on the premises of any maintained school and to have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers. In order to comply with both sections the School provides a healthy option for pupils in the School Canteen and promotes healthy eating via PSE lessons and the Food Technology lessons and Science lessons. The School Council [Student Voice] has formed a SNAG which raises issues with regard to food and beverage options in the School and especially the canteen. PE places an emphasis on the importance of a healthy and balanced diet within the context of a Healthy Lifestyle and within its promotion of Physical Literacy across the School. Pupils are informed of the need for hydration and also the proper source of hydration. Energy and High Sugar Drinks are not permitted in School and parents have been made aware of this and any drinks within the category are confiscated and are not returned to pupils as per the LA Guidance and School Policy. Water is freely available from water coolers within the school.
THE HEALTHY EATING IN SCHOOLS (WALES) MEASURE 2009
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Friends of Ysgol Treffynnon: Friends of Ysgol Treffynnon have met twice since the beginning of the academic year,
they have provided teas, coffees and refreshments at all parents evening and events this year.
Friends of Ysgol Treffynnon are attending a Christmas Fayre at the Abbotts Inn,
selling reindeer food and raising money for the school and a local charity, students are helping prepare the reindeer food and will be manning the stall. Friends of Ysgol Treffynnon also supported he recent Berlin trip, contributing towards
the coast of the coach travel to the airport.
Community Events: Mrs T Roberts is organising Christmas hampers for the residents of the Holywell
Women’s Refuge. Choir performing Carols for the Holywell Christmas lights switch on.
Christmas Celebration will be at St James' Church this year on the 19-Dec-2017 at
18:30hrs. Choir will be touring the residential homes.
Music Events:
The School Choir teamed up with the choir from Ysgol Maes Y Felin to put on an
impressive performance at the Christmas Lights Switch on, the two choirs were complimented by the public for having the most students and for putting on a great show. The students have been busily preparing for the visits to residential homes over the
Christmas period, the first of which will begin on the 7th of December. School Events
12-Sept-2017: AirBus Flying Challenge Programme, Launch Event was a great
success. 20-Sept-2017: KR took 2 year 11 students (DoE Bronze Award holders) to a Duke of
Edinburgh event, where they met the Earl of Wessex. 20-Sept-2017: Open Morning was a great success, with a large turnout.
21-Sept-2017: Open Evening; excellent attendance and is promising re; numbers for
Sept-2017. 05-Oct-2017: Y7 Settling in Evening.
Autumn half term: Humanities trip to Berlin.
17-Nov-2017: Children in Need Day (£1000+ raised).
COMMUNITY AND EVENTS
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Ysgol Treffynnon Provisional SSSP 2017 Summary of School Performance (1) LA/School No. 664 / 4012
Pupils in Year 11
Number of pupils in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 56
Percentage of pupils in Year 11
who:
entered at least one qual-
ification
achieved the Level 1 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-old including a GCSE pass in
English or Welsh first lan-guage and mathematics
Average capped 9 (2) points score
per pupil
Average capped 8 (2) wider points
score per pupil
Average wider points score
per pupil
School 2016/17 100 88 45 39 312 288 375
LA Area 2016/17 100 95 66 57 346 319 423
Wales 2016/17 99 94 67 55 350 325 456
School 15/16/17 59 . . . . . . . . 208 477
School 14/15/16 27 . . . . . . . . 110 509
Number of boys in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 34
Percentage of boys in Year 11
who:
entered at least one qual-
ification
achieved the Level 1 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-old including a GCSE pass in
English or Welsh first lan-guage and mathematics
Average capped 9 (2) points score
per pupil
Average capped 8 (2) wider points
score per pupil
Average wider points score
per pupil
School 2016/17 100 85 41 35 304 282 365
LA Area 2016/17 99 93 59 51 328 302 391
Wales 2016/17 99 93 62 51 337 313 432
School 15/16/17 57 . . . . . . . . 210 467
School 14/15/16 29 . . . . . . . . 126 498
Number of girls in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 22
Percentage of girls in Year 11
who:
entered at least one qual-
ification
achieved the Level 1 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-
old
achieved the Level 2 thresh-old including a GCSE pass in
English or Welsh first lan-guage and mathematics
Average capped 9 (2) points score
per pupil
Average capped 8 (2) wider points
score per pupil
Average wider points score
per pupil
School 2016/17 100 91 50 45 323 297 390
LA Area 2016/17 100 96 73 63 365 336 456
Wales 2016/17 100 96 72 59 364 338 482
School 15/16/17 61 . . . . . . . . 205 493
School 14/15/16 25 . . . . . . . . 92 523
(1) For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please see the Qualifications Wales website
(QiW) at https://www.qiw.wales/
(2) Average capped 9 / 8 wider point scores are calculated using the best 9 / 8 results but must include certain subjects. See notes for further details.
.. Data not available.
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Ysgol Treffynnon Provisional SSSP 2017 Summary of School Performance (1) LA/School No. 664 / 4012
Pupils in Year 11
Number of pupils in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 56
Percentage of pupils in Year 11 who:
achieved an A*-C Grade in :
English / Welsh
English Welsh (2) Science Maths Maths -
Numeracy Best of Maths
Core subject indicator (3)
School 2016/17 48 46 0 71 41 38 48 27
LA Area 2016/17 67 66 72 80 62 63 67 56
Wales 2016/17 67 64 73 76 59 57 62 53
School 15/16/17 51 51 0 90 . . . . . . . .
School 14/15/16 56 56 0 93 . . . . . . . .
Number of boys in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 34
Percentage of boys in Year 11 who:
achieved an A*-C Grade in :
English / Welsh
English Welsh (2) Science Maths Maths -
Numeracy Best of Maths
Core subject indicator (3)
School 2016/17 44 44 0 62 38 38 47 18
LA Area 2016/17 59 59 58 75 60 63 67 51
Wales 2016/17 60 56 64 73 57 57 62 49
School 15/16/17 42 42 0 88 . . . . . . . .
School 14/15/16 44 44 0 94 . . . . . . . .
Number of girls in Year 11 who were on roll in January 2017 : 22
Percentage of girls in Year 11 who:
achieved an A*-C Grade in :
English / Welsh
English Welsh (2) Science Maths Maths -
Numeracy Best of Maths
Core subject indicator (3)
School 2016/17 55 50 0 86 45 36 50 41
LA Area 2016/17 75 74 80 84 65 63 68 62
Wales 2016/17 75 72 82 78 60 56 63 57
School 15/16/17 66 65 0 93 . . . . . . . .
School 14/15/16 71 71 0 92 . . . . . . . .
(1) For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please see the Qualifications
Wales website (DAQW) at https://www.qiw.wales/
(2) Note that the denominator for this indicator is the number pupils in Year 11 who entered Welsh First
Language, rather than the total number of pupils in Year 11
(3) From 2017 onwards Welsh and English literature qualifications do not count in the calculation of the CSI.
.. Data not available.
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Ysgol Treffynnon Provisional SSSP 2017 Summary of School Performance (1) LA/School No. 664 / 4012
Achievement of the Welsh Baccalaureate by pupils in Year 11
Percentage of pupils in
Year 11 who:
Percentage of boys in Year 11
who:
Percentage of girls in Year 11
who:
achieved the Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate at
KS4
achieved the National Welsh
Baccalaureate at KS4
achieved the Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate at
KS4
achieved the National Welsh
Baccalaureate at KS4
achieved the Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate at
KS4
achieved the National Welsh
Baccalaureate at KS4
School 2016/17 39 48 44 41 32 59
LA Area 2016/17 22 51 25 40 20 61
Wales 2016/17 19 51 23 43 14 59
School 15/16/17 . . . . . . . . . . . .
School 14/15/16 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pupils aged 17
Number of pupils aged 17
who were on roll in Number of boys aged 17
who were on roll in Number of girls aged 17
who were on roll in
January 2017: 0 January 2017: 0 January 2017: 0
Achieved the Lev-el 3 threshold
Average wider points score
Achieved the Lev-
el 3 threshold Average wider points score
Achieved the Lev-
el 3 threshold Average wider points score
School 2016/17 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA Area 2016/17 97 692 95 639 98 733
Wales 2016/17 97 733 96 683 98 776
School 15/16/17 100 572 100 460 100 651
School 14/15/16 100 581 100 509 100 643
Achievement of the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate by pupils aged 17:
Percentage of pupils aged 17:
Percentage of boys aged 17:
Percentage of girls
aged 17:
School 2016/17 0 0 0
LA Area 2016/17 45 36 53
Wales 2016/17 64 59 68
School 15/16/17 . . . . . .
School 14/15/16 . . . . . .
(1) For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please see Qualifications Wales website
(QiW) at https://www.qiw.wales/
.. Data not available.
