1

Principal’sReporttoGovernors

May2017

Year1entertheforesttofindtheelusiveGruffalo

2

Myreportwillbebasedaround:

1) LinkingtothecurrentAcademyImprovementPlan.2) HeadingsofourSelfEvaluationForm.3) ReportsfromSportsPremium,PupilPremium,SchoolCouncilandSEN.4) Reportedincidents.

1) ACADEMYIMPROVEMENTPLAN

TheAcademyImprovementPlan2016-17KeyTargetsare:-ImprovingMathematics-ImprovingWriting-ProgressofGroups-ImprovementoftheLearningEnvironment-CurriculumcoverageEachKeyTargetisbeingledbyateacher.AllthestaffhavearesponsibilitytoworkononeKeyTargetforwholeAcademyimprovement.TheAIPKeyTargetsarecurrentlybeingreviewed.ThisisbecauseweareapproximatelyhalfwaythroughtheImprovementPlancycle.

3

2) SEFHEADINGS

EffectivenessofLeadershipandManagement

-OnthelatestPeerReviewvisit,LeadershipandManagementwereseenas‘good’.PleaserefertothePeerImpactreportfromtheAIP.

-Our3NQT’sareprogressingwell.Theyhavebeenonavarietyofcoursesandournewsponsorhasbeenhighlypraised.OneNQThascompletedherassessmentyear.ShehasalsobeenemployedforSeptember2017asapermanentmemberofourteachingstaff.

-TeachersInterimPerformanceAppraisalwasconductedbeforeEaster.6targetschangedoutof81.2targetswithObjective1-TeachingEffectiveness,noneforObjective2–PupilProgressand4forObjective3-WiderContribution.SeeResourcesCommitteeminutes.

-Ournewflatroofisnowcompleted.

-Version2(Spring2017)oftheSEFandSEFsummaryhavebeenupdated.TheyhavebeendiscussedwiththeTLCcommitteeandnowonthewebsite.

-TheAcademyImprovementPlanhasbeenwrittenandisnowinprogress.TheKeyTargetsarecurrentlybeingreviewed.ThisupdatedAIPwillbesharedwiththeGoverningBodyinJuly.

-The‘PrincipalPopIn’continueswitherraticattendance.

-ThePrincipalattendstheTrustSMTmeetingswhicharetermly.Thepreviousmeetingwashighlyproductiveaswelookedathowbesttobeworkingtogether,usingstandardproforma’sacrosstheAcademiesandexploringAcademyskillsets.

-TheSLTmeettermlyforSafeguardingupdatereviews.TheannualreportforLACwillbepresentedinthefinalLGBmeetingoftheAcademicyearbyHelenDixon,SENCo.

-Wearecurrentlyontracktoassist7UniversityofBrightontraineeteachers.1xYear1studentinYear5,3xyear2studentsinYear2andEYRSand3xfinalyearstudentsinYear1and3.

-WecontinuetobelongtotheSussex‘MathsHub’organisation.Thisistoextendandimproveourteachingofmathsacrosstheschool.

-WecontinuewiththeIRISConnectcoachingprogramme.BeforeEaster,eachmemberofstaffrecordedthemselvesandwatchedit.Staffwillagainberecordingthemselvesbeforehalftermandcoachingstaffmeetingswillbetakingplace.Wewillbeusingthe‘filmclub’afterhalfterm.

-SuccessfulParentsConsultationEveningstookplaceintheweekcommencingMarch6th.Thisincludedanotherextendedeveningtimesession.Parentswereinformedabouttheirchild’sprogressagainstyeargroupexpectations.

-LiteracyandMathsbookscrutinycontinuetotakeplace.Asanexercise,thisisevolvingcontinually.Now,teacherswillreceiveindividualfeedbacktosupporttheirdevelopment.Itisapositiveandworthwhileexercise.

4

- The‘RiskManagementGroup’metandsentourupdatedRiskAssessmenttotheTrust.

-Westillhaveonemoretwilighttocomplete.Thecontenthaschangedandisnowonchallengingthemoreablewithintheclassroomenvironment.

-RachelCrosbiehastakenovertheroleofPupilPremiumCoordinator.ThiswasfromeffectfromSummerTerm1.

-TeachersSianDewdney,MichelleHallandSarahOliveareparticipatingintheTrust’sMiddleLeadersProgram.

-TheBudgetfor2016-17isintheprocessofbeingfinalised,whilethebudgetfor2017-18isbeingfinalised.However,wehavealreadyhadadiscussionwiththeTrustfinanceteamaboutthebudgetfor2018-19.Thisisduetothelackofanyadditionfunding,predictedrisingcostsandalackofimprovementofpupilfundingwhichcouldseeourAcademywithalargedeficitbudget.

-OurnewPayrollprovidercontinuestoproduceincorrectpayforsomeofourstaff.TheheadofoperationsandHRwillbevisitingouracademytomeetwiththefinanceteamandaddressanyissuesremaining.

-Numbersonroll

Class Name Total SpacesCHESTNUT SDEWDNEY 30 0HAZEL JCURRY 30 0WILLOW NCOTTINGHAM 30 0CHERRY CWHELAN/

LMARTIN30 0

APPLE HBROAD 30 0PEAR JROWORTH/

BCOOK30 0

HOLLY LDUNCALFE/SHANDS 30 0ROWAN RANSCOMBE 30 0MAPLE SOLIVE 30 0POPLAR CGRIFFITH 29 1COPPERBEECH JASHMORE 30 0SILVERBIRCH SGARDEN/ABAIN 30 0PINE EBELL 30 0LIME HFRANCIS/

GHARMAN30 0

PALM MFOLEY 25 0CEDAR RCOLLINS 25 0JUNIPER RCROSBIE 25 0OAK HMAGEE 24 1ASH JSMYTH 24 1ELM MHALL 25 0 567 3

5

StaffCPD

DATE TIME STAFF DETAILS15March2017

8.30-12.30

SarahOlive Yr2Localitymoderation

22March2017

allday RachelCrosbie PupilPremiumconference

28March2017

pm JamesSmyth SALTmathsmeeting

30March2017

allday LorrainePellet TheSolihullApproach

31March2017

am SarahOlive PECourse

05April2017 am HelenDixon SENCOCirclewithEdPsych(Locality)05April2017 am EloisaBell Yr4moderation02May2017 am EloisaBell Yr4moderation2May&9May2017

3.15-4.45

allteachers&TA's Autism&socialcommunicationtraining

08May2017 4.30-6.30

HelenDixon/RachelCrosbie CLADesignatedTeacherstraining

09May2017 1.30-4.30

HazelMagee Trustcoachingprogramme

15May2017 allday SarahOlive Year2Provision:EmbeddingEffectiveTeaching&Learning

16May2017 9.30am-2pm

VanessaSmith/AdrianAlcock EY/KS1TeachingAssistantTraining

QualityofTeaching,LearningandAssessment

-OnthelatestPeerReviewvisit,Teaching,LearningandAssessmentwereseenas‘good’.PleaserefertothePeerImpactreportfromtheAIP.

-PupilProgressMeetingsforSpringTerm2andSummerTerm1havebeencompletedandhaveusedTargetTrackerinformation.Teachersdiscussedthecohortandanyissueswithtargets.PPGchildrenwerefirstontheagenda.Thedocumentationevolvesforthesemeetingsaswenowinclude‘moreable’children.

-StaffhavebeenonkeytrainingandmoderationforEarlyYears,Year2,Year4andYear6.

-Interschoolmoderationofwritingandmathscontinues,forteacherprofessionaldevelopmentwithinassessment.

-AllstaffinvolvedintheadministrationofKS2SATshavehadtrainingbyHazelMagee.

-KS2SATswerecompletedbyallchildrenandsentofftotheexternalmarkers.

-KS1andKS2SATshavebeencorrectlystoredandadministeredatthetimeofwriting.Governorswereinvitedtoobservetheprocedureandattended.

6

-KS1SATShavestartedandareonscheduletofinishbytheendofMay.

-Curriculumactivitiesandkeydatessincelastreport

Date Yeargroup/class Activity15-Mar Y4/5selectedchildren MasterclassesatOathall-science,art&DT15-Mar 8Y5/6children ESSASwimmingcompetition,Horsham16-Mar all assessmentmeetingsforparents17-Mar Y2 Jaws'n'clawsworkshop17-

22Marall TravellingBookFair

23-Mar Y4 visittotheScienceCenteratHertsmonceux23-Mar Y1&Y5 scienceworkshop24-Mar all RedNoseDay-dressinredday30-Mar streetdanceclub performinKS2assembly30-Mar Y2 SAT'sinformationeveningforparents3-7Apr Y's2-5 UniofSussexresearchprojectremultisensorylearning26-Apr Y3 beginweeklyswimminglessons2-12May Y6 breakfastclub03-May Y5 visittoFishbourneRomanPalace05-May Y5 visittoOathallforsportsleasdersledteam-building

activity8-11May Y6 SAT'stests15-May schoolcouncil&house

captainsvisittoHousesofParliament

Pupildevelopment,behaviourandwelfare

-OnthelatestPeerReviewvisit,pupildevelopment,behaviourandwelfarewereseenas‘good’.PleaserefertothePeerImpactreportfromtheAIP.

-ClubscontinuetotakeplaceasinthepreviousPrincipalReportfromMarch.TheseincludeHockey,drama,yoga,writing,sewingandOrchestra.TheyarealsoamixtureofKS1andKS2.

-ThetermlyReportSummaryforRacistIncidentswasreturnedonthe7thApril,withoneincidentduringtheSpringterm.

-AttheendoftheSpringterm,AttendanceandHousepointcupswereawardedtothesuccessfulHouseteams.

-TheGreenHawksweretheoverallwinnersoftheHousepointsintheSpringtermandwererewardedwithanafternoonofactivitiesforalltheirhardwork.Activitiesincludedoutsideplayoftheirchoice.Biscuitsandsquashwereservedasrefreshments.

-FollowingonfromthelastfullGovernorsmeeting,atthestartoftheSummerTerm,webeganreferralsforPenaltyNoticesforunauthorisedabsences.

7

-TheTrusthaveorganisedaSafeguardingReviewofourAcademyinJuly.TheSafeguardingleadshavebeenmeetingonatermlybasistoupdateprocedureandpolicy.

-Oursportingparticipationandsuccesshasbeenincrediblesofar.PleaseseethereportfromSarahOlive.

-ToprepareourchildrenfortheirSATtests,thechildrenhavesattwomocktestweeks,withtheadultsworkingwithandroomsgoingto,accordingtotheactualweek.Thechildrenalsobenefittedfromatwoweekbreakfastcluband15minutesofmindfulnesstocalmandsettlethem.Thishasworkedverywell.

-Attendancereport–overallattendanceisuponlastyear

2/9/15-15/5/16 2/9/16-15/5/17 SESSIONS % SESSIONS %ATTENDANCES

152391 96.83 159697 96.99

AUTHORISEDABSENCES

4386 2.79 4058 2.46

UNAUTHORISEDABSENCES

604 0.38 906 0.55

POSSIBLEATTENDANCE

157381 164661

APPROVEDEDUCATIONALACTIVITY

1476 0.94 1338 0.81

LATESBEFOREREGCLOSING

675 0.43 357 0.22

LATESAFTERREGCLOSING

0 0 0 0

UNEXPLAINEDABSENCES

0 0 8 0.01

Outcomesforchildrenandlearners

-OnthelatestPeerReviewvisit,Achievementwasseenas‘good’.PleaserefertothePeerImpactreportfromtheAIP.

-ConclusionfromthePupilProgressMeetingisthatchildrenaremakingprogressandhavinginterventionswherepossible.Thecontinuingissuewithourfinancesalsomeansweareunabletopurchaseanyadditionalsupportthatwemightrequire.Ifeelthatthiscouldimpacttheoutcomesfor2016-17.

-AsanAcademy,weareinthemidstofrevisionandpreparationfortheassessmentsthattakeplaceinEarlyYears,Year1,Year2andYear6.

8

AgerelatedexpectationTerm4fromdataoffTargetTrackerYeargroup Workingbelow

expectationinoneormoresubjects

Workingatoraboveexpectationinall

Workingaboveexpectationinall

EYRS 10% 90% 4.4%1 3.3% 96.7% 0%2 15.6% 84.4% 0%3 4.5% 95.5% 0%4 5% 95% 0%5 6.7% 93.3% 6.7%6 4.1% 94.5% 39.7%

OurSchoolCouncilandHouseCaptainsattheHousesofParliament

9

3) REPORTS

SportsPremium-SarahOlive

Sincethelastreport,anotherfourmembersofstaffarecurrentlyobservingtheCPDsportsteachingprovidedbyPremierSports.Thelatestcoachingfocusesontheteachingofstrikingandfielding.Insomeyeargroups,teachersarehelpingteammemberstodeliverthelessonstheyobservetotheiryear’sparallelclasstocontinuetheirgoodpractice.

Throughoutthesummerterm,oursubscriptiontoMid-SussexActiveofferstheopportunityforchildrentocompeteinawiderangeofdifferentsports.Theseinclude;athletics,tri-golf,hardandsoftballcricketaswellastennisandswimming.Thesecompetitionsandfestivalswillbesupportedbyfriendlycompetitionsagainstlocalschoolstoallowagreaterpercentageofchildrentorepresenttheirschool.

Wehavecontinuedtohaveanumberofsuccessesinourinterschoolcompetitions.• Ourboys’FootballteamwontheHaywardsHeathFootballCompetition.• OurNetballerswererunnersupintheHaywardsHeathLeague.• Wemadeitthroughtothesemi-finalsintheIndoorCricketLeague.• OurswimmingteamsareSussexPrimarySchoolChampionshipqualifiers,makingitthrough

tothenextstage.• WewerejointwinnerswithBlackthornsintheYear5and6Mid-SussexTagRugby

competition.AnarticleandphotographaboutthisachievementwassenttoLindfieldLife.• OurYear5/6athleteswererunnersupattheSportshallAthleticsCountyFinals.

Therehasbeenanincreaseintheoverallpercentageofchildreninvolvedinsportingactivities,withmorechildrenparticipatinginintraandinterschoolcompetitionsandfestivals.OurIntraschoollunchtimecompetitionshaveallowedagreaternumberofchildrentoparticipateincompetitions.Therehasbeenariseinchildrenattendingextra-curricularclubs,withover100childrenattendingathleticssessionsrunbyEloisaBellandJamesSmytheveryWednesdayandThursdayafterschool.

Afocusfortherestofthisacademicyearwillinvolvere-startingthemulti-skillsclub,targetingthosechildrennotcurrentlyattendingafterschoolclubs,orthosewhowouldbenefitfrombeingofferedavarietyofsportingactivities.

Therewillalsocontinuetobeafocusonbothintra-schoolcompetitionsandthepercentageofchildrenrepresentingtheirschoolatinter-schoollevel.Eachyeargroupwillbeholdingatleast2intra-schoolcompetitionsthistermandwewillbeaddingthesescorestoourSportsDayresults.

10

PupilPremium-RachelCrosbie

Onthe22ndofMarchthePPGovernorandCo-ordinatorattendedalocalitymeetingatStPaul’s.Aninformativemorningsessionwasheldandavarietyofaspectscoverede.g.role,interventionetc.Lindfieldaretobecommendedastheonlyschoolwhoinvitedagovernor.BuildinglocalitylinksisacurrentfocusledbytheHeadsandthisaspectiscurrentlybeingsteeredbySteveDavisofWardenParkPrimaryAcademyandJamieSavageofStPeter’sArdingly.TherearecurrentlythreeschoolswithinthelocalitythatOfstedhaveaskedtohaveexternalPPreviews.ConsequentlytheHeadshaveallocatedapotofmoneytohelptargetlocalityworkinthisarea.ArequestwasmadetoseeifthefundwouldreimburseLindfieldforattendanceatthenationalconferenceinLondon,withaviewtosharingalltheinformationwiththelocality–todatethisofferhasnotbeenaccepted.

DanielSobel(FounderofInclusionExpert)spokeattheNationalConference,heisalsoaproviderofexternalreviews,asisStPaul’s.Itwashearteningtohearthatwhilewestillhaveseveralareastoaddress,wehavemadegoodprogressoverthecourseofayear.AsummaryoftheprogresstodatewassharedwithgovernorsonTuesday2ndMay.

Furtherfundingof£200hasbeenobtainedthroughourbookweekandweareawaitingadeliveryofbooksspecificallytargetedatPPpupilstohelpencouragereadingathome.DuringtheEaster

HolidaysthePPCo-ordinatoralsoresearchedanumberofstorybooksspecificallytargetedatEarlyYearsandKS1whichcontainedmoralsorpositivemindsetanddesignedanaccompanyingworksheettoaccompanyeachbook.Thisencouragesinteractionwithanadultandalsoprovidesanactivityforthechildren.Whilstbeingearlydays,andonlycurrentlyrolledouttoEarlyYears,theseareprovingtobeverypopularandmoreeffectivethanthemagazineStorytimewhichwebroughtpreviously.Thechildrenhavealsoenjoyedtheir

personalisedbookmarks.

OwingtothegoodweatheroverEaster,no-onetookupthetreasurehuntchallengewhichhadbeenrecededandresearchedforthefamiliesinKS2.Thiswillbesavedandre-issuedovertheSummerHolidaytoallchildren.

Staffinjuryandresignation,hasmeanttwointerventionshavehadtobecancelledslightlyearlierthanplanned.OnamorepositivenotewewelcomeHelenFrancisbackafterthebirthofEthan,however,shehasdecidedtoformallystepdownfromhermanagementroleandwewishherallthebestwithhernewfamily.

The3membersofstaffwhoattendedtheCatchUpTrainingcamebackveryenthusedandarecurrentlyundertakingtheircertificationrequirements.AllthePPchildrenfromReceptiontoYear5havebeentestedwiththestandardisedtestsforreadingandthechildreninYear5havealsohadthemathstesttoo.

ThelocalityhasalsostartedtoofferenrichmentopportunitiesforPPchildren.ThefirstofwhichisaboyswritingfocusbasedontheworkofPaulCollicutt’sRobotCity.Wearefortunatetohaveacquired4spacesonthisfortheYear5boys.

AsSATsstartnextweek,wewishourYear6pupilsallthe

11

best.PPfundinghasassistedwithboostergroups,specifictargetedsupport,externalmathsintervention,mockSATsinthesamesurroundingsandwiththesamememberofstaffandsupportwitheducationaltripstoactasastimulusforwritingandthepurchaseofdictionaries.Year6currentlyhave7PPchildrenwhichmakeup10%ofthecohort.Ofthese2onlyjoinedinJanuary2017.ThreeofthecohortarealsoontheSENregister.PersonalisedprovisionforeachofthepupilshasbeenputinplaceandthanksgotothededicatedteamofteachersandTAswhohavesupportedthem.

AfirstaidcourseforthechildreninKS2hasbeenbookedforTuesday27thJune

FurtherstafftrainingwillbeheldonWednesday28thJune–PupilPremiumStaffMeeting

SchoolCouncil-AnnaBainHouseRewardafternoonscontinuetobesuccessfulandGreenHousehadalovelyhouronthefieldwithgames,equipment,biscuitsandsquashearlieronintheterm.ThechildrenalsoenjoyedHouseColoursDayandwouldliketorepeatthismorefrequently.WecontinuetohaveSchoolCouncilandHouseCaptainmeetingsandthechildrenshareideasforconsideration.Thelunchhallcanstill,attimes,benoisysothechildrenarecurrentlyconsultingwiththeirclassesabouthowtochangethis.IdeasincludethequietestyeargroupinKS2havinglunchonthefield,musicbeingplayedand/orhouseseatingtogetherratherthanchildrensittinginyeargroups.Inaddition,thechildrenwouldalllikeawaterfountainoneachplaygroundandonthefield.KS1haverequestedmoreplaygroundequipmentandarequesthasgonetoparentsforhoops,balls,stiltsandhandlefreeskippingropes.Thechildrenwouldalsolikepermanentfootballgoalsfortheastroandfield.TeachershaverequestedthatwepressaheadwithourSPAGGrammarcharactercompetition;weshallaimtoruntheeventandhaveourcharacterbytheendofJune.TheSchoolCouncilandHouseCaptainsvisitedtheHousesofParliamenton15thMayforaRepresentation&Votingtourandworkshop.Itwasagreatsuccess.SEN-HelenDixon

TheSENteamhavecontinuedtobeverybusy.Therearenow66childrenontheSENregister.8ofthesechildrenhaveadisabilityandthereforehaveanIndividualHealthandCarePlan(IHCP)outliningtheirspecificneeds.1ofthese8childrenalsohasanEducationHealthandCarePlan(EHCP).Thereareatotalof5childreninschoolwithanEducationhealthandCarePlan59ofthe66childrenontheSENregisterhaveanIndividualLearningPlan.DuringMayandJuneIwillmeetwiththechildren,theirparentsandtheirteacherstoreviewthetargetsandwritenewtargets

12

forthecomingterm.Thisisavaluablebuttimeconsumingprocess.SuggestionstostreamlinetheprocesshavebeendiscussedbutwiththerequirementsoftheCodeofPracticeinmindanothersystemhasyettobedetermined.Thenumberofchildreninyears5and6requiringsupportwiththeirsocialandemotionalwellbeingcontinuestoremainhigh.LorrainePellettandIwillbeattendingamentalHealthandEmotionalWell-beingconferenceon29thJunewhereitishopedwewillbeabletoaccessthesupportofothermentalhealthprofessionalstosupportus.TwochildrenarereceivingcounsellingsupportfromTime4Childrenandthreechildrenarereceivingsupportfrom‘YourSpace’.Therearenow6familiesbeingsupportedviaanEarlyHelpPlan(previouslycaf),withaFamilySupportWorkerbeinginvolvedinallbutone.‘ThinkFamily’arenowprovidingmoreintensivesupportforonefamily.TheLearningMentor,LorrainePellettissuccessfullyusingtheSolihullParentingStrategieswithanumberoffamiliesinschool.Thedaily‘Mindfulness’sessionsavailableatthebeginningofeachdaytohelpchildrenstarttheschooldayinacalmandpositivemannerarehavingapositiveimpactwithchildrenfromyears4-6attendingthesessionsonaregularbasis.Safeguardingconcernshaveremainedsimilartolastmonthwith2additionalreferralsbeingmade.TheseconcernsareloggedandreportedtotheMultiAgencySafeguardingHub(MASH)asappropriate.NumberofMASHreferralssincethelastreport:2Numberoffamiliescurrentlybeingsupportedbyasocialworker:2NumberofchildrenonaChildProtectionPlan:0NumberofChildrenLookedAfter:1ItishighlylikelythatonepupilwillbethesubjectofaChildProtectionPlanintheverynearfuture.TheCatchUpinterventionmentionedlastmonthhasbegunwith9childrenreceivingsupportviaCatchUpmathsand3childrenfollowingtheCatchUpLiteracy.Theassessmentprocessisverythoroughenablingsupporttobetargetedappropriatelyandmakingtheimpactoftheinterventionmeasurable.ThemanagementofinterventionsinschoolisunderdiscussionandthesystemmaychangeinSeptember.WiththenumbersofTAsinschoolreducingandtheneedfortheimpactoftheinterventionstobemonitoreditislikelythatTAswillbeinclassesduringthemorningandrunningspecificinterventionsintheafternoon.Thefocusoftheseinterventionswillbedeterminedthroughdiscussionswithmewithclassteachers.

13

4) REPORTEDINCIDENTS

Therehavebeenno‘cyber’bullyingincidentstoreportabout.

Therehavebeennoincidentsinvolvedwithbullying.

Therehavebeennoracialincidentstoreportabout.

Therehasbeen1Lesbian,Gay,BisexualandTransgender(LGBT)incidenttoreportabout.(Yr.6)

Therehavebeennoexclusionstoreportabout.

Therehavebeennocomplaintstoreportabout.

Accidents-2recordedonc-zoneasof15/5/17

Date Ref. Details Action28/4/17 16530 Amemberofthesupportstaff

slippeddownagrassbankandbrokeherleg.

Correctdocumentationwascompleted.TrustHealthandSafetyassessedsiteofaccident.

9/5/17 16601 Achildinyear4trippedoveranotherchild’slegafterNetballClub

AllclubstoprovideriskassessmentsandsupplytoSBM.

MarcusStill

May2017