A Powys Primary School is no longer under review by Estyn’s list after addressing recommendations made in its last report.
Forden Church in Wales Primary School has been removed from the list of schools requiring Estyn review after making progress from a report back in in September 2022.
In that report Estyn recommended that a number of improvements were made to improve the school.
These included improving “the quality of teaching, including formative assessment, to ensure that pupils are challenged consistently”, strengthening “self-evaluation and improvement planning processes to accurately identify and bring about necessary development” and to “utilise the outdoors through the planning of purposeful learning experiences.”
The report elsewhere was otherwise complimentary and said the school was “a nurturing place for pupils and staff alike”.
They also noted that “there is an overall feeling of inclusivity and a strong sense of belonging in the school".
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The educational monitoring body added: “The headteacher, teachers and support staff take very good care of the pupils and want them to thrive in learning and in life.
"Well-being is placed at the heart of the school’s ethos. All pupils and their families receive a genuine welcome and pupils enjoy coming to school and being part of such a reassuring learning environment.”
But they also found that “the school does not always make best use of this learning opportunity” and found “that adults often over-direct and scaffold learning too tightly rather than facilitating opportunities for pupils to develop their independence and understanding. As a result, a minority of pupils do not make the progress of which they are capable.
“The pace of teaching is too often slow and, in these instances, too much time is spent discussing tasks. As a result, opportunities for pupils to develop as autonomous learners are inhibited.”
It was decided after this report that the school would “draw up an action plan to show how it is going to address the recommendations” and that Estyn would “work with the local authority to review the school’s progress.”
This required improvement was achieved just before Christmas with Estyn informing the school would be requiring “no further monitoring activity in relation to this inspection”.
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