PARENTS IN PARTNERSHIP TUESDAY 20 th SEPTEMBER pm~8pm

AIMS OF THE MEETING 1.Vision, aims and aspirations for our pupils; 2.Singapore Maths overview; 3.English curriculum overview; 4.Update on Staff / Parent Inclusion Working Party.

VISION, AIMS, ASPIRATIONS What do we want for our children?

STRENGTHS:AREAS TO DEVELOP:  Awareness/acceptance of SEND  Curriculum enrichment – special weeks etc  Clubs / sporting things / achievements  Creative Fridays  Creative curriculum / opportunities  Well-resourced / equipment / outdoor space  Happy in school  Responsibilities – council, HB and HG, Playground support etc  Safe  INSPIRE workshops  Children’s safety and safeguarding  Teaching  Removal of sets for Maths  New schemes coming in to support teachers  PiP  Parents are more informed  Parent readers  Musical Extravaganza  Malachi / Herriotts  Spending of pupil premium  Money from PTA fundraising – benefits children  Performance in assemblies  Showcase skills and talents  Academic achievement  Fresher school environment  Expectations and progress  Opportunities for in-school roles e.g. library, council  Community involvement  Accepting / supportive of each other  Inclusion group  Opportunities to share achievements  Emotional support  Awareness outside the Moseley CE bubble  More people to run clubs  Same respect for ALL staff  Manners around school – consistent modelling and reinforcing from adults  Creative Friday – more suited to children’s interests  Children’s play equipment – less but sturdy  KS1 playground more like EYFS  Academic pressure  1FE dynamics  Lack of vertical groups  No holiday clubs  Precocious attitudes

What do we want for our pupils?  To have an enthusiasm and thirst for learning – a desire to find out more and achieve well;  Confidence to be themselves and consistently aim high to challenge their potential;  Awareness for the world beyond their own – having respect and understanding of others with circumstances different to their own;  To explore/access all opportunities provided to discover talents and abilities;  Happy, positive attitude/memories of their time;  To be kind and respectful members of their community;  Have a good understanding of diversity;  Thirst for knowledge and drive to learn;  To have confidence in themselves – self-belief;  Well rounded children who have experienced a wide variety of activities/opportunities;  An awareness of expectations in later life e.g. secondary;  To leave with fun, happy memories of their time here;  Happy/confident in own abilities and achievements / reaching their potential;  Fun, good memories of their school life;  Embedded morals;  Self-belief to try new things and accept limitations or when things go wrong;  An understanding of the wider world;  Be inspirational role models.

PARENT ACTIVITY

SINGAPORE MATHS MISS EDWARDS

ENGLISH MRS SUMNER

Staff Parent Inclusion Working Party

DATE:AGENDA: Monday 12 th September :30pm~5pm  Action points for the 2016~2017 academic year;  Ideas for developing cohesion throughout the parent body;  Introduction to the ‘No Outsiders’ scheme. Monday 17 th October 2016: 3:30pm~5pm  Set date / identify a parent team to lead the first cooking event in Autumn (2);  Miss Rogerson to report back from PHSE Coordinators course;  Look at current PHSE ’21 term plan’ and the OFSTED expectations (inc. National Curriculum) - identify where key changes need to be made (led by Miss Rogerson) Monday 28 th November 2016: 3:30pm ~ 5pm  SEND (led by Mrs Horton)  What are we doing well – parents / pupils / staff?  Areas to develop?  How can this feed into curriculum / themed days/weeks?