© Herts for Learning Ltd Welcome to the Post-Ofsted Parents’ Meeting 15 th December 2014 9.30am at Hartsbourne Primary School.

© Herts for Learning Ltd

Welcome to the Post-Ofsted Parents’

Meeting 15th December 2014

9.30am at

Hartsbourne Primary School


Agenda1. Welcome and introductions: Tina Candler, Chair of Governors

2. Background to the Report: Liz Hawkins, Hertfordshire Improvement

Partner3. Summary of Inspection: Valerie Hudson (Head)4. What We’ve Already Done: Greg Harper, Deputy Head5. Governor support: Sam Futerman, Vice Chair6. Next Steps for Governors: Tina Candler, Chair of Governors7. Local Authority support: Liz Hawkins, HIP

Coffee Break, Questions and Suggestions 8. Response to questions and moving

forward.


Background

Elizabeth Hawkins Hertfordshire Improvement Partner

Inspection 1: 9 – 10th October 2014Delay to report

Inspection 2: 11th November 2014


Summary of Inspection

What went well?Quality of teaching

MarkingMonitoring of teaching

Learning behaviour Phonics teaching

AchievementEarly Years provisionEarly years behaviourSpiritual and Cultural

Education

What needs to beimproved?

Playground behaviourBetter system for

checking the effectiveness of actions

Communication with parents

Subject LeadershipGovernance


What Went Well?Teaching evaluated as ‘good’. This included:

– Marking which helps move children on;– Leaders make regular checks on quality of teaching;– Good phonics teaching leading to high achievement

at the end of Year 1;– Good spiritual and cultural education; pupils are well

prepared for life in modern Britain;– Children enjoying a wide-range of lessons taught in

line with the new National Curriculum.


What Went Well?

Achievement was evaluated as ‘good’. This included:

– Significant improvements in reading progress;– High achievement in Key Stage 2 SATs, particularly

in maths;– Consistently good progress in Key Stage 1 leading

to well-above average results;– Good progress for disadvantaged children due to

focused use of teaching assistants;– Good extension for more able children leading to

significantly high Level 6 results.– Good learning behaviour in class.


What Went Well?

Early Years was evaluated as ‘good’. This included:

– Good behaviour and sustained concentration during teaching and learning activities;

– Outdoor area is safe and children learn happily through play;

– Children encouraged to develop curiosity and knowledge of the world;

– Good leadership leading to improved teaching and facilities;

– Accurate assessment enables staff to plan next steps.


What are our next steps?

Behaviour and safety requires improvement and we will ensure that we:

– Continue to improve break and lunch time to eradicate any incidences of bullying behaviour;

– Develop current systems further, to measure and check the effectiveness of behavioural improvements;

– Keep parents well informed regarding incidences of poor behaviour, including consequences and outcomes.


What are our next steps?

Leadership and management requires improvement and we will ensure that:

– Communication with parents is even more efficient and concerns are addressed quickly;

– The school website contains more detailed information about what children are learning;

– There is consistent sharing of best practice in subject leadership;

– Governors participate in an external review as soon as possible.


ONLINE PERSON TO PERSONSchool Website

NewsletterE-mail (letters, reminders etc)

Texting ServiceParent Pay Facility

Share My Homework / MathleticsLend Me Your LiteracyCaterlink Ltd website

Parent teacher consultationsPrior appointment system

Before school (on playground) SLTEvery Wednesday open classroom

Parent volunteers (library, listen to readers)Office hours 8.30am – 4.00pm

TAKE HOME GROUPS AND MEETINGSAchievement certificates

Lend Me Your Literacy certificatesHead Teacher Award (Gold sticker)

Praise PostcardsTargets from parent consultation evening

Individual Education Plan (SEND)Home-school booksHomework diariesReading records

End of Year ReportEnd of year attendance record

Annual ‘change of information’ forms

Meet the teacher (autumn term)Friends of Hartsbourne

Parents’ ForumAnnual open evening

Open mornings tours (5 this year) Y5 transition to Secondary School meeting

Y5 PGL (school journey) meetingAnnual class assemblies

Festival assemblies Themed weeks (eg science week)

Musical soiree / Christmas Show (all classes) Year 6 Leavers’ assembly

Hartsbourne Communication Systems


Governors recognise the significance of the outcome for the school. They have ensured that the key priorities are being swiftly addressed so that Hartsbourne secures at least ‘good’ at its next Inspection.What went well:

School self-evaluation is largely accurate.Governors know the school well.The use of pupil premium has been effective.The school has correctly identified areas which need to improve and has been successful in raising standards. Leaders have taken appropriate steps to introduce the new National Curriculum and new assessment procedures. Pupils are polite and courteous as they move in and around the school. They behave well, particularly in lessons. Teaching and achievement are ‘good’.

Governor SupportSam Futerman, Vice Chair of

Governors


What have we already done?Improved behaviour and safety by:Taking children’s suggestions for new playground rules and

amalgamating into shared list. Changed the structure of adult supervision at break and lunch;

– Made changes to incident and accident record keeping– Provided more equipment for children at break and lunch;– More training for teaching assistants with responsibility for

lunch time, including positive problem solving methods;– Delivered ‘Positive Friendship Week’ in tandem with national

‘Anti-Bullying Week’ including KS2 workshops. – Re-planned PSHE&C lessons for this half-term in line with the

topic ‘Playing Nicely and Keeping Safe’;– Started a review of the Behaviour Policy and taken children’s

contributions about what our school rules should be.



WE USE OUR HANDS AND FEET TO:•Line up sensibly•Keep ourselves and others safe•Use equipment properly and safely

WE USE OUR MOUTHS TO:

•Apologise if we hurt people

•Use appropriate language and

speak kindly •Show kindness, manners and

respect for all•Be honest when things go

wrong

WE USE OUR EARS TO:

•Listen to adults and co-operate

•Listen to other children and respond

positively

WE USE OUR EYES TO:•Look out for others and find the space to play safely

WE USE OUR MINDS TO:•Think before we speak •Treat others how we’d like to be treated•Share and play fairly (no-one excluded)•Keep control of our bodies, comments, behaviour and temper

ON OUR PLAYGROUND

…


X INCIDENT ZONEExcluded from a game

Teasing / name calling Rudeness to othersPulling faces at othersRough/play fightingArguing, shouting Physical aggression (kicking, hitting, pushing, shoving, pinching, grabbing)

Coercing (you’re not my friend if you don’t...) Mimicking Following / intimidating Mis-use of equipmentRunning off / refusing to listen to/ co-operate with an adult

Year Perpetrator(s)

Year Victim(s)

Adult OUTCOMES YES / NOClass teacher informed

Parents informedHead teacher informed

Increased the number of adults supervisingincreased the amount of equipmentIntroduced two lunch time sports clubs (Monday and Friday)Further training for Play Pals

CHANGES AT LUNCHTIMES (since spring term 2014):



What have we already done?Improved leadership and management by:

– Increased visibility and availability of senior leaders;– Increased availability of staff (weekly ‘open door’);– Started work on a ‘Communication Plan’ with

support of governors;– Reviewed the Complaints Policy;– Continuing improvements to the website with

support of governors; (started in July 2014);– Starting the process of a review of governance with

the governing body;– Planned further INSET training for subject leaders


Next Steps for Governing Body:

Tina Candler, Chair of Governors• Governors are absolutely determined that improvements will be

made quickly including actions needed following the Review of Governance. Governor’s will:

• Work closely with SLT and Herts for Learning to implement outcomes from the Review of Governance.

• Keep parents and carers fully informed of progress. • Participate in further training opportunities. • Improve the schedule of monitoring visits by all governors. • Provide more opportunities for parents to meet with governors.• Ensure more regular monitoring of the website.• Continue to provide challenge to the school and ensure accurate

recording of minutes.


Local Authority Support

Liz HawkinsHertfordshire Improvement

Partner


Monitoring and Support

Monitoring the post Ofsted action plan and evaluating its impact

INSET and support for teaching and non teaching staff

Advising the governors and the leadership team on their roles and responsibilities

Monitoring all key issues through an Action Group and reporting progress each term (through the Strategic Lead for Primary Effectiveness) to the Managing Director of HfL and the Assistant Director of Education at Hertfordshire County Council.


Monitoring of Progress

For schools which require improvement, there will be a visit by HMI to monitor progress six to eight weeks from the publication of the inspection report.

There may be further visits (usually on a termly basis).

There will be another Section 5 inspection 18 to 24 months from the date of publication of the report.


Coffee Break

Please write any suggestions for our action plan

and post them in our ‘Voice Box’


Response to Questions


The school will finish writing the post-Ofsted action plan to address the issues in the report and they will incorporate feedback from staff and parents.

Actions to improve aspects of behaviour had started in the autumn term and on the specific issues, immediately after the inspection. This will continue.

School leaders will meet regularly with HfL advisers to review progress against the Ofsted and other issues as appropriate.

What Happens Next?


Thank you for coming!

It’s not being knocked down that matters, but how you get up....

The Head, staff, governors and Herts for Learning advisors are all committed to rapidly improving

Hartsbourne Primary School and to sustaining the best possible education for all pupils, those here now and

those who attend in the future.

© Herts for Learning Ltd Welcome to the Post-Ofsted Parents’ Meeting 15 th December 2014 9.30am at Hartsbourne Primary School.

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good learning behaviour

good behaviour

good spiritual

improved teaching

world good leadership

average results good

incidences of poor behaviour

disadvantaged children