Parents

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Parents Forum22 October 2012
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Tonights agenda.

• Welcome and Introductions
• The concept of Parents Forums
• Protocols
• Updates on agenda items from 27 June
• Issues for discussion
• Next steps
• Date of the next forum

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What is a Parents Forum?

• A group of parents and carers who meet once a
  term to discuss school-related issues.
• A Parents Forum provides a valuable way to
  listen to the ideas and concerns of families and
  seek their views, helping to make sure the needs
  of children and their families are met.
• Meetings led by school staff and governors,
  usually by the Headteacher and the Chair of
  Governors.
• A genuine opportunity for open discussion
  according to a pre-published agenda.

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Why hold a Parents Forum?

• Regular, open communication and consultation with
  parents and carers are important elements in
  informing school improvement.
• This is another mechanism through which parents
  and carers can feed into the life and development
  of our school.

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Sharing information.

• Parents and carers are encouraged to share
  information from Parents Forums with parents and
  carers of other children.
• Its our intention to provide feedback in the
  school newsletter and via the school website.

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Protocols for The Parents Forum.

• Agenda items should be tabled before the forum
• The agenda for each meeting will be published in
  the schools newsletter.
• Parents carers will be asked to register their
  interest in attending the next forum via
  parentsforum_at_linsladeac.co.uk
• Please note that all issues, whether you raise
  them yourself or on behalf of other
  parents/carers, should be general issues, not
  related to a specific child, teacher or incident.
• If you have specific concerns about your child
  your first point of contact should always be
  their form teacher/ head of year or the subject
  leader/head of department.

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Issues for discussion.

• 1. Updates on discussion topics at the last forum
• Prospectus
• Communications
• Strength Through Understanding
• 2. Ofsted
• Ofsted April 2012
• The new orders
• What do these mean for Linslade?
• 3. Homework
• Changes made in April 2012
• The view from home have we got it right?

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Updates Prospectus
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Updates Communication
Your concerns Progress to date
Lack of customer service Staff have been made aware of your concerns. Letters are being checked by a member of SLT.
Turn around time for responses We have publicised to staff and to families our intended turn around times.
Lack of notice ahead of key events We aim to keep the calendar on the website up to date. Updates are in the weekly newsletter.
Not knowing what is going on in school The newsletter is getting longer! Intention of publicising Heads annual report to governors on the school website. Governors Newsletter on a termly basis.
Information about the curriculum Still to be published Parents/Carers Guides to Year Group Curriculum!
Information relating to pupil progress Autumn assessment data to be issued on Friday 16 November Consultation Evening 22 November
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Updates Strength Through Understanding

• Its still with us for now!
• There was a clear indication that few people
  really understood what the strapline means.
• Do we need a strapline?
• Concerns were expressed about the cost of
  changing the schools branding.
• The way forward
• Consult with pupils, staff, governors, parents
  and carers.
• Dont act too quickly just for the sake of it
  this could be a year in the planning!

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Ofsted

• Ofsted April 2012
• The new orders
• What do these mean for Linslade?

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Inspection judgements

• Grade Judgement Description ( Pre September 2012)
• Grade 1 Outstanding These features are highly
  effective. An outstanding school provides
  exceptionally well for all its pupils needs.
• Grade 2 Good These are very positive features of
  a school. A school that is good is serving its
  pupils well.
• Grade 3 Satisfactory These features are of
  reasonable quality. A satisfactory school is
  providing adequately for its pupils.
• Grade 4 Inadequate These features are not of an
  acceptable standard. An inadequate school needs
  to make significant improvement in order to meet
  the needs of its pupils. Ofsted inspectors will
  make further visits until it improves.

• Linslades Judgements April 2012
• Overall effectiveness 3
• Achievement of pupils 3
• Quality of teaching 3
• Behaviour and safety of pupils 2
• Leadership and management 3

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Overall judgement

• This is a satisfactory school. It is not yet good
  because its leaders have not ensured that enough
  teaching is good across the school to support
  consistently good achievement, particularly in
  writing.

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Achievement of pupils

• OFSTED SAID
• Pupils have positive attitudes to learning. Their
  attainment on entry is often above the level
  expected for their age. All groups make
  satisfactory progress and leave school at the end
  of Year 8 with attainment that is above average
  in English and mathematics, although writing
  skills are a relative weakness.

• LINSLADES RESPONSE
• New base line and monitoring tests will be
  introduced throughout the school.
• More informative reporting on progress to the
  governing body.
• A focus on writing via Literacy Across the
  Curriculum.
• The appointment of a new Head of English from
  January 2013.

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Teaching and Learning

• OFSTED SAID
• Teaching is satisfactory overall. It has some
  good features, such as teachers good subject
  knowledge and the setting of clear objectives for
  learning.
• Where teaching is satisfactory, too much teacher
  direction slows the pace of learning or the work
  could be more closely matched to the needs and
  abilities of the pupils.
• Marking sometimes does not provide enough
  guidance on how pupils work should improve, or
  ensure that pupils follow the advice given.

• LINSLADES RESPONSE
• CPD on Teaching and Learning September 5 2012.
• CPD on Good and Outstanding Teaching and lesson
  observation techniques planned for 7 January
  2013.
• Colleagues to attend training at Cedars on 26
  October this will be fed back to staff via
  voluntary training sessions.
• Formalisation of arrangements for CPD and sharing
  good practice from November 2012.
• Developmental work with middle leaders on using
  data to lead interventions in teaching and
  learning.
• New marking policy to be in place by January
  2013. Quality assurance measures to be in place
  to assess impact and effectiveness.

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Behaviour and Safety

• OFSTED SAID
• Behaviour and safety are good. Both in lessons
  and around the school, pupils behaviour creates
  a positive learning and playing environment. They
  are courteous and friendly to visitors.
• Pupils feel safe and understand how to stay safe.
  
• The school has worked hard to maintain the rate
  of pupil attendance, which is above average.

• LINSLADES RESPONSE
• Maintain high expectations of ALL members of the
  school community.
• Highlight punctuality to lessons the bell has
  been reintroduced.
• Continue to develop support and guidance for all
  pupils as well as those deemed to be vulnerable.
  E.g. introduction of Early Birds sessions
  after half term.
• Maintain focus on high attendance. The school is
  now adhering to DfE guidelines to the
  authorisation of leave of absence in term time.

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Leadership and Management

• OFSTED SAID
• The leadership of teaching and management of
  performance are satisfactory.
• Senior staff are driving improvement and ensuring
  that more of the teaching is good or better.
• The role of middle leaders is underdeveloped in
  terms of monitoring the quality of teaching.
• The curriculum and a good range of
  extracurricular activities provide well-developed
  learning experiences that engage pupils interest
  well.

• LINSLADES RESPONSE
• Introduction of new Appraisal Policy and
  procedures.
• Published schedule for quality assurance to be in
  place by 5 November 2012.
• A focus on up-skilling middle managers 9
  colleagues will be attending twi-light management
  training sessions from November onwards.
• The development of a Middle Managers Handbook
  by January 2012.
• Maintain wide range of extra curricular
  activities BUT look towards the quality of
  information given to parents/carers re
  arrangements etc.

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What does the school need to do to improve
further?

• Accelerate the progress made by pupils and raise
  attainment by ensuring that teachers
  consistently
• use assessment information to set work that is
  closely matched to pupils abilities and needs
• make sure all parts of the lesson engage and
  challenge pupils
• give pupils written guidance on how to improve
  their work, and ensure they follow the advice
  provided.
• Raise attainment in English by providing regular
  opportunities for pupils to write at length.
• Strengthen the capacity of middle leaders to
  observe lessons and provide feedback to teachers
  on how they might improve.

• LINSLADES RESPONSE
• Published schedule of quality assurance/monitoring
  at all levels.
• Focus on data informing planning and ensuring
  differentiation within lessons.
• Literacy Across the Curriculum.
• Training of all staff in observation and
  feedback.
• Senior team to monitor all aspects of QA and to
  feedback to governors on a termly basis.

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New Ofsted Framework September 2013

• Foci will be as before
• Overall effectiveness
• Achievement
• Teaching and learning
• Behaviour and safety
• The quality of leadership and management
• The process of inspection is intended to promote
  improvement.
• Inspectors will consider
• The spiritual, moral, social and cultural
  development of pupils.
• The extent to which the education provided meets
  the needs of the range of pupils especially those
  with special educational needs.

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However judgements have changed.

• Schools cannot be judged as outstanding for
  overall effectiveness unless they have
  outstanding teaching .
• An acceptable standard of education is defined as
  a good standard of education.
• A school that is not yet good, but that is not
  judged inadequate, is a school that requires
  improvement but where leadership and management
  are not inadequate, is a school with serious
  weaknesses.
• A school that is inadequate overall, and where
  leadership and management are also inadequate,
  is a school requiring special measures.
• Schools that are judged as requires improvement
  will normally be monitored and re-inspected
  within a period of two years the timing of the
  re-inspection will reflect the individual
  schools circumstances and will be informed by
  what inspectors find at the monitoring visits.
• If a school is judged as requires improvement
  at two consecutive inspections and is still not
  good at a third inspection, it is likely to be
  deemed inadequate and to require special
  measures

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When do we expect our next inspection?

• A school that was last inspected before September
  2012 and judged to be satisfactory is likely to
  be inspected, under section 5 of the Education
  Act 2005 (as amended), by the end of the school
  year 2013/14. It may also receive a monitoring
  inspection.
• We think any time between February 2013 and July
  2014!

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Immediate Priorities 2012 - 13
A L L W I L L N E E D T O B E E V I D E N C E
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Increased outcomes for all
Teaching and Learning
Leading to
CPD
PM
QA
But without losing track of what makes us special!
Staff morale well-being
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What can parents and carers do to support the
school?

• Ensure pupils attend regularly.
• Encourage pupils to take a pride in their work
  second best is not an option!
• Encourage punctuality to school and to lessons.
• Supporting reading, writing and numeracy at home.
• Maintain a balance by telling us when we get it
  right ( as well as when we could do better!).
• http//parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

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Ofsted

• Any comments/observations?

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Homework

• Changes made in April 2012
• The view from home have we got it right?

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Changes made in April 2012

• In Years 5 and 6 Each child will receive
  homework in English and maths on a weekly basis.
  They will also receive either science or French
  homework, which is set in rotation. All pupils
  have a reading log and should spend a minimum of
  30 minutes reading each evening.
• In Years 7 and 8 Homework is set in the core
  subjects of English, maths, science and French on
  a weekly basis. Pupils then complete a homework
  task in one additional foundation subject, which
  is allocated according to a published rota.
  Pupils should be spending at least 60 minutes on
  homework each evening.

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Next Steps

• Evaluation
• Date of the next forum.
• Wednesday 6 February
• Discussion topics
• The format of reports
• Consultation Evenings

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Tonights agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• The concept of Parents Forums
• Protocols
• Updates on agenda items from 26 June
• Issues for discussion
• Next steps
• Date of the next forum
• Thank you for coming this evening!
• parentsforum_at_linsladeac.co.uk