HAKIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL

GOVERNING BODY’S ANNUAL REPORT TO PARENTS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

The School’s key aims are to provide a warm and caring school with a happy, secure, healthy and purposeful learning environment which will secure stimulating and challenging learning that develops lively, enquiring and aspiring minds so that children can reach their full potential in all aspects of life. INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

I am pleased to introduce the Governing Body’s annual report to parents. This report includes information that the school has a statutory duty to report, as well as additional details in some sections. It is our responsibility to examine how well our school is doing, and set targets for further improvement. Knowing what parents think helps us to do that and we welcome any opportunity to listen to you.

We are very much looking forward to moving into the new building, we hope in January 2018. The governing bodies of both Hakin and Hubberston schools have already spent two years working together and that work will become ever closer for the remainder of this year, so that everyone, especially the pupils, are ready for the change ahead.

My appreciation and thanks to the headteacher and staff of both schools for the invaluable hard work and support they have given to pupils, governors and parents during the last year.

Cllr Yvonne Southwell, Chair of Governors In accordance with the criteria in section 94 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, the governing body has not scheduled a meeting as it has not received a petition from parents in support of holding a meeting. Please refer to the attached letter. HAKIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

Governor Type Governor Name Start Date End Date

Additional Community Cllr Mrs Yvonne Southwell 23/03/2015 22/03/2019

Community Mrs Irene Council 23/03/2015 22/03/2019

Community Mrs Irene Farrow 16/11/2011 15/11/2015

Headteacher Mr Nicholas Dyer 23/03/2011

Local Authority Ms Sue Davenport 02/07/2015 01/07/2019

Local Authority Mrs Jacqueline Davies 13/07/2016 12/07/2020

Local Authority Rev Joshua Maynard 21/11/2014 20/11/2018

Local Authority Cllr Mrs Vivien Stoddart 15/09/2015 14/09/2019

Parent Mrs Rachel Turner 18/06/2014 17/06/2018

Parent Mrs Lisa Wheeler 05/03/2015 04/03/2019

Staff Mrs Donna Robertson 24/06/2015 23/06/2019

Teacher Mr Ross Williams 06/11/2013 05/11/2017

Teacher Ms Catherine Council 23/06/2016 22/06/2020

Election of Parent Governors

Arrangements are made for the election of parent governors one school term before a parent governor’s term of office expires, or on receipt of a resignation. Information about the election is sent to parents via pupil post.

We currently have two vacancies which we have not been able to recruit parent governors to. If you think you might be interested, then please make contact with Mr Dyer or with Yvonne Southwell, chair of governors.

Chair: C/O Hakin Community School Waterloo Road Hakin Milford Haven Pembrokeshire SA73 3PB

Clerk to the Governing Body: Kate Evan-Hughes Director for Children and Schools County Hall Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 1TP

SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO SCHOOL PROSPECTUS The prospectus remains unchanged other than names of staff and governors, and performance information ORGANISATION AND POLICY REVIEW The following policies have been reviewed or adopted during 2015-16:

1. Accessibility plan 2. Admissions policy 3. Anti-bullying 4. Attendance 5. Business continuity plan 6. Charging & remissions 7. Child protection and

procedures for schools 8. Complaints 9. Counselling and

disciplinary (staff) 10. Data protection

11. E-safety 12. Freedom of information 13. Governing body terms of

reference 14. Health & safety 15. Involving pupils in the

appointment of staff 16. Involving pupils in

evaluating and improving learning

17. Marking and feedback 18. Partnership Agreement

19. Pay Policy 20. Performance

Management 21. Preventing extremism

and radicalisation 22. Pupil Participation 23. Reimbursement of

expenses for governors 24. Redundancy policy 25. Strategic equality plan 26. Substance misuse 27. Whistleblowing

TERM DATES

2016-2017 Begin Half Term

End No. of

School Days Begin End

Autumn 2016 Mon 5 Sept 2016 Mon 24 Oct 2016 Fri 28 Oct 2016 Fri 16 Dec 2016 70

Spring 2017 Tue 3 Jan 2017 Mon 20 Feb 2017 Fri 24 Feb 2017 Fri 7 April 2017 64

Summer 2017 Tue 25 Apr 2017 Mon 29 May2017 Fri 2 June 2017 Fri 21 July 2017 58

Directed Teachers’ Closure Days: 1.9.2016, 2.9.2016 & 24.4.2017 (There will be 2 further INSET days during the school year in addition to those directed by the LA) TOTAL

3

195

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

No claims were made by the Governors for any travelling or subsistence costs.

2015-16 Final School Resources Statement

SALARY & WAGES COSTS INCOME

Basic Pay - Supply Teachers 22,835.36 Education Services -1,500.00

Basic Pay - Teachers Full Time 720,092.73 Interest -213.21

Basic Pay - Meal Supervisors 8,375.95 Contribution from Other Organisations -880.00

Basic Pay - Class Support / Technicians 469,335.51 Insurance Claims -23,625.12

Basic Pay - Administration Support 48,081.83 Contribution PTAs / Parents -17,778.72

Basic Pay - Caretakers and Cleaners 32,680.78 Other Education Grants Outside AEF -91,142.00

Total Salary and Wage costs: 1,301,402.16 Total Income: -135,139.05

OTHER RUNNING COSTS

Staff Training - Training & Recruitment 1,640.00 Net Total Cost of Service: 1,422,542.93

External Cover - Employee Insurance 13,888.19

Structural Building Maintenance SLA 35,234.95 SCHOOL RESOURCES AVAILABLE

Responsive Recharge 237.66 Initial Funding 1,386,276.00

Pre-planned Recharge 308.62 Additional ALN Support 6,829.00

Gas 9,338.04 Other Additional In-Year Funding 8,790.00

Electricity 10,444.18 Education Improvement Grant (EIG) 9,404.00

Rates 12,004.00 Total Funding for the Financial Year: 1,411,299.00

Water & Sewerage 4,608.05 School reserve balance b/fwd from 2015 44,376.09

Cleaning Contract 120.00 Total Funds Available: 1,455,675.09

Grass Cutting 3,650.00 Less: Budget Expenditure: 1,422,542.93

Bulk Refuse Charge 1,881.54 2015-2016 year end Reserve Balance: 33,132.16

Hired Vehicles 274.75

Equipment - Operating Lease 1,359.28

IT Equipment Purchase 4,082.62

Mobile Telephone Account 30.31

Materials Stores 1,253.49

Personal Requisites 2,255.63

Educational Visits 7,566.23

Schools Capitation 27,578.22

Internal Printing & Stationery 82.50

Telephone Accounts 1,139.16

School Transport - Bus 6,098.50

Governors' Support 598.00

Other Consultants Services 4,951.24

Insurance Premiums 165.00

All Risks Insurance 1,577.37

Other Contracted Services 12,829.01

Payroll 6,381.48

Creditor Payments 390.95

Legal Services 756.36

IT Services 2,635.92

Peripatetic Music Unit SLA 7,884.79

LMS SLA 4,530.00

Special Needs Audit 300.00

Excluded Pupil Fees 1,957.13

Sports SLA 4,639.44

School Meal Service SLA 60,080.04

Mileage 41.83

Other Payments Children 90.00

Licence Fees 1,395.34

Total Other Running Costs: 256,279.82

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Percentage of pupils achieving at least the expected outcome/level (FP Outcome 5 or KS2 Level 4)

2016 Foundation Phase (end of year 2) 2016 Key Stage 2 (end of year 6)

Area of learning

School School

(not LRC) Pembs Wales Subject School

School (not LRC)

Pembs Wales

LLC O5+ 74.4 76.2 88 88 English L4+ 85.3 90.6 90 90

Maths O5+ 81.4 85.4 90 90 Maths L4+ 85.3 90.6 90 91

PSD O5+ 86.0 88.1 94 94 Science L4+ 88.2 93.8 91 92

FPI 72.1 73.8 86 87 CSI 79.4 84.4 87 89

Percentage of pupils achieving the above expected outcome/level (FP Outcome 6 or KS2 Level 5)

2016 Foundation Phase (end of year 2) 2016 Key Stage 2 (end of year 6)

Area of learning

School School

(not LRC) Pembs Wales Subject School

School (not LRC)

Pembs Wales

LLC O6 30.2 30.9 36 36 English L5 35.3 37.5 40 42

Maths O6 41.9 42.9 34 36 Maths L5 32.4 34.4 40 43

PSD O6 46.5 47.6 56 59 Science L5 29.4 31.3 39 43

PSD = Personal and Social Development; LLC = Language, Literacy and Communication; FPI – Foundation Phase Indicator; CSI = Core Subject Indicator; FPI and CSI is the % of pupils who achieve at least expected outcome (i.e. O5 or L4) in all three subjects

Standards at Hakin are good. Most pupils make good progress based on their starting points, and pupils learn a full range of skills and knowledge. The tables above provide comparative data with the Local Authority and Wales. However, comparisons with schools across Wales that serve similar communities to ours are more relevant. Using those benchmarks and ‘family groups’ Hakin is consistently above average. In 2016, the KS2 assessments are good, and progress in the higher levels has been very good over the last three years. FP assessments in 2016 are lower for Outcome 5, although pupils within the cohort have made good progress. FP standards are very good for Outcome 6. Hakin has a good track record of pupils’ progress between nursery and year 2, and between year 2 and year 6. Placements for pupils in the Learning Resource Centres (LRC) are made by the Local Authority. All LRC pupils are making good progress in line with expectations. Performance Targets for Academic Year 2016-17

The figure in italics = including LRC; The figure in bold = not including LRC

Target as a % of pupils in Foundation Phase (yr 2) Target as a % of pupils in Key Stage 2 (year 6)

Area of learning Outcome 5+ Outcome 6 Subject Level 4+ Level 5

LLC 83 89 34 36 English 88 94 33 35

Maths 87 93 45 48 Maths 90 96 35 38

PSD 87 93 57 61 Science 92 98 35 38

FPI 81 86 CSI 82 88

School Development priorities Based on comprehensive evaluation and analysis, the school’s development priorities are:

1.1 Continue improvements in Maths and English in key headline indicators, and in national tests

Aims

Guided reading and pupils’ comprehension to improve, especially for years 2, 3 and 4, and for boys in years 2 and 3

Outcome 5 in Language at the end of year 2 to return to Hakin’s good trend levels

Writing in years 5 and 6 to match good reading and oracy levels

Pupils learn confidence and skills with areas that caused difficulties in the maths tests (e.g. fractions)

Average ability pupils throughout the school, and especially in years 3 and 4, to perform as well in the Maths test as they do in the Numerical Reasoning test

Sustain excellent rising trend in standards for higher ability learners

Higher ability learners in years 3, 4, 5 & 6 to use reasoning skills well across the curriculum

Continue to ensure that disadvantage does not impact on pupils’ progress in Maths and English

1.2 Continue to improve standards in Welsh second language

Aims

Most pupils to be observed using Welsh confidently

Pupils take responsibility for promoting use of Welsh, e.g. through setting the phrase of the week; starting short Welsh conversations in corridors and public areas, and monitoring pupils’ use of Welsh

Borderline Level 4 pupils make secure progress throughout years 3, 4, 5 and 6

Pupils make good progress with Welsh oracy in every Welsh lesson

School to achieve Siarter Iaith Gymraeg Bronze award

1.3 Improve attendance to reduce the impact of interrupted learning and deprivation (SEE BELOW)

2.2 Begin to implement the Digital Competency Framework (DCF

Aims

Global citizenship is fully implemented and pupils are literate in e-safety and digital responsibilities

Parents follow good e-safety guidance and support their children in being safe and responsible

Pupils use DCF skills throughout the curriculum, and improve their maths and English as a result

3.1 Prepare for amalgamation

Aims

Pupils feel ready for the change

Planning documents converge and cover at least the first year of the new school

Stakeholders in both schools are part of establishing the new school’s values

Priorities in the two schools’ Development Plans are aligned with each other

Hubberston to support Hakin’s improvements in Reading

Hakin to support Hubberston’s improvements in Maths

Temporary Governing Body establishes (using consultation with all stakeholders where appropriate) the new school’s name, logo, uniform, staffing structure etc,

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

Year School Target Actual Attendance Authorised Absence Unauthorised Absence

2015-16 94.4% 94.0% 4.2% 1.8%

This is slightly lower than previous years, and lower than the target by 0.4%. This is due mainly to a rise in unauthorised absence.

Attendance Targets for Academic Year 2016-17

The target for this academic year is 94.4%. Every day counts. Days off school = lost learning.

The school aims to reduce unauthorised absence from 1.8% to 1.4% through:

Providing parents with weekly updates on Facebook about whole school attendance

Working with parents to reduce the number of holidays taken during term time

Improvement in the attendance of pupils whose absence is below 90% through intensive monitoring and support.

PUPIL PARTICIPATION, SPORTING AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROVISION

Sports are provided both through the curriculum and through extra-curricular provision. This may involve tuition from qualified coaches from local sports organisations. Year 5 and 6 pupils have the opportunity to attend a residential visit which includes outdoor and adventurous activities. The school has a partnership with Pembrokeshire Sports who deliver PE lessons to pupils in years 2, 3 & 4.

Provision for learning in arts and music are also through both lessons and extra-curricular activities. These include visiting artists and drama workshops, as well as our partnership with Pembrokeshire Music Service who deliver peripatetic instrument lessons as well as choir and orchestra.

2015-16 pupil participation, curriculum enrichment and extra-curricular activities and opportunities:

School Council is an elected group who work with staff to improve our school in many ways.

“It is very important to us that all the children have input and involvement. Our motto is ‘Having a voice ... Having a choice’.”

Criw Cymraeg promote the Welsh language and award tocyn iaiths for speaking Welsh.

‘The best thing is teaching the children the Welsh phrase in the Criw Cymraeg Assembly’.

The Active Travel Group organise events and promote activity with prizes and incentives.

“The “Be Bright Be Seen” event went very well. Children who came to school on a scooter were eligible for a Golden lock prize”

PE ambassadors organise activities including weekly playtime activities for years 2 & 3

“It’s all about team work, communication and Sportsmanship. When the children are older they will hopefully try out new sports”

Lunchtime Football Club run by the football coach every day for pupils in years 3-6

“Our coach has helped us to improve football and friendship skills. There aren’t any arguments on the pitch now.”

Pupils from Years 4-6 were selected to play in a joint Hakin / Hubberston Football team

“It’s a game for girls and boys, it doesn’t matter who wins. It’s about the Sportsmanship and making new friends.”

Rugby Coaching by our WRU coach for pupils in years 2 to 6

“Mr Martin has helped improve our rugby. He gives us options by asking us if we want to play a match or just concentrate on skills.”

Rugby matches for teams in years 5 and 6 “The coaches helped me make my tackles more powerful and I enjoyed playing on the new pitch”.

Tennis coaching was provided in class and after school for pupils in years 2 to 6.

“I liked that we learned how to hold a tennis racket and how to hit the ball.”

Hockey coaching was provided for pupils in yrs 5 and 6 with a Hockey Festival at the end.

“We learnt how to dribble with the ball and I played my first Hockey match. It was a friendly game.”

A team played at the cluster Cricket festival “It was great fun at the festival and playing against other schools.”

Pupils from years 3 to 6 have taken part in County, Milford and school Swimming Galas

“I learned that it`s not all about winning, having fun is important.”

Year 2 and 3 attend the Gymnastics club “I enjoyed going to the gymnastics competition in Milford.”

Pupils in yrs 3 to 6 took part in Pembrokeshire Cross Country Championships.

“I understand that I need to prepare for new challenges. I enjoyed working as a team with pupils from Hubberston.”

Years 2, 5 and 6 took part in Cluster PE Festivals at Milford School.

“It was great because we had lots of different activities. I enjoyed the tennis the most.”

Lunchtime Dance club for years 3 to 6 “I liked learning a new skill and it gave me more energy.”

Yr 5& 6 Llangrannog and Sealyham residential visits with outdoor and adventurous pursuits

“I had to work to overcome my fears and learned that things may not be as scary as they seem.”

Pupils from years 2 to 6 are selected for Lego Club and follow a programme.

“It`s fun, we play with lego and have to follow instructions. We have to learn to listen to each other.”

Games club at lunchtimes is available to pupils in years 2 to 6.

“I come to club because I sometimes have an anger problem if I go outside to play. Most of my friends come to club as well.”

French club is a lunchtime club available to pupils in years 5 and 6.

“We all have lunch together. Miss South talks to us in French as we eat. We talk to each other in English and French as we eat.”

Craft club is available to pupils in years 2 & 3 and takes place at lunchtime

“We get to make craft at lunchtime with Mrs Blayney and take it home. We painted some snowflakes last week.”

A joint Hubberston/Hakin Choir runs weekly and is open to pupils from years 3 to 6.

“I like being with my friends in Choir. Mrs Jenkins teaches us different songs each week, we get to sing pop songs.”

Hubberston and Hakin Schools run a joint Orchestra for pupils who play an instrument.

“I was part of the music evening last year that we did for parents. I hope to carry on playing the flute when I go to the Comp.”

COMMUNITY LINKS Being a community focused school means being active within our community, and being a focus of activity and learning for the community. A big thank you to all our community partners:

Milford Haven cluster of schools who work in close collaboration to ensure consistency of approach and policy for curriculum, teaching and learning, attendance, concerts etc.

Springboard adult and family learning courses are free and open to all our parents.

We have lettings or licence agreements to use the site with the Health Visitor’s Clinic, Hakin AFC, Hakin Community Gardening Club and Learning Pembrokeshire.

Services at Church of the Holy Spirit and St Mary’s and Hubberston churches. Regular visits by Reverends Bookless and Maynard, and many church members volunteer at the school.

The school council choose charities to support throughout the year, including Children in Need

The school hosts and collaborates with many external and educational agencies

Darwin Science, supported by Dragon LNG, are key to the provision of science in the curriculum.

The Police community liaison officer delivers workshops on a range of subjects connected to personal safety and citizenship

The following curriculum activities, visits, visitors, partners and events are evidence of the strong steps the school takes to strengthen links with the community (see also sports provision above):

Bake for Bobath

Bible Explorer workshops

Crucial Crew yr 6

Darwin Science robotics

Design to smile dental workshops

Dyfed Powys Police

Enterprise fair

Farm to Fork – Tesco

Fire Service

Hywel Dda Health Board

Kerbcraft

Learning Pembrokeshire

Local walks to park/Gelliswick etc

McMillan coffee morning

Milford Haven Port Authority

Milford Haven Rotary

Milford Library

Milford Town Council

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire College

Pembrokeshire County Council

PATCH

Pembs Youth service

Remembrance services

RNLI visit

Safe cycling

Scolton Manor visits

Shakespeare Schools Festival

South Hook LNG

Theatre productions

Torch theatre

Urdd

Welsh Jambori

USE OF WELSH The school is in the category EM - English Medium. This means that English is the language of instruction in lessons for all pupils. No pupils require continuity of planning for instruction in Welsh.

Welsh second language

All pupils learn Welsh as a second language, through formal lessons and incidental Welsh throughout each school day. Pupils are expected to use Welsh every day, and most pupils are confident to do so. Teachers use Welsh phrases in all lessons, and plan and deliver dedicated Welsh lessons. Welsh second language has been a priority in the School Development Plan since 2012 and standards have improved each year with 84% achieving Level 4+ in the Key Stage 2 (end of year 6) Assessments, and 13% achieving Level 5. These are good standards.

The school also encourages parents to enjoy and use Welsh second language. The Welsh course provided through Springboard was the basis for the school winning the 2016 Pembrokeshire Shwmae Award for promoting parents’ learning in Welsh. The school is currently working on the Siarter iaith Gymraeg. This is a programme of work which the school will follow to improve pupils’ (and staff and parents’) use of Welsh. The pupils lead the work e.g. through assemblies and setting the phrase of the week, and this is already impacting impressively on pupils’ spontaneous use of Welsh.

CURRICULUM The curriculum is designed as an engaging body of work for pupils to learn the skills and knowledge in the National Curriculum and in the Wales frameworks for literacy, numeracy and digital competency.

Throughout both Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2: Literacy Framework; Numeracy Framework; Digital Competency Framework; Religious Education; Welsh

Foundation Phase Areas of learning (nursery to yr 2) Key Stage 2 subjects (years 3-6):

Language, Literacy and Communication Skills

Mathematical Development

Personal and Social Development

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Physical Development

Creative Development

English

Mathematics

Science

ICT

Physical Education

History

Geography

Design Technology

Art

Music

Personal and Social Education

The two year curriculum map of cross-curricular topics (e.g. Celts) provides the vehicle for all class teachers to deliver lessons in all subjects or areas of learning. Literacy or numeracy skills are central to all lessons. Many English and maths lessons are set within the context of the overall topic.

Teachers and learning support staff use a wide variety of strategies and styles so that all children can learn. Classes are mixed ability, and all teachers differentiate lessons. This means that pupils are given work to challenge them at their specific ability. Within classes, teachers plan and deliver to small intervention groups of similar ability (e.g. for guided reading groups). Learning support staff often teach these groups. There is some subject specialist teaching, e.g. for Physical Education.

Read Write Inc. (RWI) is the overarching scheme for the learning of phonics and early reading. Sessions are delivered four times per week for pupils in Reception year to Year 3 or 4. RWI groups of between 3 and 16 pupils are taught by teachers or learning support staff. Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

In January 2016 (school data is reported in January), 27% of pupils had an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for ALN. All teachers are teachers of ALN. Pupils with ALN have an IEP with targets that form part of increased differentiation in teachers’ planning. Pupils receive support within the classroom, but also through small group or individual sessions. These sessions may be run by specifically trained learning support staff. In years 3 and 4, ALN pupils learn English and maths in a separate small class. Mrs Nicola Davies is the ALNCo and oversees and monitors all programmes of support. She arranges regular monitoring and reviews with parents. Records of individual needs, action and progress are kept. The school has good links with a number of education service agencies and external agencies. These partnerships assist the school in providing support and building capacity for further support.

Current equality objectives from the Strategic Equality Plan and Accessibility Plan include Improving attendance for disadvantaged learners and Accessibility of learning for pupils with ASD. HEALTHY EATING AND DRINKING Hakin is a health promoting school and recognises the importance of diet and hydration. Pupils learn about balanced diets through curriculum work, visitors and learning visits. In addition there are a number of opportunities to cook in class with whole ingredients. Pupils are encouraged to bring water bottles and to sip from them throughout the day. TOILET FACILITIES There are appropriate toilet facilities for all pupils at the school. On the Picton Road site there are separate facilities for nursery, reception and year one pupils, as well as one toilet for pupils with disability. On the Waterloo Road site, there are facilities for pupils aged 6 to 11 off the main corridor, and there are two toilets for pupils with disability. All toilets are cleaned daily, and both the caretaker and headteacher monitor the standard of cleaning.