I would just like to thank parents for their feedback. We had 36 responses which is great. We are going to work on your areas for development over the next week or so; Teachers will be working on this feedback and coming up with solutions to your questions (wherever we feel we can).

Please look out for our, ‘you said, we did’ document which we will be sent out before the October half term, sharing what action we have taken to further improve our school.

Thank you again 🙂

I’ve just had the pleasure of looking at the books of these wonderful children and also Alex in Year 1. Her work is the work at the top. ☺️

They have been selected for cake and shake this week because they have made progress with their handwriting.

I have selected a couple of pieces that I would like all of our Year 3-6 pupils to aspire to over the next few weeks. I selected the work of Lily-Beth in Year 4 and Chloe in Year 6.

However, I loved seeing all of the beautiful work. The children are working so hard.

It was also lovely to be able to circle up and share some facts about ourself whilst enjoying our cakes. 🧁 A great start to my weekend. 🙌

I am writing to inform you that tomorrow, Thursday 1st October, Carcroft Primary School will be visited by two Ofsted Inspectors. I have taken this from the Government website which explains the rationale behind the visit.

Ofsted aims to tell parents, government and the public about how schools are managing the return to full education of their pupils, the majority of whom have not been in school for more than 5 months due to the impact of COVID-19. The visits, initially announced in July, will include schools of different types and of all Ofsted grades across England. Visits will be based around constructive discussions with the school or college leaders; they are not inspections, so will not result in a grade.

We will notify a school of the visit on the day before and talk about the practicalities of the visit – including any specific considerations related to COVID-19. Normally, 2 inspectors will visit a school for 1 day, when they will have collaborative conversations with school leaders.

On the visit, they will talk about any barriers that the school is facing in managing the return to opening fully, how pupils are getting back into expected routines and their behaviour, and the school’s safeguarding arrangements. Inspectors will also talk to school leaders about how remote learning fits into their wider curriculum plans. After a visit, the inspector will write a short letter, which will be published on our reports website.

The full link is here if you wish to read further. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ofsted-visits-to-schools-and-colleges-to-begin-this-month

The inspectors will not be visiting lessons, they will be meeting with myself, Miss Whitehead and Mr Tucker to discuss the areas outlined above. I feel that this will be an opportunity to showcase how amazing the Carcroft Community has been during the Pandemic and how we have worked in partnership in order to transition our pupils back successfully after 5 months of many not being in school; I am so proud. ☺️ 

The letter will be sent out to parents within 2 weeks of the visit and will be posted on the website. 😊

Miss Laing