Bunbury Aldersey CE Primary School PARENTS’ MEETING Wednesday 18 th March 2015 Thursday 19 th March 2015 We would like to thank all Parents/Carers for finding the time to attend the meetings.

Welcome & Introductions Walter Done – Chair of Governors Anne Gadsden– Local Authority; Monitoring & Intervention Manager Jill Kelly/Alan Bailey- Diocesan representative Andrew Kent– Local Authority; Liaison Manager Fiona Todd – Executive Head Teacher

Structure of the Meeting Introduction and Purpose - Chair of Governors Short formal presentation Anne Gadsden on behalf of the Local Authority We ask that questions are kept for group discussions. Parental feedback and issues – group discussions Collective actions resulting from group discussions Suggested finish time – 9.00 pm – please use the post-it notes/paper to provide written feedback on any issues discussed this evening. Informal/Individual dialogue – as required.

Purpose To consider the main findings from the recent Ofsted inspection report and the implications for a school being judged as requiring ‘Special Measures’ To outline the actions resulting from this Inspection judgement for the school in terms of: a. School Leadership b. Governance arrangements c. Improvements to Behaviour & Safety and Safeguarding d. External support and challenge for the school. To allow Parents to provide feedback on the information presented during this evening in helping to shape a clear, robust and transparent action plan.

Local Authority context and actions Cheshire East has a very small number of schools currently in an Ofsted category. It has a very good track record of removing schools from the Ofsted category in the shortest time possible. (ranging from months) The DfE expect a school that has been placed into an Ofsted category of Special Measures to become a sponsored academy.

The LA is required to write a ‘Statement of Proposed Action’ outlining the decisive actions planned to address the areas of weakness. –This statement has to be sent to Ofsted for approval and requires very specific and detailed external monitoring arrangements –Schools in Special Measures receive an HMI monitoring visit 6 weeks after the full inspection to ascertain whether the LA Statement is ‘fit for purpose’. –And subsequent termly visits until the school is no longer judged as requiring Special Measures or has become a Sponsored Academy

What happens now? An acceptance from everyone involved with the school that the identified weaknesses have to be addressed. Direct and decisive Local Authority interventions; The appointment of an Executive Head Teacher to work in school 3 days per week to help provide strong leadership for the school. (w/b 16/3) The commissioning of a Safe Guarding review (25/2) The commissioning of an External Review of Governance (5/3) The brokering of additional support from External Visits consultant (Staff training 23/3)

Strengthen Governance arrangements for the School (Andy Kent) –Additional governors –Interim Executive Board Include the school in the Local Authority ‘Improving Outcomes Programme’ which provides detailed monitoring and intervention. The Diocese to provide additional funding to extend the playground surface area To improve communications between the school and parents to ensure total transparency of actions and the impact. (Fiona Todd)

Opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns Facilitator on each table will record/note questions and concerns Facilitator will feed back and share with main body Questions concerns responded to where possible Points not answered to be followed up with communication to parents. Table discussions

Group discussions Either stay in the hall or move to the library