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Our school will be taking part in National Road Safety Week 20th-24th November 2023
November 2023
Dear Parents,
As you probably remember we gave you an online questionnaire recently to seek your views on our school. Thank you very much for your replies, there were 108 responses in total. The vast majority of you responded that you agree or strongly agree with all the statements and are pleased with the school.
Q1. 99% of you believe that your child enjoys at school.
Q2. 98% believe that your child feels safe at school.
Q3. 98% believe that your child is taught well.
Q4. 95% believe there is a good standard of behaviour in school.
Q5. 96% believe that the school deals effectively with bullying. This includes parents who replied that they “Don’t know” as they have had no experience of their child being bullied.
Q6. 99% say they are happy with the values and attitudes the school teaches.
Q6. 97% believe they are made to feel welcome in school.
Q7. 98% say that school seeks the views of parents and take account of their suggestions. This includes 9% who said they didn’t know.
Q8. 97% believe that school gives them a clear understanding of what is taught in the curriculum.
Q9. 96% say that school gives them a clear understanding of what is taught in Religious Education.
Q10. 95% believe that school enables their child to enjoy and achieve a good standard of work in Religious Education. 5% say they didn’t know.
Q11. 95% believe that school enables their child to enjoy and achieve a good standard of work in a range of subjects.
Q12. 93% say that school keeps them well informed about their child’s progress in subjects including RE. This includes 7% who said they didn’t know.
Q13. 96% would recommend this school to another parent.
Even though the results of the questionnaire were very positive we are always keen to continue to improve as a school and address any issues and concerns. We take your concerns very seriously and have responded in some of the following ways.
As a result of the survey we will continue to promote our annual anti bullying or Friendship fortnight which culminates in our Assembly in the Round where the children reflect and celebrate on what they have learnt. As ever, if you have a concern about your child feeling unhappy, for whatever reason, please contact the school so we can do our best to address it.
In response to how well we make you aware of what your child is learning we continue to hold a parents evening or Pupil Progress evening in the Autumn and Spring term and you receive a written report in the Summer term.
We have also introduced Parent open class sessions for you to come into school and look at your child’s books with your child.
Homework diaries/reading record books are a good way to keep in regular communication with staff and for you to put forward any concerns. Each half term we publish a medium term plan of what your child will be learning in class.
On the Curriculum page of the website and on your class pages, all information about each subject and each year group is kept updated there for you.
If there are any other ways you would like us to help keep you informed of your child’s progress and learning, please contact Mrs Dowell at school and we may be able to put other strategies into place.
Homework is important, as you know, to help your child to consolidate and practise key skills and knowledge. The one to one support you are able to give your child, in for instance reading, cannot be under-estimated. We thank you again for your support with homework and are continually overwhelmed by the quality of the work produced with the topic projects.
Here are a few of the many positive comments made on the survey which we fully appreciate.
“Just an excellent school from top to bottom!”
“Absolutely over the moon with the start my son has received. The teachers are outstanding, the levels/amounts of work and different topics are brilliant and my son looks forward to attending school each day.”
“My child and family as a whole, have been fully supported by the school in more ways than one. They continue to do so and I can’t fault the school/teachers in any way at all. I always highly recommend the school and will continue to do so.”
“Brilliant school, very happy we decided to go here.”
“We love this school! Like a little family, everyone is amazing and you can really see how much work goes into each day! We love all your rewards and praise given for achievements and our daughter adores school. We can’t ask for anything more! Thank you all!”
Thank you once again for your continued support.
Mairead O’Neill Dowell
Our school nurse will no longer be offering a drop in session located in our school for parents. The meetings will now take place virtually each term and we feel this will be a lot more convenient to you as the meetings can be accessed from wherever you are by following this link https://nhs.vc/schoolnursesseftonprincest
The first appointment will take place on Wednesday 15th November 2023 between 1.00-4.00 pm. Please see attached leaflet for further information but if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact school.