Headteachers Report to Governing Body

February 2016
Key Information
Ages 4 to 11 Number on Roll 226
Total on roll Preschool to Year 6 = 306
Nursery to Year 6 = 262
Reception to Year 6 = 208
Free School Meals 74 (36%)
Pupil Premium 109 (52%)
Attendance 94.1%
Unauthorised attendance 1.1%
Nursery Year 6
Code
ABAN
AIND
AMPK
AOPK
AOTH
BAFR
BCRB
MOTH
MWAS
OOTH
WBRI
WIRT
WOTH
WROM
NOBT

Ethnicity
Bangladeshi
Indian
Mirpuri Pakistani
Other Pakistani
Any Other Asian Background
Black African
Black Caribbean
Any Other Mixed Background
White and Asian
Any Other Ethnic Group
White British
Traveller of Irish Heritage
Any Other White Background
Gypsy / Roma
Information Not Yet Obtained
Refused

No. of Pupils
15
4
38
77
4
6
1
0
3
7
92
5
9
1
0
0

English as an Addition Language 113 pupils (54%)

(Reception to Year 6)

Exclusions in the Autumn Term

Fixed Period
0
Permanent
0
Lunchtime exclusions
0

Leadership and Management Centre

The School Improvement Committee, Childrens Centre Committee and Finance and
General Purposes Committee have met since the last Governing Body meeting, ensuring
that all meetings link closely to improvement plans.
Meetings with all staff have ensured that staff are working towards Appraisal objectives.
All leadership staff have an objective from the new National standards of excellence for
headteachers to provide training on Domain two which focuses on pupils and staff. The
assistant head and deputy head will also be working on Domain four with the head teacher
focussing on the self-improving school system which supports the strategic work with
Parkland and Holybrook Primaries.
An increased number of disadvantaged pupils in reading, writing and maths are working at
age related in all classes.
The most recent Parent View Evaluation shows that 100% of parents agree, if not strongly
agree, with a positive view of education that their child receives at Fagley Primary.
Through the work within the East One Partnership all staff have had to reflect on their
practice, especially in Maths and then present these findings to two other schools hence
strengthening their own subject knowledge and delivery of skills to colleagues in other
schools.

Staff meetings
To share maths planning, classroom environment and books with Holybrook and Parkland
staff
Speech and Language Aoife with Holybrook and Parkland staff
Spelling Susan
Bug Club twilight
Book scrutiny and maths presentation with Holybrook and Parkland staff

The Assistant Head has been observed by Holybrook, Parkland and Fagley Year 4 staff,
discussing prior and after her maths lesson to ensure the understanding of the lesson
content is clear to all
As a result of staff Appraisal the school now has a Science leader who will attend the
Bradford network meetings so as to ensure a good range of scientific knowledge is
covered in each year group
E-Safety week has been well prepared for by the schools e-safety officer with planned
assemblies and a parent drop in to support parents at home to ensure that devices are
safe for children to use
Further safeguarding with respect of an inclusive approach of all children service
professionals. The school has been commended for its quality of PEPs of LAC which is to
be shared with other schools
o CP meeting in the Lounge
o Review with school nurse
o CIN review
o LAC contact in the Lounge x2
o Keira, Wendy, Angela & Aoife (S&L) meeting
o Education health and care plan Keira
o David Chadwick to see Keira and observe Reception/Year 1 child
o Nicky Hughes to see year 4 child in Sensory Room
o Anne Vincken in Year 4
o Keira and Sarah to meet school nurse and behaviour support
o PEP meeting
o Keira and Sarah at JACC meeting @ St Lukes Hospital

The Celebration Assemblies are enjoyed by children as they take part in competitive
spelling B and mental maths challenges with the key skills being celebrated through
childrens work and actions.

Lets Celebrate Assemblies

Commitment
Setting myself important tasks
Making time for home learning
Being responsible for my own actions
Being self-motivated

The School Council committees have been very busy with regard to attendance; the
Health and Safety committee have written two reports for the Finance and General
Purpose committee; the English leader has supported the Enjoy and Achieve committee to
do a Reading Learning walk throughout school.
The deputy head has attended the SENCo briefing session number 3 and SEN meeting
through the East One Partnership to ensure SEN provision in school is current
The Census has been submitted and will be shared at the next Finance and General
Purposes Committee
The Head and Deputy Head met with the Speech and Language Therapist, Aoife, to put
together an action plan for the next six months with the developments of the Wellcom
assessments and Vocabulary staff meeting being at its heart.

Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teachers have demonstrated a deep knowledge and understanding of the maths they
teach. Teachers prepared good presentation about their impact on most able learners in
maths to deepen and broaden childrens understanding and accelerated progress.
Teachers shared their maths lesson plans where maximum use of lesson time and use of
resources are well used for the benefit of all children.
All teaching assistants attended dyscalculia training:
o Increase your understanding of how children learn maths and why some children
find this difficult
o Increased your knowledge of a range of strategies aimed at improving progress in
maths
o Develop a structure to support this group of children in your school.
Five teaching assistant from Early Years to Year 6 have attended training from the SEN
Service at Bradford with accreditation in Supporting Pupils in Reading and Writing
difficulties
The Speech and Language Therapist continues to work closely with classroom teaching
assistants.
Family Links for parents of SEN children is highly successful with hard to reach parents
being regularly encouraged to attend.
MOSAIC continues to attract parents to work and learn and aspire with their children.
The Time for Teens Family Links is also supporting parents to understand their childs
learning journal.

Teachers enhance the curriculum with visits and visitors to develop the first hand
experiences and a true context for learning.

Trips and Visitors

Year 2 to Bradford City
Year 1 6 Alhambra Jack and the Beanstalk
Year 6 to Bradford College
Police to visit AM and PM nursery
Year 3 to Eden Camp
Year 3 Positive Lifestyle Centre
Year 4 - IMAX walking with dinosaurs attendance award
Year 5 Ingrow loco museum
Year 5 Positive Lifestyle Centre
Year 4 to Industrial Museum
Nursery and Reception @ St Georges Hall Were Going on a Bearhunt
Fire Brigade visiting AM and PM nursery
Falconry into preschool, nursery and reception

Assemblies enable children to practice presentation skills to the whole school and for
other children to learn about what is happening across the school.

Wednesday Assemblies
Reception nativity
Bradford City Penalty Shoot Out
Blue Monday
Year 6 talk for writing
Year 5 talk for writing
Carol concert at St Clares

Sports events take place through Hanson extended school and the East One Partnership.

Sports Events
Lets Get Physical (every Friday)
Year 3 Gym festival
U11 basketball at Hanson x2
Badminton at Hanson

Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare

Children have presented class assemblies with a confidence and self-assurance.

Classes use Newsround to discuss and debate topical issues in a considered way, showing
respect for others ideas and points of view.
Year 6 children visited Bradford College to support children in considering options of
training with consideration with the steps to take in Year 6 to achieve their aspirations.
Attendance is improving with the rigorous support of the Inclusion Manager. Attendance
below 95% by some children is in the vast majority of cases extended leave.

Weekly Safeguarding Theme

Electrical safety
What to do if you are being bullied
Who would you go to if someone was being unkind to you?
999 calls and hoax 999 calls
Safety in school
Outcomes for Pupils

Bug Club an online reading programme has been purchased so that children can read and
practice reading at home and in computer club at their appropriate level with challenge
into the next level.
Children achieving 100% attendance enjoyed film, juice and popcorn.
Early Years learning journals drop-ins supported parents in seeing how well their child is
progressing and how well their child is doing in relation to expected started.
Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2) have attended writing moderation lead by the LA.

Chris Parfitt
Headteacher