Annual Governors Report

2016 - 2017

As a result of section 94 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act which came into force on 4th May 2013,

Governing Bodies are no longer required to hold an annual parents meeting.

Report

This report describes the work of Ysgol Iolo Morganwg and it’s Governing Body during the previous academic year, from

September 2015 to July 2016.

School Governors

Chair of Governors: Ms A. Davies c/o Ysgol Iolo Morganwg, Broadway, Y Bontfaen, CF71 7ER

Clerk

Mrs. Dona Daw c/o Ysgol Iolo Morganwg, Y Bontfaen, CF71 7ER

Governor Role Mrs Rhian Williams Headteacher

Mr. E. Jones Community (Parent)

Mr. T. Williams LA

Mrs.W. Farleigh Observer

Mrs.N. Tough Teaching Staff

Mrs. L. Owen Griffiths Non Teaching Staff

Mr. C. Brown Parent

Mrs. Rh. Crooks-Williams Parent

Cyng. H. Jarvie LA

Ms. A. Davies Community (Parent)

Ms. SJ. Dafis LA

Mr. M. Pritchett Community (Parent)

Mr. Rh. Jones LA (Parent)

Mr. A. Trousdell LA

Mrs. J. Prentice-Jenkins Parent

Mrs N. Smith Parent

Mrs S. Leeke Parent

Governing Body Responsibilities

1. General conduct of the school;

2. Ensuring that the school curriculum is in line with National Curriculum requirements and Local Education Authority

policies;

3. Deciding on the school policy for Sex and Relationships Education

4. Deciding on general principles to be followed by the Headteacher in relation to administration of the school

behaviour policy;

5. To govern the school budget as determined by the Local Education Authority, to pay for resources;

6. To be involved in the recruitment of staff;

7. Ensuring that the school curriculum is broad and balanced and in line with national requirements;

8. Ensuring that information about the curriculum and pupil achievement is available for parents and others;

9. Ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements in relation to religious education and collective worship;

10. Preparing the Annual Report to Governors and to discuss any matters or questions arising with parents.

Governing Body Expenses

No individual costs were claimed by any governor.

Complaints

No official complaints were received by the Governing Body during 2016 - 2017

Dates 2016/17

Term Begin Half term End No. of School

Begin End Days

Autumn

2016

Thursday

1 Sept

2016

Monday

24 Oct

2016

Friday

28 Oct

2016

Friday

16 Dec

2016

72

Spring

2017

Tuesday

3 Jan

2017

Monday

20 Feb

2017

Friday

24 Feb

2017

Friday

7 April

2017

64

Summer

2017

Monday

24 April

2017

Monday

29 May

2017

Friday

2 June

2017

Friday

21 July

2017

59

TOTAL 195

Attendance 2016/17

Attendance: 95.6%

Revision of Policies

The school prepares new policies during the year which are discussed

with the governors before adoption. In the same way, any changes

or reviews to existing policies are also discussed fully before formal

adoption by the governing body. Vale approved policies are ratified

in the same way.

School Handbook

The school’s handbook is updated yearly. A copy may be found on

the school website.

Learning

Support

The policy and implementation strategies for Additional Learning

Needs (ALN) are in line with the Code of Practice 2002.

Mrs Farleigh co-ordinates Additional Learning Needs (ALNCo) and

she is supported by an internal team of staff who are trained to

offer appropriate provision and support. Effective use is made in

addition of external agencies which include the school nurse,

educational psychologist and speech and language therapists.

Mrs Kaye and Mrs Horsey are the ALN Learning Support Staff and

they work with individuals and groups who require additional

support. Mrs Kaye also works with pupils who require additional

support and provision for emotional welfare – ELSA (Emotional

Literacy Support Assistant)

Mrs Rees is employed for one day a week as a support teacher for

language skills improvement. Mrs Jayne Lewis also provides morning support for our Read, Write, Inc sessions

The class teacher and the ALN Co-ordinator/Support Staff will work together to prepare individual educational plans

where required.

Parts of the building and site were adapted to ensure that there is appropriate access to all pupils in line with the school’s

equal opportunities policy.

Sports

Another successful year for the school with a good majority of our pupils

representing the school in several different fields e.g. rugby, football, netball,

swimming, hockey, cross country and cricket. During the year we played rugby,

football and netball against the other Welsh schools in the Vale during the Urdd

tournaments and New Directions football tournament and Year 5 had swimming

lessons during their visit to Llangrannog.

Summary of funds raised for charity during 2016/17

Children in Need £355.40

Comic Relief £380.00

Save the Children £567.00

RNLI £50.00

Stand up to Cancer £129.75

Winston’s Wish £329.60

Felindre Hospital £455.00

NSPCC £1964.18

Grateful thanks to the School Council for all their hard work in

arranging many of the fund raising events.

Parent, Teachers and Friends Association (CRAFf)

Thank you to CRAFF again for it’s support and sponsorship during the

year. Several events were organised including discos, Christmas and

summer fairs, a quiz night, twmpath and barbecue. Thousands of

pounds were raised again this year and the pupils will benefit from this

during the academic year to come. This will include purhchasing more

resources for the Foundation Phase, additional reading schemes, a

water fountain and new outdoor play ground equipment.

Visits, Links and Successes

It is difficult to condense all the

visits and events in this report, but

below is a taste of some of these

occasions.

The start of the Autumn term and

a new class can often be a

difficult time. We endeavour to

ensure that transition is happy for

our pupils and a smooth start for

all during our welfare week. A

range of activities were planned desinged to ensure that the children settle quickly into

the routine of their new classes.

In November, Years 5 and 6 had a wonderful time visiting Llangrannog and Abernant

residential centres and a positive start was made with the first transition visits to Ysgol y Fro.

In November our School Ambassadors were able to attend a workshop on childrens‘

rights.

We celebrated Science week with a variety of exciting science activities including a

fantastic series of workshops and activities on the human body provided by some of our hard working and supportive

parents.

We held wonderful Christmas concerts again this year in both infants and

juniors. Individual pupils, the choir and singing parties had a busy year taking

part in a variety of

concerts and

performances. The choral

ensemble, woodwind and

violin instumentalists

competed at the Urdd

Eisteddfod, Bridgend.

Competition was fierce

once again in the Urdd

Arts and Craft and

cookery competitions.

Well done everyone!

The school was fortunate enough to be able to continue it’s work this

year as part of the Welsh Arts Council’s Lead Creative Schools scheme.

During the year the second project was completed by Year 2 pupils

who developed

their oracy skills

through the Un Tro

project. The children enjoyed all aspects of the project and learnt

many new skills as they worked with the creative practitioner, Rhys

Thomas, to plan, prepare and develop their resources including filming

their storytelling adventures. At the end of the year we learnt that we

had secured a further grant to work collaboratively with another

nearby Welsh school, sharing good practice and continuing to

develop literacy and numeracy skills creatively. Another exciting year

ahead!

We received confirmation this year that the school had been

succesful in retaining it’s platinum Eco-Schools award and are grateful

to all member of the Eco Council for it‘s hard work and commitment.

Sian Elin and Katherine Smith continued to inspire children during the

French and Spanish clubs. There were many visits to watch theatrical

performances and also numerous educational visits which engage

and support the class topics and themes. The choir and one of our talented violin players performed on the stage at Gwyl

Fach y Fro again this year and enjoyed the atmosphere and entertaining the crowds immensely.

Information about Performance and Targets

Year 2 Pupils

Usually pupils at this age will be working at outcome 5. Some pupils of

the same age may experience difficulties with some aspects of their

work and will be working at outcome 4. Some pupils will be able to

make further progress and reach Outcome 6.

Year 6 pupils

Usually pupils at this age will be

working at level 4, but as above,

some will be working at the lower or

higher level. We must emphasize that

there is a wide range to each level.

It must be stressed that there is a wide

range to all outcomes and levels. Our aim is that all children fulfil their individual

potential and make appropriate progress to the best of their abilities.

End of Key Stage Data

The data percentages for 2016/17 can be found under Appendix A

School Development Plan

A review of the School Development Plan targets for 2016/17 can be found under

Appendix B.

Finance

Details about budget and expenditure for 2016/17 can be found under Appendix C.

To close

The Headteacher would like to thank all the school staff for their dedicated hard work throughout the year and also to

thank the parents for their constant support. The Headteacher would also like to thank the Governors for their kind

assistance, support and thorough consideration of all aspects of school life.

Appendix A

Appendix B

Review of School Improvement Plan Targets 2016 - 2017

Priority Success Criteria Evaluation 1. To maintain and raise literacy

standards throughout the school

70% of Year 2 girls will achieve outcome 6 in language.

51.7% of Year 6 pupils will achieve level 5+ in both languages.

There will be an improvement in the standard of boys' writing by the end of KS2

Implement Read, Write, Inc intervention with the long-term intention of raising English standards in KS2

Opportunities for developing language skills across the curriculum will be carefully mapped and standards monitored.

80% of girls achieved outcome 6 in language

51.7% of Year 6 pupils achieved level 5+ in both languages.

Read, Write, Inc has been successfully implemented for one year with the pupils making good progress.

Monitoring of books and plans shows good opportunities for introducing language skills across the curriculum - examples of good practice were seen - full mapping process to take place in the autumn of 2017.

2. To raise numeracy standards throughout the school

55.1% will achieve level 5+ by the end of KS2 and 64% outcome 6 by the end of the FP

70% of girls will achieve outcome 6 by the end of the FP

The standards of mathematical reasoning attainment will rise because of training and intervention

Opportunities for developing numeracy skills across the curriculum will be carefully mapped and standards monitored

58.6% of year 6 pupils achieved level 5+.

70.8% of girls achieved outcome 6.

Test data shows that reasoning standards are consistent at middle levels - need to continue to work on improving higher levels in KS2

Monitoring of books and plans shows good opportunities for introducing numeracy skills across the curriculum - examples of good practice were seen - full mapping process to take place in the autumn of 2017.

3. To begin the process of developing digital learning effectively throughout the school.

Hwb + will be successfully embedded throughout the school with pupils, staff and parents able to use it confidently

The process of mapping the Digital Competence framework will be embedded across the schemes of work

The ICT skills will be used and developed effectively across the curriculum

The school's e-safety procedures will have been reviewed and strengthened as a result of thorough

Hwb + embedded throughout the school with KS2 pupils using it confidently. Need to ensure consistency in the FP and that parents understand how to use it.

Mapping of the framework is developing well as part of the PLC's work.

ICT standards continue to develop and improve throughout the school.

E-safety procedures have been reviewed and presented to the Governors - the next step will be cascading to parents.

self-assessment.

4. To ensure the effective and efficient use of continuous assessment to track and monitor progress and moderate standards.

INCERTS will be used effectively to track and monitor progress

There will be consistency in the use of assessment for learning strategies throughout the school

There will be consistency in the marking and feedback given

Pupils will be aware of what needs to be done to improve

INCERTS is used consistently throughout the school which means that progress is tracked and monitored rigorously.

Good development in the use of assessment for learning strategies throughout the school. There has been more emphasis on self-assessment and we are seeking to develop peer assessment further.

Book scrutiny showing better consistency in the marking and feedback given. As a result, pupils know what needs to be done to improve. Need to ensure that pupils respond to feedback.

5. To ensure that robust procedures are in place for self-evaluation and quality improvement.

We will have further developed effective and efficient procedures for monitoring and tracking progress.

We will have further developed effective and efficient procedures for self-evaluation and planning for improvement.

We will have established departmental leadership across the school and developed the role of subject leaders and middle leadership

Half termly timetable for monitoring and tracking the progress of each pupil an effective means of tracking progress.

Termly self-evaluation against the school improvement plan. This need to be developed further this year, strengthening pupil voice and parents’ input.

Lead responsibilities allocated to staff during the year - need to develop the role of subject leaders further this year, especially when analysing data and monitoring standards.

Appendix C

Vale of Glamorgan Council School Outturn Report 2016/17 Revenue Summary

Cost Centre:101305 Description:Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg Period Name:2016/P12

Budget Name:VOG 16/17 RE

. Level3 Annual Budget

Total Actual

CONT. TO FUNDS CONT TO GENERAL RESERVE 26,013.00 26,013.18

26,013.00 26,013.18

CUSTOMER RECEIPTS CHARGE FOR SERVICE 0.00 -11,837.81

DONATIONS -5,000.00 -14,666.10

RENTAL INCOME 0.00 0.00

SALE OF PRODUCTS 0.00 0.00

-5,000.00 -26,503.91

EMPLOYEES GRANT EMPLOYEES 91,669.00 88,527.87

INDIRECT EMPLOYEES EXPS 0.00 0.00

NON TEACHING EMPLOYEES 135,481.00 135,210.05

OTHER DIRECT EMPLOYEES 3,000.00 10,277.19

SEG WEG EIG EMPLOYEES 0.00 0.00

TEACHING EMPLOYEES 486,395.00 495,565.12

716,545.00 729,580.23

GOVERNMENT GRANT OTHER GOVERNMENT GRANTS 0.00 0.00

WG GRANTS -76,244.00 -86,297.88

-76,244.00 -86,297.88

INTERNAL RECHARGES EXPEND INTERNAL RECHARGES EXPEND 31,457.00 31,878.65

31,457.00 31,878.65

INTERNAL RECHARGES INCOME INTERNAL RECHARGES INCOME -23,582.00 -26,789.71

-23,582.00 -26,789.71

INTRA DEPARTMENTAL RECHARGE

SEG WEG EIG INCOME 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

OTHER GRANTS INCOME FROM OTHER LAs/HAs 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

PREMISES CLEANING AND DOMESTIC SUPPLIES 17,858.00 17,205.26

ENERGY 12,375.00 9,781.49

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 1,632.00 1,400.00

RATES 10,692.00 10,692.00

RENTS 0.00 0.00

REPAIRS & MAINT OF BUILDING 12,707.00 8,111.79

WATER SERVICES 822.00 909.83

56,086.00 48,100.37

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES CATERING 765.00 690.00

COMMS AND COMPUTING 14,322.00 12,040.88

EQUIP, FURNITURE & MATERIALS 16,060.00 23,040.47

EXPENSES 0.00 0.00

GRANTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 0.00 0.00

MISC EXPENSES 4,304.00 981.47

PRINTING STATIONERY & OFFICE EXPS

6,630.00 5,814.73

SEG WEG EIG SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

0.00 0.00

SERVICES 5,000.00 7,371.00

47,081.00 49,938.55

TRANSPORT CAR ALLOWANCES 510.00 313.20

SEG WEG EIG TRAVEL EXPENSES 0.00 0.00

510.00 313.20

772,866.00 746,232.68

Vale of Glamorgan School Outturn Report 2016/17 Balance Sheet Summary

Cost Centre:910046 Description:Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg

Period Year:2016

Balance Type b/f Balance 1st April '16 In Year

Movement 2016/17

c/f Balance 31st March '17

Schools Employees and misc balances

49452.78 -22819.68 26,633.10

Total Balance 49452.78 -22819.68 26,633.10