1. Nov 2014 Annual Statement Cardinham School Grow your mind; aim high

2. What has happened in the last year? Staff Changes Head Upper KS2 Infants Support staff

3. What has happened in the last year? Premises Improvements to Woodside classroom Windows and fascias Garden Area Security

4. What has happened in the last year? I.T. New network New admin system New laptops New website

5. What has happened in the last year? Teaching & Learning Inspire curriculum Termly reports Marking, presentation and target setting procedures Tracking of pupil progress Revised SEN provision Improvements to classroom environments Move of Class 1 & 2 Kitchen and intervention area

6. What has happened in the last year? Policies & practice Policies posted on website Responses to external audits; 1.Safeguarding 2.Health & Safety 3.Fire 4.Risk Assessments

7. Where are we now? Waiting for Ofsted 1.Achievement of pupils 2.Quality of teaching 3.Behaviour & Safety 4.Leadership & Management 5.Early Years

8. Achievement of pupils Position of concern in September 2013 Above average attainment at Y6 Data tracking External moderation of EY, KS1, KS2 LA involvement Historical record of good progress from Reception to Year 4 4 years of poor progress from Y4 to Y6

9. Quality of teaching Monitoring of teaching by Head and LA Autumn 2014 - Head – 9 observations, all graded good or outstanding Autumn 2014 – LA senior Advisor comment: ‘Teaching is now typically good’

10. Behaviour & Safety Behaviour is always good For learning Class School Safety is now fully compliant Nicky Cook of LA undertook audits

11. Leadership & Management Moves to increase communication Greater Governor involvement All teachers have a subject leadership role Programmes for school improvement in place LA advisor – Nov 2014 ‘The Head, Governors and staff are all aware of the challenges facing the school. All are working well to address these issues.’

12. Early Years Assessed as a separate stage to the rest of the school Aims to improve environment and planning LA advisor – Nov 2014 ‘Children can now access a much improved area’ ‘Children now access differentiated work that is appropriate’

13. What next? Curriculum / assessment development Develop Premises: Extension to Woodside classroom New reception area Plan for the future: Federation Trust status Maintain focus on 1.standards 2.quality of teaching