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Update on Under Performing Schools

 

 

Meeting: 30/09/2014 - Children, Education and Families Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 22)

22 Update on Under Performing Schools pdf icon PDF 102 KB

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Minutes:

Report ED15090

 

The Portfolio Holder introduced a report that provided an update of recent Ofsted and school improvement activity across the Borough.  Since July 2014, there had been three Ofsted Inspections and two Ofsted monitoring inspection visits.  In their Ofsted inspections, Marjorie McClure School had been rated as ‘Outstanding’, and Hawes Down Junior School as ‘Good’.  The Pupil Referral Unit had been rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ which reflected the excellent progress made by the new Head Teacher and staff in a short period of time.  In their Ofsted monitoring inspection visits, both Oaklands and Southborough Primary Schools had been judged to be taking effective action.

 

In considering the report, the Head of Schools, Early Years Commissioning and Quality Assurance Education confirmed that targeted support was being provided to Worsley Bridge Primary School following concerns identified around their Key Stage 2 results.  Members were also advised that the Ofsted regional commissioner for South East London and England had started in post in September 2014, and that the Local Authority would seek to work closely with the regional commissioner to support the highest standards of education in all academies across the Borough.

 

A highly experienced executive principal had recently been appointed at Burwood School, which delivered a curriculum for male pupils aged 10-16 years who had been identified as having social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.  Work to develop the alternative provision offered in the Borough for young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties was ongoing.  The purchase of Beacon House had been approved by the Council’s Executive on 10th June 2014, with the expectation of developing a provision which offered a wide variety of vocational courses at Key Stage 4 and 5 to both male and female pupils identified as having social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

 

RESOLVED that recent Ofsted and school improvement activity in the Borough be noted.