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Post HMI Monitoring Visit

Meeting with Parents

6th November 2012

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Agenda

• Introductions • Purpose of the meeting• Reminder of Ofsted report Jan 2012• Findings from the HMI Monitoring Visit• School action plan update• What happens next• Questions

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Purpose of the meeting

• Discuss the findings of the HMI monitoring visit from October 2012

• Summarise the action taken as a result of the report

• Update parents on future plans following the report

• Answer any general questions parents may have

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Background - Jan 2012

• Ofsted visit January 2012• School placed in to notice to improve

– Satisfactory in achievement, behaviour and safety and teaching

– Notice to improve given for leadership and management

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Outcome of Ofsted report

• Following the report – Intensive support programme provided by the

Local Education Authority (LEA)– Consultant head was provided to give

guidance– Links formed with an outstanding school– Increased training provided for staff

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Ofsted monitoring visit – Oct 2012

• HMI inspectorate monitoring visit October 2012• Purpose to review the impact of intervention and

progress since the Ofsted visit• Full Ofsted visit due again in 2013

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Summary of HMI Inspector’s Findings

Karen Claxton

School Improvement Partner

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• Presented at the last parent’s meeting• Reviewed at this meeting to highlight what has

been achieved and what has not

The School Action Plan

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What has already been done?

Read Write Inc into 2nd year in EYFS and Year 1 and a few children from Year 2

Creative curriculum

Half termly pupil progress meetings

Intervention groups applied across Year 1 & 2

Reviewed our behaviour management policy and systems

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• Achievement of pupils, particularly Maths at KS1 and higher attaining pupils is raised– Link to outstanding school to develop best practice– Maths audit action plan– Review maths marking policy, and monitor

implementation– Read Write Inc training– Review able, gifted and talented policy, ensure

appropriate pace/challenge is evident in teaching– Improve level of Governance

School Action Plan

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• Quality of Teaching is monitored and reviewed more rigorously in order to address inconsistencies and share best practice– Weekly year group planning together– Monitoring/evaluation schedules and reporting

procedures in place to raise levels of teaching from satisfactory to good (70 % by July 2012, 80% by Christmas 2012)

– Visit to/from leading KS1 Maths teachers– Support plans for improvement

School Action Plan

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• Assessment data is consistently informing lesson planning and practice– Following half termly pupil progress meetings, medium

term planning is amended– Monitoring and evaluating by Senior Leadership Team– Increase number of end of year Transition meetings

School Action Plan

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• Marking in Maths consistently guides pupils in learning– Clear guidelines on the use of marking in KS1,

supporting and challenging pupils progress– Half termly book/work scrutiny and discussion with

each child so they are clear about ‘next steps’– Monitor and evaluation schedule in place

School Action Plan

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• Behaviour Management systems are monitored regularly and consistently applied– Log books are established in each classroom and for

lunchtime for monitoring– Training on a consistent approach to

recording/reporting concerns and behaviour expectations

– Half termly evaluations to see whether patterns of incidents are evident, and action where required

– Parental awareness of codes of behaviour– Develop the outside area with quiet space and

resources

School Action Plan

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In summary

• The pace of change has not been fast enough and many of the changes made are not embedded

• Some positive progress has been made with regard to the school action plan

• Headteacher resignation accepted• Mrs Crompton to be acting headteacher and Ms

Waud to be acting assistant headteacher from half term

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Mrs J Crompton

Acting Headteacher

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Any questions?