NORTH MOLTON PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNOR BRIEFING 17 MAY 2017

OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE AT NORTH MOLTON SCHOOL OFSTED 2017, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE & PARENT/PUPIL FEEDBACK SITE SECURITY & FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET STRATEGIC DIRECTION - POLITICS, POLICIES, PARTNERSHIPS & MONEY

NORTH MOLTON SCHOOL GOVERNORS 2 Parent Governors & 1 Local Authority Governor Sarah Davies Natasha Stearn Chris Wardle

NORTH MOLTON SCHOOL GOVERNORS 4 Co-opted Governors: Pippa O’Brien Helen Smith Andy Milne Revd Stuart Innalls

NORTH MOLTON SCHOOL GOVERNORS 1 Staff Governor, Head Teacher & Clerk to Governors: Emily Archer Julie Hawkins Louise Gear

THE ROLE OF SCHOOL GOVERNORS ‘Critical Friend’ Three core functions: To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent  Membership focused on skills and experience to enable the board to be effective

NORTH MOLTON SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Responsibilities – e.g. safeguarding, health and safety, additional needs Full Governing Body Meetings – 6 x a year Sub-committees – 3 x a year: Resources Teaching and Learning Pay and performance Regular visits to school to monitor school improvement priorities Training

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Ofsted Gradings OUTSTANDING GOOD REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT INADEQUATE School Inspection History Changes in Inspection Criteria

Inspection 2017 Ofsted April 2017 North Molton School continues to be Good: ‘The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the previous inspection’. Ofsted April 2017

Inspection 2017 Leadership and Management: ‘…continues to move the school forwards’ ‘effective in creating a whole-school culture for continuous improvement’ ‘strengthened leadership capacity by training middle leaders who make a valuable contribution to school improvement’ ‘leaders, including governors, are working on the right aspects for improvement’.

Inspection 2017 Pupils: ‘Pupils are respectful to each other and to the adults in school’ ‘Pupils speak highly of the teaching and support they receive - all the pupils spoken to said that they enjoy school’ ‘There is a strong sense of community between pupils and staff’ Older pupils have specific responsibilities across many aspects of school life – they are well prepared for the next stage of their education’.

Inspection 2017 Safeguarding: ‘Safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose’ ‘Recruitment and vetting records are maintained in an orderly and systematic way with regular audits – this rigorous approach needs to be applied so that risk assessments are kept up to date’ ‘Pupils talk with conviction about keeping safe when using new technologies’ ‘Pupils report that they feel safe in school and know that they can share concerns with any of the adults who work there or they can use their class worry boxes’

Early Years Foundation Stage Percentage of pupils

KS1 Phonics

KS1 Maths 2016

KS1 Reading 2016

KS1 Writing 2016

KS2 Maths 2016

KS2 Reading 2016

KS2 Writing 2016

Absence

QDP survey results

QDP survey results

School Improvement Priorities Middle attaining pupils make more rapid progress to reach higher standards, particularly in writing, across the school; The precision of boys writing continues to improve, particularly their accurate use of punctuation and handwriting, especially in lower key stage 2; Leaders improve their monitoring systems to enable them to rapidly identify, and address, gaps in the rates of progress for specific groups of pupils.

Site Security Update

Future Development

Budget Balanced budget set for the next 3 years – submitted to DCC on 1 May Ensure funds available for essential building repairs, staffing and learning resources Budget is directly linked to pupil numbers Large current Yr 6 cohort of 20 to be replaced by a small Reception intake in September 2017 Important and vital role of the PTA School kitchen; Yr 6 leavers trip; theatre company visits; picnic benches, storage shed and adventure play equipment in the field; music and sound equipment; dictionaries; pre-school equipment Currently fundraising for an outdoor classroom

Politics, policy, partnerships and money The role of the Local Authority Introduction of academies and Multi academy trusts (MATS) Schools working in partnerships Budgets and resources What this means for schools What the governors have been doing in the present environment

The Future? ‘Good’ School – aspire to be outstanding Secure sustainable and effective leadership Exploring a collaboration with 7 local schools, including SMCC Period of transition – 2017/18 arrangements Develop firmer links with the wider community and parents