burrowmoor parents meeting 14 july 2015. staffing for september what’s happening in the...
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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. email, 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
• Email address :