Attending parents/carers of:
Lily Reynolds, Mollie May Harrop, Maisie Moss, Harry Vincent, Nathan
Owsley, Ethan Borrell, Vittorio Omwnanghe
Mr Drakes welcomed all parents to
the fifth meeting of the parent’s council and thanked everyone for attending. Mr
Drakes explained again the rationale for the meeting
1. Opportunity for parents to work
alongside school staff to further develop the school and the progress of the
children.
2. Become more involved in school
life.
3. Clarification on school policies,
routines and practices.
4. Further develop informal and
formal communication processes.
Myth
Busting
There
is no requirement to be a ‘member’
You
do not have to be ‘invited’
It
is open to all parents – but we are aware that many have jobs/commitments which
make it difficult for them to attend
All
views are welcome and respected
·
Actions from previous meeting
All actions carried out
·
SEN Update
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Coffee
morning held – information on new SEN Code of Practice
o
Mrs Hoffman is now meeting with parents if the SEN status of their
child has changed due to new Code and letting them know about the support that
will be in place
o
Next date for parents to come and meet the team Thursday November 13th
@ 9am
o
School
Nurse drop ins
o
There has been some attendance at these. Parents had requested
access to the school nurse, but there are still spare times as the drop in
sessions haven’t been full so far.
o
EHCP
& SS now passed on to parents during consultation – see above comment
Action
New date for SEN Coffee
morning to be published on the blog
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Curriculum Update
o
The new curriculum which came in from September 2014 has now been
placed on the school website for parents to look at:
o
Our approach to the National Curriculum is to focus on the skills
needed that will help the children throughout their life. We refer to this as…
o
Essentials
curriculum to underpin planning
§ Key skills of an author, historian,
geographer
§ Basic, Advanced & Deep learning
approach
§ Curriculum map for topic areas &
experiences – this was shared with parents to show the
different areas of study across the school
§ Homework expectations in new curriculum
§ 15mins reading
§ 15mins spelling
§ 15mins mental maths (times
tables)
o
The changes to the curriculum mean that we should offer a ‘Broadford
Curriculum’ to run alongside the ‘National Curriculum’.
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With the Broadford Curriculum we presented the parents with…
§ Learning Challenge ideas – feedback from parents was that this was a useful way of
extending the children at home.
§ Experiences Entitlement
· We explained that we believe that
our school should provide a wide range of experiences for the children as many
do not get sufficient enrichment at home.
· Parents where provided with a
variety of activity ideas for the Experiences Entitlement part of the Broadford
curriculum. Parents then suggested some
additions:
o
bark rubbing in Nursery
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Year 6 pupils an opportunity to work with Contender Charlie (for
leadership based on Shakespeare: a group specialising in bringing Shakespeare
to life within a school environment and guiding young pupils in the exploration
of their emotional development and creative potential.
o
Visiting and exploring our local history, specifically the Old Manor
at Havering Atte Bower
o
giving pupils an opportunity to see and explore old cars and buses -
allowing pupils a view into the past
o
trips to the zoo
§ Volunteering opportunities – pupils are to be issued with a tracker to record their
volunteering and will then be eligible to earn rewards
§ 10 Expectations for each Year Group in EYFS
& KS1
· These are based on the
suggestions for Nursery pupils: able to
enjoy a book, know the meaning of the word ‘no’, able to dress themselves, able
to speak in full sentences
· Would be developed for Reception
& KS1
· Included as part of a pupil
passport so that parents knew the expectations
·
Role of parents
§ New H&S parent required – Rachel Borrell & Lilly Reynolds Nan
§ Parents to meet new pupils and get their
views of the school – Mrs Moss, Mr & Mrs Harrop
§ Parents to help get the Parent View website
updated – Lilly Reynolds Nan
§ Maths Party Days – dates
for these would be published on the newsletter. The first is Palm on Friday 7th
Nov @ 9am. This is a chance for parents to come and have a go at the Times
Table Rockstars and experience what the pupils have to tackle each day.
Action
Mr Drakes to speak to parent
volunteers about dates and times for them to carry out their roles
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Free School Meals
o
Numbers
of FSM in each Year group – this data shows that there
are some Year groups where there are parents eligible but they aren’t claiming.
o
Issue
over funding for some families – can they contact on our behalf
§ Parents said that they would ask
any families they knew of who may be eligible to check with Mrs Taylor
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What
you can benefit from? Any other ideas from parents that would encourage
participation?
§ Leads
to additional support from the school with uniform costs
§ School
is able to subsidise the cost of trips and residentials
§ Additional
resources purchased for pupils: new play trail, sand pit
§ Employed
additional staff to support pupils and groups
·
AOB
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Uniform
§ Parents raised concerns that the
quality of the uniform has declined. Could the school look into it with the
supplier and try other ways of getting the uniform?
Action
§ To check the quality of
school jumpers etc
§ Look at ordering through
Tesco or Sainsbury
§ Marks & Spencers - set up
an embroidery badge
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Parental Engagement
Action
§ Include invite on the notice
board
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Other ideas for improvement
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Less leaflets – parents pointed out that important information about
school can be lost in the midst of promotional materials for school suppliers
or clubs
o
Can class teachers ensure that pupils are out of class on time at
3.15pm: families have other clubs to attend, are urged to be punctual
o
Can Mr Drakes ensure that he finishes briefing by 8.30am on Fridays?
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Parents gave examples where they felt that teachers could have been
more considerate about letting the children go to the toilet
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Water bottles - when are they being washed? Are the right lids going
back to the right bottles?
·
Date of next meeting
o
Thursday
15th January 2015
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