Burrowmoor Parents Meeting 14 July 2015

 Staffing for September  What’s happening in the classrooms?  What’s happening in the wider school?  Questions and Answers

STAFFING - TEACHERS  Year 6 – Rebecca Watson and Jenny Todd  Year 5 – Laura Walker/Michelle Barnes and Sharon Tuffnell  Year 4 – Jo Mills/Jo Bradford and Charlotte Norman  Year 3 – Marie Lucca and Michelle Littrell  Year 2 – Lucy Baxter and Sophie Wilding/Ben Whipps  Year 1 – Chloe Broomfield and Emma Harlow  Reception - Helen Fletcher and Carolyn Davies/Stella Shannon  Nursery - Mandy McClenaghan

STAFFING - LEADERSHIP  Executive Head Teacher – Jason Wing  Head of School – Carrie Henderson  Assistant Heads - Mandy McClenaghan and Jo Mills  Phase Leaders  Carolyn Davies – Early Years  Sophie Wilding – Lower School*  Marie Lucca – Middle School  Jenny Todd – Upper School  Achievement for All/SENCo – Stella Shannon  School Business Manager – Wendy Thulbourn

STAFFING – EXTERNAL SUPPORT  Consultant Heads– Jenny Russon and Jenny Jones  Challenge Partner/Critical Friend - Hazel Spinks and Claire Wise (Fairstead Primary)  Staffing Mentors - Jan Clark And Rob Glozier  Mel Henman – KS2/3 Maths Leader – looking at transition of mathematical skills and knowledge across the schools and challenging the more able.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS?  Curriculum – what the children are learning and how they are learning?  Deployment of TAs  Marking and Feedback

MARKING AND FEEDBACK Next Steps - Improving work already completed. -Adding additional content to improve the work.

MARKING AND FEEDBACK MOVE IT! PROVE IT!

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WIDER SCHOOL?  Presentation – work (children and staff) - Classrooms and wider school  Behaviour policy  Governing Body  Parents Forum

BEHAVIOUR ZONE BOARD Fantastic! Well done! A good day as expected. Need to try a bit harder. Think and be careful!!!! Need to improve. Parents informed

GOVERNORS  Andrew Smith – Chair  Jacqui Drewery – Vice Chair  Jason Wing – Executive Head Teacher  Emma Liversedge – Parent Governor  Lisa Robinson – Parent Governor  Andrew Pugh – Trust Governor  David Hilton – Trust Governor  Elaine Graham - Trust Governor  Rachel Howsam – Trust Governor  Susan Baxter – Trust Governor  Kirsten Lofts – Staff Governor  Stella Shannon – Staff Governor

Burrowmoor Parents’ Forum

Who are we? Parent Volunteers – Jeremy Kimberlin, Annie Barnes, Catherine Jolley, Pam Goodge, Mel Lewis, Harriet James. Parent Governors – Lisa Robinson & Emma Liversedge Chair of Governors – Andrew Smith Academy Consultants – Jenny Russon & Jenny Jones

Aims of the Parent Forum To strengthen the partnership between all parents and the school Better communication via many routes e.g. , text, letter, social media To work in partnership with the school to build a positive working relationship, thereby enhancing our children’s learning To utilise parent skills in school To represent parent’s views and to be heard! Help to raise the school’s profile in the community and the Fenland area

What does the school do well? Enriches happy children that feel cared for Inclusion & Equality Library is a place of community spirit within the school Extra – curricular activities

What should the school offer to make it better? Review of the behaviour policy – consistency Better communication between school and parents Increased community cohesion – across the wider community and Fenland.

Moving Forward Drop in sessions – once a term Parents Forum added to website, social media Variety of people to approach address :